News Stories

Tilly Gadbaw: Leading the Way

After life as a military brat and coping with COVID, Tilly Gadbaw is looking forward to using her management degree to help other people do their best.

Chanise Jackson: The Fire Inside

UW Tacoma senior Chanise Jackson is getting ready to graduate, four years after a medical diagnosis threatened to end her college career before it started.

The Class of 2022

In 2022 we are celebrating thousands of UW Tacoma grads from 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Rain, Making It

A traumatic brain injury threatened to derail Rain Wilson's college career; but then she got the support she needed and she is now succeeding.

Filled with Joy

As Chancellor Sheila Edwards Lange begins her new role, she reflects on her personal journey and her vision for UW Tacoma's future.

The Class of 2021

Members of the Class of 2021 can hold their heads high as survivors and achievers. Through pandemic and polemic, they have completed the next stage of their journeys through life. We present a sampling of their stories.

The Creation of an Electrical Engineer

Getting turned on to math led Abdalah Adan to electrical engineering. The pandemic was a challenge, but he is grateful for the relationships he has built with faculty and fellow students.

“I Can Do Something to Change That”

Growing up in Puyallup as part of the immigrant community and as the daughter of the owners of a popular restaurant, Margarita Gonzalez learned early that she could succeed with the help of those around her.

Creating the First-Gen Experience

Her mother, her family, herself – these three things inspired Paola Jean Caguiat Chua to pursue a degree in biomedical sciences. Along the way, she helped define the first-gen experience for future generations of students at UW Tacoma.