Spring 2021

Arches cover for spring 2021

Arches is the alumni magazine of Puget Sound, serving more than 40,000 Loggers worldwide. 

Guided by the intellectually curious and humanist values of the liberal arts, Arches strives to capture and convey the ethos of the college through stories that are relevant to the times we are living in and that amplify the voices and experiences of Loggers in an effort to foster understanding and fuel connection within our community and beyond.

To the Heights

illustration of a laptop

The coronavirus forced the cancellation of 2020鈥21 study abroad programs鈥攊ncluding the long-running Dijon program that, for many French majors, satisfies a graduation requirement. So the program leaders had to get creative.

No Passport Necessary
Chloe Bouchy 鈥21 tends to vegetables in the Puget Sound Garden

The pandemic provides multiple teaching moments for students looking at the nation鈥檚 food supply. 

People Gotta Eat
Tracy Doyle
Q&A

School of Music Director Tracy Doyle on diversifying music education, new career paths for graduates, and her own inauspicious start with the flute. 

Tracy Doyle's Musical Mission

Always a Logger

Kyra Riste-Pater Bussanich 鈥00

Four-time winner of Cupcake Wars, Kyra Riste-Pater Bussanich 鈥00 makes gluten-free taste good.

Tony Gomez 鈥93

Tony G贸mez 鈥93 keeps the arts alive in Tacoma.

Chase Curtiss 鈥06

Chase Curtiss 鈥06 uses tech to help athletes come back from injury.

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Anna Dunlap 鈥16

Anna Dunlap 鈥16 helps find U.S. college grads teaching positions in Thailand.

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Andrew Lofton 鈥72

Andrew Lofton 鈥72 retires after a 47-year career in community service.

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