| Other
news |
| Lower-division
curriculum on track |
| Loiselle
paintings at UWT gallery |
| Founders
Day is May 25 |
| Billboard
contest winner |
| News
links |
| Faculty
and Staff Notes |
| Administrative
Snapshot |
| Upcoming
Events |
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May
9
Notions of Design, 4:15 p.m., Carwein Auditorium.
In the third installment of the Institute of Technology's
Humans, Design and Technology series, Dr. Eli Blevis
will discuss Human-Computer Interaction Design.
May
11
'What's Typical for the Typical College-Age Student?',
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn about the mental health of 17-to-24-year-olds
at this Faculty and Staff Development Day presentation.
RSVP to Shanna
Kinzel.
May
25
Founders Day Ceremony, 4 to 5 p.m., Carwein
Auditorium. Staff, faculty, students, alumni and the
community will be honored at UWT's annual recognition
ceremony. More about Founders Day.
May
29
Memorial Day holiday
June
5
UWaters Symposium,
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Carwein Auditorium. Graduating Environmental
Science majors will present their research.
Dual Enrollment launch, 12:30 p.m.,
Tacoma Community College. Celebrate the launch of the
new UWT/TCC Dual Enrollment program, the first “wired”
program of its kind in Washington.
Bill
Richardson farewell event, 4:30 to 6 p.m.,
Tacoma Room. Join the Chancellor at a special event
for departing IAS Director Bill Richardson.
June
7
Master of Nursing Hooding Ceremony, 4:30 to
7 p.m., Carwein Auditorium.
June
8
MBA Hooding Ceremony, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Carwein
Auditorium.
June
9
16th Annual Commencement Ceremony, 10 a.m.,
Tacoma Dome.
For
an up-to-date listing of events, visit the UWT
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| Dancers
from Joyas Mestizas, a local Mexican
Folkloric dance group comprised of students from UWT,
UW Seattle and local school districts, perform on campus
Thursday, May 4. Co-instructors of the group are UWT Urban
Studies student Staysha Delgado (in the
yellow dress) and UW Seattle student Laura Contreras
(in the black dress), daughter of UWT staff
member Sara Contreras. The performance
was part of UWT's festivities for Cinco De Mayo, an event
organized by the Latino Student Organization. |
Click
for more photos of the Joyas Mestizas Dancers
Lower-division
curriculum on track
Freshmen are coming and the curriculum will be ready for them.
With
more than 140 freshmen formally enrolled and the process continuing
to enroll more, the 18 faculty members who will teach them
have been identified and all the pieces of the curriculum
are falling into place.
It hasn’t come together without a few bumps and one
scare about availability of science courses. The good news
is the issue was resolved. Freshmen pursuing a degree in Environmental
Science or any other UW Tacoma major will have all the coursework
they need to complete their degrees in four years.
Freshmen
will be taught by a diverse cross-section of UW Tacoma faculty
comprised of senior- and junior-level professors representing
a broad range of academic disciplines.
“They’re
all excellent, collaborative and inspired,” says Beth
Kalikoff, associate vice chancellor for Academic Affairs.
On
display now at UWT gallery: Paintings by Ryan Loiselle
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| This
painting and more by Tacoma artist Ryan Loiselle are
on display in the UWT gallery through May 12. Loiselle,
a painter, graphic designer, musician, brewer and filmmaker,
says he enjoys painting character and the human form
in all its imperfections. He describes his painting
style as “demented and revealing” and possessing
the rare gift of “bringing out the worst”
in his subjects. The gallery, located at 1742 Pacific
Ave., is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-4 p.m. and
Fridays from 1-5 p.m. |
Celebrate
UWT's best on May 25
Come
out to honor the recipients of staff, faculty, student and
community awards at the third annual Founders Day award presentation
at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 25 in Carwein Auditorium.
UWT
will honor former Washington Governor Booth Gardner for his
support of the university since its inception. In addition,
UWT will recognize the recipients of this year's distinguished
teaching, research, service and alumni awards, and the Gift
of Service and Rod Hagenbuch awards for students.
This
year, the chancellor will also give special awards to IAS
Director Bill Richardson, interim Nursing Director Sharon
Fought and Charting the Future Initiative Coordinator Bob
Jackson for outstanding service to UW Tacoma.
Read
more about the award winners:
- Distinguished
Teaching Award: Cheryl Greengrove
- Distinguished
Research Award: Marcy Stein
- Distinguished
Service Award: Bob Hardie
- Distinguished
Service Award: Laurie McKay
- Community
Founders Award: Booth Gardner
- Distinguished
Alumni Award: Allison Drago
- Rod
Hagenbuch Award: Catherine Crook
Billboard
contest winner
Congratulations
to Michelle Hartman (Social Work) for winning
our billboard-spotting contest last month! Michelle was the
first to correctly identify the exact locations of three UWT
billboards. Michelle received a $5 Starbucks gift card and
the (dubious) honor of having her picture in Inside Track.
Thanks, Michelle!
She
also figured out the identity of our forehead and arm model
for the billboard: It's Shelby Fritz, of the Chancellor's
Office, who's reaching high.
News
Links
Other
news and projects of interest to the UW Tacoma community
- Russell
pledge: Read about Russell Investment Group's
$250,000 pledge to create an endowed professorship at the
Milgard School of Business.
- Golden
Pear tastes sweet success: Read The News Tribune's
article about a UWT student's new business venture.
Faculty
and Staff Notes
Michael
McMillan has been hired as an office assistant in
Continuing Studies.
Noah
Down has been hired as a freshman recruiter in Enrollment
Services.
Administrative
Snapshot: A look at issues and projects at UWT
If
you are working on a project of interest to the UWT community,
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