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The West Side is the Best Side

Dr. Carolyn West has been named the recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Teaching Award at UW Tacoma.

June 10, 2013

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23rd Annual UW Tacoma Commencement

1,386 degrees were awarded at the undergraduate and graduate levels as more than 6,000 well-wishers celebrated the graduation of the UW Tacoma Class of 2013.

June 6, 2013

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Milgard School announces 2013 Business Leadership Award Honorees

The 2013 BLA will recognize Richard Brandsma of Sound Credit Union, Janine Terrano of Topia Technology, Joseph Wilczek of Franciscan Health System, Michael Slevin of the City of Tacoma, Brian Sonntag with a lifetime achievement award.

February 11, 2013

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Haugen honored for work with Survivors Network

Krista Haugen, '98, is the recipient of the 2012 UW Tacoma Distinguished Alumni Award, recognizing her career as a flight nurse with Airlift NW and her work with the Survivors Network for Air and Surface Medical Transport.

July 26, 2012

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Geographers seek stories of Seattle's pre-AIDS gay communities

Larry Knopp, professor and director of interdisciplinary arts and sciences, and Michael Brown, a geography professor at UW in Seattle, are piecing together how policies related to alcohol and public health shaped gay and lesbian life in Seattle pre-AIDS.

June 14, 2012

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Bringing global media to the local audience

Dr. Divya McMillin, the recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Research Award, is a groundbreaking scholar in the field of international communication.

June 6, 2012