University of Washington, Tacoma

Established in 1990, the University of Washington, Tacoma enrolls students from all walks of life.

At UW Tacoma, students and faculty inspire, challenge, provoke, sustain and learn from one another in a constant flow of ideas. UW Tacoma is an upper-division campus offering both bachelorÕs and masterÕs degree programs. Before enrolling, undergraduate students have already completed their first 75-90 college credits -- usually at a community college.

In 2001, UW Tacoma opened its Institute of Technology, which offers degrees in computing and software systems to prepare students for high-tech careers. The Institute builds on UW TacomaÕs strong tradition of providing opportunities for people to enhance their careers and enrich their lives through challenging, rewarding educational programs.

UW TacomaÕs strong commitment to its hometown has provided a cornerstone for TacomaÕs urban revitalization. UW Tacoma is located in the heart of TacomaÕs waterfront historic district, and the universityÕs renovation of 19th-century warehouses into 21st-century learning space has won national recognition. The UW Tacoma neighborhood features museums, the Tacoma Community College Downtown campus and classic old warehouse buildings that are being reclaimed from TacomaÕs historic past.

The Longhouse Education and Cultural Center

As a public service center of The Evergreen State College, the Longhouse exists to provide service and hospitality to students, the college, and the surrounding Native communities. With a design based in the Northwest Indigenous Nations' philosophy of hospitality, its primary functions are to provide a gathering place for hosting cultural ceremonies, classes, conferences, performances, art exhibits and community events.

The Longhouse provides the opportunity to build a bridge of understanding between the regions' tribes and visitors of all cultures. The Longhouse is a resource for non-Natives interested in the dynamics of cultural exchange and alternative learning styles. For learners from a Native background, the Longhouse provides a hospitable environment and a source of support honoring the cultures of the First Peoples of this land.

International Museum of Glass

The Museum of Glass is a tremendous accomplishment. This is a dream that has been realized through the leadership and support of many people over a long period of time. These people include community leaders, international donors, artists, Museum members and all of you who have shared the sense of excitement, pride and expectation that has been created.

Washington State History Museum

In 1996 the Washington State Historical Society proudly opened the new 106,000 square foot Washington State History Museum in downtown Tacoma. The State History Museum is architecturally dynamic, complimenting the neighboring historic Union Station and the rapidly growing University of Washington, Tacoma. Additionally, the new Tacoma Art Museum and the international Museum of Glass will soon join the History Museum, creating an exciting linked campus. Together, these attractions comprise a revived and exhilarating downtown experience for local and out-of-town visitors alike.

The State History Museum is a dramatic facility filled with colorful, interactive exhibits and walk-through dioramas depicting natural settings; lifestyles and cultures of our first inhabitants; exploration and settlement of the region; and the important people and milestone events that have shaped our state. The museum celebrates Washington's people, places, and powerful innovations in technology and social awareness.

University of Puget Sound

The University of Puget Sound is a nationally ranked, liberal arts college located in Tacoma, Washington. We are committed to teaching excellence, scholarly engagement and fruitful student-faculty interaction.

Our excellence as a national liberal arts and sciences college is measured by the quality and character of our students, our dedicated teaching faculty and our innovative academic programs.

The University is an independent, predominantly residential, undergraduate college with selected graduate programs building effectively on a liberal arts foundation.

Students from 48 states and territories and 21 countries live and learn at the university, founded in 1888. The 97-acre campus of Tudor Gothic buildings is set among native fir groves in a residential section in the North End of Tacoma.

For more information our Web site address is www.ups.edu.

Tacoma Community College

Tacoma Community College (TCC) is a two-year public college dedicated to excellence, access and diversity in the classroom and across its campus. Established in 1965, the college is nationally recognized for its academic performance of transfer students and unique professional/technical programs such as Allied Health.

TCC is also a vital community resource by providing its citizens continuing education opportunities. The college's main campus is located on a 150-acre site in west Tacoma. TCC also operates three local education centers: the Gig Harbor/Peninsula College Center in Gig Harbor, TCC Downtown Center in downtown Tacoma and the Information Technology Certification Center located in the Tacoma Mall.

TCC is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, and the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. It is supported through state funds and the Tacoma Community College Foundation.

For more information visit www.tacomacommunitycollege.com

Pierce College

The Pierce District is made up of two community colleges and an extended learning program, serving nearly 30,000 individuals each year. Pierce is one of the largest educational providers in the state, and is nationally ranked in degrees conferred.

The Pierce College District offers programs that include:

• Transfer courses parallel to the first two years of university and four-year college work.
• Vocational degree and certificate programs for training or retraining in a variety of job fields.
• Developmental, basic skills and high school completion courses.
• Personal and professional development through continuing education courses.
• Traditional and nontraditional learning opportunities.

Pierce College is fully accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. It is part of the state system of 34 community and technical colleges.

Pierce College participates in national, regional and state-wide associations of community colleges, including the Pierce County Careers Consortium; the Pierce County Coordinating Council; the Center for Information Services; the Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges and the American Association of Community Colleges.

Pacific Luthern University

Western Washington University

Western Washington University is located in Bellingham, within minutes of the Canadian border. The University is situated on the crest of Sehome Hill (with its large Arboretum) overlooking Bellingham Bay (the southern terminus of the Alaska Ferry) and the San Juan Islands. The campus boasts one of the largest outdoor sculpture collections in the nation and several architectural award-winning buildings. It is home to nearly 12,000 students and 800 faculty.

In its first 100 years, Western Washington University grew from a small teachers college to a university that is one of the best regional public universities in the Northwest. For several years, Western has been ranked among the top public regional universities in the West and nationwide by U.S. News & World Report. For five years in a row, it has ranked Western second among the top public, master's-granting universities in the West. In the 2002 ratings, Western was 19th among all universities from Texas to California, public or private. Yahoo has named Western among the 100 "most wired" universities in the country. Western has been hailed for its national reputation, its high level of individual academic attention to students from faculty, and for being "academically competitive" by Kaplan/Newsweek's College Catalog 2001.

The Raven Chronicles

The Raven Chronicles is a Multicultural Journal of Art, Literature & The Spoken Word. Founded in 1990 by Kathleen Alcala, Phoebe Bosche and Philip H. Red Eagle, the Raven has become a mainstay in the Northwest literary community. In 1991, with the first issue, The Raven won the Judges Choice and Most Adventurous Publication Award at the Bumbershoot Arts Festival Bookfair in Seattle. The following year The Raven won the prestigious 1992 Best Literary Magazine Award. The Raven staff continued to put out three issues per year and once again won the Best Literary Magazine Award in 1998 with the first South Sound Edition of Raven put together by the Tacoma Crew.

The Raven Chronicles publishes and promotes work that documents the profound contribution of art and literature created at a community level, and reflects the cultural diversity and multitude of viewpoints of writers and artists living in the Pacific Northwest and other regions. We publish in varied formats; magazines, chapbooks, flyers and on the internet.

The Online version of The Raven can be accessed at a new site address: www.ravenchronicles.org. The staff of Raven can be contacted by email at: editors@ravenchronicles.org. Raven's office can be found at Richard Hugo House, 1634 - Eleventh Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122-2419. Telephone: (206) 323-4316. Fax: (206) 323-4316.