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Fri, 21 Sept 2007 17:51:00 PDT
Contact: Jill Carnell Danseco, Public Relations, (253) 692-4536

UW Tacoma This Week (and a bit beyond)

First day of classes: Sept. 26

Autumn Quarter classes at UW Tacoma begin Wednesday, Sept. 26.

*NEW*
Exhibit: "Unfettered Access: Culture, Civil Rights and Censorship"
Through Wednesday, Oct. 31
UW Tacoma Library

Censorship has been around for a long time: It ruined Socrates, inspired Louis XIV to invade Holland and kept the infamous Bastille prison full for 150 years. The UW Tacoma Library presents a series of displays on the history of censorship, frequent attempts to suppress minority viewpoints and the perspectives of authors whose books have been banned or challenged. Presented as part of the September Project, a series on freedom of speech, freedom of the press and censorship, in partnership with King's Books and the Pierce County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. For details, visit www.tacoma.washington.edu/library.

*NEW*
Advising Tuesday at UW Tacoma
Tuesday, Oct. 2 from Noon to 1 p.m.
Garretson Woodruff Pratt Building, Room 320

Interested in earning a UW degree in Tacoma, but don't know where to begin? Start here—at UW Tacoma Advising Tuesday. On the first Tuesday of every month, UW Tacoma admissions advisers host an information session to answer questions about the university and offer campus tours and admissions advising for anyone who is interested in applying to UW Tacoma as a freshman or transfer student. For more information, contact the Office of Admissions Advising and Outreach at (253) 692-4742.

Program information sessions: Already know which UW Tacoma degree you want? Learn more about our programs at one of these information sessions:

  • Master of Education with Educational Administrator Certification, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 4:30 p.m., West Coast Grocery Building, Room 106.

*NEW*
GMAT test preparation
Tuesday, Oct. 2 to Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007 from 7 to 9 p.m.
West Coast Grocery Building, Room 103

Get ready for the Graduate Management Admissions Test with this 12-hour course from UW Tacoma's Office of Continuing Studies. Students will learn skills strategies and techniques related to specific questions and overall test management and begin to create a study plan in preparation for the exam. The course is open to the public and meets Tuesday and Thursday evenings through Oct. 18. Tuition is $231 plus the cost of materials. For more information, visit www.tacoma.washington.edu/pdc or contact the Office of Continuing Studies at (253) 692-4618.

*NEW*
Asian Pacific American Film Series: "The Red String" and "Calcutta Calling"
Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Carwein Auditorium

View and discuss two films from China and India at UW Tacoma Tuesday, Oct. 9, the first in a series of Asian and Pacific American films offered by the UW Tacoma's Diversity Resource Center, Urban Studies Program and Asian Pacific Cultural Center. This week's films:

  • "The Red String" - A Chinese parable says that a red string ties each mother with her baby, even if the child is born thousands of miles away. A baby girl is relinquished by her birth parents in China; she is adopted by an unmarried woman in the United States. What then?
  • "Calcutta Calling" - Adopted from Calcutta and raised in rural, Swedish-Lutheran Minnesota, these girls and their adoptive parents are visiting the girls' country of birth for the first time.

Upcoming films in this series:

  • Tuesday, Oct. 23: "Resettlement to Redress" and "Take Me Home" (Japan)
  • Tuesday, Oct. 30: "The Price You Pay" and "Voices of Challenge: Hmong Women in Transition" (Southeast Asia)
  • Tuesday, Nov. 6: "Sai-I-Gu" (Korea) and "Xich-lo" (Vietnam)
  • Tuesday, Nov. 13: "Filipino Americans: Discovering their Past for the Future" and "My Names is Belle"

*NEW*
Panel Discussion: Banned books and freedom of the mind
Oct. 10, 2007 at 7 p.m.
UW Tacoma Library, Snoqualmie Reading Room

A panel of experts will discuss book bans at a public forum Wednesday, Oct. 10 in the UW Tacoma Library. Panelists include author Brent Hartinger, whose book, Geography Club, was removed from libraries in University Place School District in 2005; Catherine Lord, manager of the New Holly and Columbia branches of the Seattle Public Library and a professional trainer on intellectual freedom; and professor Suzanne Holland, chair of the Religion Department at the University of Puget Sound. Presented as part of the September Project. For details, visit www.tacoma.washington.edu/library.

*NEW*
Film Discussion: "Good Night, and Good Luck"
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007 at 7 p.m.
Longshoremen's Hall, 1710 Market Street

The UW Tacoma Library hosts this viewing and discussion of George Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck," a film telling the true story of how broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow challenged Sen. Joseph McCarthy during his infamous hearings. After the film, UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Bill Kunz, who teaches media history and writing, will lead a discussion. Presented as part of the September Project. For details, visit www.tacoma.washington.edu/library.

Want to check out the UW Tacoma campus? Take a tour.
Every Tuesday, beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Get the grand tour of the UW Tacoma campus. Tours are offered every Tuesday, and leave from Admissions in the Science Building, Room 105. Learn more at www.tacoma.washington.edu/enrollmentservices/admissions/visit.

For a map of campus and driving directions and parking information, go to www.tacoma.washington.edu/campus_map/.

UW Tacoma This Week is a service of the University of Washington Tacoma's Public Relations & Communications office. For more information on these events or other UW Tacoma news, call (253) 692-4536.