Student Affairs Team Spirit Award: Spring 2025

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Quarterly, the Student Affairs Leadership Team nominates groups within the division to be recognized. One team is selected to be recognized with that quarter's "Team Spirit Award."

Photo of Champion team.Passport Champions Team

Meraf, Julie, Arlicia

The Passport Champions Team embodies a student-centered, empowering approach, reflecting divisional values. This year, they activated a new space that quickly became a welcoming hub for students to meet, study, and connect. Their warm, supportive approach fosters a sense of belonging while encouraging growth and resilience through immense challenges.

They are active campus partners, consistently showing up for events and check-ins with CSI, OSAS, Financial Aid, Career Development, First Gen Fellows, HP3, CEI, and CSF—demonstrating a collaborative spirit that enhances the student experience across departments.

While the team is small, they are mighty! Through strategic partnerships and tireless work, UW Tacoma had record enrollment of Passport students this year and celebrated 11 student graduates this spring. These achievements reflect their commitment to equity, inclusion, and holistic student success.

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Student Affairs champions holistic learning and success for UW Tacoma students. We remove barriers for students, engage them as partners to create an inclusive campus community and equip them for lives and careers that have meaning and impact.

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