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.
Nineteen grants in 2009 from two UW Tacoma endowments will help faculty, staff and students by supporting scholarship, research and campus improvements.
The Institute of Technology's new computer engineering program already has 20 new students enrolled and has advised the Port of Tacoma on electronic navigation aids.