Campus Life

Bastyr students get involved in a wide variety of on-campus activities. Students are involved in the University's governance system through student and University councils. Other activities include service in the medicinal and culinary herb garden and in various clubs, committees and support groups, including:

American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP)
Student Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility
Herbal Ways Club
Karate Club
Venture Grant Committee
Massage Practitioners Society
Student Research Society
Sports Medicine Club
Student Midwifery Association
Student Nutrition Association
Pediatrics Club
Multicultural Student Association of Natural Medicine
Rhythm & Dance & Improvisation
Slow Food
Washington Association of Naturopathic Physicians(WANP)
Action Africa
Yoga Club
Meditation Club
Nature Cure Club
Naturopaths Without Borders
Ultimate Frisbee Club
Natural products student reps
Various travel clubs
Various spiritual groups
Various athletic groups
Various political groups

Additionally, special annual events like Community Day, Haunted Trails, World Breastfeeding Week, Splash and Dash, the Talent/No Talent Show and Herb Day help create a sense of school identity and a feeling of community.

Bastyr Campus

Bastyr University's natural health science campus is located in Kenmore, 10 miles northeast of Seattle in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. The 186,000 square foot facility rests on 51 acres of fields and woodlands on the northeast shore of Lake Washington. Built in 1959 as a Catholic seminary, this building houses the University's classrooms and other facilities, including:

Library and reading room
University bookstore
Laboratories and research facilities
Conference and seminar space
Administrative offices
Whole-food dining commons
Chapel
Campus housing in the new Student Village

Campus Setting

Two women walking on a St. Edward State Park trail The Bastyr campus setting is uniquely suited for the study of natural health sciences. The grounds, well-watered by the Pacific Northwest rainfall, stay green most of the year. The burgeoning herb garden draws students to learn, get their fingers in the dirt or just admire the aesthetic beauty of nature's medicinal plants.

Adjacent to the University's own playfields and gardens are miles of wooded trails winding from the 316-acre St. Edward State Park to the shore of Lake Washington. The park has a secluded beach and a natural habitat where coyotes, eagles and spotted owls find refuge. The park also includes outdoor volleyball courts, tennis courts and playfields available to Bastyr students, faculty and staff.

Explore the campus and the adjacent grounds. Take a virtual tour.

Beyond the Classroom

Many Bastyr students dream of extending their studies beyond the U.S. borders, and the University offers many ways to help students to fulfill that dream. Bastyr's "venture grants" are one option. The grant awards give students a chance to develop innovative projects that will expand their knowledge of medicine and benefit the communities they visit. See how a few proactive Bastyr students are involved in transforming the health and well-being of the human community.

Seattle Summer

For many, the Northwest is the perfect place to be a student. The weather is mild, the scenery is beautiful -- and the rain makes sitting inside studying all day that much easier. But when the sun comes out in Seattle, there is no better place to be. Students in this area enjoy a variety of summer recreational and cultural activities -- from hiking destinations to music festivals, and nature-loving pursuits to spectator sports -- that make Seattle the envy of other regions of the country.