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The Class of 2023
In 2023, we are celebrating the incredible achievements of almost 1,900 newly-minted UW degree holders.
June 8, 2023
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Salese Clark: Shining Like a Star
Cello brought solace to a young Salese Clark, ’23, B.A. Business Administration/Marketing. UW Tacoma transformed her.
June 8, 2023
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Eileen Jimenez: Persona Educada
Eileen Jimenez, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, embodies the spirits of her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and proudly aspires to be, like them, a persona educada.
June 8, 2023
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Debbie Hales: A Sisterhood of Support
Support from the circle of students in the Muckleshoot Cohort Ed.D. program is a key element that got Debbie Hales, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, through the rigors of her doctoral studies.
June 8, 2023
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Evan Campbell: Taking Instinct into Account
Evan Campbell, ’23, B.A. Business Administration/Accounting, seems to have an instinctive facility for keeping track of business.
June 7, 2023
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Julie Venezio: The Making of an Advisor
Julie Venezio, ’23, B.A. Psychology, credits career and academic advisors for her success as a student and as inspirations for her future career plans.
June 7, 2023
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Jennifer Vasilez: Doing Right by the Children
The experience of being surrounded by strong, intelligent Native women is what drew Jennifer Vasilez, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, to UW Tacoma’s Muckleshoot Cohort.
June 7, 2023
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Joannie Suina: Recentering Native Women’s Voices
One of the Muckleshoot cohort, Joannie Suina, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, is intent on restoring balance to the world.
June 7, 2023
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Phillip Dontje: For the Love of Math
When not delving into algebraic topology, Army veteran Phillip Dontje, ’23, B.S. Mathematics, is raising his children and preparing for his upcoming Ph.D. studies.
June 7, 2023
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Chastity Bryant: Discovering the Light Within
As she juggled child-rearing, working two jobs and multiple extracurricular activities, Chastity Bryant, ’23, M.S. Accounting, was constantly boosted by love and support from her family and mother.
June 6, 2023
