Hannah Johnson ’12 holds a degree in biology, but you won’t find her in a lab full of microscopes and test tubes.
Preserving the Present
As Puget Sound’s archivist, Adriana manages the college’s archives and special collections, which include everything from rare books and manuscripts to administrative records, student publications, and transcripts of presidents’ speeches. She also serves as a guide to the archives for students and staff and faculty members doing research. But her favorite part of the job is putting items like the beanie into context.
Up, Up, and Away
Edward Horne ’70 on his 44-year career as a pilot and role model to kids
The Yellow House
Take the steps or the ramp, or even pick up the phone, and you’ll be greeted warmly by one of the staff members or student leaders at the Center for Intercultural and Civic Engagement (CICE). Once you’re in the know, you’ll just call it the Yellow House, and you’ll understand that within its walls there’s a small group of people who want to change the world.
Beyond Theory
Over the next four years, she studied under a world-class pianist, Duane Hulbert, at the University of Puget Sound. As a first-year student she was “badgered into excellence” by a senior who convinced her to practice for five hours a day, and she graduated feeling burned out.
A Long and Storied History
On a recent cold and wet Monday evening, nearly 100 Tacoma residents shifted in the creaking pews of Puget Sound’s Kilworth Memorial Chapel as Dexter Gordon, professor of African American studies, introduced Victoria Woodards, the new mayor of Tacoma.
