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Healthcare Exploration Panel 2/15/22 12:30-2:30 via Zoom

Interested in a career in medicine, healthcare, or public health? Attend the Healthcare Exploration Panel on Feb. 15 from 12:30-2:30 pm. Hear from medical and healthcare professionals in a variety of fields, and ask them your questions! Open to all students.


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Rolling Up His Sleeves

Charles Emlet's experience as a social worker lead him to UW Tacoma and a career that changed our understanding of aging in vulnerable communities.


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Bridget Talebi: Planet Protector

As director of the Washington Conservation Corps, Urban Studies alumna Bridget Talebi, '05, is using her UW education to make Washington healthier, more just and more resilient.


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Before You Quit

Career Actions to Consider During the Great Resignation/Reshuffle Christopher Cellars, Executive Director of the UW Tacoma Professional Development Center, has some thoughts to share.


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Internships bring Win-Win!

TJ Barr is a natural, competing in sports from an early age, high school and beyond. Winning athletic awards in basketball, football, then becoming a leader and organizer of enthusiast groups at college and pro sports events, even serving to officiate and coach. His experiences as a sports fan, plus marketing studies at UWTacoma Milgard School of Business have prepared him well for this internship. He gets it. It's all about the audience experience.


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4 Ways to Evaluate a Professional Development Certificate

From online, for-profit companies to state-run universities, there are a growing number of educational offerings outside of the traditional, degree-based structure of higher education. So how do you evaluate a professional development certificate?


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Paris Weber: A Tight-Knit Community

In UW Tacoma's mechanical engineering program, Paris Weber found the intimate class size and connection to faculty she was seeking.