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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

The Students Become the Teachers

Alumni Ben Pauli and Vivian Kao (both SIAS ’05) have gone from one side of the classroom to the other. Their journey to becoming university professors started at UW Tacoma.

August 28, 2024
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  • Alumni
  • Alumni Profiles
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences

The Decennialists

The UW Tacoma community was well represented on the City of Tacoma’s once-every-ten-years charter review.

July 2, 2024
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  • Alumni
  • Community support
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
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  • School of Urban Studies

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
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  • School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
  • School of Social Work & Criminal Justice
  • School of Urban Studies
  • Student Affairs
  • Student profiles
  • Undergraduate education
  • Veteran & Military Affairs

Global Innovation and Design Lab Awards micro credentials in Design Thinking

The Design Thinking Applied Project digital badge is awarded to students and community participants engaging in the full design thinking cycle on a project, internship, or academic course undertaken by the Lab.

June 5, 2024
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  • Global Honors
  • Global Innovation & Design Lab
  • Innovation & Global Engagement
  • School of Engineering & Technology
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Global Engagement Conference draws record attendance

The 5th Annual Global Engagement Conference on May 22 was a tremendous success with around 200 attendees including over 60 undergraduates across five area institutions presenting research and projects connected to the theme, "Sustainable Solutions for our Interdependent World."

June 3, 2024
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  • Global Affairs
  • Global Honors
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  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences

Global Honors Celebrates 20 Years of Excellence and Impact

Community leaders joined UW Tacoma leadership, alumni, staff, and students to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Global Honors and honor the long-standing support of the Bamford Foundation for the Institute for Innovation and Global Engagement

May 31, 2024
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Advancement
  • Community partnerships
  • Community support
  • Study Abroad
  • Global Honors
  • Global Innovation & Design Lab
  • Innovation & Global Engagement
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences

The Thai Guys

Inspired by their immigrant parents, ‘Thai Guys’ and UW alumni Nuk, Nut and Note Suwanchote are aiming to change the conversation on Asian culture.

May 23, 2024
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  • AAPI THRIVE
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  • Campus events
  • Equity & Inclusion
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Culture, Art & Communications

Meet Tacoma's "Husky 100" students

Seven remarkable students who are making the most of their time at UW Tacoma.

April 29, 2024
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  • School of Engineering & Technology
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Science and Mathematics
  • Social, Behavioral & Human Sciences
  • School of Social Work & Criminal Justice

Omari Amili: Navigating the Post-Prison Pathway

Omari Amili, 2023-24 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient and new Husky Post Prison Pathways program director, shares his vision for welcoming and supporting previously incarcerated people like himself.

March 28, 2024
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  • Student Affairs
  • Student Transitions & Success