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Transforming the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Fanny Castro

As a special events manager at CoMotion, Fanny Castro spearheads strategic event planning, while her brainchild, Untroubled.Shop, empowers small-batch creators. Her 2023 Best in Business nomination is a testament to her commitment.


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Dawg Bites Revisited

Saturday, April 29, 2023 UW Tacoma and the Milgard School of Business hosted the first ever Dawg Bites. A Family Fun community event. We sat down with one of the organizers to learn more.


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Merisa Jones: Educational Sovereignty

Carrying on the traditions of her education-oriented family, Marisa Jones, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, is fulfilling her sacred obligations to future generations.


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Mona Halcomb: Banking on Her Future

After years and decades of being told she was in the wrong place, Mona Halcomb, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, is just getting started.


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Dani Small: The Barrier Breaker

First-gen alumna Dani Small, ’23, Master of Social Work, wants to bring the values she defined through both her undergrad and grad experiences at UW Tacoma into the corporate world.


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The Class of 2023

In 2023, we are celebrating the incredible achievements of almost 1,900 newly-minted UW degree holders.


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Salese Clark: Shining Like a Star

Cello brought solace to a young Salese Clark, ’23, B.A. Business Administration/Marketing. UW Tacoma transformed her.


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Eileen Jimenez: Persona Educada

Eileen Jimenez, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, embodies the spirits of her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and proudly aspires to be, like them, a persona educada.


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Debbie Hales: A Sisterhood of Support

Support from the circle of students in the Muckleshoot Cohort Ed.D. program is a key element that got Debbie Hales, ’23, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, through the rigors of her doctoral studies.