Welcome to the LLI student application! We are so happy you are considering applying to this terrific program!

DESCRIPTION
This is a 5-month leadership program for Latinx-identified sophomores, juniors and seniors at UW Bothell. It  requires student participation in a service learning project, and meets weekly via Zoom on Wednesday evenings and via Zoom on 5 Saturday mornings from January through mid June 2023. The goals are to empower Latinx students to be civically-engaged, expose them to educational and career options, learn and apply multicultural leadership skills and increase identity consciousness and cultural competencies.

Sounds great, right? Yes, it is!

If you are one of the 15 selected candidates, you will have the opportunity to participate directly with the Latinx community in our area; we'll give you the tools to positively impact the lives of other young Latinx so you will be a role model!

BENEFITS:
All program expenses are covered by the Latino Education and Training Institute (LETI). LETI is a non-profit organization in Lynnwood, WA.

LLI PROGRAM PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS
Please read over the program participant expectations below before completing the application - all of these are non-negotiable requirements of the program:

1. Enroll in BHLTH 498B (Special Project in Health/Independent Study) for BOTH Winter 2023 (3 credits) and Spring 2023 (3 credits) quarters and participate in 90% of all Zoom sessions.

2. Attend ALL sessions and discussions. There are 7 large group sessions (combining all community college and UWB student participants) in addition to our weekly check-ins. We expect you to actively participate in a respectful and courteous manner. You may be excused for only 1 session due to illness or similar emergency.
     The dates of the seven (7) LLI group sessions are:
       
         1.   LLI Orientation: 9am-12pm on Saturday, January 14th, 2023 (Zoom)
         2.   LLI Kick-Off:  9am-12pm on Saturday, January 21st, 2023 (Zoom)
         3.   LLI 1st Immersion Seminar:  9am-12pm on Saturday, February 11th, 2023 (Zoom)
         4.   LLI 2nd Immersion Seminar:  9am-12pm on Saturday, March 4th, 2023 (Edmonds College)
         5.   LLI 3rd Immersion Seminar:  9am-12pm on Saturday, April 15th, 2023 (UW Bothell)
         6. LLI Final Project Presentations:  10am-12pm on Saturday, May 13th, 2023 (Skagit Valley College)
         7. LLI Graduation Ceremony:  10am-12pm on Saturday, May 20th, 2023 (TBD)

3. Complete and present a group community project during Spring quarter (approximately 40 hours).
4. Complete an essay (500 – 1000 words) inspired on the topics presented in the different trainings and your experience in the program. Submission deadline: May 19th, 2023

Still excited?! Good! Now, please fill out the application below by NOVEMBER 10, 2022 at 5pm. We will review and selected students will be notified by November 14th and given a course code to register for BHLTH 498B in Winter.