News Stories

The Money Mentor

Dan Wickens (BABA ’13) has made it his mission to make finances less scary for students.

Invested in Students

Sound Credit Union is helping ensure students are able to develop personal and professional skills that they're going to take out into the workplace and help build stronger communities.

Meet Tacoma's "Husky 100" students for 2025

A mix of students studying biomedical sciences, accounting, social work and computer science make up this year’s UW Tacoma contribution to the Husky 100.

Ashley Ramirez Honored with 2025 Student Civic Leader Award

Ashley Ramirez, a senior in Law and Policy at UW Tacoma and a NextGen Civic Leader Corps student officer, received the 2025 Student Civic Leader Award from Washington Campus Coalition (WACC) for the Public Good.

A tribute to James A. Milgard Sr.

A longtime supporter of UW Tacoma and a leader in the South Sound business community, James A. Milgard, Sr. was one of the namesakes of the Milgard School of Business.

New Collaborative Leadership Program for Puget Sound Aims to Empower Future Leaders

The Collaborative Leadership Program, with the Milgard School of Business and UW Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, is bringing together the wisdom of the past with up-and-coming leaders to expand cross-generational and interdisciplinary collaboration of complex issues such as land stewardship, community planning, and housing insecurity.

Global Innovation and Design Lab tackles global, national issues

Summer and Fall 2024 brought exciting projects to the UW Tacoma Global Innovation and Design (GID) Lab, as clients in business, industry, government, education, and non profit sectors grappled with moving policies to action and removing barriers to critical resources.