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Micro Internships, Major Impact
UW Tacoma’s Internship Prep Cohort offers a four-week, real-world experience that helps students build skills, gain confidence and get ready for their next big opportunity.
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Husky Fest brings block party energy to UW Tacoma
The annual block party invited newly admitted students and the South Sound community to experience UW Tacoma through a lively, festive celebration.
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What’s Next?
With its new campus master plan now complete, UW Tacoma is getting ready to enter a new chapter marked by opportunity and transformation.
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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Campus Planning
Students and faculty in UW Tacoma’s Urban Studies and Civil Engineering programs turned the campus master plan into a career‑connected learning opportunity.
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Designing Downtown Tacoma’s Largest Park
Featuring new green spaces and pedestrian walkways, UW Tacoma’s campus master plan will transform the university into Downtown Tacoma’s largest park — creating a major amenity for both campus and the community to enjoy.
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Of, For and By Tacoma
Developed in partnership with campus and community leaders, UW Tacoma’s new master plan charts a course for meeting the South Sound’s evolving needs.
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Growing Up the Hill
UW Tacoma’s new campus master plan charts an exciting path forward, guiding the university’s next chapter of growth and opportunity.
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Six UW Tacoma students named to 2026 ‘Husky 100’
United by a shared commitment to leadership and serving their communities, UW Tacoma’s Husky 100 honorees exemplify the very best of the Husky spirit.
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Strickland Fellowship for Career Pathways recognized among top local projects by Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County
UW Tacoma’s Strickland Fellowship for Career Pathways program was named one of the Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County’s “Excellent 10,” an annual recognition of projects making a meaningful impact on the region’s economic growth.
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NSF-funded network backs UW Tacoma in expanding undergraduate engineering mentorship and research
Alongside collaborators at four other universities, UW Tacoma’s Jeff Walters and Heather Dillon are working to enhance mentorship and expand undergraduate research opportunities in engineering.
