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Paths to Completion

March 4, 2021

What keeps students from finishing their college degrees? How can we help them complete? Bonnie Becker is leading a data-driven effort to find answers to these questions.

A group of MSL students listen to a park ranger talk at Mt. Rainier.

Summer Camp(us)

August 22, 2019

UW Tacoma hosts a number of youth-oriented programs during the summer that are designed to get local students excited about the future.

UW Tacoma staff member Stephon Harris eating ice cream.

The Scoop on Stephon Harris

August 8, 2018

UW Tacoma’s Associate Director of New Student and Family Programs has a passion for ice cream and for helping students succeed.

DJ Crisostomo looks out over campus

World of Possibilities

December 13, 2017

Creating a college-going culture begins in middle school for UW Tacoma's DJ Crisostomo.

Amanda Figueroa

Lighting the Way

February 13, 2017

UW Tacoma's Amanda Figueroa is using her love of science and advocacy to help students succeed.

Pathways to Promise at Tacoma's Lincoln High School. Photo by Cody Char.

Setting an Encouraging Course

March 21, 2016

A college-going culture-building partnership with five local school districts connects youth to their bright futures.

Promising Pathways

January 9, 2015

UW Tacoma’s Pathways to Promise community partnerships expand to help create college-going culture and college readiness in local teens.