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Looking Back at 2021

Fourteen stories from the past year that showcase the best of UW Tacoma.

December 29, 2021
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  • Administration
  • Advancement
  • Alumni
  • Campus planning
  • Community partnerships
  • Community support
  • Equity & Inclusion
  • Faculty Profiles
  • Global Innovation & Design Lab
  • Graduate education
  • Library
  • Milgard School of Business
  • Native & Indigenous Initiatives
  • Research
  • School of Engineering & Technology
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
  • School of Social Work & Criminal Justice
  • School of Urban Studies
  • Staff Profiles
  • Student Affairs
  • Student profiles
  • Undergraduate education
  • Veteran & Military Affairs

New Faculty at UW Tacoma in 2021-22

Meet 20 faculty members who have recently joined the UW Tacoma community.

December 17, 2021
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Faculty Profiles
  • Graduate education
  • Milgard School of Business
  • School of Education
  • School of Engineering & Technology
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Politics, Philosophy & Public Affairs News
  • Science and Mathematics
  • School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
  • School of Social Work & Criminal Justice
  • School of Urban Studies
  • Undergraduate education

Creating a Community of Fixers

Dr. Emese Hadnagy and her new faculty colleagues are designing UW Tacoma’s new civil engineering program to be inclusive and engaged.

October 28, 2021
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Faculty Profiles
  • Research
  • School of Engineering & Technology
  • Center for Urban Waters
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Sustainability

UW Tacoma SET Welcomes New Faculty

New faculty include civil engineering, mechanical engineering and computer science and systems professors.

October 12, 2021
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  • School of Engineering & Technology

Filled with Joy

As Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange begins her new role, she reflects on her personal journey and her vision for UW Tacoma's future.

September 29, 2021
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Administration
  • Advancement
  • Alumni
  • Community partnerships
  • Community support
  • Equity & Inclusion
  • Faculty Profiles
  • First Gen
  • 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
  • Staff Profiles
  • Student Affairs
  • Undergraduate education

The Knowledge Generators

A new research Ph.D. at UW Tacoma is a major milestone for campus, the community, and the donors that are helping make it possible.

September 2, 2021
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Advancement
  • Faculty Profiles
  • Graduate education
  • Research
  • School of Engineering & Technology

Sheila Edwards Lange Selected as New Chancellor

Sheila Edwards Lange, currently president of Seattle Central College, has been selected to serve as the new chancellor of UW Tacoma starting Sept. 16.

July 13, 2021
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Administration
  • Alumni
  • Faculty Profiles
  • Global Affairs
  • Library
  • Milgard School of Business
  • School of Education
  • School of Engineering & Technology
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Culture, Art & Communications
  • Politics, Philosophy & Public Affairs News
  • Science and Mathematics
  • Social and Historical Studies
  • Social, Behavioral & Human Sciences
  • School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
  • School of Social Work & Criminal Justice
  • School of Urban Studies
  • Student Affairs
  • Veteran & Military Affairs

Juneteenth is a Time to Honor, Celebrate, Respect

UW Tacoma joins with UW campuses in Seattle and Bothell to mark Juneteenth on June 19, 2021.

June 18, 2021
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  • Alumni
  • Equity & Inclusion
  • Global Affairs
  • Milgard School of Business
  • School of Education
  • School of Engineering & Technology
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Culture, Art & Communications
  • Politics, Philosophy & Public Affairs News
  • Science and Mathematics
  • Social and Historical Studies
  • Social, Behavioral & Human Sciences
  • School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
  • School of Social Work & Criminal Justice
  • School of Urban Studies
  • Student Affairs
  • Veteran & Military Affairs

The Class of 2021

Members of the Class of 2021 can hold their heads high as survivors and achievers. Through pandemic and polemic, they have completed the next stage of their journeys through life. We present a sampling of their stories.

June 10, 2021
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  • Alumni
  • Campus events
  • Equity & Inclusion
  • First Gen
  • Global Affairs
  • 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

The Intrepid Among Us

With her ice axe in hand, Madeline Zent is breaking new ground for the underrepresented in her field of computer science and on the slopes.

June 10, 2021
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  • School of Engineering & Technology
  • Student profiles
  • Undergraduate education