Mastewal Seyeneh Bio

Mastewal is an Assistant Professor in the Counselor Education department at UW-W and CBL Fellow whose teaching and counseling methods are grounded in three interconnected values: connection, service, and creating meaning through relationships and shared experiences. Mastewal’s teaching philosophy centers on embracing diversity, experiential learning, flexibility, collaboration, and creating safe, inclusive, and enabling environments where students and community members can develop warm, authentic relationships and learn from one another. As a CBL Fellow, Mastewal has expressed excitement in continuing to explore how community based learning can bridge classrooms and communities, connect generations, promote reciprocal relationships, and transform services into opportunities for shared learning, personal growth, community engagement, and meaning-making.