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Mary Rose Cadelina

New Faces 2016: Mary Rose Cadelina

September 29, 2016

First-year student Mary Rose Cadelina, who is interested in accounting, had her eyes opened to her strengths by UW Tacoma's Summer Bridge program.

Paola Soto

New Faces 2016: Paola Soto

September 29, 2016

Paola Soto, a first-year and first-generation student from central Washington, wants a degree in criminal justice and plans to become a homicide detective.

Lexi Powers

New Faces 2016: Lexi Powers

September 29, 2016

Lexi Powers, a first-year student considering an education or psychology major, credits her desire to help people to the inspiration of a former teacher.

Lorenzo Scott

New Faces 2016: Lorenzo Scott

September 29, 2016

Lorenzo Scott, a first-year student who wants to study computer science and computer engineering, credits the Summer Bridge program and his father for getting him ready for college.

Kyree Merritt

New Faces 2016: Kyree Merritt

September 29, 2016

Kyree Merritt, a first-year student from California, and a first-generation student, plans a career as a clinical psychologist.

Daniel Agee

New Faces 2016: Daniel Agee

September 29, 2016

Daniel Agee, a first-year student who has his eye on computer engineering, hopes to get into the Air Force ROTC program.

UW Tacoma Court 17, aerial view

Planning for Campus Housing

September 23, 2016

The conversion of Court 17 to an on-campus residence hall was approached through careful planning and analysis.

Here to Stay

September 22, 2016

Once an apartment building, now a residence hall, the purchase of Court 17 this past summer ushers in a new era at UW Tacoma.

Lorraine Dinnel, M.S., Associate Director, UW Tacoma Academic Advising Center

Lorraine Dinnel

September 15, 2016

First-generation students, who don't have a family history of higher education, are a group that make 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.

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