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New
scholarship fund will aid freshmen, sophomores
UW
Tacoma has established a new freshman scholarship fund that
will help make a UW education more affordable for South Sound
students who want to enroll at UWT.
The
Freshman Scholarship Fund aims to improve access to students
who want a high-quality education without leaving the South
Sound region. Since the Governor signed legislation in April
establishing four-year baccalaureate options in Tacoma, Bothell
and Vancouver, donations have been flowing into the newly
established fund at UWT.
“Sixty percent of our students receive some form of financial aid," says Carol Van Natta, assistant chancellor for advancement. "We must ensure scholarship funds are available so that all deserving students can access a UWT education.”
More
than $150,000 will be available for scholarships for freshmen
enrolling autumn 2006. UW Tacoma has also received more than
$1.8 million toward a $3 million goal to establish a permanent
freshman scholarship endowment that eventually will generate
thousands of dollars in scholarship support each year in perpetuity.
Last month, UW Tacoma raised $388,000, the highest amount ever for the month of December. According to 2004-05 fundraising totals, UWT ranked fourth among public universities in the state behind UW Seattle, Washington State University and Western Washington University.
If you'd like to support the Freshman Scholarship Fund, consider a signing up for a payroll deduction or go to the UWT home page and click on "make a gift to UWT." Contact Jamie Martin-Almy at 692-5752 or jmalmy@u.washington.edu for more information.
On
display now at UWT gallery: 'why be/e collective'
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| Hanging
glass tubes grace the UWT gallery as part of “why
be/e collective,” a collaborative installation by
Tyler Budge and Sara Young, on display through Jan. 27. |
Test
tubes filled with a variety of colors, objects and textures
float in mid-air at 'why be/e collective,'
a collaborative installation by Tyler Budge and Sara Young,
on display in the UWT art gallery through Jan. 27.
The installation explores creating through collecting, manipulating
and categorizating and investigates social effects generated
by masses of materials, images, data and objects, according
to the artists' statement. The installation's form suspends
unplanned and decentralized modes of organization.
Budge
is an assistant professor in the IAS program. Through the
use of video-projected site-specific installations and interactive
kinetic sculpture, his work explores issues such as site and
human interaction, site displacement, infertility, reconciliation
with self, exposure, alienation and disenfranchisement.
Young is an art instructor at Pennsylvania State University.
She holds an MFA from Illinois State University and a BFA
from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work is interdisciplinary,
collaborative and dedicated to multiplicity in form and content.
Gallery hours are Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1-4 p.m. and
Fridays 1-5 p.m. Admission is free. The UWT Gallery is located
at 1742 Pacific Ave. near Hot Rod Dog.
New
faces join UW Tacoma leadership
Two
new administrators have joined the UWT Chancellor's Office:
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| Dr.
Alan Wood |
Dr.
Alan Wood is the new interim vice chancellor for
academic affairs. A faculty member at UW Bothell since 1990,
he served as associate dean for academic affairs from 1995
to 1999. Dr. Wood is a history professor with knowledge of
issues relevant to the two new campuses and a reputation as
a fair and balanced administrator, according to Chancellor
Patricia Spakes. He takes over for Dr. Jack Nelson.
Dr.
James Coolsen will become the new special assistant
to the chancellor Feb. 1. He will be responsible for enrollment
management, institutional planning and research and strategic
planning. Dr. Coolsen is former vice provost for academic
affairs at Shippensburg University.
In
addition, Dr. Sharon Fought, former associate
vice chancellor, is serving as interim director of Nursing
while Dr. Marjorie Dobratz is on sabbatical. She has resigned
as associate vice chancellor and will remain in the Nursing
Program as a faculty member when Dr. Dobratz returns.
Government
Leadership Institute courses begin this month
UW
Tacoma is partnering once again with the City of Tacoma to
offer a series of free public sessions designed to empower
citizens and involve them more deeply in city affairs.
The Government Leadership Institute, a cooperative effort
of the City of Tacoma's Neighborhood Council Office and the
University of Washington Tacoma's Urban Studies Program, will
offer the sessions through March 6 on a mix of Tacoma issues
and topics.
The
program, designed to help Tacomans understand how their government
works, is offered through the UWT Urban Studies program.
All
courses will be held from 6:45 to 9 p.m. in Carwein Auditorium.
The sessions are free and open to the public. Upcoming courses
are:
Jan.
23: A maze in grace: Intergovernmental coordination
and cooperation
Jan.
30: Seeing red: Municipal finance and budgeting
Feb.
6: Escape to your own backyard: Land use planning
and democracy
Feb.
13: There ought to be a law: Creating a system
for safety and criminal justice
Feb.
22: Is there room at the inn?: Housing costs and
keeping a home in Tacoma
Feb.
27: Am I blue? Voting and elections in Washington
State and Pierce County
March
6: Google this: Perceptions of Tacoma and the media
South
Sound College Fair enters third year
Volunteers
are still needed to staff the South Sound College Fair, a
gathering of Washington colleges and universities, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28.
For the second year in a row, UWT is coordinating and hosting
the free fair, where representatives from 22 colleges and
universities will meet with prospective students and offer
tips on applications, financial aid, advising, degrees, continuing
education and more. In addition, participants can tour the
growing UWT campus and shop at neighborhood stores and restaurants.
Coordinators
are seeking staff members to help direct vehicle and foot
traffic on campus during the event. For more information or
to volunteer, contact Wanda Curtis at wandaec@u.washington.edu.
Legislative
session has begun:
UWT seeks $4.7 million in capital funding
Lawmakers
are back in Olympia.
The supplemental
session started Monday, Jan. 9, amid the usual range of speculation
and predictions about what would be accomplished.
Some major
policy issues may pass, but because it is a supplemental budget
session, few major budget items will be in the news.
That's
because the Legislature crafts the two-year state budget during
the regular 90-day session. In between years when the budget
is crafted, a 60-day supplemental budget is created to fix
anything that needs immediate attention.
UW
Tacoma is asking for $4 million to help acquire property in
our 46-acre campus footprint and $700,000 to fix the roof
and foundation of the Joy Building, the historic warehouse
north of the West Coast Grocery Building. Site acquisition
funds would allow UWT to purchase properties when sellers
are ready, and there are some who may sell to private interests
if UWT cannot buy their properties soon. The funds for the
Joy Building will help preserve the space until it's ready
to be refurbished into a classroom building in the future.
UWT's
campus footprint is bounded by South 21st Street on the south,
Tacoma Avenue on the west, South 17th Street on the north
and Pacific Avenue on the east.
Quick
Links
Other
news and projects of interest to the UW Tacoma community
- Full
load of courses: Read The News Tribune's review
of eateries on and around the UWT campus
- Invest
in UWT: Read The News Tribune's views on the
future of education in its 2006 Civic Agenda.
Faculty
and Staff Notes
Jennifer
Burley has been promoted to administrative coordinator
at the Institute of Technology.
Tamara
Grunhurd has been hired as an undergraduate recruiter
in the Milgard School of Business.
Michelle
Hartman has been hired as program coordinator in
Social Work.
Kevin
Miller has been hired as a security officer for Campus
Safety.
Administrative
Snapshot: A look at issues and projects at UWT
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you are working on a project of interest to the UWT community,
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