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High Performing Teams, Effective Communication, and All That

by Dr. Jan Lüdert Developing high performing teams is tied to effective communication. Have you ever wondered how your communication style affects your productivity? The School of Applied Leadership has used an assessment tool – called DiSC – that has improved our ability to communicate more effectively. DiSC assessments are used in business, higher education,…
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Six Bridge-building Tips that Support Strong Teams

Picture yourself at work. You see yourself as a high performer, and you are happy where you work. You are confident in what you are doing, and you go beyond your role expectations. Do you picture yourself in this way? If this is how you picture your presence at work, you are experiencing a ‘safe…
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City University of Seattle to recognize 1,251 graduates during 2018 commencement

City University of Seattle will recognize 1,251 graduates worldwide, including 570 students attending the university’s 43rd annual commencement ceremony June 16 at 1 p.m. in Key Arena. About the graduates CityU will confer an estimated one associate degree, 212 bachelor’s degrees, 352 master’s degrees and five doctoral degrees. The university will recognize 14 students with…
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City University of Seattle to recognize 1,251 graduates during 2018 commencement

CityU will confer an estimated one associate degree, 212 bachelor’s degrees, 352 master’s degrees and five doctoral degrees at the 43rd annual commencement. The ceremony will be streamed live. You can also follow the events on social media with #CityUGrad.
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Graduate says CityU’s small size gave her big opportunities

“I fell in love with CityU when I came to Seattle,” Kim said. “I didn’t feel like there were barriers between students and administrators. CityU provided a warm environment that made my international student life much easier. I could walk around and talk to anyone and felt very supported.”
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Changes in Job Opportunities for American and Saudi Women

by Christen Powell-Essinger, English Language Faculty Rawan Alhejaili is a student in the English Language Program at City University of Seattle. I taught her for her level 7 Reading and Writing class. She wrote a research paper titled “Changes in Job Opportunities for American and Saudi Women”. It was very interesting and I wanted to talk…
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Choosing the Right TESOL Certificate

by Christine Knorr, WAL Director So you’ve decided that you want to teach English to adults? You might even know exactly where you would like to do this. Your bags are packed and you are ready for the next adventure…or are you? In the back of your mind you know you’ll need to get some…
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Lunch Bites and “Teach & Eat” Episodes at WAL – It’s Nice When the Tables are Turned!

Photo above: Richa and Darshini entertained staff and students with their Indian recipes. by Debbie Chan, WAL Student Activities Coordinator Over the years, Lunch Bites, hosted by Washington Academy of Languages, has become a welcome tradition at City University of Seattle, and I think we all look forward to each one. At Lunch Bites, students…








