UW Tacoma will offer its first doctoral degree, in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.), with classes starting in Summer 2013. The three-year program will enroll approximately 30 students. The application deadline is in December.

Nine UW Tacoma students are interning with the Museum of Glass to put together two upcoming shows.

The new Tioga Library Building (pictured) will open in September, offering expanded library and studying space for students. Part of the library’s current space (attached by a skybridge) will be remodeled as a learning commons.

UW Tacoma will start a new tradition on Sept. 28 with its first convocation ceremony that connects students and the local community. Processionals from several locations will convene for a program on the grand staircase, which will be followed by a campus-wide reception and fair.