Get checked in for your Passages experience. Pick up your welcome packet, go over your schedule for the week, and get ready for a great week spent learning about and settling into Puget Sound. Then, head over to the Expeditionary (1408 N. Alder St.) to pick up and pay for any reserved equipment rentals.

The Swope Endowed Lecture supports speakers, artists, and lecturers to visit Puget Sound to deepen our engagement with issues related to faith, ethics, values, and religion in society.  For Fall 2025, we are excited to welcome Dr. Vanessa Gomez Brake, the Senior Associate Dean for Religious and Spiritual Life at the University of Southern California. Dr. Gomez Brake's keynote address is titled "At the Intersections of Faith, Identity, and Power: Disrupting Christian Hegemony in Higher Education."   The lecture is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.

University faculty and staff are invited to attend the annual President's Welcome to Faculty & Staff.

Reception immediately following on Karlen Quad.

Join CHWS on the Slab for recess games, bubbles, music, and sack lunch snacks!

Artificial Intelligence (AI) romantic companions are increasingly used today, with a recent poll estimating that almost one third of Americans have had a romantic relationship with an AI model. “I’d divorce and leave my husband for ChatGPT, if he could be put in a physical body,” exclaimed a recent Reddit post that gathered attention. And yet, despite this, and despite their apparently impressive intelligence in various domains, none of the leading AI models of today are conscious, according to our best theories of consciousness.

If you love music composed by Antonio Vivaldi, we hope you can join us for this concert featuring student violinists from the university's Community Music Department who will perform as soloists accompanied by their peers.

This energetic program will take place in Schneebeck Concert Hall at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 30, 2025.  

Admission is free. No tickets required.     

Enjoy an afternoon tea with us. Indulge in a delicious strawberry shortcake and tea sandwiches. Sip on refreshing iced and hot tea or coffee while you enjoy the sunshine. Plus, we've got outdoor games and live music. Open to all campus community members!

Discover Puget Sound (DPS) is a Fall Open House designed to be a comprehensive introduction to our campus and community. These special events will feature a campus tour, overview of admission and financial aid, and a peek behind the scenes of Logger campus life, and more!

Learn more about Discover Puget Sound.

Discover Puget Sound (DPS) is a Fall Open House designed to be a comprehensive introduction to our campus and community. These special events will feature a campus tour, overview of admission and financial aid, and a peek behind the scenes of Logger campus life, and more!

Learn more about Discover Puget Sound.

Put on your cap and gown and meet your classmates in Karlen Quadrangle to assemble for the procession to Baker Stadium. Please plan to take any personal photographs prior to the lineup—this will be a busy time, and we need your full attention to start your last student walk across campus on the right foot.