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Preparing for Your Visa Interview

by Steve Will, WAL Advisor Imagine this: You walk into an office building with extremely tight security. Officers search you and your belongings, you have copies of your fingerprints taken, and you are asked questions about yourself, your past, and what you plan to do. It sounds quite intimidating, but all students who wish to study…
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Student Profile: Michael Sterba – Bachelor of Arts in Management

We had the opportunity to speak with Michael Sterba, a student in CityU’s innovative Bachelor of Arts in Management program. Michael found our Performance Based Model to be an excellent fit with his 35 years of professional experience. Here is what he had to say when we asked him a few things about CityU: Q: Tell us a little about yourself…
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CityU Library Reviews: “Visual Design for Online Learning”

Review by Jennifer Bodley, Librarian What does your Blackboard course shell look like? Would you say it is pleasing to the eye? Is it chock-full of great content? Is it easy for your students to use? Or, is it a hot M.E.S.S.? In Visual Design for Online Learning, Torria Davis describes how using evidence-based design strategies…
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Dr. Krissy Jones Awarded for her Work in Competency-based Education

Dr. Krissy Jones was recognized for her important research and work within the competency-based community by the Competency-Based Education Network (CBEN). A contribution award was given to Dr. Jones at CBEN’s Winter Convention in San Diego recently. At this convention, a white paper that Dr. Jones contributed to was released. Dr. Jones specifically aided in collecting…
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What Languages do our Students Study?
The World Language Program at Washington Academy of Languages offers 11 different languages. Here is a look at what our students have studied in the past three years (Winter 2011- Spring 2015). A quarter of our students studied Spanish with Japanese and Arabic earning 2nd and 3rd place respectively. …
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CETYS-CityU Presidential Scholarship
City University of Seattle is proud to launch the “CETYS-CityU Presidential Scholarships” for the 2016 academic year. CityU and its partner in Baja California, Mexico, CETYS Universidad, started to offer the scholarship program in 2013. The CETYS-CityU Presidential Scholarships are offered to students enrolled in the double degree program between both institutions. To apply for…
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Alumni Profile: Kylie Looper – Master of Science in Project Management

We had the pleasure of talking to Kylie Looper, an alumni of CityU’s Master of Science in Project Management . Kylie is a mother of a two year old daughter and as a result of this degree program, she secured a new job and works as a project management consultant in Seattle. According to Kylie, this degree program…
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Student Profile: Alex VanCour – Bachelor of Arts in Management

Recently, we had the opportunity to talk with Alex VanCour, a student in CityU’s innovative Bachelor of Arts in Management program. In addition to being a student, husband and father, Alex has also been working on launching his first startup company. Here is what he had to say when we asked him a few things about CityU: Q:…
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SOM Faculty, Librarian Collaborate for Student Success

By Tammy Salman and Carolyne Begin, CityU Library & Learning Resource Center “I just love that we have Carolyne right here in our ‘class’ as a resource providing such personalized feedback! This is only my second quarter at CityU and having her input in my previous classes would have helped tremendously in finding accurate and…







