Welcome & Check-In
8 a.m.–2 p.m. | Wheelock Student Center, Lobby
- Check in at the registration table to receive your name badge and a schedule of events for the weekend!
Homecoming Breakfast
8–9:30 a.m. | Susie L. Wilson ’87 Welcome Center
- Homecoming attendees are invited to start Saturday morning on campus bright and early with coffee, continental breakfast, and conversation with fellow Loggers!
- Tickets: $8 - Adults & Children; Free - Puget Sound Students, Faculty, and Staff.
Campus Tree Tour
9–10:30 a.m. | Wheelock Student Center, Sequoia Tree
- Take a walk through campus to learn more about Puget Sound’s beautiful and expansive tree canopy! This tour will be led by Puget Sound Groundskeeper Bill Boggs and Sarah Low from the Tacoma Tree Foundation.
Faculty-Led Session
The Living Ocean Laboratory: Blending Genomics with Sea-Going Research to Unravel the Ecosystem Functions and Biochemical Signatures of the Ocean Microbiome
Oscar Sosa, Associate Professor and Associate Vice Chair, Biology
9:30–10:15 a.m. | Thomas Hall, Tahoma Room
- Marine microorganisms serve as the invisible biological engines driving the fundamental chemical cycles that sustain ocean health and regulate global climate. In this class, Prof. Sosa explores how we pair genome sequencing and chemical approaches within oceanographic field studies to resolve the biochemical signatures of marine microbes and to discover how microbial genes and metabolism drive the ocean’s nutrient and methane cycles. We will also step into the role of microbial oceanographers to engage with field observations and metagenomic datasets to discuss how these microbial processes might change under future ocean conditions.
Don Duncan Alumni Swim Meet
9:30 a.m. | Athletics & Aquatics Center, Wilson Pool
- Attention all alumni swimmers! Join us for a meet featuring current Logger Swimmers competing against Logger Swimming Alumni, while we pay tribute to our late swimming coach, Don Duncan. Spectators are encouraged to attend.
Campus Tour
10:30–11:30 a.m. | Wilson Welcome Center, Patio
- Join us to tour our academic, recreational, and residential buildings, and hear from current students about their experience at Puget Sound.
Faculty-Led Session
Lonely Souls
Justin Tiehen, Professor, Philosophy
10:45–11:30 a.m. | Thomas Hall, Tahoma Room
- Some have argued that the United States is currently in a loneliness epidemic. Roughly half of American adults report feeling lonely, and rates are even higher for 18-24-year-olds, or people college-aged. Some have proposed that AI companions offer a way to combat this, including Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook. In this class, Professor Tiehen discusses some of the philosophical implications of the increased use of AI companions, focusing especially on.
Sigma Nu Luncheon (by invitation)
11 a.m.–2 p.m. | Wheelock Student Center, Murray Boardroom
- Join fellow Sigma Nu brothers for this annual lunch and meeting.
Logger Pre-Game BBQ
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. | Event Lawn Tent
- Enjoy food, fun, yard games, and a festive pep‑rally atmosphere featuring entertainment, face painting, poster making, and temporary Logger tattoos. Not going to the game? No worries! This BBQ is for everyone. Let’s come together and cheer the Loggers to victory!
- Tickets: $18 - General Admission; $14 - Young Alumni (2016–2025) and Youth (6–18); Free - Class of 2026 Grads, Puget Sound Students, and Children (5 and under).
Pre-registration for tickets is required.
Logger Football vs. George Fox University
Gates open at Noon, game starts at 1 p.m. | Baker Stadium
- Get ready to cheer on the Logger Football team to victory! Be sure to stop by the Logger Lounge Beer Garden during the game. Purchase your ticket now or at the Memorial Fieldhouse Will Call window on game day.
- Tickets: $10 - General Admission; $7 - Senior Citizens (55+), Military, and Youth (6–18); Free - Puget Sound Students, Faculty, Staff, and Children (5 and under).
Women’s Alumni Basketball Games
2 p.m. | Memorial Fieldhouse
- Join us in supporting your Loggers, past and present, at the annual alumni basketball games.
- Tickets - Free Admission
Women’s Volleyball Game vs Willamette University
6 p.m. | Memorial Fieldhouse
- Get ready to cheer on the Logger women’s volleyball team to victory!
- Tickets: $10 - General Admission; $7 - Senior Citizens (55+), Military, and Youth (6–18); Free - Puget Sound Students, Faculty, Staff, and Children (5 and under).
From Jazz Fusion to the Global Stage: A Conversation with Lenny White, Moderated by Jeff Haydon ’97
Presented by ASUPS Student Programs
7:30 p.m. | Schneebeck Concert Hall
(Doors open at 7 p.m)
- Join us for a conversation with four-time Grammy Award-winning drummer, composer, and educator Lenny White, moderated by Jeff Haydon ’97, executive director and CEO of Chicago’s Ravinia Festival and former ASUPS student programmer. A pioneering force in jazz fusion and a member of Chick Corea’s storied band Return to Forever, White’s legendary career includes performing on Miles Davis’s landmark Bitches Brew, recording with Santana and Chaka Khan, and composing music for film and television. Students, alumni, parents, families, and music lovers are invited to experience this special conversation and celebrate White’s extraordinary career, creativity, and a unique Logger connection.
- Tickets: $15 - General Admission; $10 - Puget Sound Alumni and Family Members; Free - Puget Sound Students, Faculty, and Staff.
