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Preparing for Your Student to Return Home: A Blog
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Vampires in the Girls’ Dorm
I don’t think that we looked forward to anything as much as our daughter coming home for her Thanksgiving holiday break during that first freshman fall of college. We really missed her. We were sure that we were evolved and mature individuals; we were sure that we had prepared our daughter, both academically and emotionally, to face her initial time venturing forth into the world on her own. While this first chapter of the marathon that is parenting might be ending, we would face it with dignity, intelligence, and fortitude. Then, I caught my husband weeping into the rice pilaf. Sometimes I’d find him weeping in the shower. Occasionally, he would blurt out outrageous rhetorical questions (unearthed from some deep, dark tunnel of the Id) like: “Who thinks it a reasonable idea to send your 18-year-old to live with other 18-year-olds in a far-off state?” We were both surprised by the depth of our missing her.
We poured ourselves into planning for her first Thanksgiving home as a college student—her favorite foods, dinner invitations with our extended family, and hikes in the Sandia mountains, which would give us a chance to have long, meaningful conversations. As Bobby Burns once opined to a rodent: “the best laid schemes o' mice an' men / often go awry (gang aft agley).” Our daughter was happy to be home, for sure, and definitely wanted to sleep; in fact, as far as we were able to ascertain, she had never slept during her entire first months at school. Now she was making up for it with daytime naps worthy of an actor trying out for a remake of Nosferatu. Additionally, Nosferatu-like, she would emerge from sleep and her shaded room as the sun dipped below the horizon—fleeing to find long-lost and beloved high school friends. It wasn’t all that easy.
Yet, we endured. Truthfully, we did have many good times with her that first vacation. We played games and ate and went for walks. Over subsequent vacations, the vampiric tendencies seemed to lessen; she awoke well before the dinner gong. She seemed to actually want to spend more time than ever with her two strange parents. While one might be tempted to attribute this new-found appreciation for daylight activities and parental interaction to a liberal sprinkling of garlic around her door, we are more inclined to think it was the result of her growing confidence and maturity—to the excellent education she was receiving. Now she is a Puget Sound graduate and seems often inclined to spend even more time (when she is home) cooking with us, playing games, and going for walks. Thankfully, the rice pilaf is now no longer salty with my husband’s tears.
Written by: Stephanie and Stuart Lipkowitz, P '24
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in·tern·ship | /ˈinˌtərnˌSHip/ - A possible pathway to a job. A surefire pathway to increased networks. A definite pathway to work experience gained.
We hope you will encourage your student to join us on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 4–6pm in the Rasmussen Rotunda in WSC to meet a number of organizations seeking to meet your student and share information on unique internship opportunities that could be game-changers for their professional growth!
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Women's League Box o' Fun
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Here’s a great way to show your student support and love the week prior to Fall Finals!
Women’s League Box o’ Fun is a unique care package. It’s chocked full of surprises to engage
and soothe the senses. It also offers you an opportunity to write a special message that will be
tucked into your student’s box. Proceeds go into the Women’s League Scholarship Fund.
Scheduled for on-campus pick up the week of Dec. 9.
Click here to find out more.
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The Department of Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation offers a wide array of opportunities to be active offering more than 40 physical education activity classes in areas of fitness, outdoor sports, as well as dance. Students can team up with classmates in a variety of intramural sports throughout the year as well.
Puget Sound Athletics is a member of the NCAA Division III and the Northwest Conference. Logger Athletics sponsors 23 varsity sports programs involving more than 500 participants annually. Student-athletes bring immense pride to the university, both in their academic and athletic achievements. Puget Sound's student-athlete graduation rate is well above the NCAA Division III average, and in 2024 more than 190 Loggers were recognized as Scholar Athletes with a 3.5 GPA or higher. Six teams represented Logger Athletics at the NCAA Championships in 2023-24, with Track & Field sprinter Alex Rhodes also representing the United States at the U20 World Track & Field Championship in Lima Peru. Since becoming a DIII member, Puget Sound has captured 53 NWC team championships.
Logger Athletics has a vast history of athletics success across the span of its eclectic history including membership at the NAIA level, as well as NCAA DI (baseball), NCAA DII, and its current NCAA DIII affiliation where 53 teams have brought home NWC championships!
In the past few years, Puget Sound Athletics has received two generous endowment gifts, including a $10 million endowment to launch and support the Puget Sound Performance Success program in areas of physical readiness, wellness, and personal & professional development, and the $1 million ELEVATE endowment, fostering leadership and wellness for the women's sports teams. To learn more about Logger Athletics, please visit loggerathletics.com
If you are already a family member of a current Logger student-athlete, more information is available at Information for Families (PDF) - University of Puget Sound (loggerathletics.com)
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At Puget Sound, we are committed to developing a sense of civic responsibility in our students. We believe it is vital for them to exercise their right to vote and encourage them to know that their voices have real impact on the world. In this time of political division, we aim to equip our students with the skills to engage in thoughtful, critical discussions about our nation's governance and to participate actively in shaping its future. We hope to inspire informed and engaged citizens who contribute meaningfully to the democratic process and the betterment of society.
Below is a link to register to vote in Washington State. Please encourage your student to register and vote!
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Looking Ahead: Preparing for Winter Break
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Residential facilities will be closed from NOON on Saturday, Dec. 21, through Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at 9 a.m.
Students should plan to depart campus for Winter Break 24 hours after their last final exam or no later than noon on Dec. 21.
Check out and Closing processes for students:
● Students need to clean up any personal belongings in lounges, bathrooms, kitchens, or laundry rooms.
● Students tidy up their room, including locking windows, closing blinds, and unplugging electronics. Students need to take down any holiday decorations (string lights are okay to keep up if unplugged). Nothing should be hanging from ceilings or within 18 inches from the ceiling. Students should not cover fire alarms or ceiling lights.
● Trash and recycling must be taken to trash rooms on each floor or to outside dumpsters. No trash or recycling should be left inside a student's room.
● If your student has a mini-fridge, please have them clean it out, unplug it and prop the door open (be advised mini-fridges defrost and can leak water, put a towel down to avoid water damage).
● Have your student return any SUB dishes to The Diner.
● Your student should turn down individual and common room heater knobs.
● Students need to take all items that they will need over break as halls will be inaccessible during the break.
● Students need to lock all doors and be sure that their ¼ page check out sheet is complete and taped to the outside of their door before they leave.
● Students will be provided these check out forms later in the semester.
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Valuables left on campus are your student's responsibility. Please have your student take valuables such as laptops and gaming equipment home for break. If they cannot take valuable items home, have them put these items in drawers or somewhere out of sight for safekeeping. The university will not be responsible for items left on campus over break.
Store bicycles inside or have your student take them home. Bikes left outside are subject to potential theft, and/or damage from the elements.
Once campus closes, students are not able to return to their residence until we reopen on Jan. 18, at 9 a.m.
We will be conducting "Community Meetings" towards the end of the semester so your student can get detailed information regarding closing. If they have specific questions, they can reach out to Residence Life or their Student Leader on their floor.
Thank you for your help in securing the campus for a safe and restful break!
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Academic Calendar & Deadlines
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- Fall Break (No Classes) | Oct. 21–22
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Thanksgiving Break (No Classes) | Nov. 27–29
- Reading Period (No Classes) | Dec. 12–13
- Final Exams | Dec. 16–20
- Residential facilities closed Dec. 21-Jan. 18
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