News Stories by Sanjay Vuppugandla

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

Ashley Ramirez, a senior in Law and Policy at UW Tacoma and a NextGen Civic Leader Corps student officer, received the 2025 Student Civic Leader Award from Washington Campus Coalition (WACC) for the Public Good.

Over 400 students across the University of Washington, including 17 UW Tacoma NextGen students thronged the state Capitol for Huskies on the Hill on February 3, 2025.

The elevator door opens - and in walks the CEO of the organization you admire most. What do you do? This question drove the IIGE’s 2025 Shared Futures event on February 19, which featured elevator pitch skits and networking for students with community leaders.

New faculty Dr. Jaleesa Trapp, an MIT Media Lab alum and Tacoma native, brings expertise in community-centered design, STEM and computing education, and social justice to her Winter 2025 studio class in the Innovation and Design Minor.

"What's the story of your name?", a Deep-Sea Adventure, and favorite foods were among IIGE faculty innovations in the classroom to integrate personal experience with global learning. The October 4, 2024, Faculty Retreat brought together professors across UW Tacoma majors.

NextGen Civic Leader Corps Student Officers create their first NextGen Link event of 2024-25 focusing on the UW Tacoma experience in earning a microcredential in civic engagement and public service.

The Institute for Innovation and Global Engagement (IIGE) orientation on October 9, 2024, celebrated 20 years of Global Honors and featured an Ideathon to brainstorm themes for the 2025 Global Engagement Conference.

The Microsoft Fireside Chat, a significant event made possible with support from The LAGRANT Foundation (TLF), brought together students from the University of Washington's Tacoma, Seattle, and Bothell campuses to connect with leaders in business and communication.