Tag: University of Washington-Tacoma
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Scholarly Selections Elegies, Obits, and Honoring Life in Writing: A Creative Exploration of Love with Sarah Chavez, Ph.D
While loss and change potentially initiate painful grieving, artists and writers across time have used writing to remember and contextualize life and experience to bring forward the goodness that preceded > Continue Reading
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Scholarly Selections: Keeping the Lights On – Seattle’s Underground Hip Hop Movement
Seattle had a vibrant underground hip hop movement in the 1980s and 1990s, but not until the mid-2000s would it fully capture the attention of mainstream culture. Join UWT student > Continue Reading
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Scholarly Selections Each One a Story: Mature Women Returners in the University with Margaret Lundberg, Ph.D.
Scholarly Selections is a series of informal talks organized by the University of Washington Tacoma and held at the Washington State History Museum on Free Third Thursdays during the academic > Continue Reading
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Partnering to Honor Community History: Gregory M. Tanbara, GTCF Board Alumnus
Over the past 38 years, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation has seen Pierce County grow and change, but what has remained constant is the passion people bring to building a thriving > Continue Reading
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Partnering for Census 2020: Dr. Ali Modarres, Director of Urban Studies – University of Washington Tacoma
Over the past 38 years, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation has seen Pierce County grow and change, but what has remained constant is the passion people bring to building a thriving > Continue Reading
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2019 Summer Soiree
Join UW Tacoma for an evening of live music and great food and help support our students through Emergency Aid.
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Paint the Park Purple
If you bleed purple and gold, you won’t want to miss out on the 11th anniversary of Paint the Park Purple. Cheney Stadium will be transformed with special Husky purple > Continue Reading
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Partnering For An Engaged Community: Bill & Della Robertson
At Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, we’ve seen how much more we can accomplish when we work together. Since 1981, community members have shared their commitment to a thriving Pierce County > Continue Reading
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2019 Urban Studies Forum
“Learning From Other Cities,” the theme for the 2019 Urban Studies Forum, is a chance to take best practices used elsewhere and create our own local adaptations. This year’s forum > Continue Reading
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WORKSHOP: Race, Power, and Social Impact Within Nonprofit Organizations
Social impact organizations often unconsciously perpetuate institutional racism, which undercuts their purpose and impact and contributes to organizational dysfunction. This course addresses the drivers of institutional racism in nonprofit organizations, > Continue Reading