News
May 2008
05.12.08 Fulbrights for Puget Sound»
Three Puget Sound Seniors Earn Fulbright Scholarships for Teaching, Travel, or Research Abroad. Two additional seniors named alternates to receive the prestigious award.
05.01.08 Hamilton Announces Retirement from Coaching»
Robin Hamilton, the winningest coach in Puget Sound history, announces her retirement from coaching.
April 2008
04.30.08 First Lillis Scholars Announced»
The first recipients of the Lillis Scholarship were recently announced and two were selected from more than 5,000 applicants. This new scholarship program covers tuition, room, and board while attending Puget Sound.
04.29.08 Puget Sound Business Breakfast 2008»
2008 Puget Sound Business Breakfast featuring Jim Haven and Matt Peterson; creative directors and co-founders of Creature, the acclaimed advertising agency.
04.22.08 Politics and Government Professor Pens book on American Environmental Policy»
In his new book titled, American Environmental Policy from 1990-2006, Politics and Government professor David Sousa recalls the heady days of environmental policy, including the passage of the Endangered Species Act in 1973.
04.22.08 First Green Tacoma Award»
Assistant professor of Environmental Studies Dan Sherman is the recipient of the first Green Tacoma Partnership recognition Award.
04.17.08 Activities abound to celebrate Earth Day»
Activities abound to celebrate Earth Day.
04.15.08 Graduating Senior Art Exhibit at Kittredge»
Graduating studio art majors exhibit their work at Kittredge Gallery from April 23-May 18, 2008.
04.11.08 Gifford Pinchot III to Deliver 116th Commencement Address»
Gifford Pinchot III to deliver commencement address on Sunday, May 18. Dr. Gordon Klatt, founder of Relay for Life, and best-selling author Irshad Manji will also receive honorary degrees.
04.09.08 Puget Sound Student Wins Northwest Conference Heptathalon»
Puget Sound sophomore Caitlin McGrane won the heptathlon at the NWC Multi-Event Championships in Newberg, Ore.
04.08.08 Puget Sound Student Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for Science»
Puget Sound Student Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for Science.
04.08.08 Nationally syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. visits University of Puget Sound»
Nationally-syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts, Jr. visits the University of Puget Sound to discuss, "America's Second Black President: Race, Politics, and the Drama of Obama" on Thursday, April 10.
04.07.08 UPS Professor Named Tacoma's First Poet Laureate»
Professor William Kupinse named Tacoma's first Poet Laureate at the Soul of the City Poetry Competition awards.
04.01.08 Live Simulcasts of the Dalai Lama's presentations in Seattle available on campus»
Live simulcasts of the Dalai Lama's Seattle presentations on campus on April 12 and 14.
04.01.08 Two Seniors Awarded Prestigious Watson Fellowships»
Two Puget Sound seniors have been awarded the prestigious Watson Fellowships. Each will receives $25,000 for travel and study abroad.
March 2008
03.24.08 Festival turns books into morsels for the mind»
Collins Memorial Library hosts the Second Annual Edible Book Festival on Tuesday, April 1.
03.20.08 Holocaust Survivor to Lecture at Puget Sound»
Life Lessons of a Holocaust Survivor. An informal talk by lecturer, author, and poet Itka Zygmuntowicz on Thursday, April 24. 5 p.m. in Kilworth.
03.13.08 U.S. Ambassador Darryl Johnson on Diplomacy»
Darryl Johnson, a Puget Sound alumnus, former U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania, Thailand and the Philippines, and director of the American Institute of Taiwan, will discuss Diplomacy: Our First Line of Engagement at the IPE Brown Bag Lunch program on March 26.
03.13.08 Brittany Hodgson Named Track Athlete of the Year»
University of Puget Sound senior distance runner Brittany Hodgson was named the Division III West Region women's indoor track athlete of the year.
03.11.08 On View at Kittredge Gallery: Invisible and Unwelcomed People»
Invisible and Unwelcomed People, featuring on-site watercolor sketches by artist Zhi Lin at Kittredge Gallery March 24-April 18.
03.11.08 Ward Davenny Exhibits Photography and Works on Paper»
Ward Davenny's Big Weather, an exhibit of photography and other works on paper at Kittredge Gallery March 24 - April 18.
03.11.08 Take Back the Night Program»
Author Inga Muscio will speak at the Take Back the Night Event on March 27.
03.07.08 2008 Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Pacific Northwest comes to Puget Sound»
Annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Pacific Northwest held at Puget Sound on March 28-29.
03.07.08 Jazz Musician Delfeayo Marsalis to join University Jazz Band for concert»
Jazz musician Delfeayo Marsalis to join University Jazz Band for concert on Wednesday, March 12, 7:30 p.m., Schneebeck Concert Hall.
