This fall, UWT celebrated the grand opening of its permanent home with help from many friends. UWT students don't fit the traditional profile. Their average age is thirty-five, and they have life commitments of work and family. The importance of UWT in making higher education accessible to these students cannot be overemphasized, says Bill Philip, CEO of Columbia Bank and chairman of the UWT Advisory Committee. The most important contribution to the city is access to higher education for the people of Tacoma.
Higher education is key to the future.
Students who have had the benefit of the education provided at UWT will be the future leaders of our community and enable us to be competitive in the world environment. Everyone will benefit from the new UWT campus, says Jane Russell, director of corporate and community relations at the Russell Company. You may not be a student, but you'll benefit. If you're an employer, you'll get a highly skilled workforce. A good university always enriches a town.