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A LETTER FROM YOUR FACULT Y Message from Dr. Smith
Hello students, staff, and faculty in the Evergreen-Tacoma Program! I miss seeing and working with all
of you and hope that you are all doing well. I am currently teaching in the second year core for
"When I began my studies at The Evergreen State College- Tacoma, my primary interest was to find
Evergreen-Tacoma?s Masters of Public Administration Program. While I am not teaching a seminar this
a way to use my experience as a photographer to contribute to my community. It was important academic year, I am teaching an Environmental Policy elective this fall and will offer other electives for
to me to actively work toward change as I sought to, not only disrupt the generational exploitation Evergreen-Tacoma students during winter and spring quarters. I look forward to working with
the women in my family had experienced, but form a new path of knowledge that would allow me students who enroll in my courses. I will return to the program on a full-time basis next academic
to use my lived experiences to support others. Through Evergreen I discovered my love for year.
photography was rooted in storytelling, and found myself increasingly focused on women, their

histories, and connectedness. I explored race, and began to notice that, while there are many
RESOURCES:
overarching themes of subjection among women, black and brown women experience them
LYCEUM PRESENTATIONS
differently than their white counterparts. As I move into my graduate studies, I will continue to
develop an understanding of the intersection of race and gender, will expand my research for my Recorded lyceum presentations can be found on youtube at
photography project Voices She Carries, and push to understand the cyclical nature of abuse within https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJQYWOTBIDKRhn_1aVwODPA
families." -Angela Carlyle, 2020 graduate and Editor of our Sankofa Monday Newsletter

Beloved community,
ACADEMIC CAREER AND ADVISING
The quote from Angela Carlyle speaks to the concrete value and magic of Evergreen Tacoma?s
·Email: advising@evergreen.edu
liberal arts interdisciplinary academic program?s ability to expand passion, and knowledge in
·Text: (360) 323-9201, Monday ? Friday, 9 am ? 4 pm PST
classrooms, communities, families, and inside one self. As faculty we bare witness to this process,
giving us hope and great joy. Yes we experience the lessons from each and every one of you as you ·Virtual Drop-ins: https://evergreen.zoom.us/j/682100618
Drop-in hours are: Mon/Wed/Fri from 1 - 4 pm PST. Using video is optional.
build, disrupt, rearrange and ultimately create a livelihood to sustain you and your families as
entrepreneurs, workers, and lifelong learners. ·Academic & Career Advising webpage: https://www.evergreen.edu/advising
PLEASE VOTE!

Message from Dr. McCreary Exploring a Graduat e Degree Pat h in Psychology, Counseling & Social Work
Week 5: Wednesday, Oct ober 28t h * 3:00 PM ? 4:00 PM
Congratulations on making it through the first half of the quarter! For those of you who have
Zoom Meet ing: Zoom Workshop Link
completed most of the assignments so far, this is commendable!
In this workshop we will explore the list of the ?most asked? questions regarding advance degrees in
This is a reminder that you still have quite a bit of time left in the quarter to make up missed
the helping professions in Career Advising.
assignments and to catch up with your work.

Here are things you can do to help the process:
EXTRA EXTRA:
1) For each class, make a list of assignments for this quarter.
Another chance to stream Dr. Sheppard?s documentary! Buy a ticket at
2) Check off every assignment that has been submitted.
www.docnyc.net/film/since.i.been.down/ Copy and paste the link, and check out the panel
3) Of those assignments yet to be submitted, choose just one and begin working on it just as soon interview after the film.
as you get the chance.

4) If you have ANY question, no matter how big or how small, speak with your instructor. All of the
instructors at Evergreen-Tacoma actually enjoy speaking with students, that is one of the reasons HAPPY HALLOWEEN: Want to know more about the origins and history of this Celtic holiday?
we chose to work here! Check out Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween,(2012). by Lisa Morton. Reaktion Books

We urge you to try to catch up and stay caught up over the remainder of the quarter. We look Peace,
forward to a productive and successful second half of this quarter. If you have any questions about
Your Faculty
this information or about anything else, do not hesitate to get in touch with your instructors!