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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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Educated Palate
The power of good food, local business, and all things fried chicken with Paolo Campbell (SIAS ’10), owner and head chef of The Chicken Supply.
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Lawless Honored with Governor’s Student Civic Leadership Award
The award recognizes outstanding student leaders at Washington Campus Coalition member campuses for their work in civic engagement, community leadership and social entrepreneurship.
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Towards the Functional Characterization of All Human Genes
A new paper published in Nature is the start of a research collaboration that includes faculty and graduate students at UW Tacoma.
UW Tacoma in the News
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Minnesota adoptees respond to fraud reports in South Korean adoption programs
Associate Professor JaeRan Kim (SWCJ) is talks about her work on an adoptee consciousness model that looks at the different “touchstones” adoptees might experience in adulthood related to their adoption.
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What’s next for The Swiss? Upcoming workshop to tackle how to best use iconic site
A new Tacoma Rising project asks students and the community to consider how best to revive the iconic and historic Swiss building on the UW Tacoma campus.
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Local Leaders Recognized at UW Tacoma’s Business Leadership Awards
“Each of this year’s awardees has made significant contributions in creating a vibrant South Sound Sound economy and engaged community,” said Milgard School Dean Altaf Merchant.
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