Happy holidays!
A student hung these decorative ornaments on a tree outside of the UW Tacoma Library last week as part of an art project. For more holiday cheer featuring UW Tacoma, check out this promotional video from Tacoma’s Rusty George Creative.
Martin Luther King Day: Days of service
UW Tacoma staff, faculty and students can commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in January by participating in Days of Service activities organized by the Diversity Resource Center.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, a national event sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service, was designed as a way to transform Dr. King’s life and teachings into service that helps solve social problems and bring Americans together to strengthen their communities. UW Tacoma schedules service events over several days to accommodate student schedules.
UW Tacoma’s Days of Service start Saturday, Jan. 19 and run through Friday, Jan. 25. Project sites this year include Habitat for Humanity, St. Leo’s Food Connection, Rainbow Center, Pierce County AIDS Foundation, Metro Parks Tacoma and more. Registration will begin Jan. 3.
Gospel star to sing at MLK Day event
Crystal Aikin, the local singer who gained national fame this month as winner of BET’s “Sunday Best” gospel music competition, will perform at UW Tacoma’s Martin Luther King Day Unity Breakfast Jan. 21.
Carl Mack, executive director of the National Society
of Black Engineers, will be the keynote speaker at the
second-annual breakfast, which will be held this year
at the Longshoremen’s Hall. Tickets will be $15
for the community, $10 for UW Tacoma students and $5
for children under 10. Seating is very limited; reserve
a seat through the Diversity
Resource Center by Jan. 14.
Aikin, who is an emergency room nurse at St. Joseph
Medical Center, won a recording contract, a new car
and $300,000 earmarked for community involvement as
part of the singing contest Dec. 4. She was selected
from among thousands of contestants to compete on the
reality show.
Heidelberg building may be torn down
 The old Columbia-Heidelberg Brewery near UW Tacoma may be torn down to make way for a 160-room hotel.
The owners of the old brewery, located at 2102 S. C St., have applied for a demolition permit and met with the Landmarks Preservation Commission to discuss preliminary plans for a seven- or eight-story Holiday Inn or Holiday Inn Express on the site. They hope to tear down the northern two-thirds of the brewery block.
The hotel has not yet been approved by the Preservation Commission, which will likely require that the new building blend with the surrounding historic district, which includes UW Tacoma, and incorporate some of the brewery’s iconic features.
The 75-year-old brewery complex is a mix of buildings constructed between 1932 and 1954. It has had a succession of owners, starting with the Columbia Brewing Co., and in the 1950s was the largest brewery west of the Mississippi River and north of San Francisco. The brewery closed in 1979.
Faculty member earns Fulbright
Associate Professor Katie Baird (IAS) has earned a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture on economics and perform research on education policy at the University of Pais Vasco in Bilbao, Spain, this winter.
 “Spain is fascinating, and the Basque Country is a particularly interesting part of it,” she said via e-mail from Bilbao. “In many ways, UPV reminds me of UW Tacoma—it is relatively new, experimenting with different programs, and trying to find its niche in a competitive environment.”
Baird relocated to Spain with her husband and two children this quarter. She says her family is slowly adjusting to living out of the country.
“Moving a family of four to a foreign country has been quite exhausting,” she said. “Hopefully the worst is behind us, though, and we can begin taking advantage of this great opportunity.”
Baird is one of 800 U.S. scholars to be awarded the prestigious grant this year.
Battle of the Bands: March 14
Are you ready to rock?
Student Life is looking for bands affiliated with UW Tacoma to participate in a Battle of the Bands on Friday, March 14. Up to six bands will be invited to perform 30-minute sets at the Longshoremen’s Hall.
At least one member of each band must be a UW Tacoma student, staff or faculty member. For information, e-mail Tyler Curley or call (253) 227-5258.
Photo courtesy of Tacoma Dragon Boat Association
Join a UW Tacoma dragon boat team
Associated Students of UW Tacoma is seeking 20 students, staff and faculty members to form a university dragon boat team.
The UW Tacoma dragon boat team will practice on the Thea Foss Waterway this spring and summer and compete against other local teams at the 2008 Dragons on the Foss Dragon Boat Festival, held in conjunction with Tacoma’s Maritime Fest in September. E-mail Ray Shepherd to join the team.
'Tis the season to spend time reading
There’s certainly no shortage of downtime during the holidays. In between opening presents, eating and talking to family, there are plenty of opportunities to indulge in some fun reading.
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Hope Stout has been hired as an accommodations specialist for Disability Support Services.
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