University of Puget Sound’s New Faculty Development Center Helps Professors Reach Goals
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.
President Isiaah Crawford Receives Honorary Degree From Saint Louis University
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.
University of Puget Sound announces faculty appointments to endowed positions
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.
At University of Puget Sound, Preventing Sexual Assault Starts With Education
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.
University of Puget Sound Awarded $109,000 Sustaining Public Engagement Grant
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.
University of Puget Sound and PLU announce new graduate admission partnership
TACOMA, Wash. – Earlier this week, officials from the University of Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran University announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding that will streamline the process for both universities’ current students and alumni applying to select graduate programs at the partner institution. Most notably, the agreement waives the GRE/GMAT test requirements and application fees for eligible Lutes and Loggers.
