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Celebrating Military Appreciation Month

National Military Appreciation Month is celebrated in May, and is an opportunity to recognize and honor U.S. service members. While it’s been a month focused on military appreciation for decades, this May marks only the 15th anniversary of National Military Appreciation Month. City University of Seattle can proudly point to over 150 years of combined experience working…
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Help GiveBig on May 6!
City University of Seattle is pleased to be a part of The Seattle Foundation’s GiveBIG campaign on May 6. This 24-hour event focuses on raising funds for nonprofits like CityU in the Seattle area. CityU serves around 6,500 students worldwide each year. With your help, CityU will be better equipped to offer more scholarships and…
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Using Pinterest in Academia

By Dr. Rebecca Cory Do you think of Pinterest and immediately think of weddings and cupcakes? So did I, until I found out that there are faculty and student services staff using Pinterest boards to curate incredible collections of resources for their students. For the uninitiated, Pinterest is a technology that allows you to create…
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What did you #LearnFromTheCity?

Share your CityU Experience! HOW DID CITY UNIVERSITY OF SEATTLE IMPROVE YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE? Students and Alumni of CityU have a lot to be proud about: an education that opens doors; a chance to learn from category professionals; time spent in some of the most incredible cities in the world. The list could go on.…
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Celebrating the Launch of the Washington Educators Innovation Network

City University of Seattle’s Albright School of Education has launched the Washington Educators Innovation Network (WEIN). The mission of this group is to develop relevant and responsive education through elevating and amplifying the work of local Washington educators. Through working with local institutions, CityU is supporting efforts to transform the education system to better meet the needs…
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Nancy Pfaff: Teaching with Gaming

On Thursday, April 17th, CityU faculty Nancy Pfaff presented her unique approach to teaching mathematics through gaming at the Lake Washington School District Resource Center. Nancy, a winner of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics, has had her approach to education covered by the Seattle Times and has seen outstanding returns on student engagement with this methodology. In addition to her…
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Student Profile: Darrick Hartman

Darrick Hartman graduated in 2003 from City University of Seattle with an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership, as well as a Principal Certificate. He’s been a teacher at Meeker Middle School in the Tacoma Public Schools for the last four years, and has had his teaching methodologies covered by places like The Seattle Times: We had…
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Student Profile: Brian Lowe, Master’s in Leadership

City University Master of Arts in Leadership student Brian Lowe was recently selected as the College of Arts and Humanities Department of English Alumni of the Year at Central Washington University (CWU). The ceremony will be held on Monday, May 12 at CWU. Brian graduated from CWU in 1995 with a B.A. in English and…
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International Conference on Leadership in Education

City University of Seattle hosted the second annual International Conference on Leadership in Education on March 29th, which was attended by over 50 educators. The conference hosted 21 presentations over the course of the day. Speakers presented work that addressed various perspectives on leadership and development, both in industry and in higher education. The conference…







