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Western students have interned for Microsoft, Boeing, the Washington State Legislature, Merrill Lynch, REI, Swedish Hospital, the Seattle Mariners, the White House, Tesla, NASA, the National Wildlife Federation, the United Nations, K2 Sports – just to name a few.

WESTERN IS IN THE TOP 5 IN THE NATION among

master’s granting institutions for grads who go on to earn research doctorates. –Survey of Earned Doctorates

WOODRING COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IS CONSISTENTLY ONE OF

THE TOP 3 annual producers of new educators in the state of Washington; 20% of all Washington State teachers are Western grads and teach in more than 50 school districts.

5 STUDENTS AND

GRADUATES received Fulbright Scholarships for the 2019-20 year.

74% OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE A WESTERN

ALUMNUS among their certificated staff of teachers, administrators and others; in Western Washington, 93% of districts do.

ONE OF THE TOP 20 PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER-PRODUCING

UNIVERSITIES among large schools in 2020.

88% OF BACHELOR’S

RECIPIENTS are either employed or continuing their education within 6 months of graduating. –Graduate Outcomes Report

ANNA NOVACK

Plastics and Composites Engineering “After I graduate, I will start working as a manufacturing engineer at The Boeing Company working on commercial airplanes in Everett, WA. I plan to run for a position in The Society of Women Engineers at the national level and continue my path of leadership at Boeing.”

TRAVIS FELVER

History and East Asian Studies “I’m graduating this quarter, and plan to get my certification to become a high school instructor. I’ve poured myself into my classes and work to make sure I did the very best I could to set an example to others around me, my son, and ultimately to prove that the belief of refusing to give up is deserved.”

AVALON HAYES

Physics and Astronomy “I was very recently awarded a full scholarship to the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, so I’ll be headed there to start a two-year master’s program in Applied Physics! After that, I hope to go into research (probably industrial research and development) developing photovoltaic devices (solar cells) and materials.”