A public forum hosted by UW Tacoma's Urban Studies program will feature sessions discussing Tacoma's Shoreline Master Program.
Dr. Terrence Roberts will keynote UW Tacoma's Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast.
Howard Schmidt served on the UW Tacoma Institute of Technology advisory board and advised faculty on computer security curriculum.
Serving as a bridge between the scientific community and agencies charged with restoring and protecting Puget Sound, the Institute is a collaboration of the Puget Sound Partnership, the UW College of the Environment and the UW Tacoma Center for Urban Waters.
More than 3,100 students are attending classes as the 2009-10 academic year begins, a five percent increase over a year ago.
Six students transferring from the region's community colleges are attending UW Tacoma with support from the Next Step Scholarship.
Attendees will hear from community members such as Swil Kanim, Charlotte Coté, Billy Frank and Kristina Ackley.
All three UW campuses are part of a new "climate action plan" pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Kathy Beaudoin will teach education students at the University of Rijeka, Croatia, and Bill Kunz will teach media studies at the University of the Ryukyus, in Okinawa, Japan.
Work is beginning on renovations of the Russell T. Joy Building, the last remaining vacant structure on the Pacific Ave. side of campus.
