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Collaborating Across Departments

By Dr. Jan Lüdert In order to thrive, organizations and institutions need to ensure that its various departments work together towards achieving greater goals. Leading across an organization to enhance interdepartmental collaboration is key to improve interpersonal communication and enhance innovation. In fact, effective interdepartmental collaborations are the hallmark of both cross-functional as well as…
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City University of Seattle names Scott Carnz new Provost

After an extensive nationwide search, City University of Seattle welcomes our new provost, Dr. Scott Carnz. He succeeds Kurt Kirstein, Ed.D., who served as provost since 2016. Carnz officially started his new role on February 12, 2019. Carnz joins CityU of Seattle from The Art Institute of Seattle, after 17 years of experience in various…
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Leading Thoughtfully: CityU Alumna voted as President-elect of WASA

City University of Seattle alumna, Krestin Bahr, is not unfamiliar to putting in the hard work of advocating for education. After 18 years of educating students, mentoring her peers, and building relationships with the community, the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA) has voted Krestin as the next president of WASA. “I was so honored…
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U.S. News & World Report names CityU among Best Online Bachelor’s Programs

U.S. News & World Report announced its annual rankings of the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs and City University of Seattle was ranked among the best in the nation for the seventh consecutive year, placing at 33. In addition, CityU was the only private university in Washington State ranked in the top 50 this year. The list of…
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Global Leadership at the World Affairs Council: Lessons Learned

By Dr. Jan Lüdert As CityU’s representative to the World Affairs Council (WAC) I connect the School of Applied Leadership’s academic work on global leadership through engaging leaders on pressing international issues. From my involvement with WAC, I have had discussions on the status of US foreign policy with Dr. James M. Lindsay from the…
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CityU among Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Seventh Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Bill Hayes [email protected] | 206-239-4572 January 15, 2019 – SEATTLE – U.S. News & World Report announced its annual rankings of the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs and City University of Seattle was ranked among the best in the nation for the seventh consecutive year, placing at 33. In addition, CityU…
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Resilience: A Key Component of Leadership

By Dr. Kelly Flores We’ve all been in challenging situations that shake our resolve: Health or financial issues, disappointing news, working with difficult people, unexpected feedback. The list goes on… The question is not whether we will experience some or all of these things. The question is when will we experience these things? And how…
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Conversation Partners: A Friendship from Across the Pond

by Matt Raudsep, WAL Student Nearly ten years ago, I signed up at WAL (Washington Academy of Languages) for a Japanese conversation partner. I was 40 years old, and my conversation partner was to soon be 20! I thought, “Ok, I’ll give it a try.” Debbie Chan, an administrator for WAL, had put this program…








