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Internships bring Win-Win!

TJ Barr is a natural, competing in sports from an early age, high school and beyond. Winning athletic awards in basketball, football, then becoming a leader and organizer of enthusiast groups at college and pro sports events, even serving to officiate and coach. His experiences as a sports fan, plus marketing studies at UWTacoma Milgard School of Business have prepared him well for this internship. He gets it. It's all about the audience experience.

January 19, 2022

4 Ways to Evaluate a Professional Development Certificate

From online, for-profit companies to state-run universities, there are a growing number of educational offerings outside of the traditional, degree-based structure of higher education. So how do you evaluate a professional development certificate?

January 18, 2022

Paris Weber: A Tight-Knit Community

In UW Tacoma's mechanical engineering program, Paris Weber found the intimate class size and connection to faculty she was seeking.

January 18, 2022

The Accumulated Wisdom of Tom Diehm

After spending 24 years at UW Tacoma connecting social work students to agencies, Tom Diehm knows something about community building and the costs of field experience.

January 6, 2022

Milgard Alumni Spotlight: Pat Bendon

The Milgard Alumni Engagement Office is proud to feature our next Alumni Spotlight on Pat Bendon, Business Administration ’13. Pat, a South Puget Sound native and current Tacoma resident, recently sat down to chat about his educational experience at Milgard and how his time as a Husky prepared him for his life and career.

January 3, 2022

Looking Back at 2021

Fourteen stories from the past year that showcase the best of UW Tacoma.

December 29, 2021

Free DEI Workshop on February 9- Building an Equity Team

If you have been wondering whether an equity team is right for your organization, this one-hour webinar will share a brief overview of how to build a foundation for a successful equity team launch.

December 28, 2021

Set Yourself Up for Success

The start of a new year brings with it the opportunity to make improvements, take on new challenges, and explore new avenues. Unfortunately, for many of us, that energy quickly fizzles and many of our plans go unrealized.

December 28, 2021