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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.


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Game Changer

Army veteran Heidi Lee’s passion for the business of sports is driving her success


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Welcome to the Class of 2024!

We are celebrating the amazing achievements of almost 1,800 newly-minted UW Tacoma degree holders.


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Assembling a Company

Building a business isn’t as easy as building big-box furniture, but serial entrepreneur, Army vet and two-time UW alumnus Steve Buchanan has an advantage via his partnership with UW Tacoma.


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Leader in the Making

ASUWT President Holly Wetzel credits her experience at UW Tacoma for her personal transformation


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A Ph.D. for Tacoma

With its first cohort of students, UW Tacoma’s Ph.D. in computer science is already making a big impact on students, research and the South Sound community.


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Merisa Jones: Educational Sovereignty

Carrying on the traditions of her education-oriented family, Marisa Jones, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, is fulfilling her sacred obligations to future generations.


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Mona Halcomb: Banking on Her Future

After years and decades of being told she was in the wrong place, Mona Halcomb, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, is just getting started.