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Learning In and Out of the Classroom

As a pragmatic person, Sarah Abruzzini has learned lessons both in and out of the classroom. Her degree in biomedical sciences fulfills her interest in mysteries and in being challenged.

June 10, 2021

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Working Toward Collective Justice

Star Berry has a trifecta at UW Tacoma, culminating in her doctoral studies that looked at how universities perceive and express the role of staff when working on issues of diversity, equity and inclusion.

June 10, 2021

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The Next Stage

Senior Teresa Dennerlein grew up in isolation then got a chance to see the world before finding what she needed at UW Tacoma.

May 13, 2021

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Taking Care

UW Tacoma alumna Joy Chang served as a medic in the army, an emergency room nurse at Tacoma General and now works as a nurse practitioner in a private practice.

March 19, 2021

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Founding Stories: The Black Student Union

Linda Ishem, Lisa Faircloth, Jamie McGee and Chana Lawson talk about the Black Student Union, the first student organization at UW Tacoma.

February 18, 2021

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The Best She Can Be

Alumna Chelsi Johnson took the strategic communications skills she learned at UW Tacoma to the D.C. National Guard and the Department of Defense.

February 3, 2021

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Virtual Outreach

UW Tacoma alumna Christian Bell is using skills she honed at UW Tacoma to help stop the spread of COVID in Pierce County.

January 7, 2021