Keith Nitta, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
knitta@uwb.edu
I.C.B.L.R. Fellow 2008-2009
Project: Practicing Management and Leadership in Community-Based Team Projects
Dr. Nitta has integrated community-based learning into two Master of Arts in Policy Studies core courses, Management and Leadership, by pairing small teams of students with community organizations. Together, the student teams and community partners will identify priorities and create work plans. The goals are 1) to build long-term relationships between UWB and specific community partners by providing thoughtful, high-quality service over several years, 2) for students to practice team-building, diagnostic, and analytic skills in a supervised environment, and 3) for students to individually and collectively reflect on their own management and leadership development.
Rob Turner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
rturner@uwb.edu
I.C.B.L.R. Fellow 2009-2011
Project: Improving the Design, Dissemination, Continuity, and Assessment of Community-Based Research by UW Bothell Students in BES 318 and BIS 490
Dr. Turner has been engaging students in community-based research projects for as long as he has been teaching. This reflects his commitment to provide experiential learning opportunities for students that also provide some benefit to the community. In 2010, Dr. Turner incorporated community-based research projects in BES 318 – Hydrogeology, BIS 490 – Senior Seminar: Sustainability Research for Community Enhancement, BIS 392 – Water and Sustainability, and BES 303 – Environmental Monitoring Practicum. His participation in the ICBLR Fellows helped him take the community-based projects in these courses to the next level. Specifically, he collaborated with the ICBLR Steering Committee and fellows to ensure that: 1) student project results are well packaged and well disseminated; 2) plans for continuing research projects and collaborations beyond 2010 are developed; and 3) student learning objectives are defined and their fulfillment assessed, along with community partner satisfaction.