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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.
May 16, 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
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.
November 20, 2024Main Content
Celebrando Comunidad honors leaders in local Latine community
The fourth annual Celebrando Communidad: Latine Awards + Celebration will honor both individuals and organizations in the South Puget Sound area who positively impact Latine communities on Oct. 11.
September 17, 2024Main Content
Global Honors Celebrates 20 Years of Excellence and Impact
Community leaders joined UW Tacoma leadership, alumni, staff, and students to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Global Honors and honor the long-standing support of the Bamford Foundation for the Institute for Innovation and Global Engagement
May 31, 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
UWT NextGen Civic Leader Corps Program Builds Impact
The NextGen Civic Leader Corps Program expands to 24 students in just two quarters, with government and non profit partnerships opening up experiential learning in civic engagement.
March 9, 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, 2024Main Content
State Funding Agency prototypes 3D Pilot in GID Lab
State Funding Agency prototypes 3D Pilot in GID Lab
March 5, 2024Main Content
IBJ's THRIVE CENTER TAKES FORM IN GID LAB
The Institute for Black Justice envisions a multicultural, integrated services delivery hub to serve communities in need. Design workshops and prototype testing from November 2023-February 2024 facilitated by the GID Lab produced a prototype of the THRIVE CENTER.
March 5, 2024