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Doing the Heavy Lifting
Brothers Nut and Nuk Suwanchote started a powerlifting club on campus to give UW Tacoma an athletic presence. They succeeded.
April 26, 2016
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Actor, UW Alum, Tacoma Native Pamela Reed Featured in News Tribune
Pamela Reed, who's been on TV, stage and movies, who grew up in Tacoma, lives in LA and University Place, will return to the Puget Sound stage as the lead in Seattle Repertory's "Luna Gale."
March 11, 2016
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"Love and Solidarity" on screen in Tacoma, Seattle
Co-produced by Mike Honey and Errol Webber, and funded by the Fetzer Institute, the documentary "Love and Solidarity" ties together civil rights, immigrants and labor organizing.
October 22, 2015
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Climb a Mountain, Start a Company
VIBE and Milgard School of Business alumnus Steve Buchanan, '13, '14, reaches another summit with the national rollout of ChooseVets.
January 25, 2015
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Shaping Environmental Policy from Tacoma to Washington D.C.
2014 Distinguished Alumni Award winner Sarah Ryker, ’94, took her UW Tacoma degree all the way to the White House.
December 16, 2014
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A Champion for Change
Distinguished Alumni Award winner Jessica Gavre has fought for marriage equality and LGBT rights in Washington state for over a decade – all while earning both her undergraduate and graduate degrees at UW Tacoma.
August 1, 2014
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Harrison, '03, Never Really Left UW Tacoma After Graduating
John Harrison, recipient of the 2013 UW Tacoma Distinguished Alumni Award, has invested at least as much time into UW Tacoma as he did in playing the trombone when he was a child.
June 18, 2013
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23rd Annual UW Tacoma Commencement
1,386 degrees were awarded at the undergraduate and graduate levels as more than 6,000 well-wishers celebrated the graduation of the UW Tacoma Class of 2013.
June 6, 2013
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Milgard School announces 2013 Business Leadership Award Honorees
The 2013 BLA will recognize Richard Brandsma of Sound Credit Union, Janine Terrano of Topia Technology, Joseph Wilczek of Franciscan Health System, Michael Slevin of the City of Tacoma, Brian Sonntag with a lifetime achievement award.
February 11, 2013
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UW honors veteran alumni for making an impact on their community
Patti Taylor, '93, '96, is one of two recipients of UW's first Distinguished Veteran Alumni award. She was one of the first graduates of UW Tacoma's Nursing program.
November 8, 2012
