Our Guiding Purpose: We are guided by the academic success of all students. Ultimately, the measures of our success are improvements in students’ persistence, achievement, and graduation rates—particularly students who are the first in their families to go to college and those from groups historically under‐served in higher education. 

Dear Colleagues and friends,

We are seeking to grow our cohort of resource faculty with representation from all walks of higher education including student affairs professionals, advisors, faculty, instructors, and administrators of all flavors.  

The Washington Center's Resource Faculty are a community of educators and practitioners committed to equitable learning opportunities for all students. They come from colleges, universities, and organizations across the country (and beyond). They hold expertise in equitable teaching and learning practices, professional development, organizational change, learning assessment, and evidence-informed decision-making.

Resource faculty are the heart of the Washington Center. At the summer institute, these talented and caring individuals offer guidance, resources, support, expertise, humor, and more. Participants consistently tell us that the resource faculty are the best part of the experience.

Personally, my engagement as a resource faculty has been the best professional development experience I've had.  Not only do I get to help teams realize their vision, I get to learn from incredibly talented people.  

If you enjoy helping people bring ideas to life and are invested in transformative undergraduate experiences, please consider nominating yourself.

In Community,

JuliA Metzker
Director
Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education

The Washington Center's Summer Institute for Improving Undergraduate Education just might be the answer!  The institute is tailored to your needs. When you commit to bringing a team, we select resource faculty that have the expertise you need to meet your goals.

Schedule a consultation with us to discuss your project idea.👇

Washington Center Summer Institute
for Improving Undergraduate Education

July 10-14, 2023
The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA

The Washington Center Summer Institute offers your team the time and support you need to make a difference for students on your campus. learn more -> 

 Plan to submit your application by February 28, 2023 to lock in the best rate for your team.

Call for Resource Faculty

If you are interested in coaching and guiding campus teams at the institute, we encourage you to nominate yourself!

The Washington Center Collaborative is a space for higher education faculty, scholars, practitioners, and administrators to come together and discuss emergent issues of importance to our collective work educating and supporting students. The Collaborative consists of free virtual workshops, a newsletter, and a slack space.

Monday, Nov 14, 2023 @ 9:00 - 10:30 am (Pacific) / 12:00 - 1:30 pm (Eastern)

In this workshop, Jennifer and Sonja will be your guides as you develop an integrative or interdisciplinary assignment that can invite students to work in meaningful ways that reach beyond the four walls of the classroom. Anchored in the principles for creating accountable and culturally relevant learning spaces, you will build an assignment by imagining the “end” result from the very beginning.

Facilitated by Jennifer Whetham (Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges) & Sonja Wiedenhaupt (Evergreen State College)