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Tiffany MacBain, English, and Laura Edgar discuss Abby Williams Hill journals, April 5

Puget Sound Jazz Band performs with guitar legend John Pizzarelli at the Blue Mouse, April 7

University Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Wesley Schulz, performs free concert April 8

Annual Spring Lu`au celebrates "Ku'u Wahi Pana," or "The Places That I Love," April 9

Logger athletics welcomes Joseph Vari as new women's soccer head coach

Announcements

Security Services to host open forum on campus safety
This Tuesday, April 5, Security Services will host the Open Forum on Campus Safety in Rasmussen Rotunda, WSC, at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. All campus members are invited to attend the forum that best fits their schedules. Contact Todd Badham at tbadham@pugetsound.edu or x3313 with questions.

Student improv group Ubiquitous They opens for Upright Citizens Brigade, April 8
ASUPS Performing Arts presents The Upright Citizens Brigade TourCo, live at Blue Mouse Theater, Friday, April 8, as part of Spring Family Weekend. Opening the show will be Puget Sound's own Ubiquitous They. Advance tickets are $8 (discount with Puget Sound ID) at the Info Center or tickets.pugetsound.edu.

Nominate a staff member to be recognized for excellent service
The Excellence in Action award recognizes staff members who consistently exhibit excellence in their work at Puget Sound. Nominate a deserving staffer by completing the nomination form by April 15.

Save the date—Duane Hulbert performs final campus concert, April 15
Duane Hulbert, professor of piano, will give his final performance as a Puget Sound faculty member with the college's Piano Trio on Friday, April 15, in Schneebeck Concert Hall. Mark your calendar now!

Noteworthy

Rob Beezer, math and computer science, gave an invited plenary address on mathematics textbooks with open licenses at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Section of the Mathematical Association of America.

Steven Neshyba, chemistry, was the subject of a story on the website of the Catholic University of Valparaiso, in Chile, where he taught a course on "flipping a classroom." Neshyba is in Chile on a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant.

Eric Orlin, classics, edited The Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religions, containing entries written by more than 450 scholars in 20 countries.

Renee Watling, occupational therapy, co-authored the article "Effectiveness of Ayres Sensory Integration® and Sensory-Based Interventions for People With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review" in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy.

In the News

Julie Nelson Christoph, English and Center for Writing, Learning, and Teaching, was interviewed in the Writing Lab Newsletter blog about this November's National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing.

Puget Sound was named in the Forbes list of "Best Value Colleges 2016" and in the list "Best Value Colleges in the West."

Jenny Rickard, vice president for enrollment, was quoted in the Statesman Journal, as Willamette University followed Puget Sound's move of going "test-optional" for admissions.

These are just a few examples of recent Puget Sound press coverage. Sign up to receive "In the News," a weekly digest of coverage, by contacting media relations at mediarelations@pugetsound.edu or x2611.