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UW Tacoma and YMCA announce partnership for new development

A new full-service Y health and wellness facility built in collaboration with the YMCA of Pierce & Kitsap Counties will serve UW Tacoma students, faculty, staff and all Y members.

January 15, 2013
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  • Campus facilities
  • Community partnerships
  • Student Affairs
  • Recreation and wellness

BASW student Thomas Green receives the Rod Hagenbuch Award

UW Tacoma student Thomas Green, studying social work, is being recognized with the 2011 Rod Hagenbuch Award for his advocacy on behalf of the homeless.

May 17, 2012
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  • Awards
  • Community support
  • School of Social Work & Criminal Justice
  • Student Affairs
  • Undergraduate education

Step Up Scholarship initiative raises just over $1 million

In just nine months, UW Tacoma supporters have raised enough funds to help 653 students continue their studies despite a steep and unexpected rise in tuition this year.

April 20, 2012
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  • Academic Affairs
  • Advancement
  • Community support
  • Student Affairs

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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  • Academic Affairs
  • Community partnerships
  • Equity & Inclusion
  • Student Affairs

Interning for a greener future at Center for Urban Waters

Talk of stormwater and storm drains sounds so gray, so grimy, so boring. Yet mention stormwater to UW Tacoma’s Brian Hite, Jacob Moore and John Pelerine, and get set for an animated discussion.

December 9, 2011
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  • Alumni
  • Research
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Center for Urban Waters
  • Science and Mathematics
  • Student Affairs
  • Career Development & Education
  • Undergraduate education

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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  • Equity & Inclusion
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Student Affairs
  • Student Life
  • Student profiles

Internships helping students land jobs

Students get paid internships with government offices, political campaigns, legal offices and non-profit organizations through a program of the Politics, Philosophy & Economics program.

September 12, 2011
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  • Research
  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
  • Politics, Philosophy & Public Affairs News
  • Student Affairs
  • Career Development & Education

Meet the 2011 Next Step Scholars

Each year, UW Tacoma awards scholarships to seven transfer students from the region's community colleges. The scholarship was created in 1998 through the generosity of 30 donors.

July 27, 2011
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  • Milgard School of Business
  • 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

New scholarship launched to help struggling students

Step Up Scholarships will help fill the gap between available financial aid and the cost of a UW Tacoma education.

July 20, 2011
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  • Advancement
  • Community support
  • Student Affairs