Our students inspire us daily, and keep the operations of the UW Tacoma Library running smoothly. Please meet Sarina, who is awesome! What did you major in/are you majoring in at UWT? I am majoring in Arts, Media and Culture with a focus on film. This is actually my last quarter! What drew you to working Read More…
Tag: student employees
Meet our Staff: Kim Contreras
It takes a team of dedicated staff to make a library run. We are fortunate to work with amazing UW Tacoma undergraduates! Their energy, dedication, and attention to detail makes the UW Tacoma Library the place that it is! We are thus excited to share another “Meet our Staff” post! Kim Contreras is a Read More…
Meet Our Staff: Christy McDaniel
What’s your relationship to the UWT? I am an online student at the UW iSchool on the Seattle campus. I will earn my Master of Library and Information Science in June 2020. Until then, I take all of my classes online, work at the UWT library, and spend the time I would have been commuting with Read More…
Meet our Staff: Erika Wigren
We’ve been enjoying learning more about each other as colleagues, and are excited to share another “Meet our Staff” post! Erika Wigren is an MLIS student at the University of Washington, and Digital Projects Specialist who does awesome work for UW Tacoma Library’s Digital Commons site and with the Tacoma Community History Project. What did Read More…
Meet our Staff: Kari Whitney
As promised, here is another “Meet our Staff” post! We are lucky to have amazing and talented co-workers, and think it is nice for our community to get to know them. Kari Whitney is a Graduate Reference Specialist who runs the Sources, Citations and Coffee Program. She is often at the Research Help Desk! What Read More…
Library Life: Graduate Students, Study Abroad, and Tea Time
Library staff had the delightful opportunity this past Tuesday to listen to our graduate student employees talk about their study abroad programs. As part of their coursework for their Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS) from the University of Washington, Erika, Kari and Zoe traveled to New Zealand, Australia, and The Netherlands, learning about Read More…
We’re hiring! Student positions available + extended hours for Winter Quarter.
We’ve got two big reasons to be excited at the library. First, we’re extending our hours starting Winter Quarter 2019 — so we get to spend more time with students! Second, we’re hiring for three student assistant positions — so we get to spend more time with students! (Time with students = happy library staff.) See below Read More…
Library Photo of the Week
Today’s Library Photo(s!) of the Week highlight just how amazing we think our student library workers are. We are very thankful for their dedication, professionalism, and kindness. #UWTLibraryPics Please note: Though the library is closed today, our databases are available for folks with their UW NetID. Here’s a particularly amazing one: North American Indian Drama is Read More…
Library Photo of the Week
Library student worker Fatuma checking the book drop on a beautiful sunny day in September, with SNO in the background. #UWTLibraryPics