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CEPster elected as 2020-2021 ASUW Vice President!

Amidst the changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, our institutions need sound, transparent governance and leadership now more than ever. Dalton Owens of the CEP Class of 2021 is hoping to fill that role as the Vice President of the Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW).

“The Vice President role focuses on internal affairs,” he explains. “Many students don’t know what ASUW does, or the purposes of these executive positions. A lot of money from tuition goes to support ASUW in the name of representing student opinion. My goal is to ensure that our internal affairs are transparent and reflective of students’ needs, and that students stay updated on our progress.”

He hopes to be part of a long-term, dependable team, both to fill the positions of the ASUW Board of Directors, and to bring awareness and reach out to students in marginalized communities. He believes that the officials’ own diverse backgrounds and student experiences prepare them to bring these students into the broader conversation at ASUW.

Dalton plans to use his time as a student in CEP to learn as much as he can about the overlapping and intersection of the modern city’s many communities, and about the facets of the built environment. He enjoys taking classes both inside and outside of CEP, in areas such as Architecture and Urban Planning. Outside of his core curriculum, he emphasizes the importance of empowering new students, and our reflection on our own experiences as new students, as the most impactful thing he’s learned. As part of the CEP’s Communications Committee, he creates short video “spotlights” of students in the major.

He loves outdoor adventures with friends and has taken up skateboarding as a quarantine-compliant hobby. He encourages all of us to make the most of our time at the University of Washington through student organizations. “In CEP, we have so many opportunities to be a part of our major. We can apply this not only to our major, but to our entire time here in school.”

Husky 100: Dalton Owens

Congratulations Dalton for being recognized as a #Husky100 student! “I have sought out opportunities to strengthen my leadership ability in hopes that I can make a change in the world when my time on this college campus has come to an end.”

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Husky 100: Julia Jannon-Shields

Congratulations Julia for being recognized as a #Husky100 student! “I aspire to creatively engage communities, and combat environmental racism and injustice in an effort to establish a more sustainable and equitable future.”

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Greetings from Auckland

CEP senior Sydney Solis boarded a flight to Auckland, New Zealand in early March, not knowing that she was embarking on a one-way journey due to the COVID-19 outbreak. She’s able to keep up with courses online while adjusting to the 19-hour time difference.

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Breaking Ground on Existing Roads

CEP senior Sean Long is studying micro-transit as a possible addition to the Puget Sound region’s transportation system. “It would help people take shorter trips and connect to transit without using their cars,” says Long.

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Bringing Hip Hop to Urban Planning

In recent years, scholars and practitioners in architecture have pushed for consideration of hip hop culture. CEP senior Aury Banos was inspired by this to examine hip hop culture as it relates to urban planning.

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COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 Pandemic forces classes, governance, and even Happy Hour online. Students respond by hosting a CEP Food Drive, creating a CEP Bingo of online community-building activities, and supporting one another through Zoom chat.

Fall Retreat

The last full-major event before the COVID-19 pandemic. Lots of coffee cake was eaten, talents shared, and mushrooms identified. Click through the whole gallery below.

Photo Credit: Brian Liu

Let the Record Play

This past year, Nyles Green (CEP ’19) undertook
a unique senior project focused on preserving and
sharing the stories of black musicians in the
Pacific Northwest.

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CEP Pop-Up Park in Renton

CEP alum Brittany Gillia (CEP ’19) created a pop-up
park in downtown Renton for her senior project.
Gillia was interested in transforming an unused
space into a place for people.

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