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.

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To the Heights

illustration of a laptop

The coronavirus forced the cancellation of 2020–21 study abroad programs—including 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 ’21 tends to vegetables in the Puget Sound Garden

The pandemic provides multiple teaching moments for students looking at the nation’s 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 ’00

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

Tony Gomez ’93

Tony Gómez ’93 keeps the arts alive in Tacoma.

Chase Curtiss ’06

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

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Anna Dunlap ’16

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

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Andrew Lofton ’72

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

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