In honor of Women's History Month, African American Studies and the Race & Pedagogy Institute will host a discussion between linebacker Lily Godwin ’26 and Dr. Melanie Rouse, a 2025 WFA Division III national champion.
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Prof. of Communication Studies Derek Buescher explores how Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park acts as a rhetorical tool to shape visitors' view of non-Western cultures.
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In the latest episode of the Always a Logger podcast, Academy Award-winning production designer Clint Wallace ’90 talks about the winding path that led him to Hollywood.
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Alumni Award Winner: Professional Achievement (Mid-Career)
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Soccer was the first love of Maya Mendoza-Exstrom ’03, and it never let her go. It carried her from childhood teams in western Washington to championship squads at the University of Puget Sound, then into coaching roles after graduation and ultimately into a career dedicated to advancing the game.
After earning her law degree and spending seven years in private practice, Mendoza-Exstrom went on to work 11 seasons with the Seattle Sounders — three as the club’s chief operating officer. She is now the chief business officer for Seattle Reign FC. She also chaired the successful bid for Seattle to host the World Cup and is a member of the city’s 2026 FIFA World Cup Host Committee City Board. In addition, Mendoza-Exstrom contributes her expertise to a number of boards and nonprofits, including the RAVE Foundation, the Reign’s and Sounders’ charitable arm, which works to build small and innovative soccer fields designed for free community play.
"I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up,” says Mendoza-Exstrom with a laugh. But professors like Mott Green and Nancy Bristow, who supported her development as both a committed student and an All-American athlete at Puget Sound, "meant the world to me," she explains, and that is "probably why I am still working in this game. I can’t quite quit this game, because it’s as much academic and intellectual to me as it is a physical sport."
Six Loggers who have made a meaningful impact in their professions, in their communities, and at the university will be honored with Puget Sound’s most prestigious alumni awards during Summer Reunion Weekend, June 5–7. Learn more about the celebration at pugetsound.edu/srw.
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From Aspiration to Inspiration
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University Chaplain Rev. Dave Wright ’96 wrote a blog post to mark the Lenten season for the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry for the United Methodist Church. In the post, Wright talks about hiking, burnout, and learning to slow down.
"Even in the hardest moments of loss and crisis, we found the ability to pause, to find inspiration in each other and in the space around us," Wright says.
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Celebrating Academic Success
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Seven Loggers earned a spot on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team this year, showing out both on the court and in the classroom. The CSC recognizes scholar-athletes with sophomore standing or higher who carry a 3.5 GPA while playing in 90% of games throughout the season. Four members of the Logger Women's Basketball team and three from the Logger Men's Basketball team made the list, showing their versatility across the board.
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The Tacoma News Tribune published an article about Puget Sound’s men’s basketball national championship 50 years ago this March. The article recalls how the Loggers won the 1976 NCAA Division II national championship in Evansville, Indiana, beating Tennessee-Chattanooga, 83-74. In the championship game, Brant Gibler ’76 led the Loggers in scoring with 22 points, and Curt Peterson ’76 scored 20 points. The entire team was inducted into the University of Puget Sound Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003. Want to know more? Check out our cover story in the current issue of Arches.
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Quiet Gestures of Survival
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Asst. Prof. of Sculpture Rebecca Padilla's solo exhibition "Everything Left Was Carried" explores what it means to carry grief, memory, and matter in the wake of ecological collapse and dislocation. Through mixed media sculpture, installation, and material assemblage, Padilla transforms remnants such as seed pods, concrete, and salt into vessels of memory, resistance, and repair. The exhibition is on view in Kittredge Gallery through April 11.
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