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Designing a Better World
Alumna Ayda Kedirkhan wants to change the world, one design at a time.
April 1, 2021Main Content
Work in Progress
Just like a collage, UW Tacoma senior Stacey Fernandez is adding new pieces to her self-portrait: college graduate and soon-to-be master's student.
April 9, 2020Main Content
Within Reach
Deborah Petri started college at age 16. Then, life got in the way. More than 30 years later she is close to finishing her degree.
February 19, 2020Main Content
Maria Crisostomo: Being the First
First-generation student, Indigenous artist, podcast host, leader. Maria Crisostomo is busy making a difference.
March 20, 2019Main Content
Kendy Trinh: Building a Foundation
Kendy Trinh, '18 Ethnic, Gender & Labor Studies, is a proud first-generation college graduate who has helped many other students build their own foundations for success.
June 7, 2018Main Content
Jay Novelo, '17, Ethnic, Gender & Labor Studies
A first-generation student, Jay Novelo is one of the Husky 100 and plans a career as a high school teacher.
June 9, 2017Main Content
Nhan Hoang, '17, Business Administration/Marketing
Coming to the U.S. from Vietnam to improve his life, Nhan Hoang is one of this year's Husky 100 and graduates with a degree in business administration.
June 9, 2017Main Content
Asha Isaac, '17, Information Technology & Systems
One of 17 siblings, and the seventh to get a college degree, Asha Isaac is one of the Husky 100 and now has a job at Costco's Issaquah headquarters.
June 9, 2017Main Content
Kayesee Schermerhorn, '17, Law & Policy
A class in sociology changed Kayesee Schermerhorn's worldview, leading her to choose law and policy as a major, and ultimately leading to the Husky 100.
June 9, 2017Main Content
Ashley Righetti, '17, Psychology
A first-generation college student and one of the Husky 100, Ashley Righetti plans to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology.
June 9, 2017