UWT Gets A New Space
UWT grew a little more this year. Not just in record enrollment numbers but also in physical space. Philip Hall was recently completed and it filled in one of the remaining vacant storefronts on Pacific Ave. We took a peek inside and liked what we saw.
The new William W. Philip Hall, accommodates 300 to 500 and provides a venue for lectures, concerts, banquets and student activities, and will also be available for community events. The modern building pays homage to its location with sweeping views of Pacific Ave and the historical campus. The brick walls have been refinished and their signs from the past preserved. The Pacific Ave side proudly bears the name “UW Tacoma”.
The storefront on Pacific has already been rented by a used book store that will focus on first editions and other harder to find books. The next construction project on campus will be the Joy building, the last vacant building on Pacific in between Grassi’s and BKB.
It looks great UWT. Makes me want to go back to school …
3 comments
M michael buchanan October 9, 2008
After 45 years I have returned to college at the UWT,auditing 2 courses in Urban Studies. To say I am loving it would be an understatement. The two professors are oustanding. Now if I could just find free parking more easily up the hill.As I huff and puff up the hill after class, I remember the comment of Rudyard Kipling when he visit Tacoma, “When you get tired you can lean against it”.
M michael buchanan October 9, 2008
After 45 years I have returned to college at the UWT,auditing 2 courses in Urban Studies. To say I am loving it would be an understatement. The two professors are oustanding. Now if I could just find free parking more easily up the hill.As I huff and puff up the hill after class, I remember the comment of Rudyard Kipling when he visit Tacoma, “When you get tired you can lean against it”. Sorry, visit should be visited-next quarter I better take an english course or perhaps a typing course!
S Squid October 13, 2008
Just a quick history lesson for those of you newer to town – the namesake of the building, retired banker Bill Philip is one of the most important people in Tacoma history, certainly its most recent history. His business exploits at Puget Sound and Columbia Bank are the stuff of legend, but his unflagging support of community projects and the improvement of Tacoma are what made him known as Mr. Tacoma. This done with a virtual lack of ego or self-promotion. A quiet, unassuming man of few words who preferred to work behind the scenes. He got it done.