Stories

Instructor, Coach, Mentor

After a decade as a high school English teacher, Molly Pugh MAT’03 joined University of Puget Sound…

A Sense of Belonging

Q: A theme I hear a lot around here is “belonging.”…

Truly a Rocket Scientist

Cynthia Bixby ’86 is now chief engineer at NASA’s…

University of Puget Sound student advocates for Black voices

In early August, with the summer sun high overhead downtown Tacoma, Chloe Pargmann-Hayes ’24…

Ask the Expert: Kris Hay

Kris Hay, who has worked in Career and Employment Services for more than 20 years, has compiled a…

University of Puget Sound student uncovers the history of Cuban refugees in the Pacific Northwest

Growing up in Portland, Ore., Bella Rodriguez ’24 was struck by the absence of Latino stories in…

Physics Students at University of Puget Sound Build a Plasma Chamber

Ella Slattery ’25 had only been on campus for a few weeks when she laid eyes on the plasma chamber…

Five Questions With Associate Professor of Philosophy Sara Protasi

The discipline of philosophy is more than 2,500 years old, but it still has plenty to say about how…

University of Puget Sound student helps baseball players refine their pitching technique

It’s midmorning at Driveline Baseball, a performance training facility in Kent, Wash., and Kevin…

College Success Foundation Finds New Permanent Home at University of Puget Sound

TACOMA, Wash. – College Success Foundation (CSF), a national nonprofit organization that helps…

Five Questions With University of Puget Sound Director of Sustainability Lexi Brewer

Lexi Brewer considers herself a sustainability generalist, having worked with city government,…

University of Puget Sound professor turns an interdisciplinary lens on electoral redistricting

In 2019, as the federal government began preparations for the 2020 U.S. Census, Associate Professor…