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GID Lab in Review: Spring 2025
Seven community design workshops as well as the Tri-Campus NextGen Civic Leader Corps Community of Practice made for an exciting Spring 2025 quarter in the Global Innovation and Design Lab
May 6, 2025Main Content
The Next Generation of Change-Makers
UWT’s NextGen Civic Leader Corps cultivates growth in the public servants of tomorrow
March 27, 2025Main Content
Ashley Ramirez Honored with 2025 Student Civic Leader Award
Ashley Ramirez, a senior in Law and Policy at UW Tacoma and a NextGen Civic Leader Corps student officer, received the 2025 Student Civic Leader Award from Washington Campus Coalition (WACC) for the Public Good.
March 24, 2025Main Content
NextGen Students shine at Huskies on the Hill and Tri-Campus Gathering
Over 400 students across the University of Washington, including 17 UW Tacoma NextGen students thronged the state Capitol for Huskies on the Hill on February 3, 2025.
March 8, 2025Main Content
Shared Futures, Community Reinvestment Funds project fill GID LAB Winter roster
The elevator door opens - and in walks the CEO of the organization you admire most. What do you do? This question drove the IIGE’s 2025 Shared Futures event on February 19, which featured elevator pitch skits and networking for students with community leaders.
March 8, 2025Main Content
New Faculty Brings Social Justice and Design Experts to the Classroom
New faculty Dr. Jaleesa Trapp, an MIT Media Lab alum and Tacoma native, brings expertise in community-centered design, STEM and computing education, and social justice to her Winter 2025 studio class in the Innovation and Design Minor.
March 8, 2025Main Content
Global Innovation and Design Lab tackles global, national issues
Summer and Fall 2024 brought exciting projects to the UW Tacoma Global Innovation and Design (GID) Lab, as clients in business, industry, government, education, and non profit sectors grappled with moving policies to action and removing barriers to critical resources.
November 20, 2024Main Content
Classroom Innovations in IIGE Fall Faculty Retreat
"What's the story of your name?", a Deep-Sea Adventure, and favorite foods were among IIGE faculty innovations in the classroom to integrate personal experience with global learning. The October 4, 2024, Faculty Retreat brought together professors across UW Tacoma majors.
November 8, 2024Main Content
IIGE Orientation Launches Year of Impact
The Institute for Innovation and Global Engagement (IIGE) orientation on October 9, 2024, celebrated 20 years of Global Honors and featured an Ideathon to brainstorm themes for the 2025 Global Engagement Conference.
November 6, 2024Main Content
Global Innovation and Design Lab Awards micro credentials in Design Thinking
The Design Thinking Applied Project digital badge is awarded to students and community participants engaging in the full design thinking cycle on a project, internship, or academic course undertaken by the Lab.
June 5, 2024