Highlighted Projects

The Center for Change in Transition Services (CCTS) at the College of Education empowers educators and administrators to improve transition services for youth with disabilities by providing training, data analysis, resources and materials, and technical assistance to educators, school districts and local education agencies throughout Washington state. These three awards follow a long and fruitful history of external funding: Just in the past decade, the CCTS has received over $7.86 million from multiple sponsors to advance the center. “Building upon initial funding for CCTS year after year has been a successful endeavor mostly due to the excellent services that we provide statewide and our reputation and collaboration with state and federal organizations,” says Cinda. “It is important to have a clear mission that is aligned with the research agenda which then makes proposals much easier to write.”  Congratulations to Dr. Johnson, CCTS Director Elaine Marcinek, and their team!

Study of the U.S. Institute for Scholars (SUSI) on Contemporary American Literature 

With funding from the US Department of State, Seattle University hosted a prestigious summer institute in 2017, 2018 and 2019, the Study of the U.S. Institute for Scholars on Contemporary American Literature. Over the course of each summer, eighteen visiting scholars and educators from eighteen different countries visited Seattle University for four weeks of academic residency and two weeks of study tour. The goals of the Institute include more complex conceptions of U.S. history, society, and institutions; new materials and paths for research and teaching in participants’ home countries; and connections that foster peaceful, mutual understanding and the possibility for further intellectual and institutional exchange.