Kevoni Neely ’25, outgoing president of the Associated Students of the University of Puget Sound (ASUPS), wrapped up her final semester after serving as a key student leader on campus and delivered the undergraduate student address at University of Puget Sound’s 133rd Commencement Ceremony in May.
This course explores the interactions of Asian peoples — the commodities, social practices, and ideas that they produce — across borders, both political and imagined, and crosses disciplinary borders as well, drawing upon divergent materials from the humanities and social sciences in an attempt to do justice to a complex contemporary context that we have called “Asia in motion.”
More than 700 alumni came back to campus in June for Summer Reunion Weekend. In addition to attending the Logger Barbeque and Reunion Dinner, they took tours of Tacoma, played pickleball, connected with students, learned at Alumni College sessions, and more. The Arches team asked President Isiaah Crawford to discuss why he looks forward to this event every year. Here’s what he had to say:
What does it mean to be a grandmother today? For many, it’s no longer just weekend visits or holiday baking. As Jennifer Utrata, professor of sociology at Puget Sound explains, grandmothers across the country, often assisted by involved grandfathers, are stepping into daily, essential caregiving roles like never before. Her in-progress book manuscript, Keeping the Kids Afloat: Intensive Grandmothering and Family Inequality, uncovers how this quiet shift is transforming family life, and placing new, often invisible demands on an older demographic.
With a career spent examining how economic and cultural forces shape gender relations and family life, first in Russia and more recently in the United States, Professor of Sociology Jennifer Utrata brings clarity and compassion to the hidden dynamics inside the modern home. Her in-progress book manuscript, Keeping the Kids Afloat: Intensive Grandmothering and Family Inequality, shines a light on what happens when grandma becomes a regular caregiver for her grandkids, exposing a quiet shift in family life with far-reaching implications. We sat down with Dr.
This year, we welcome 14 new faculty members to our learning community on Sept. 2. Our newest professors have interests that run the gamut from sports physics to organizational communication. We caught up with some of them to learn about their research, what drew them to Puget Sound, and their off-campus interests.
University of Puget Sound students can now more easily discover and learn about the classes they need to graduate, thanks to its new online course catalog platform. The new system, now live at bulletin.pugetsound.edu, streamlines course searches and academic planning with real-time updates, advanced filtering, and seamless integration with scheduling data.
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Winston Zapet Bamac ’27 and Archie Kerr ’27, the newly elected president and vice president of the Associated Students of the University of Puget Sound (ASUPS), bring a shared commitment to serving the student body and enhancing the student experience at the university. Both rising juniors with diverse academic interests, they are driven by a deep understanding of the importance of representation and student involvement.
