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Message from the President – Spring 2018

Delivering high quality, relevant education to our students is the mission at City University of Seattle. It is the key to student success. Maintaining the quality and rigor of our academic programs requires exceptional work from our faculty and academic support staff.
Chancellor’s Communications – Spring 2018

As a student-centered educational system, we remain focused on aligning our programs and services to meet the needs of the students and communities we serve.
English teacher goes back to school to become a school counselor

Some students lack the support they need to succeed, and high school English teacher Jim Sanders looks forward to being an advocate and resource for those individuals.
In My Students’ Shoes: A Language Teacher’s Perspective

by Hong Ying Douglas, ESL Faculty I have always loved the French culture, movies, and language, but I did not want to take on the language because I knew if I really wanted to be a proficient French language user, it was going to be HARD. Realistically speaking, I have passed the so-called “prime age”…
TESOL: Jobs, jobs, jobs, but no takers!

by Christine Knorr, MA TESOL, Director of Washington Academy of Languages As Director of the TESOL Certificate Program, I am always on the lookout for ways to connect our TESOL graduates to teaching assignments. In fact, just this past year, three school directors visited Washington Academy of Languages in person imploring us to send them…
Volunteer Minute with WAL at Seattle Urban Academy – Looking Back with Joy

by Debbie Chan, Student Services & Activities Coordinator, Washington Academy of Languages (WAL) We always hear that a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. How about to a teenager’s heart, whose future seems sometimes difficult and unsure? Can food play any part in that? That’s where we come in. on January 5,…
Graduate certificate helps alumnus become a financial advisor

Changing career trajectories can be a challenging process, especially if it means going back to school to earn a new degree. CityU alumnus Scott McClave knew that from experience, which is why when he was ready to change careers for the second time he wanted to expedite the process. So, he decided to pair his…
Award-winning online course sets students up for success

Despite its advantages in flexibility and accessibility, online education occasionally gets downplayed and characterized as impersonal and focused on individual, rather than collaborative approaches to learning. But, what if that weren’t the case?
Former hotel manager fulfills dream of working with kids

After a stressful and demanding 22 years of working in the hotel industry, Nena Carpenter knew it was time for a change. The former Las Vegas hotel and casino manager earned teacher certification and is now a high school educator who spends her days supporting at-risk students as an on-time graduation specialist at Issaquah High…