[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”28692″ img_size=”full” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]On Friday, May 6, 2022, a formal launch and celebration of NextGen Civic Leader Corps program was held at the Othello-UW Commons. The new program, a collaborative effort between the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance and the Community Engagement & Leadership Education (CELE) Center is designed to allow undergraduate students to recognize and deepen their commitment to community engagement and public service.
Joining the celebration were university and community leaders who came together to honor and recognize students in the pilot program who completed program requirements. Featured speakers included UW President Ana Mari Cauce; Brian Surratt, president and CEO of Greater Seattle Partners; Alex Ybarra, Washington State representative for the 13th District; and Brett Hunt, director of Next Generation Service Initiatives at the Volcker Alliance.
Speakers reflected on the value of and commitment to public service and the importance of cross-sector collaborative approach to solving complex, societal challenges.
Sari Feinberg ’22, one of the students in the first UW cohort, shared:[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html css=””]JTVCYmxvY2txdW90ZSUyMHN0eWxlJTNEJTIyYnJhbmQlMjIlMjBhbGlnbiUzRCUyMmxlZnQlMjIlNURUaHJvdWdoJTIwdGhlJTIwTmV4dEdlbiUyMHJlcXVpcmVkJTIwY291cnNld29yayUyMG15JTIwZmVsbG93JTIwY29sbGVhZ3VlcyUyMGFuZCUyMEklMjBoYXZlJTIwbXVjaCUyMGJldHRlciUyMHVuZGVyc3RhbmRpbmclMjBvZiUyMGp1c3QlMjBob3clMjBjb21wbGV4JTIwYW5kJTIwaW50ZXJjb25uZWN0ZWQlMjBvdXIlMjB3b3JsZCUyMGlzJTIwYW5kJTIwaG93JTIwc29jaWV0eSUyN3MlMjB3aWNrZWQlMjBwcm9ibGVtcyUyMHN1Y2glMjBhcyUyMGhvbWVsZXNzbmVzcyUyQyUyMGdsb2JhbCUyMHdhcm1pbmclMkMlMjBhbmQlMjByYWNpc20lMjB3aWxsJTIwaW4lMjBmYWN0JTIwbm90JTIwYmUlMjBzb2x2ZWQlMjBieSUyMGElMjBzaW5nbGUlMjBub24tcHJvZml0JTJDJTIwZ292ZXJubWVudCUyQyUyMG9yJTIwY29ycG9yYXRpb24uJTIwVGhlc2UlMjBwcm9ibGVtcyUyMGFuZCUyMG1hbnklMjBvdGhlcnMlMjByZXF1aXJlJTIwY2hhcmFjdGVyLWRyaXZlbiUyMGxlYWRlcnMlMjB3aXRoJTIwYSUyMHNvY2lhbCUyMG1pc3Npb24lMjB3aG8lMjBjb2xsYWJvcmF0ZSUyMGFuZCUyMGNvLWNyZWF0ZSUyMHNvbHV0aW9ucy4lMjAlNUIlMkZibG9ja3F1b3RlJTVE[/vc_raw_html][vc_custom_heading text=”Speakers” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”24103″ img_size=”215×205″ css=””][vc_column_text]Jodi Sandfort
Dean
University of Washington
Evans School of Public Policy & Governance[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”23090″ img_size=”215×215″][vc_column_text]Brian Surratt
President & CEO
Greater Seattle Partners[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”23088″ img_size=”215×215″][vc_column_text]Brett Hunt
Director
Next Generation Service Initiatives
The Volcker Alliance[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”23091″ img_size=”215×215″][vc_column_text]Alex Ybarra
Representative
13th Legislative District
State of Washington[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”23089″ img_size=”215×215″][vc_column_text]Ani Mari Cauce
President
University of Washington[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”23092″ img_size=”215×215″][vc_column_text css=””]Sari Feinberg
Class of 2022
NextGen Civic Leader Corps[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Event Recording” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/tqWvTEi1UWc” align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]