Milgard Research Seminar: What it takes to become an eminent research scholar

TJ Barr is a natural, competing in sports from an early age, high school and beyond. Winning athletic awards in basketball, football, then becoming a leader and organizer of enthusiast groups at college and pro sports events, even serving to officiate and coach. His experiences as a sports fan, plus marketing studies at UWTacoma Milgard School of Business have prepared him well for this internship. He gets it. It's all about the audience experience.

From online, for-profit companies to state-run universities, there are a growing number of educational offerings outside of the traditional, degree-based structure of higher education. So how do you evaluate a professional development certificate?

In UW Tacoma's mechanical engineering program, Paris Weber found the intimate class size and connection to faculty she was seeking.