1.  AI Fluency

Puget Sound will launch a new interdisciplinary emphasis in Artificial Intelligence and Human Values in Fall 2026 — one of the first of its kind at a liberal arts university.

2.  The Education of Ramona Bennett Bill

In the new issue of Arches, Prof. of History Douglas Sackman writes about Ramona Bennett Bill MEd’81, Hon.’00, who has spent a lifetime fighting for her people.

3.  Get Out the Vote

Abi Longbottom ’26 was named a 2026 ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge award recipient for her contributions to creating a more civically engaged culture on campus. 

Stay Grounded

Rovin Ian Antonio ’23, DPT’26 was the graduate student speaker at the 2026 Commencement Ceremony. An army veteran and Puget Sound alumnus, Antonio was a steadfast leader within his cohort, serving as co-president of the Student Physical Therapy Association. In this role, he organized program-wide events and secured partnerships to fund student research and global travel. Antonio also coordinated the Fall 2025 PT/OT Job Fair, connecting more than a hundred students with potential employers. His commitment to the field extends to faculty-mentored research, which he presented at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, and international service providing care in under-resourced regions of Guatemala.

Antonio’s address is titled “Grounded: Choosing How We Show Up, Ready for What’s Next,” which you can read now on our website.

Leadership in Higher Education

The University of Alaska Board of Regents announced that Puget Sound alumnus Matt Cooper ’98 will serve as the university’s 18th president. Cooper received a bachelor’s degree in politics and government from Puget Sound before going on to earn a law degree from the University of Washington.

Run the World

The Logger Track & Field team wrapped up the regular season in spectacular fashion, with Kyrstin Wilson ’26 running the 100m dash in 11.71 seconds, breaking her own school record in the process, and earning the 10th fastest time in the nation. Avery Keith ’27 also ran a personal best in the men's 400m, improving on his time from the Northwest Conference Championships by 0.05 seconds and also placing 10th nationally.

The Pendulum Begins to Count

Suspended from the third-floor ceiling in the center of the spiral staircase in Harned Hall’s main lobby is the Foucault pendulum, which marks time while the world turns at Puget Sound. University photographer Alex Crook captured this time-lapse photo of it passing over the base of inlaid wood this winter. The base was set in a pattern named for British physicist and mathematician Roger Penrose, who, in the 1970s, developed sets of shapes to tile a surface in regular but nonrepeating patterns. The base was designed and constructed by Professor of Physics Alan Thorndike, who retired in 2012 and died in 2018.

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