Innovation
Starts In
Where Business and Technology Meet
The building will house elements of the Milgard School of Business, laboratory spaces to support the School of Engineering and Technology, expanded space for the Global Innovation and Design Lab, a High Impact Practices teaching space and general classrooms
Combined with nearly $10 million in private funding, the $40.5 million state investment for this new hub for engineering, business, and innovation will add 55,000 square feet of new campus facilities — including state-of-the-art classrooms and labs — for South Sound students.
Scheduled to open in early 2023, Milgard Hall will be a home for innovation, where business and technology meet. The building will be named Milgard Hall in honor of James A. and Carolyn Milgard and the Gary E. Milgard Family Foundations.
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Provide Access
- 54% of UW Tacoma students are the first in their family to earn a college degree
- 59% are students of color
- 52% are women
Foster Innovation
- Expanded Global Innovation & Design Lab
- Brings together business and technology classes
Spur Economic Growth
- Built with sustainable cross-laminated timber (CLT)
- Median annual salary for mechanical engineers in Washington state: $92,851
55,000-sq ft Milgard Hall will:
- Create space for new Mechanical and Civil Engineering degree programs in the School of Engineering & Technology, providing affordable access to these popular programs for South Sound residents
- Grow the Global Innovation & Design Lab, a hub for design thinking and entrepreneurship
- Accommodate increasing enrollment in the Milgard School of Business
- Deepen regional business and industry partnerships through the integration of business, technology, engineering and other disciplines
- Open up space on campus for the growth of other programs
Milgard Hall Construction Live Feed
Architect Kim Yao talks about Milgard Hall on the American Building podcast