After returning from a summer studying abroad in East Asia, where she was studying cultural taboos around tattoos, Morgan MacFarlane ’21 had a polished paper ready to publish, but couldn’t find an outlet that would take her research as an undergraduate. She knew other Puget Sound students were conducting interesting research, too, but didn’t have the qualifications to submit to an academic journal to share it with the wider community. So, she decided to start her own.
In a cozy room on the main floor of Collins Memorial Library stocked with snacks and books on professional development, and furnished with indoor plants and comfortable couches, a group of professors is gathered to learn and share strategies for navigating the emotional impact of supporting students in crisis. This isn’t just a run-of-the-mill professional development course.
For Zia Kloetzel ’25, who goes by the stage name Zia Blue, the journey to American Idol began on Instagram. In June 2021, just a couple of months before arriving on campus for her first semester, Kloetzel posted a clip of herself singing “Sixty Years” by Sophia James to her Instagram account. A few hours later, she received a direct message from one of the show’s senior producers inviting her to audition for Idol’s 20th anniversary season. It was the start of a whirlwind experience that would take her all the way to the historic Orpheum Theatre in Hollywood.
TACOMA, Wash. – University of Puget Sound President Isiaah Crawford, PhD, received an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Education, honoris causa) from the prestigious Saint Louis University on Saturday, May 21, in St. Louis, Mo.
The Office of the Provost has announced appointments of four endowed professorships starting in fall 2022. The multiyear positions represent some of University of Puget Sound’s 10 endowed professorships, which support outstanding teaching and scholarship with the goal of enriching the campus’s academic life. Candidates were selected by committee before being recommended to President Isiaah Crawford for confirmation.
Every year, University of Puget Sound students are selected to receive highly competitive grants, awards, scholarships, and fellowships which enable them to continue their educations and dive deeper into their fields of expertise. This year is no different, with six Loggers being named Fulbright U.S. Student recipients, two students receiving the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, and several others earning other prestigious awards.
Ted Parker ’22 fully intended to finish his bachelor’s degree when he first enrolled at University of Puget Sound in the fall of 1974. But after four years—and three majors—he had a wife, he had a job, and he was ready to begin the next chapter of his life. The only thing he didn’t have was a bachelor’s degree.
“I simply ran out of time,” Parker says. “By 1978, life was moving on.”
Alanna Volk ’22 is on a mission to end sexual assaults and promote healthy relationships through the power of sex education. Growing up in Oregon, she was taught a science-backed sex education and was surprised to learn that not everyone in the country benefits from the same curriculum.
TACOMA, Wash. – University of Puget Sound was awarded an ACLS (American Council of Learned Societies) Sustaining Public Engagement Grant, part of a $3.5 million responsive funding program made possible by the Sustaining the Humanities Through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
