Everything Students Should Know About Peer Coaches by Zoya Merkaov

September 2025 | Written by Zoya Merkaov Image Credit: UWB OTP/Peer Coach website Being a first-year student can feel overwhelming. Regardless of age, whether someone is living with their family or has picked a major, coming to college can be a big adjustment. The Peer Coach program at the University of Washington Bothell aims to… Read More Everything Students Should Know About Peer Coaches by Zoya Merkaov

Reaching Out Saves Lives: On the Importance of Speaking about Student Mental Health, Opinion Piece

It is imperative that we open more dialogues around mental illness on the UWB campus—and on all college campuses throughout the state of Washington—beginning with our administrations. We cannot move forward and create honest healing within our community without first acknowledging the harm our community is experiencing.… Read More Reaching Out Saves Lives: On the Importance of Speaking about Student Mental Health, Opinion Piece

9 Months In: UW Bothell Students Continue to Acclimate to Remote Learning

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has not been easy for anybody. For colleges and universities, the pandemic brought new challenges that students have never faced before. The life of a college student is already stressful, but the drastic and sudden lifestyle change from in-person classes to online learning from home presented new challenges that amplified students’ stress and anxiety.… Read More 9 Months In: UW Bothell Students Continue to Acclimate to Remote Learning