03.07.08 See the vernal equinox at Harned Hall»
See the vernal equinox at Harned Hall on Thursday, March 20, 11:55 a.m., at the analemma.
03.07.08 Annual Flea Market Returns to Memorial Fieldhouse»
The annual Women's League Flea Market returns to the Memorial Fieldhouse on March 22.
03.03.08 Gross awarded NCAA post-graduate scholarship»
Senior volleyball player Rachel Gross was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship this week.
February 2008
02.22.08 Slam poet Taylor Mali to perform on campus»
Slam poet Taylor Mali to perform Saturday, March 1, 11 a.m. in Schneebeck Concert hall. The event is free and open to the public.
02.21.08 Baritone Christopher McKim Sings Songs of Travel»
Baritone Christopher McKim sings songs of travel in The Road Goes Ever On in March 28 concert.
02.21.08 Puget Sound Professor's Poetry Appears in International Sea Stories Journal This Winter»
Puget Sound professor and poet Bill Kupinse appears in the International Sea Stories journal this winter.
02.21.08 Free Bus Passes Offered by Transportation Task Force»
Transportation Task Force giving away 60 free bus passes to promote alternative commuting.
02.13.08 Fundraising for Thompson Hall Now Complete»
University successfully meets $600,000 challenge grant. Fundraising for Thompson Hall now complete.
02.11.08 Can well-behaved women make history?»
Harvard professor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, who coined the phrase, "Well-behaved women rarely make history" will deliver a lecture on Feb. 25
02.11.08 Tanya Stambuk to appear with Tacoma Symphony Orchestra»
Pianist and professor of Music Tanya Stambuk will perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 with the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, Feb. 23.
02.11.08 David Smith to deliver Mortar Board Lecture»
History professor David Smith will deliver the Mortar Board Honor Society Last Lecture, "The Historian Tries to Rid Himself of Bad History" on Feb. 13.
02.11.08 Virtuoso Series Guest Artist to Perform on Feb. 20»
Pianist Tanya Bannister will perform a guest artist recital Wednesday, Feb. 20 in Schneebeck Concert Hall.
02.08.08 Campus Advisory: Memorial Fieldhouse Event Parking»
Campus Advisory: Parking information for Memorial Fieldhouse on Feb. 8.
02.07.08 Town Hall Meeting on Health Care with Senator Hillary Clinton at UPS»
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) is holding a town hall meeting on health care issues at Puget Sound's Memorial Fieldhouse on Friday, Feb. 8.
02.07.08 Scholar and Activist Angela Davis to Speak at Puget Sound»
Scholar and activist Angela Davis to speak on campus Friday, Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m., Schneebeck Concert Hall.
02.04.08 Kinsey Sicks Perform at Puget Sound»
The Kinsey Sicks will bring their award-winning a cappella singing, sharp satire and over-the-top drag to University of Puget Sound on Feb. 7.
January 2008
01.29.08 Piano Monster Concert»
What has 160 fingers and weighs more than four tons? Why, a Piano Monster Concert featuring Puget Sound faculty and students of course!
01.29.08 Logger Athletics Think Pink»
Puget Sound's men's and women's basketball teams will join together this Saturday in an effort to raise Breast Cancer Awareness through the "Think Pink" campaign as well as celebrate Girls and Women in Sports Day.
01.25.08 Comedy explodes in series of one-act plays by David Ives»
University of Puget Sound spring production begins Feb. 29
01.24.08 Jack Roundy Named Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate»
Jack Roundy named 2008 Outstanding First Year Student Advocate.
01.24.08 Hollis and Eric Dillon Pledge $1 million to Center for Health Sciences»
Holly '84 and Eric Dillon pledge $1 million toward Puget Sound's new Center for Health Sciences
01.24.08 University receives recognition for environmental education from Citizens for a Healthy Bay»
Citizens for a Healthy Bay presented the university with an award for Excellence in Environmental Education, citing the university's dedication in providing excellent environmental education programs for the next generation.
01.23.08 Internationally acclaimed dancer and choreographer Twyla Tharp on The Creative Habit»
Tharp will deliver the 2008 Susan Resneck Pierce Lecture in Public Affairs and the Arts on Monday, Feb. 4, at 8 p.m., in Schneebeck Concert Hall.
01.15.08 Puget Sound Is A Top-Producing Peace Corps Volunteer School»
Puget Sound is again one of the nation's top colleges and universities for Peace Corps volunteers.
01.09.08 Mellon Foundation awards $525,000 to fund new International Environmental Studies position»
University of Puget Sound received a grant of $525,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to create a faculty appointment in international environmental policy and decision-making.
01.09.08 Abby Williams Hill: Painter of the American West»
Collected works of Abby Williams Hill, western pioneer and landscape artist, will be exhibited at Kittredge Art Gallery at University of Puget Sound Jan. 22-March 12, 2008
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