Women’s League members include UPS alumnae, neighbors and interested community members, and parents of current, future, or former students. At our meetings students, faculty, or staff members are invited to our luncheon or evening meetings to present information about what’s happening at the university.  We enjoy a musical performance by a current School of Music student, reminisce about past activities from our long history, and we attend to our Women’s League business.  At our meetings, we also collect non-perishable food for the student food pantry.

All members of the campus and community are invited to the Fall 2026 Swope Lecture on Tuesday, September 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Schneebeck Concert Hall.  This fall's Swope Lecturer is Mathew S. Nosanchuk, the Lerner Family Associate Dean for Public Interest and Public Service Law at George Washington University.

Simplistic and inaccurate stories about the history of science are common. How can more complicated and accurate histories improve our ability to navigate issues that concern science in the present? This talk will take on common yet historically inaccurate tales about Charles Darwin to illustrate why doing history with close attention to both context and primary sources is important.

Join us for Puget Sound's Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anna Jensen. The program, Musical Postcards, will include works by Gioacchino Rossini, Miroslay Skoryk, Jose Elizondo, and Georges Bizet. This event is free and open to the public.
 

Enjoy a medley of musical pieces performed in rapid succession, creating a concert experience that is fast-paced, fun, and engaging! This annual concert is an audience favorite featuring all School of Music vocal and instrument ensembles with faculty and students performing together! 

Tickets: $15, general; $10, sr. citizens, military, Puget Sound faculty and staff; $5 students. 

Tacoma prog-fusion band, Velocity, plays the groundbreaking music of Weather Report, formed in 1970 by jazz legends Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter, featuring virtuoso musicians including bassist Jaco Pastorius, drummer Peter Erskine, and others.

Jacobsen Series 2026–27 performances feature Puget Sound music faculty, renowned guest artists, and inspiring themed concerts. This year’s season kicks off with Maria Sampen, violin, joined by guests James Doyle, percussion, and Timothy Christie, viola. The program, Global Resonance: Music from Around the World for Violin and Percussion, will feature Tango, Celtic fiddling, Middle Eastern song, and 21st-century classical music.

All are invited to join us for University of Puget Sound Night at the Seattle Mariners on Saturday, September 26 at T-Mobile Park! Your specially priced ticket includes a Mariners-themed University of Puget Sound T-shirt, and $5 from every ticket sold will support University of Puget Sound Baseball and Softball Field Renovations. Tickets start at $42, with two seating options available.

The Summer Research Symposium is the interdisciplinary celebration of the tremendous research, scholarship, and creative work undertaken by Puget Sound students over the summer with the support of their faculty research advisor. Projects from over 100 students will be represented.