TACOMA, Wash. – The University of Puget Sound is proud to announce incoming students Bryce Kirk of Sedona, Arizona, and Esther Mosaku of Abule-Egbe, Nigeria, as the two newest recipients of the prestigious Matelich Scholarship for the Class of 2028.

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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The University of Puget Sound is proud to announce that it has received a $3 million commitment from Robert C. Pohlad, Rebecca Pohlad, and Chris R. Pohlad ’07 to establish the Pohlad Family Scholarship. This gift will create opportunities for students to pursue their education at Puget Sound and make lasting impacts in their communities.

You recently were named to the Presidents’ Council for the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. What made you decide to play a leadership role in that effort? 

University of Puget Sound has named a new university librarian and director of the Collins Memorial Library. Annie Downey will assume the role starting July 2024. Working closely with Puget Sound’s library staff, faculty, students, and leaders across campus, Downey will lead the development of a cohesive and inclusive vision for the library as a central place on campus, fostering vibrant intellectual exchange, building community, and promoting student success.

When finishing high school in 2014, I didn’t know what I wanted to do after I graduated, but I knew I didn’t want to stay in my hometown of Auburn, CA while I figured it out. Because of this, I joined the Army, and JBLM was my first duty station after finishing training. It meant a lot to be stationed here, as my grandfather was also assigned to Fort Lewis many years ago. I just wish he would have mentioned how much time I’d be spending trying to keep my gear dry. 

TACOMA, Wash. — University of Puget Sound will welcome Abbie Lacsina as associate vice president for constituent relations, effective May 2024. Working closely with Victor Martin, vice president for university relations, and senior leaders across the institution, Lacsina will act as a liaison between internal and external constituents, while fostering a culture of volunteerism and philanthropy across generations of Loggers.

From Ancient Myth to Jazz History, Puget Sound provides a wide selection of Summer Term courses available in two sessions between May and July. Enrolled students have the opportunity to stay on campus for in-person or hybrid classes while experiencing summertime in Tacoma. Students can also enjoy the flexibility that fully remote courses have to offer.

Last summer, English major Rowan Baiocchi ’25 skipped the stress of making room in a semester schedule by knocking out their core curriculum requirements in math and science through summer course offerings.

After Puget Sound University was dissolved for financial reasons in 1902, a new Tacoma institution, the University of Puget Sound, was reincorporated in 1903 on a campus at 6th and Sprague. Faced with competition from Whitworth College, then in the city’s North End, and Pacific Lutheran Academy in Parkland, Puget Sound President Edwin M.