The Chimposium series attracts tourists to our city and is a significant financial benefit to the lodging and restaurant industries. Mathematics students have served as tutors in the alternative high school. Our faculty contribute to public commissions such as guardian ad litem programs, the County Action Council, Crisis Line, the Victim-Offender Mediation project, Volunteer Legal Services, New Hope Council, the Community Hospital Board, the Public Library Board, the local school board, the King County Mental Health Court, and the Kittitas County Coalition for Human Rights. The Department of Geological Sciences provides information to public and private agencies concerning ground and surface water resources and earthquake and volcanic hazards. Print, radio, and television media routinely contact the department after large earthquakes for information.
Dozens undergraduate students learn skills in field experience courses every quarter.
They benefit from service in a professional setting and, in turn, provide their supervising agency with an eager and dedicated worker. Students in Law and Justice, Psychology, and Sociology were especially active in this regard. Graduate students in school counseling, school psychology, and mental health counseling perform valuable functions in the state's public schools and counseling agencies. Resource Management graduate students serve internships with agencies that manage natural and cultural resources. Organization Development faculty and students have, for many years, provided valuable consulting services to organizations as part of their teaching and coursework.