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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

Six UW Tacoma Students in Husky 100

Six UW Tacoma students are making the most of their UW experience, and are recognized with the 2021 Husky 100 honor.

May 27, 2021
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Awards
  • Graduate education
  • Milgard School of Business
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • School of Social Work & Criminal Justice
  • Student Affairs
  • Student Life
  • Undergraduate education

Dr. Margo Bergman receives 2021 Community Engagement Award

Dr. Margo Bergman is the recipient of the 2021 Community Engagement Award in Institutional and Systems Analytics. Dr. Bergman has played a central role in facilitating co-learning opportunities for students and regional partners.

May 21, 2021
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Administration
  • Awards
  • Faculty Profiles
  • Milgard School of Business
  • Center for Business Analytics
  • Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility
  • Research

At the Helm

UW Tacoma senior Aidan Helt left behind a difficult childhood by joining the Merchant Marines, a journey that took her from her old home to a new one.

April 30, 2021
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  • Milgard School of Business
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Politics, Philosophy & Public Affairs News
  • Student Affairs
  • Student profiles
  • Undergraduate education

Two UW Tacoma Juniors Selected as Truman Scholars

Chanise Jackson and Andre Jimenez plan to go to graduate school and dedicate their careers to public service.

April 14, 2021
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Awards
  • First Gen
  • Global Affairs
  • Student Fellowships & Awards
  • Global Honors
  • Innovation & Global Engagement
  • Milgard School of Business
  • Scholarship profiles
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Politics, Philosophy & Public Affairs News
  • Student Affairs
  • Student profiles

Meet Altaf Merchant

Dean Altaf Merchant sees the Milgard School as a catalyst for entrepreneurship and social responsibility in the South Sound region.

March 11, 2021
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Community support
  • Faculty Profiles
  • Milgard School of Business
  • Center for Business Analytics
  • Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility
  • Research
  • VIBE: Veterans Incubator for Better Entrepreneurship

Altaf Merchant Named Dean

Dr. Altaf Merchant has been named the new Gary E. and James A. Milgard Endowed Dean of the Milgard School of Business.

March 1, 2021
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Faculty Profiles
  • Graduate education
  • Milgard School of Business
  • Center for Business Analytics
  • Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility
  • Staff Profiles
  • Undergraduate education

The six-continent competition

“For a center that’s focused on social responsibility, it wouldn’t be very socially responsible to push for an in-person event,” says Rachel Vaughn, executive director of the Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility (CLSR) at the Milgard School of Business.

February 25, 2021
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  • Campus events
  • Milgard School of Business
  • Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility

The six-continent competition

This year's Milgard Invitational Case Competition on Social Responsibility has teams from every inhabited continent.

February 25, 2021
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  • Milgard School of Business
  • Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility

New faculty at UW Tacoma in 2020-21

We are pleased to introduce 12 faculty members who have recently joined the UW Tacoma community.

February 9, 2021
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Faculty Profiles
  • Graduate education
  • Milgard School of Business
  • School of Engineering & Technology
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Culture, Art & Communications
  • Science and Mathematics
  • School of Social Work & Criminal Justice
  • Undergraduate education