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GID Lab in Review: Spring 2025
Seven community design workshops as well as the Tri-Campus NextGen Civic Leader Corps Community of Practice made for an exciting Spring 2025 quarter in the Global Innovation and Design Lab
May 6, 2025Main Content
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.
March 24, 2025Main Content
NextGen Students shine at Huskies on the Hill and Tri-Campus Gathering
Over 400 students across the University of Washington, including 17 UW Tacoma NextGen students thronged the state Capitol for Huskies on the Hill on February 3, 2025.
March 8, 2025Main Content
Shared Futures, Community Reinvestment Funds project fill GID LAB Winter roster
The elevator door opens - and in walks the CEO of the organization you admire most. What do you do? This question drove the IIGE’s 2025 Shared Futures event on February 19, which featured elevator pitch skits and networking for students with community leaders.
March 8, 2025Main Content
New Faculty Brings Social Justice and Design Experts to the Classroom
New faculty Dr. Jaleesa Trapp, an MIT Media Lab alum and Tacoma native, brings expertise in community-centered design, STEM and computing education, and social justice to her Winter 2025 studio class in the Innovation and Design Minor.
March 8, 2025Main Content
IIGE Orientation Launches Year of Impact
The Institute for Innovation and Global Engagement (IIGE) orientation on October 9, 2024, celebrated 20 years of Global Honors and featured an Ideathon to brainstorm themes for the 2025 Global Engagement Conference.
November 6, 2024Main Content
Welcoming new faculty to UW Tacoma for 2024-25
Meet the 10 faculty members who are joining the UW Tacoma community during the 2024-25 academic year.
September 18, 2024Main Content
New Education Specialist program graduates first cohort
The new graduate professional credential aims to help address a critical shortage of school-based mental health professionals.
June 6, 2024Main Content
Welcome to the Class of 2024!
We are celebrating the amazing achievements of almost 1,800 newly-minted UW Tacoma degree holders.
June 6, 2024Main Content
Global Engagement Conference draws record attendance
The 5th Annual Global Engagement Conference on May 22 was a tremendous success with around 200 attendees including over 60 undergraduates across five area institutions presenting research and projects connected to the theme, "Sustainable Solutions for our Interdependent World."
June 3, 2024