Excellence in Affordable Housing features a relaxed environment recognizing housing champions. This is the best opportunity to meet Pierce County housing developers and advocates while supporting a movement that will get more affordable housing built in the community. A fun and commemorative event unlike any other in Pierce County, Excellence in Affordable Housing draws in > Continue Reading

The Self-Driven Child:  How a Sense of Control Makes Kids Motivated and Stress-Resistant  Annie Wright Schools offer several opportunities throughout the year for the community to hear from experts in a range of fields. Topics include parenting, education, science, technology, travel and more. These events are free and open to the public.

Ever wondered what it’s like to work for a member of parliament in another country? How about the National Council for Arts and Culture? UW Tacoma students, Katie Juhnke and Olyvia Salter join their professor, Cynthia Howson, to share their winter adventures as interns in The Gambia in West Africa.

Political scientist Allison Jansen shares her front row view of the fall 2017 events in Barcelona/Catalonia: the October 1 referendum vote for independence, the massive mobilization of citizens on both sides, and the Spanish government’s response and takeover of the Catalonian government. She additionally will provide historical background plus updates and analysis of the situation > Continue Reading

Wine made in China? Yes, and it is a bigger thing than you might think. Since 2013, Professor Pierre Ly and his wife Cynthia Howson have spent their summers traveling Chinese wine country to meet the farmers, entrepreneurs and winemakers who are rocking the wine world. Wine, and even wine tourism, have brought new opportunities > Continue Reading

"I was in Fourth grade when I first learned about Charles Darwin, the theory of evolution, and the Blue-footed Booby. I spent the rest of my life wanting to go to the Galapagos Islands. I finally have done it. Happy Face!" "I spent my 62nd birthday at the Equator. My 63rd will be at the > Continue Reading

This was a trip back in time at a moment when Myanmar was pivoting on change. It was eleven months before the 2015 election, an auspicious time for the country where little had changed for the ordinary person. Because she couldn't travel during her career, Paula Varner started traveling immediately on retirement. She sees no > Continue Reading