How do you inspire a new generation into public service? The Evans School and CELE Center are connecting students with seasoned leaders and local opportunities to do just that.

Read the full article below.

Alumnus Izaiha Ellis, ’20, connected with the interdisciplinary way of thinking in the Honors Program and mentored high school students through the CELE Center’s Dream Project.

Read more about his journey below.

The UW has earned a prestigious Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement reclassification, highlighting our faculty, students and staff’s incredible connections with our local and global communities. 

In Seattle, the UW Community Engagement & Leadership Education (CELE) Center is at the heart of this achievement, inspiring students across disciplines to cultivate the skills and mindsets necessary for a thriving civic society. 

Please read the full article on UW News, which features Riverways Education Partnerships, linked below.

Spring CELEbration is a forum for UW students to showcase their community-engaged work, leadership, and activism. 

Want to present your work at Spring CELEbration? Please see our Participant Information page. 

Want to attend Spring CELEbration as a guest? RSVP to attend Spring CELEbration!

This internship is a unique opportunity for interns to gain direct service experience working with youth in the public education system. Specifically, interns will support traditionally underserved students in navigating barriers to post-secondary education opportunities. CCRAs will also learn about some of the realities, complexities and challenges that students, families, school staff and administrators face in their day-to-day work and environments.

In addition to serving on-site at the schools 10 hours/week, interns will also engage in professional development, cohort community building, and mentorship meetings with the CCRA grad mentor.

Application is open until all roles are filled!

We are hiring interns to serve at middle and high schools throughout South King County, including Auburn School District, Seattle Public Schools, Federal Way Public Schools, and Highline Public Schools. 

Please email dreamproject@uw.edu with any questions.

Work-Study Tutors focus on reading & math skills with elementary, middle and early high school students and support the Seattle Public Schools' effort to promote educational equity for all students, with a focus on under-resourced schools. Tutors focus on reading or math skills with elementary-high school students and build strong relationships with youth by making a commitment to their tutoring site for at least 2 consecutive quarters during the academic year. 

Deadline to apply is October 11, 2026. For more information, please see the full job description. Questions about the Work-Study Tutor position can be directed to workstudytutors@uw.edu.

The Work-study Tutoring Coordinators (WSTC) will collaborate with CELE staff to run the Work-Study Tutors/America Reads program. In this role, WSTCs will mentor tutors while they tutor at their school site, as well as offer administrative support by maintaining communication with the schools and developing monthly cohort meetings. The WSTC will collaborate with CELE staff and students, the UW Work Study office, and Seattle Public Schools to expand the program.

Deadline to apply is August 23, 2026. For more information, please see the full job description. Questions about the Work-Study Tutor position can be directed to workstudytutors@uw.edu.