Ps: The Puget Sound Podcast

This year, in lieu of a traditional admission gift, Puget Sound's Office of Admission is making a donation on behalf of each of our admitted students to one of five local community organizations: Citizens for a Healthy Bay, Tacoma Community House, Rebuilding Hope! Sexual Assault Center for Pierce County, Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound, and Nourish Pierce County. In this five-part miniseries, Remake the World, the Puget Sound Podcast has partnered with the Office of Admission to introduce you to these community partners and their important work. Today's episode is focused on Citizens for a Healthy Bay, a Tacoma-based environmental nonprofit with a mission of engaging people to clean up, restore and protect Commencement Bay, its surrounding waters and natural habitat. Elena is joined in this episode by Jennifer Keating, Erin Dilworth, Khadijah Tividad, and Marquis Mason.  We encourage you to keep learning about Citizens for a Healthy Bay and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, and remind admitted s

Thanks for joining us in 2020. PS: The Puget Sound Podcast will be back for Season 3 in 2021. It's always a great day to be a Logger! Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.

Matt joins Elena to talk about his views on higher education and how his background in K-12 education informs his professional approach to college admission and access. Later, they talk about how admission counselors assess applications, and Matt makes suggestions for how admitted students can choose a college even if they're not able to visit campus. If you've ever wondered what "holistic review" actually means, this is the episode for you! It's always a great day to be a Logger! Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.

Becca cares deeply about issues of food sovereignty and food justice. She sits down with Elena to talk about her work with nutrition, food, and agriculture in Tacoma, Montana, and Pennsylvania. They also discuss the role of nonprofits in meeting community needs and later Becca tells Elena how she nurtured her interests in food justice and nutrition while at Puget Sound. It's always a great day to be a Logger! Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.

In this episode, originally recorded in June 2019, Roy outlines his responsibilities as Director of International Programs and describes the mentality that leads to successful study abroad experiences. Later, Roy offers some examples of the field courses led by Puget Sound faculty and talks with Elena about his experience leading Puget Sound's flagship Pacific Rim program.

Professor Renee Simms joins Elena to talk about the role of a really good professor, her approach to the research for her upcoming novel, and the themes and ideas that weave through her 2018 collection Meet Behind Mars. Later, Professor Simms discusses transitioning from her first career as a litigator to her work as a writer, and illuminates some connections between the two. It's always a great day to be a Logger! Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.

Sofi tells Elena about her transition from boarding school to Puget Sound, what it was like to be a leader for a virtual Orientation group in fall 2020, and why she chose to major in Computer Science and Business Administration. Later they talk about her experience on the varsity swim team, and Sofi shares her favorite breakfast from the SUB. It's always a great day to be a Logger! Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.

Cyrus joins Elena to talk about building community organically and intentionally, and playing ultimate frisbee at Puget Sound. Later, they talk about how Greek life manifests at Puget Sound, and then discover some similarities between their respective college application processes. It's always a great day to be a Logger! Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.

In this episode from May, 2019 Ian Fox '14 discusses the evolution of his academic interests as a Puget Sound student and how his journey as an English major has influenced his work in podcasting and public radio. Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.

Emily came to college thinking she would major in a social science, and surprised herself when she became a biochemistry major. She chats with Elena about the process of picking her major, the meal she cooked as a final project for her "Chemistry of Food" class, and the organic chemistry research she's doing in Professor Luc Boisvert's lab.  Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.

Ellie and Elena sit down to talk about Ellie's recent return to campus and Tacoma, and the things that have surprised Ellie about her experience at Puget Sound. Later, they talk about adjusting to college -- and how it's okay if that takes longer than expected.  Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.

Kathryn, a PhD student in the Department of Classics at Johns Hopkins University, joins Elena to talk about her current research interests, how she discovered a love for classics while at Puget Sound, and the way that Greek and Roman culture influences the City of Baltimore. Come for this week's conversation, and stay for Cicero, Caesar, and a brief history of "sic semper tyrannis." It's always a great day to be a Logger! Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.

In this episode from July 2019, alumna Claire Martin chats with Elena about her passion for Shakespeare and experience directing off-Broadway theater. At the time of this recording, Claire was also directing a production of Romeo and Juliet in Tacoma so she and Elena about her approach to directing, and the impact of some of her choices.. In the year since this recording, Claire has taken a position as the Assistant Artistic Director at Sweet Tea Shakespeare, and you can hear more from her on their podcast "The STS Enneagram Series." Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.

Anna, a senior from Chicago, joins Elena to talk about what surprised her when she moved to Washington, how she got involved off-campus right away, and how identity plays a role in the classroom. At one point, Anna also references an article in Arches about Professor LaToya Brackett's class AFAM 310, African Diaspora Experience, and anyone who enjoys this episode should make sure to give it a read.  Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.

Julian joins Elena to discuss his experience with mentorship in the Business Leadership Program, and the ways that online learning has offered a unique form of career preparation. Later, Julian explains the inner workings of the investment club and lets Elena in on his favorite place to get a burrito in Tacoma.  Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.

Jeff Thomas, head coach of Puget Sound's football program, sits down with Elena to discuss his coaching philosophy, his goals for his players and the program, and the reason why the Loggers love to throw the ball. Listen all the way to the end for Coach Thomas' favorite (and off-limits) spot on campus! It's always a great day to be a Logger! Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.

In this episode from February 2020, alumna and candidate for Washington State Senate T’wina Nobles discusses her long-term commitment to mentoring young women of color, the work of the Tacoma Urban League, and the many ways she keeps her cup full. She also describes the continued role of education in her work and emphasizes the importance of setting goals while remaining open to unexpected opportunities. Prospective students are invited to visit us in Tacoma, Washington. We offer information sessions and tours of our picturesque residential campus, and we'd love to show you around!

Travis and Elena talk about the unique attributes of Greek life at Puget Sound, and Travis tells Elena how his Business Leadership Program mentor has helped and supported him. Later, Travis (who is a pilot) describes why he loves to fly, and shares the most beautiful thing he's ever seen from the air.  It's always a great day to be a Logger! Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.

Monica DeHart, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, joins Elena to discuss her approach to teaching and explain how teaching at Puget Sound allows her to be both a "thinker and a doer." They also discuss the architecture of the Sociology and Anthropology department, the evolution of anthropology as a discipline, and Monica's current research about China's impact on economic development in Central America.  It's always a great day to be a Logger! Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.

Kaitlyn, a double major in violin performance and psychology, tells Elena what it's been like to transition to online learning (spoiler: "it's been weird," but the School of Music faculty has been really fantastic) and what she's looking forward to in the fall semester. Kaitlyn talks about how her musical education has taken her far outside the traditional canon -- and later Kaitlyn and Elena share their mutual love for the annual Pops on the Lawn Concert. It's always a great day to be a Logger! Learn more about Puget Sound on our website, and make sure to check out the Virtual Tour while you're there.