William W. Philip Hall, a new assembly space accommodating 300 to 500 people, depending on configuration, will provide a venue for lectures, concerts, banquets, student activities and community events.
Tacoma has been chosen as one of Outside magazine's top five towns to live in - and the University of Washington Tacoma is credited with making a major contribution to the city's revitalization.
James A. Milgard and the Gary E. Milgard Family Foundation have made a $2 million donation to the University of Washington Tacoma to establish the campus' first endowed deanship.