The UW Communication Department is proud to announce that it has five of this year’s Husky 100. 2017’s honorees include two students majoring in Communication studies, the Editor in Chief of The Daily, and one Communication Leadership graduate student. These students are five of fifteen students selected from the Social Sciences division of the College of Arts and Sciences.
“Our students do amazing things, and we are fortunate to have faculty and alumni who consistently set the bar high,” said David Domke, Chair of the UW Communication Department. “The Husky 100 recognizes students who are going above and beyond to change the world. These students inspire us.”
Read below to find out more about these extraordinary students:
“My Communication education has helped me increase my interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills. This was necessary for example, as I worked with a human rights nonprofit in rural India last summer, where there was a huge language and cultural barrier,” Taylor said. “I also think it has given me an advantage in my other classes and activities, because this major is so interdisciplinary and has helped me improve a plethora of useful skills, ranging from public speaking to evaluating the ethics of global communication and political situations.”
“I have learned to listen with empathy, plan with creativity, and lead with integrity,” he explained.
“I love journalism because of the opportunity it gives me to hear people’s stories and tell them to the world,” Mohammed said. “There’s so many great stories right here at UW.”
“I have found gratification in participating in various academic, recreational, and philanthropic programs across the UW community,” Della said. “Studying communications has allowed me to explore diverse and broadening subjects that directly apply to real world experiences. I have gained confidence and expertise in my communication skills throughout my husky experience as a result of my degree.”
“Stories are the only possessions that are truly and uniquely ours and it’s been my goal at UW to learn how to tell my own stories effectively and enable others to tell their stories through me,” Enrique explained.
