Who We Are
Liberal Arts and Applied Studies (LAAS) is an academic department whose research focus serves and informs the teaching of adult learners. We provide education to adult learners, undertake scholarship on teaching and learning related to professional development and lifelong learning, and conduct outreach on issues of societal importance.
Selected Research, Teaching, and Programs
- Beyond the Skills Gap: Preparing College Students for Life and Work
- Teaching 21st-Century Skills in College Courses Certificate
- The Odyssey Project
- Odyssey Beyond Bars
- Odyssey Junior
- Onward Odyssey
- The College Internship Study
- Tuesday Morning Booktalks
- University of the Air
- “Finding Fulfillment Through Language Learning”
- “New $3 Million Endowment Will Enable UW Odyssey Project to Continue to Combat Iniquities”
- “Specialized French Course Helps Epic Employees Thrive”
Our team
Erin Celello
Position title: Literacy Instructor; Director of Odyssey Beyond Wars, UW Odyssey Project
Kevin Mullen
Position title: Assistant Professor, DCS; Director of Adult Education, UW Odyssey Project
