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So You Want to Talk about Parking?

Time is running out for you to have your say about your experience getting to and from campus (and parking!) by taking the transportation survey.

January 13, 2020

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The Gardening Mindset

Students in Lauren Montgomery’s psychology class had a quarter-long collaborative learning experience helping to replant the Grand Staircase and nurture the Giving Garden.

December 10, 2019

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  • Campus facilities
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  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Social, Behavioral & Human Sciences
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Rivers Run Through It

A new, permanent public art work, entitled “All the Rivers in the World,” stretches more than 250 feet through the UW Tacoma campus along the Prairie Line Trail.

July 23, 2019

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  • Campus facilities
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  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
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Reclaiming txʷəlšucid: Senior Class Gift Supports Campus Signs in Lushootseed

The Class of 2019 is leading an effort to infuse the campus with visual reminders of our Puyallup tribal heritage, both the land and the language.

May 10, 2019

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  • Native & Indigenous Initiatives
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Engineering degrees, new building will give interdisciplinary boost

State funding to expand engineering and construct a 50,000-sq.ft. building will be a boon for both industry and students who want STEM and business degrees.

February 20, 2019

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  • Community support
  • Global Innovation & Design Lab
  • Innovation & Global Engagement
  • Milgard School of Business
  • School of Engineering & Technology

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Should U-PASS be a universal student benefit?

UW Tacoma students are voting on whether to change this campus's U-PASS program to a universal, opt-out service.

April 18, 2018

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  • Campus planning
  • Student governance
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Tioga Library Building Opens

The 55,000 sq. ft. building houses three floors of space for library and learning resources, staff offices, and two floors of unprogrammed space for future growth.

October 23, 2012

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  • Campus facilities
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  • Library

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Joy Building receives highest green building certification

The Green Building Certification Institute has awarded LEED® Platinum certification — the highest possible, most rigorous certification in the LEED system — to the Russell T. Joy Building.

January 31, 2012

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UW named America’s “coolest” school by Sierra Magazine

The three campuses of UW are recognized by Sierra Magazine for factors including efficiency, energy and transportation.

August 17, 2011

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  • Awards
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  • Giving Garden
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