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Welcoming new faculty to UW Tacoma for 2024-25

Meet the 10 faculty members who are joining the UW Tacoma community during the 2024-25 academic year.

September 18, 2024
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  • Academic Affairs
  • School of Engineering & Technology
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership

Why Community is Key

Rafael Saucedo (’17, ’19), initially struggled in college until he found his community at UW Tacoma. Now he has made a career of helping others build community and financial health.

September 16, 2024
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  • Alumni
  • Alumni Profiles
  • School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
  • School of Urban Studies

Maloney inducted into American Academy of Nursing’s 2024 Class of Fellows

Dr. Patsy Maloney, teaching professor at the University of Washington Tacoma has been selected as a 2024 Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), contributing her leadership and vision to shaping the future of nursing worldwide.

August 1, 2024
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  • School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership

Welcome to the Class of 2024!

We are celebrating the amazing achievements of almost 1,800 newly-minted UW Tacoma degree holders.

June 6, 2024
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  • AAPI THRIVE
  • Academic Affairs
  • Alumni
  • Graduate education
  • Milgard School of Business
  • School of Education
  • School of Engineering & Technology
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
  • School of Social Work & Criminal Justice
  • School of Urban Studies
  • Student Affairs
  • Student profiles
  • Undergraduate education
  • Veteran & Military Affairs

UWT NextGen Civic Leader Corps Program Builds Impact

The NextGen Civic Leader Corps Program expands to 24 students in just two quarters, with government and non profit partnerships opening up experiential learning in civic engagement.

March 9, 2024
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  • Community partnerships
  • Community support
  • Equity & Inclusion
  • Global Honors
  • Global Innovation & Design Lab
  • Innovation & Global Engagement
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
  • Student Transitions & Success
  • Student profiles

Together, We Are Doing Great Things

Twelve stories from 2023 illuminate a year of growth and accomplishments at UW Tacoma.

December 22, 2023
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Advancement
  • Alumni
  • Community partnerships
  • Community support
  • Milgard School of Business
  • Research
  • School of Education
  • School of Engineering & Technology
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
  • School of Social Work & Criminal Justice
  • School of Urban Studies
  • Student Affairs

“Simply Something I Do”

Dr. Sharon Laing is being recognized by the American Public Health Association for the excellence and impact of her mentoring.

October 16, 2023
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Awards
  • Faculty Profiles
  • School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership

A Culturally-Sensitive Chatbot

An NIH grant will help Weichao Yuwen and her collaborators adapt COCO, a caregivers' chatbot, to serve Latino communities.

October 5, 2023
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  • Community partnerships
  • Research
  • School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership

Leader in the Making

ASUWT President Holly Wetzel credits her experience at UW Tacoma for her personal transformation

September 6, 2023
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  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Social, Behavioral & Human Sciences
  • School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
  • Center for Student Involvement
  • Student governance
  • Student profiles
  • Transfer Student

Saima Ghafoor: A Family Affair

College is at the center of life for the family of Saima Ghafoor, ’23, B.A. Healthcare Leadership.

June 6, 2023
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  • Alumni Profiles
  • School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
  • Student profiles
  • Undergraduate education