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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.
April 23, 2026Main Content
UW Tacoma to host annual Husky Fest community celebration on April 18
The free, family‑friendly event invites local students, families and community members to explore campus and experience UW Tacoma firsthand.
April 14, 2026Main Content
‘We Are First Gen’
Celebrating those who are the first in their families to pursue higher education.
November 7, 2025Main Content
35 Years in the Making: UW Tacoma’s Convocation Welcomes a New Academic Year
The Prairie Line Trail, once the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad, became a pathway to new beginnings during UW Tacoma’s Convocation.
October 1, 2025Main Content
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
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
2025 Unity Breakfast to Commemorate MLK Legacy
"Super lawyer” Craig Sims and educator Bonita Lee will keynote the event and the Dream Awards will recognize work to promote equity, justice and civil rights.
January 7, 2025Main Content
The Thai Guys
Inspired by their immigrant parents, ‘Thai Guys’ and UW alumni Nuk, Nut and Note Suwanchote are aiming to change the conversation on Asian culture.
May 23, 2024Main Content
Collaborating to End Mass Violence
The Violence Prevention and Transformation Research Collaborative, led by Dr. Eric Madfis, is calling for a new approach to prevent and assess threats of school and other mass violence.
May 6, 2024Main Content
Shared Futures Tackles Organizational Racism with Philip "Sharp Skills" Jacobs
The IIGE's Shared Futures networking event on February 28 featured Tacoma based entrepreneur, hip-hop artist, and author Philip “Sharp Skills” Jacobs, who provided a demo of Reveal the Elephant a game based on his book, Elephant in the Room.
March 7, 2024