At Puget Sound, Passages is the community experience for all new and transfer students entering Puget Sound. The program is designed to introduce students to the intellectual life at Puget Sound, connect them with their peers, student leaders, faculty, and staff members, and help them feel comfortable using university resources.

Blues Vespers - great blues, poetry, and a little something to think about - is back for its 8th season at Kilworth Memorial Chapel.  For more than 27 years, Blues Vespers has created space for members of the Tacoma community to connect around local (and sometimes national) Blues artists in a meaningful and spiritually inclusive context.  Hosted by Blues Vespers founder Pastor Dave Brown and University Chaplain Dave Wright, these free monthly performances are open to everyone.

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.

Welcome (and welcome back) to campus, Loggers! Celebrate the first day of class with free ice cream from Career and Employment Services. Stop by to see the office and say hello to CES staff. We're excited to help you take the next steps in your career development this year!

Join us for this pre-Job & Internship Fair event to interact with employers in a deeper way. From 4-5pm, get feedback on your resume from recruiters and employers who regularly review application materials for the roles they hire for. Stick around from 5-6pm to hear from a panel of employers on how AI is impacting their recruiting work - from what tools they are (or aren't) using, to how they are seeing job seekers use AI in helpful or harmful ways.

Students can register on Handshake.

The highlight of Logger Wellbeing Week is the Logger Wellbeing Fair! This interactive, festive, fair-style event will focus on connecting students with campus resources and highlighting the 10 Dimensions of Wellness: physical, emotional, intellectual, cultural, environmental, spiritual, social, professional, creative, and financial. Stop by at least 4 booths to learn about different dimensions of wellness, and get entered to win raffle prizes! There will be snacks :) 

In-person attendance is limited to CONN 100 faculty and students. This roundtable, moderated by Provost Kerkhoff, features faculty whose research and work examines 'the outdoors' from a range of disciplinary perspectives. 

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.