Distinguished Alumni Award winner Jessica Gavre has fought for marriage equality and LGBT rights in Washington state for over a decade – all while earning both her undergraduate and graduate degrees at UW Tacoma.
August 1, 2014
Michelle Garner’s community engagement efforts blur the lines between her work as a faculty member of Social Work and her life as a resident of Federal Way. She is the recipient of the 2013 UW Tacoma Distinguished Community Engagement Award.
June 17, 2013
In a new report from the UW Provost's office, 16 UW faculty, including seven from the Tacoma campus, describe how they are embracing innovation to enhance their pedagogy.
March 3, 2013
Social Work professor Rich Furman is the 2012 recipient of the Partners in Advancing International Education award from the Council on Social Work Education.
August 27, 2012
UW Tacoma student Thomas Green, studying social work, is being recognized with the 2011 Rod Hagenbuch Award for his advocacy on behalf of the homeless.
May 17, 2012
Charles Emlet will serve as a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Science and the Environment at McMaster University in Canada.
May 9, 2012
Michelle Garner, associate professor of social work, is part of a research team that studies a housing project that allows chronically homeless people with severe alcohol problems to drink in their apartments.
January 24, 2012
Diane Young comes to UW Tacoma from Syracuse University, and has a Ph.D. in Social Work from the UW School of Social Work.
October 19, 2011
Each year, UW Tacoma awards scholarships to seven transfer students from the region's community colleges. The scholarship was created in 1998 through the generosity of 30 donors.
July 27, 2011
A junior in UW Tacoma's social welfare program, Gladys Mondragon is a recipient of several scholarships, including the Husky Promise.
July 19, 2011
