
Welcome to UW Tacoma
September 24, 2019
It's the start of the 2019 academic year. Students and faculty are back on campus. Pac Ave is busy again! See what it's like to kick off the new year.
Convocation

Move-in Day 2019


New suitemates Sam and Brandi and their parents share a moment of confusion and levity as they get settled into Court 17. The building opened in 2006, developed for UW Tacoma by Lorig & Associates as a public/private partnership. In 2016, the campus purchased the entire building outright, and about 300 students now make their homes in the complex.
New Student Orientation

Tacoma Reads

New Faculty

Written by John Burkhardt
Photos by Ryan Moriarty
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A Decade of Uplifting Indigenous Voices
The Indigenous Speaker Series, created by Professor Michelle Montgomery in 2015, helps Indigenous communities tell their stories.
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NextGen Students shine at Huskies on the Hill and Tri-Campus Gathering
Over 400 students across the University of Washington, including 17 UW Tacoma NextGen students thronged the state Capitol for Huskies on the Hill on February 3, 2025.
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Shared Futures, Community Reinvestment Funds project fill GID LAB Winter roster
The elevator door opens - and in walks the CEO of the organization you admire most. What do you do? This question drove the IIGE’s 2025 Shared Futures event on February 19, which featured elevator pitch skits and networking for students with community leaders.
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The Terrifying and Possibly Counterproductive School Shooter Drill
Professor Eric Madfis is quoted in an op-ed about how schools handle active shooter drills and the causes of gun violence.
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"Lorca In A Green Dress" Comes to Tacoma
Tacoma Little Theatre and UW Tacoma are partnering to bring Pulitzer Prize-winner, Nilo Cruz’s surrealist play to life March 7-23. Lorca in a Green Dress is directed by Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden and choreographed by Marisela Fleites-Lear.
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How 12 UW researchers fell in love with their research
Bára Šafářová, Assistant Professor in the School of Urban Studies talks to UW News about what made her decide to pursue her career path.
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