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Abrahamson works to clean up mining aftermath

Twa-le Abrahamson, '02, air quality coordinator for the Spokane Tribe of Indians, is working to spread awareness of the hazardous legacy of the Midnite Mine on the Spokane Reservation.

March 13, 2012
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New partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs will offer mentoring opportunities for students

The Great Futures Fund will provide financial support and practical work experience to UW Tacoma students, who will mentor underprivileged youth in the nine locations of the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound.

February 28, 2012
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National expert in Indian law and museums to speak at MLK event

Kevin Gover, director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian, will provide the keynote address at the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast.

January 10, 2012
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Mumtaz is first UW Tacoma student on UW Homecoming Court

Rai Mumtaz is one of six students making up the UW Homecoming Court during UW's 150th anniversary.

December 2, 2011
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Noted Native American Filmmaker Keynotes Symposium

Seattle-based Sandra Sunrising Osawa will speak at the fourth-annual Contemporary Native American Issues in Higher Education.

October 9, 2011
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Little Rock Nine Civil Rights Activist to Speak

Dr. Terrence Roberts will keynote UW Tacoma's Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast.

January 6, 2010
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Civil Rights Activist Bobby Seale to Speak at UW Tacoma

The UW Tacoma Black Student Union and the Student Activities Board will co-host Bobby Seale for a talk entitled "From the Sixties to the Future."

February 1, 2009
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