From judec@u.washington.edu Mon Feb 17 00:12:19 1997 Received: from jason01.u.washington.edu by lists.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW96.08/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA44216; Mon, 17 Feb 97 00:12:11 -0800 Received: from homer27.u.washington.edu (homer27.u.washington.edu [140.142.77.7]) by jason01.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW96.12/8.8.4+UW96.12) with ESMTP id UAA21860; Sun, 16 Feb 1997 20:22:02 -0800 Received: from localhost (judec@localhost) by homer27.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW96.12/8.8.4+UW96.12) with SMTP id UAA06904; Sun, 16 Feb 1997 20:27:03 -0800 Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 20:27:03 -0800 (PST) From: "J. Colburn" Reply-To: "J. Colburn" To: lsinfo@u.washington.edu, uwtaction@u.washington.edu, uwtbiz@u.washington.edu, uwtpride@u.washington.edu, Subject: Grand Opening Lecture - February 27, 1997 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS, ALUMNI and FRIENDS OF UWT: Reserve your tickets now! The "UW Tacoma: A New University with Over a Century of Tradition" Lecture will address the "new" campus' unique historical past. Don't miss this first event leading to the Grand Opening of the new UWT campus! Drs. Mike Allen, Julie Nicoletta and Ann Harris will lead a panel discussion on the past and future of the new UWT campus UWT alumni historians, Brenda Sonnier, Garth Lundquist, John Black, and Jeff Lanphere, who have conducted path-breaking on-site research into the history of the new UWT campus, will discuss their specific areas of research. Dr. Allen will provide the background, discussing indigenous people, Euro-American exploration, the railroads, and the infamous removal of Chinese Americans (via Union Station) from the site. Dr. Harris will further set the stage for the panelists providing some background on the history and culture of First Peoples who lived and fished near what is now the UWT new campus site. Her remarks will incorporate information from the oral traditions of Sound Sound native peoples. UWT alumni will discuss and show slides of specific areas of the site that they have researched and discuss the significance of the site's heritage in UW-Seattle's decision to locate the new university there. Finally, Dr. Nicoletta will analyze the role of historic architecture and preservation in the location and culture of the new University of Washington, Tacoma. Thursday, February 27 Washington State History Museum 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. - Self-guided museum tour 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. - hors d'oeuvres and no-host beverages 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. - program and questions Cost: (Includes $7 admission to the museum) $15 - students $18 - UW alumni $20 - non-members Space is limited. Please respond by Friday, Feb. 21, 1997. Register by calling 1-800-289-2586. For further information call Judy Colburn, President, UWT Alumni Association, 552-4421. Sponsored by UWT Alumni Association, UW Alumni Association, and the Washington State Historical Society. {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ .