There are five main learning objectives of the IAS majors, Collaboration and Shared Leadership; Critical and Creative Thinking; Diversity and Equity; Interdisciplinary Research and Inquiry; and Writing and Communication. During my education at the University of Washington Bothell, I have gained the necessary skills and improved my ability to collaborate with others, think critically, communicate effectively, and more. This essay will discuss and reflect on my overall academic accomplishments based on the five learning objectives of IAS.

Collaboration and Shared Leadership: "Open-ended Institutional Engagement Project Individual Position Paper" BISSTA 304 Institutions And Social Change, Professor Christian Anderson, Spring 2021.

One of the main learning objectives of IAS is Collaboration and Shared Leadership. I believe that The Open-ended Institutional Engagement Project Individual Position Paper allowed me to develop my collaboration, shared leadership, and problem-solving skills. The Open-ended Institutional Engagement Project Individual Position Paper explores how the lack of inclusive, comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) negatively affects children and adolescents' health, safety, and development. As a team, we wanted to push for dialogue and discussion between different demographics and groups involved to confront the problem. In this project, we encouraged and empowered students to get involved with advocating for sexual education in schools. This includes conversations with their parents or caretakers, promoting sex education by spreading the word, and telling their family and friends. I learned to work within a team by collecting data, identifying issues, bringing up possible solutions to the lack of inclusive, comprehensive sex education, and providing ways for others to get involved. As a group, we created a safe learning and working environment, developed skills in listening, participated in open and respectful discussions, and exercised our ability to compromise and collaborate with other members to achieve a common goal, which demonstrated the IAS learning outcome. Therefore, I believe that the Open-ended Institutional Engagement Project was a successful and impactful project that allowed me to advance my leadership and collaboration skills.

Critical and Creative Thinking: "5 Star Review of Abstract Time" BISSTS 355: Introduction to the History of Science and Technology, Professor Adam Romero, Fall 2020.

Another project that showcases my ability to think creatively and critically is the 5 Star Review of Abstract Time essay. In this project, I evaluated several different sources of articles and books objectively and conceptualized time in an impersonal way, allowing myself to think outside the box and see things from a different perspective. This essay belongs to a series of reports focusing on the pros and cons of various science and technology concepts. In this paper, I discuss the idea of abstract time and its impact on human civilization's advancement concerning technology. Abstract time is a system created by humans to arrange events into a logical approach to synchronize society's activity, and I explored the idea of abstract time's relationship with transportation, radio communication, mass media. Finally, I discussed how the concept of abstract time had altered our lives in unimaginable ways through the invention of artificial light and time keep tools like clocks. I believe that the 5 Star Review of Abstract Time demonstrates my ability to think creatively and critically about different perspectives on abstract time and bring to my own interpretation, analysis, and argumentation. In addition, I learned to be attentive towards assumptions and to identify and challenge them, which allowed me to imagine and explore alternative ideas related to people and time. Additionally, I used my critical thinking skills to evaluate the authors' arguments and developed my own argument in this paper.

Diversity and Equity: "Power Mapping" BIS 483: Community Organizing, Professor Charles R. Collins, Spring 2021.

As I reflect on my undergraduate education, one of the courses that are the most memorable to me is Community Organizing. Throughout the course, I worked as a community organizer on women's issues related to voting. As an IAS student, I recognize that the power dynamic of our society requires change, and building power is one of the main principles in Community Organizing. Social change can only occur by targeting specific individuals to address issues, and agenda-setting is essential in achieving social change. We do this by identifying a "target" and connecting their personal relationships and professional connections to other public figures. "Power mapping" aims to visualize aspects that influence the "target" and considers overlapping interests to convert ideas into effective strategic action. For example, we focused on the needs of women voters in Georgia for my organization, and we selected Stacey Abrams as our target. Discovering the target's influencers and relationships can also provide a network of people that can help build support for our organization. Thus, having a targeted individual plays a critical role in the success or failure of an organization. I learned from discussion and research about the perspectives of historically marginalized groups such as women, people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ communities on this issue. For example, we identified that one of the issues women face is the lack of public funding for childcare providers, which stems from the lack of women's voices in the political environment. Through this project, I demonstrated my skills in reflecting on the power dynamic in our society and learning from diverse communities composed of multiple intersecting identities. In addition, I learned the importance of understanding unequal power relations and that gaining power is necessary for achieving social change. This demonstrates the core learning objective of IAS, diversity, and equity.

Interdisciplinary Research and Inquiry: "Open-ended Institutional Engagement Project Sex education pamphlet" BISSTA 304 Institutions And Social Change, Professor Christian Anderson, Spring 2021.

Another IAS learning outcome is interdisciplinary research and Inquiry. I believe that The Open-ended Institutional Engagement Project has demonstrated my ability to conduct interdisciplinary research. The Open-ended Institutional Engagement Project Sex education pamphlet is an engagement a part of the Open-ended Institutional Engagement Project. This Pamphlet provided students with information about the importance of sex education, credible sources, and ways to support and promote inclusive, comprehensive sex education. This Pamphlet is explicitly created for students, aiming to educate children and adolescents about the benefits and importance of evidence-based sexual health education in school. Also provided some resources of where they can find information about sexual health. Sex education promotes health and acts as prevention and risk reduction to issues like unplanned pregnancy, domestic violence, human trafficking, and more. Therefore it is essential to care about the current state of the sex education system. The Open-ended Institutional Engagement Project Sex education pamphlet shows the current disconnection between the family and educational institutions concerning sex education in school. This project required me to participate in interdisciplinary research by engaging with various areas of knowledge and demographics. One of the engagements involved with this project consisted of surveys; as a group, we created surveys, gathered information from students and parents about sex and sex education, and looked for patterns and possible implementations. Furthermore, we practiced critical thinking and developed creative yet appropriate research questions suited to our purpose and the intended interviewees. As a result, I believe that this project has demonstrated my ability to assess and conduct interdisciplinary research.

Writing and Communication: "Sex Trafficking in South Korea, and The Nth Room" BIS 313: Issues in Media Studies: Human Rights Public Culture, Professor Ron Krabill, Winter 2021.

"Sex Trafficking in South Korea, and The Nth Room" is a project that helped me develop my writing and communication abilities by understanding the purpose of this paper and effectively conveying ideas to the audience. The "Sex Trafficking in South Korea, and The Nth Room" report outlines the "Nth Room" sex trafficking scandal and pornographic supply chain in South Korea. This project highlights a human rights issue that is being contested today and discusses human rights violations concerning The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Additionally, we discuss the impact the internet and social media have on digital sex crimes and human trafficking. The sex trafficking crime industry is growing faster and larger every year with the larger market online. The purpose of this project is to bring awareness and create public around this issue. Lastly, As a group, we also implemented at least one specific intervention, which is a public service announcement to reach many demographics. The report was geared towards human rights advocates and the public to empower young people to be safe and responsible online and promote reforms to avoid more people falling victim to digital sex crimes or human trafficking. In this project, I learned to communicate ideas to my audiences through this writing and also a power-point presentation. I also used other evidence and research to support my argument. Some of these include the UDHR and human rights interest groups. Therefore, this project shows my ability to express and communicate ideas to an audience through writing.

Overall, my ability and skills as an IAS student are illustrated through my academic accomplishments discussed above. In conclusion, these projects and artifacts effectively showcase my skills gained through my academic career at the University of Washington Bothell and the learning outcomes of the five core learning objectives of IAS.