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Taking Care

UW Tacoma alumna Joy Chang served as a medic in the army, an emergency room nurse at Tacoma General and now works as a nurse practitioner in a private practice.

March 19, 2021

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Founding Stories: The Black Student Union

Linda Ishem, Lisa Faircloth, Jamie McGee and Chana Lawson talk about the Black Student Union, the first student organization at UW Tacoma.

February 18, 2021

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The Best She Can Be

Alumna Chelsi Johnson took the strategic communications skills she learned at UW Tacoma to the D.C. National Guard and the Department of Defense.

February 3, 2021

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Virtual Outreach

UW Tacoma alumna Christian Bell is using skills she honed at UW Tacoma to help stop the spread of COVID in Pierce County.

January 7, 2021

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After Prison

Omari Amili spent time in prison before earning three degrees from UW Tacoma. He interviews 10 other people who graduated after they got out.

December 18, 2020

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Never Too Late

Chris Oliver was given a choice: prison or the Army. He chose the latter, then went to college, setting an example for his siblings. "This is what thrills me...that it's never too late."

December 11, 2020