Divisional Recognition | Student Affairs | University of Washington Tacoma

Student Affairs Staff Spotlight

Each month, Student Affairs recognizes one of it's outstanding staff members for their hard work, dedication and passion

2021 - 2022 Staff Spotlights:

June 2022 - Conor Leary
May 2022 - Victoria Hill-Ouhl
April 2022 - Dawn Williams
March 2022 - Stephanie Beall
February 2022 - Heather Ruiter
January 2022 - Chanda Chen
December 2021 - Juanita Murillo Garcia
November 2021 - Yanira Pacheco
October 2021 - Mariah Goyenechea
September 2021 - Daniel Nash
August 2021 - Ana Marie Alameda
July 2021 - Kelly Tyrrell

2020 - 2021 Staff Spotlights

Student Affairs Team Spirit Award

Each quarter, Student Affairs recognizes one team within the division for enhancing the campus and student experience

Spring 2022 - Center for Student Involvement Team
Summer 2021 - Pack Advising Team
Spring 2021 - Tahoma West
Winter 2021 - First-Gen Fellows
Autumn 2020 - Student Activities Board
Summer 2020 - Admissions Operations

Recognition We've Received

NASPA First Gen Forward Institution

Accepted through a competitive application process as a 2020-21 NASPA First-Gen Forward campus, in recognition of UW Tacoma’s success for serving first-generation students.

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NASPA First Scholars Institution

First Gen Scholars Institution

UW Tacoma was selected as a NASPA First Scholars institution, which will connect us with a national network of colleges and universities to establish best practices in supporting persistence to graduation and post-graduation success for first-generation college students.

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Aspen-AASCU Transfer Student Success & Equity Intensive Cohort

Selected to be a part of the March 2022 - February 2023 Aspen-AASCU Transfer Student Success and Equity Intensive (TSSEI) cohort--a one-year initiative designed to advance practices and policies associated with improved, more equitable transfer student success.

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Individual Recognition of Staff

Dr. Bernard Anderson, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life, was selected as a faculty member for the 2020 NASPA Dungy Leadership Institute
Amanda Figueroa, Senior Director of Student Transitions & Success, received the Tacoma Public Schools Gold Star Community Partner Award in 2021
Amanda Figueroa, Senior Director of Student Transitions & Success, received the University of Washington Tacoma Community Engagement Award for Equity in Education in 2021
Mentha-Hynes Wilson, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, received the Excellence in Housing Innovation Award to support Housing Insecurity from the Education Advisory Board (EAB) in Spring 2022