The University of Puget Sound is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduates according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles and recommends Puget Sound in the new edition of its annual college guide, The Best 390 Colleges: 2025 Edition.
In July, the University of Puget Sound closed the books on another successful fundraising year, celebrating $31.18 million in gifts and pledges—one of the biggest fundraising years in the university’s history. These gifts help the university continue to advance the ambitious goals of its 10-year strategic plan, Leadership for a Changing World, and further establish Puget Sound among the finest liberal arts institutions in the country.
Participants in Puget Sound’s first-ever alumni trip to Qatar will be visiting during the best time of the year. In Doha, travelers will encounter one of the safest and cleanest cities in the world. From our home base in the gorgeous and boisterous bazaar known as Souq Waqif, we’ll adventure all over the city and beyond. The full trip itinerary promises all sorts of experiences and adventures, but here are some of the most exciting highlights that travelers will encounter.
Three University of Puget Sound students claimed second place in the Air & Waste Management Association’s (AWMA) Environmental Challenge international (ECi) competition, a highly competitive, engineering-dominated contest.
The University of Puget Sound Board of Trustees is pleased to welcome five newly elected trustees, effective July 1, 2024. As the university continues to chart its course for the future, trustees play a vital role. Their varied expertise will be instrumental in shaping the future of Puget Sound and propelling its mission forward.
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Beyond the cheering crowds and the final whistle, the journey of a college athlete is a demanding one. Recognizing this, the University of Puget Sound is taking a significant step in supporting the whole athlete by prioritizing the well-being and leadership development of its female student-athletes, thanks to a generous endowment of $1 million from 1991 graduate Christi Offutt and the Offutt Family Foundation.
Growing up, Angela Ronces-Cortes ’24 didn’t have a roadmap for getting into college. The daughter of immigrants, Ronces-Cortes knew she was interested in pursuing higher education, but wasn’t quite sure where to begin. All she knew for sure was that she wanted to go away to college and that some of her friends in her high school orchestra were thinking of applying to the School of Music at the University of Puget Sound.
New Arches editor Lisa Kozleski ’94 started getting paid to write when she was 16, writing for her hometown paper in Woodland Park, Colo. Thanks to a well-timed conversation with admissions counselor W. Houston Dougharty ’83, she chose to study at Puget Sound where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English with honors. Kozleski went on to work at newspapers of all sizes, including the South Pierce County Dispatch and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The University of Puget Sound has received a $1 million gift from 1991 graduate Christi Offutt and the Offutt Family Foundation. This generous donation establishes the Offutt Family Foundation Endowed Fund for Women Athletes’ success, with a focus on promoting wellness and leadership.
