Gov. Inslee and Prof. Will McGuire

PPPA students and Prof. Katie Baird with Gov. Inslee

On March 9th, UWT’s Division of Politics Philosophy and Public Affairs teamed up with World Affairs Council Tacoma to bring Gov. Jay Inslee and Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland to UWT.  The two came to campus to discuss Tacoma and Washington State’s role in global affairs.

Gov. Inslee and Mayor Strickland. began the event with opening remarks. Moderator Will McGuire, UWT professor of economics, asked follow-up questions.  He inquired with both officials about the controversial call by the Tacoma City Council to not declare the city a “sanctuary city”, and also about recent racially and religiously motivated violent acts in Washington 

The final 45 minutes were devoted to questions from the audience of more than 300 attendees. These questions ranged from the local — development on Tacoma’s tideflats — to the global — how national politics might affect Washington’s trade-based economy.

Prior to the event, Gov. Inslee met with numerous PPPA students to hear of their concerns.  He also met with some UWT students who are also immigrants.

More pictures of the event can be found here.