Interested in the Peace Corps? University of Puget Sound has a long history as a top provider of postgraduate Peace Corps volunteers! Come learn about the Peace Corps, its history, its mission, and how you can increase your chances of getting into the Peace Corps through the Peace Corps Prep program! Professors Lea Fortmann and Jennifer Utrata will talk about their time in the Peace Corps! Pizza will be provided. 🍕🍕🍕

Mochitsuki, or traditional mochi pounding, is a thousand-year-old Japanese ceremony. Come to see a live demonstration, including hands-on participation!

As part of our Spring 2026 Japanese Film Series, we invite you to a screening of Hayao Miyazaki's film Porco Rosso! Set in fascist Italy in the late 1920s, the story is about a cursed WWI Italian fighter pilot named Porco Rosso who is doomed to live out his life as a pig. 

Taiko drumming is a powerful, high-energy tradition that is moving through its loud sound. Bon dancing is used to honor, welcome, and comfort the spirit of deceased ancestors. Performances of both are included. 

We will be trying three to four different types of high-class Japanese-style teas. You are invited to taste, learn, and explore through this demonstration hosted by Professor Mikiko Ludden. 

Let's hear from graduates who majored/minored in Japanese about the lives they are leading after graduation, their work, and whether they are using Japanese! Japanese refreshments will be served. 

The 5th Annual Latinx Festival will feature live music, dance, hands on activities, and delicious food! The festival raises funds for the Latin American Heritage Leadership Scholarship. 

The Pre-Health Club is partnering with Bloodworks Northwest to host a blood drive! Join us on Wednesday, April 8th in the Rotunda. Appointments are available between 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Sign up for your appointment by clicking here.

Members of the campus and surrounding communities are invited to gather for this casual, reflective celebration of Easter, led by University Chaplain Rev. David Wright '96.  All are welcome to be present, participate, and/or observe in the ways that fit your own spiritual location and journey.

What does social justice mean at this moment, on this campus?

What are your personal experiences and feelings that inform your engagement with justice?

The Committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (CDEIJ) is a new committee of the faculty interested in a vision to achieve a version of Puget Sound with justice at its heart. 

We, the CDEIJ, invite you to a conversation with your peers and with us. We want to hear from you. We’ll bring snacks.