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Designing a Better World
Alumna Ayda Kedirkhan wants to change the world, one design at a time.
April 1, 2021
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Work in Progress
Just like a collage, UW Tacoma senior Stacey Fernandez is adding new pieces to her self-portrait: college graduate and soon-to-be master's student.
April 9, 2020
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Within Reach
Deborah Petri started college at age 16. Then, life got in the way. More than 30 years later she is close to finishing her degree.
February 19, 2020
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Maria Crisostomo: Being the First
First-generation student, Indigenous artist, podcast host, leader. Maria Crisostomo is busy making a difference.
March 20, 2019
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Kendy Trinh: Building a Foundation
Kendy Trinh, '18 Ethnic, Gender & Labor Studies, is a proud first-generation college graduate who has helped many other students build their own foundations for success.
June 7, 2018
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Jay Novelo, '17, Ethnic, Gender & Labor Studies
A first-generation student, Jay Novelo is one of the Husky 100 and plans a career as a high school teacher.
June 9, 2017
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Nhan Hoang, '17, Business Administration/Marketing
Coming to the U.S. from Vietnam to improve his life, Nhan Hoang is one of this year's Husky 100 and graduates with a degree in business administration.
June 9, 2017
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Asha Isaac, '17, Information Technology & Systems
One of 17 siblings, and the seventh to get a college degree, Asha Isaac is one of the Husky 100 and now has a job at Costco's Issaquah headquarters.
June 9, 2017
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Kayesee Schermerhorn, '17, Law & Policy
A class in sociology changed Kayesee Schermerhorn's worldview, leading her to choose law and policy as a major, and ultimately leading to the Husky 100.
June 9, 2017
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Ashley Righetti, '17, Psychology
A first-generation college student and one of the Husky 100, Ashley Righetti plans to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology.
June 9, 2017
