Alumna Ellen Ferguson ’72 will deliver the keynote address for the 134th Commencement Ceremony at the University of Puget Sound and will receive an honorary degree alongside community leader and Trustee Emeritus William T. Weyerhaeuser.

Rebecca Johnson ’27 and her classmates spend their Wednesday mornings at the YMCA, showing local teenagers the difference between a proper squat and one that invites injury later. No prescriptions. No diagnoses. Just conversation, demonstration, and the occasional laugh between sets.

African American Studies (AFAM) will host a conversation between Lily Godwin ’26 and Dr. Melanie Rouse on April 1 in honor of Women’s History Month. The celebration also serves as a commemoration of Godwin’s accomplishments on and off the field. 

The University of Puget Sound will host the Puget Sound Symposium on AI & Privacy on April 16, 2026. This one-day event brings together an interdisciplinary cohort of scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to confront the ethical and legal challenges posed by the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence. The symposium is organized by the university’s AI & Human Values Initiative.

The Washington State Legislature passed its supplemental budget, without restoring funding for the Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship programs to prior levels, resulting in sustained reductions to state student financial aid. The decision maintains the significant cuts made to state aid programs last year. This change affects Washington students at the University of Puget Sound and many others across the state who rely on this funding to help pay for college.

Ride Together Pierce’s Best Commute Business leadership program has named the University of Puget Sound a 2025 Best Commuter Business. The designation recognizes the university’s commitment to reducing traffic congestion, fuel consumption, and environmental impact through sustainable transportation advocacy. 

Inside the University of Puget Sound’s Ann Wilson On-site Teaching Clinic, doctoral students gain real-world experience, working side-by-side with practicing occupational therapists to provide vital care.

“It’s a very awesome resource that I feel like a lot of people don’t take advantage of,” said Lucas Willers, whose daughter, Isla, is a pediatric client.

The University of Puget Sound’s Theatre Arts and Music departments will bring the popular graphic memoir Fun Home to the stage this spring. The Tony Award-winning musical is based on the life of cartoonist Alison Bechdel and follows her at three different ages as she examines her childhood, her experience coming out in college, and her complicated relationship with her father.

The University of Puget Sound is proud to announce that Los Angeles–based multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer Grace Youn ’13 will deliver the Spring 2026 Susan Resneck Pierce Lecture in Public Affairs and the Arts. The event, titled “The Art of Not Knowing Yet,” will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. in Schneebeck Concert Hall.