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Apple Ortiz, UW Tacoma first-generation student

Apple Ortiz

June 5, 2018

First-generation students, who don't have a family history of higher education, are a group that makes UW Tacoma a very special place. Read their stories as they tell, in their own words, about the challenges they overcame on their path to success.

Student interacting with employers at the 2018 business industry & career fair

Milgard's Success Center: an update connecting employers with students!

May 23, 2018

With initial funding from the Gary E. Milgard Foundation, The Milgard Success Center launched in November 2017. The focus of the Success Center is to work with the local South Sound community to assess employment needs, encourage internships and fill open permanent positions with current Milgard students and alumni.

Pride Day Brings Julia Serano to Campus

May 14, 2018

An all-day event celebrating the LGBTQIA community on May 16 will feature a keynote from Julia Serano as well as a resource fair, a discussion panel and a drag show.

Amy Boucher, Urban Studies student, Giving Garden coordinator

Amy Boucher: Cultivating a Life

April 24, 2018

Amy Boucher, '18 Sustainable Urban Develoment, was told by a Muckleshoot tribal elder that she would be a "healer of the land." Eight years later, her calling is stronger than ever.

Bell ringing to mark MLK50.

The Bell Tolls for Us

April 5, 2018

An event marking the 50th year since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reminds us his work is unfinished.

Journalism Without Borders - teaser image

Journalism Without Borders

February 2, 2018

For more than a decade, students from Moscow and Tacoma have been working together to develop an international understanding of journalism.

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