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- Title:
- Steve Smith interview
- Interviewee:
- Smith, Steve
- Interviewer:
- Hua, Joan, 1989-
- Date Created:
- 2020-01-08
- Role:
- Staff
- Department:
- Administration; Student Affairs; Admissions; Communtiy Relations
- Subjects:
- interdisciplinary education community outreach recruitment diversity student services nontraditional students Vicky Carwein Jack Keating Bill Richardson
- Biography:
- Steve Smith (b. 1959) came to UW Tacoma during its initial academic year in the fall of 1990 as the Director of Admissions, Student Affairs, and Community Relations. He worked at UW Tacoma until 2009. Currently the executive director of the Black Education Strategy Roundtable, he has had a career lasting over 25 years in college administration in Tacoma. He is active in the community, serves as a board member of Pierce College, and has served on many community boards, such as the Rotary Club of Tacoma #8, Tacoma-Pierce County Black Collective, and Tacoma Community House. He has a BA in Psychology and an MA in Guidance and Counseling from Pacific Lutheran University. He grew up in Portland, Oregon, and currently resides in University Place.
- Description:
- In this interview, Steve Smith recounts stories from his tenure at UW Tacoma during its early years, including anecdotes of students who returned to school mid-career, snapshots of graduation ceremonies, and past conversations with administrators and colleagues. At the start of the interview, Steve Smith describes his impressions of downtown Tacoma in the late 1970s and early ’80s. Further into the interview, he shares his experience working as an administrator who maintained close connections with colleagues at UW Seattle. He describes his involvement in the unique South Puget Sound Diversity Partnership. In conclusion, Smith emphasizes UW Tacoma’s remarkable connection with the local community, sharing his insights into the education system in the area from K-12 to college.
- Location:
- United States--Washington (State)--Tacoma
- Type:
- Sound; Text; StillImage
- Format:
- cpd
- Preferred Citation:
- University of Washington Libraries, University of Washington Tacoma Library, UWTOH202001