BES 301A

Academic resources

You receive W (writing) credit for completing this course. A W course requires that you write and revise 10-15 pages. Your final project is that long, and you will receive feedback from your peers and from me to help you improve your writing—you’ll learn a lot both by conducting your own reviews and by reading other people’s comments on your work. I encourage you to make use of the free resources at the Writing and Communication Center (WaCC). Check out the course calendar on Canvas, and schedule visits or online-meetings with peer consultants before drafts of different sections of your paper are due. The WaCC can also help you understand the primary literature you are reading.

There is also a significant quantitative component of this course; we will be working with numbers. Everyone will complete their own work, but help each other! I also encourage you to make use of the campus resources available to you in the Quantitative Skills Center. It is a free, drop-in center with tutors trained to help students understand the concepts behind the numbers and build confidence in solving quantitative problems. You can find times when tutors are available for the concepts we will use in this course in the online schedule.

You may find it helpful to work with an academic success coach. They guide students through the many possible ways they can improve their learning and academic performance. Through 1:1 meetings, they assess the needs of a student and assist them in mapping a plan to achieve their short term and long term academic goals. They share with students the multiple ways they can best utilize their strengths as scholars and as leaders

• Academic Success Coaching
• Disability Resources for Students
• Library
• Quantitative Skills Center
• Writing and Communication Center

Navigate

There are many registration deadlines that come quickly during the quarter—for instance, a decision to drop a class. As your professor, part of my job is to communicate any concerns I may have about your academic performance to your advisors to connect you with support resources before it is too late. UW Bothell uses the Navigate Student Success Management system to allow me to share such feedback with your advisors should I feel such communication is needed. In addition, your advisors may request that I submit a progress report on your behalf. These communications remain confidential between me and your advisors, and will provide them up-to-date information related to your assignments, academic progress, and participation. Using Navigate to alert advisors about your academic progress will both help advising staff to know when you might need support and will prompt me to reflect on your work and make me think about what I can do to help you succeed in this class and at UW Bothell.

Personal support services

• Career Services, a great place to go when you're looking for ways to apply what you've learned in this course in a job.
• UWB Counseling Center is for anyone feeling overhwlemed, overly sad, desparate.
• The CARE TEAM is the UW Bothell Consultation, Assessment, Response and Education (CARE) Team. It's a confidential resource for the entire campus community when there are concerns about a student’s well-being. Their purpose is to provide proactive and supportive consultation, assessment, response, and education regarding students who may be at risk or in distress.
• Visit here to learn more about emergency funding.
• Here are links about emergency funding and resources for Undocumented and DACA students.
• For students who prefer to use an inclusive, gender neutral bathroom, the closest one located to us is downstairs in the lower level of Discovery Hall, off of the ramp connecting DISC to UW2.
• The Health and Wellness Resource Center provides connections, financial coaching, and public benefits enrollment. Their services also include peer health education and sexual and relationship violence prevention and advocacy.
• The Student Diversity Center has a mission to advocate for and collaborate with others to support a safe and inclusive campus community where resources will promote equity and social justice for all students, advocate and support students through education, and foster student success to marginalized and underrepresented communities at the University. The Diversity Center is by students and for students. They are open Monday-Friday from 8:30am-8pm and located in UW1-173. You can also use UW1-181 as a Reflection Room. To learn more or make a reservation for space, call 425.352.5030, visit the website or email uwbdiv@uw.edu.
• Husky Pantry is a resource for all UW Bothell students who might be between paychecks or just need some extra resources to get through the week or month. It is a food pantry that can be accessed by any student, housing resident or non-resident, who is facing food insecurity. The Husky Pantry is located in the Health and Wellness Resource Center (HaWRC) in ARC 120. Here the Husky Pantry is open during Center hours, Monday-Friday, 8am-8pm. The Center is closed Saturday and Sunday. To access, ask the Student Assistant at the front desk to open the pantry for your use. Use of the Husky Food Pantry is anonymous; we only record what food is taken.
• Lactation stations can be found in UW1-128, Husky Hall 1419, and Beardslee Crossing 102 U. These stations are available from 8am-5pm and can be reserved online at uwb.edu/admin/services/lactation-station. Baby changing stations are located in Discovery Hall LL 050, UW2-L2 washrooms, UW1-L1 washrooms, LB1 and LB2-L1 washrooms. For up-to-date information, visit the Campus Lactation Stations website.
• I encourage parenting students to look at the resources put together by the Parenting Student Resource Program, including information about child care assistance.
• UW1-007 is a Reflection Room . This room is an open use space for all members of UWB who seek quiet time for meditation, reflection and prayer. No reservations are needed to utilize this space. Please follow the guidelines listed in the room about the expectations of the space.
• Violence prevention and advocacy is available for students and employees affected by sexual assault, relationship violence, domestic violence, stalking, sexual harassment and other related experiences. Connect with an advocate by calling 425-352-3851 or emailing uwbvae@uw.edu. NOTE: Email to the VAE is not a confidential form of communication, so avoid including personal information in your email. Instead, call or use email only to set up an appointment.