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History and Mission
The Global Honors Program was created in 2005 to offer highly motivated students ways to broaden their education by applying global perspectives and international experiences to their coursework. It opened its doors in Autumn 2005 to 13 students.
Global Honors students get the best of the UW experience: personal interaction typical of study at UW Tacoma and opportunities offered by a great research university. Working with an exceptional group of faculty with international reputations, Global Honors students discover exciting opportunities for study, participate in collaborative interdisciplinary learning that complements work in their major, and enrich their lives at (and beyond) UW Tacoma through study and work abroad.
Learning Outcomes and Assessment
Dr. Claudia Gorbman, Director
Claudia Gorbman is professor of film studies in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences program at UW Tacoma. She has directed study abroad programs and conducted research in Paris. She lectures throughout the world and around the US, primarily about music and sound in the movies.
Claudia was appointed director of UW Tacoma's Global Honors Program in June 2006. She champions its mission to serve the entire UWT campus in providing the highest-quality educational experience possible.
Dr. Gorbman earned her B.A. in romance languages and literatures from the University of Washington, where she graduated from the Honors Program in 1969. She also earned her M.A. and Ph.D. from the UW, including a year of graduate study in Paris. She is the author of more than 50 articles. Her book Unheard Melodies: Narrative Film Music (Indiana UP and British Film Institute, 1987) is the standard scholarly work in its field. She co-edited another book on film music in 2004, and has edited and translated three books by the French scholar and composer Michel Chion. Her own work has been translated into Swedish, Portuguese, Dutch and German.
Tanya Ulsted, Program Administrator
Tanya Ulsted has always been fascinated by the world's cultures and languages. During her junior year at Oregon State University as a Gilman Scholar, she studied in Quito, Ecuador, and developed the passion to inspire others to experience international education. She received her BA in 2004, and in 2006 she earned her M.Ed. in College Student Services Administration, also at Oregon State.
Tanya is excited to be involved in UWT's Global Honors program, and with her multicultural experience and expertise, she offers a lot to our students and campus. She is fluent in Spanish. She also enjoys soccer, hiking, salsa dancing, poker, pool, and playing with her one year old daughter, Maya.
Faculty
The Global Honors Program draws the expertise of faculty from different disciplines and academic programs throughout UW Tacoma. Faculty who have recently taught or will be teaching Global Honors include:
- Rob Crawford, Ph.D.
- Michael Forman, Ph.D.
- Claudia Gorbman, Ph.D.
- Michael Kalton, Ph.D.
- David Morris, Ph.D.
- George Mobus, Ph.D.
- Josh Tenenberg, Ph.D.
- Sam Parker, Ph.D.
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