Events open to the local community
This concert will feature festive holiday music performed by the South Sound Strings Harp Ensemble, directed by Patricia Wooster. Harpists in the ensemble include children, teens, and adults. We hope you will join us on December 13 at 7pm in Wheelock Student Center Rasmussen Rotunda (note this new location).
This is a free concert, open to the public. No tickets are required.
South Sound Strings is an ensemble of the University of Puget Sound's Community Music Department.
Habitat for Humanity is hosting an info session on December 4 from 4-5 p.m. for students interested in joining this year’s Alternate Spring Break Challenge! This program offers a meaningful way to spend your break by working alongside peers to build affordable housing and support local families in the Tacoma area. Participants will gain hands-on experience in construction and teamwork while contributing to lasting community change.
Please save the date for our annual commemoration of the incarceration of Japanese American Citizens following Executive Order 9066. This year we are pleased to welcome Author Kiku Hughes to campus to discuss her book Displacement - A graphic novel in which a teenager is pulled back through time to witness her grandmother's experiences in World War II Japanese internment camps. She will be doing a book signing at the event.
The University of Puget Sound is happy to host the South Sound’s happiest holiday celebration in support of MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. Set against a backdrop of over 25 beautifully decorated trees, the whole family will enjoy a festive wonderland complete with kids’ activities, a gift shop and visits with Santa.
While the event is free to attend, we encourage guests to bring a donation of a new teddy bear, Play-Doh and/or Matchbox car to brighten the season for Mary Bridge Children’s patients.
What to expect:
The University of Puget Sound is happy to host the South Sound’s happiest holiday celebration in support of MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. Set against a backdrop of over 25 beautifully decorated trees, the whole family will enjoy a festive wonderland complete with kids’ activities, a gift shop and visits with Santa.
While the event is free to attend, we encourage guests to bring a donation of a new teddy bear, Play-Doh and/or Matchbox car to brighten the season for Mary Bridge Children’s patients.
What to expect:
Originating in 1953, the Brown & Haley Lecture Series became the first fully endowed lectureship in the history of Puget Sound in 1981. The lectures are intended to make significant contributions to the understanding of urgent problems confronting society, emphasizing perspectives in the social sciences or humanities. In recent years, the Brown & Haley Lecture Series has invited an emerging scholar to offer two lectures speaking to two or more fields during their two-day residency.
The 45th Annual Festival of Lessons & Carols - Christmas at Kilworth - is set for Sunday, 12/7, at 7pm. This pre-Christmas service, adapted from the original Festival begun in 1918 at King's College Chapel in Cambridge, UK. The service blends anthems by the Adelphian Concert Choir, readings from the Christian story of the birth of Jesus, and community singing of Christmas carols and hymns. Donations of warm winter clothing and new children's toys are welcome in support of the Bryant Neighborhood Center.
Everyone is invited to this multifaith panel and conversation about spirituality and peace, facilitated by Isa Fitzgibbons '26 and featuring comments from Jamal Rahman (Muslim), Paula Fitzgibbons (Baha'i), and Dave Brown (Christian).
Join Sustainability Services and KUPS at Ecoprom: a dance with upcycled decorations, music DJed by KUPS, catered food and beverages, and an upcycled/thrifted outfit contest!