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      Puget Energy: Board of Directors
Ayer was appointed a director of Puget Energy and Puget Sound Energy in January 2005.
In addition, Cole serves as a Regent of the University of Washington and is a member of the Washington Roundtable.
Mortimer holds a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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  University of Puget Sound - College Closeup
Puget Sound, the only national liberal arts college in western Washington, is one of only two independent colleges in Washington State to be granted a chapter by Phi Beta Kappa.
Puget Sound’s location in one of the fastest-growing regions of the country places its internship program at the forefront of national liberal arts colleges.
Each applicant to the University of Puget Sound is considered individually and is admitted on the basis of his or her qualifications and achievements.
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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/University of Puget Sound
The University of Puget Sound was founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1888 in downtown Tacoma.
Puget Sound's newest President is Ronald R. Thomas, affectionately called "Ron Thom" by many students, a scholar of Victorian Literature, and the former vice-President of Trinity College.
University of Puget Sound was the first college in the Northwest to offer fair trade coffee exclusively.
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 Employer Profile: University of Puget Sound
Nestled among it all is the city of Tacoma and the University of Puget Sound.
Puget Sound is the only nationally ranked liberal arts school in western Washington, and one of only two independent colleges in Washington state granted a charter by Phi Beta Kappa.
Puget Sound’s campus is large enough to support a wide range of activities, yet small enough to enable all students to be involved.
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 University of Puget Sound - Tacoma, WA - Colleges of Distinction
University of Puget Sound - Tacoma, WA - Colleges of Distinction
Professors at Puget Sound demand excellence; they are recognized experts for whom students are their first priority...
Puget Sound graduates secure jobs at internationally recognized firms, gain admission to selective graduate schools, and earn prestigious fellowships, such as Rhodes, Fulbright, National Science Foundation, and Watson...
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 University of Puget Sound board chair recognized by AGB
TACOMA, Wash. - The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has presented a Distinguished Service Award in Trusteeship to William T. Weyerhaeuser, recognizing the chair of the University of Puget Sound Board of Trustees for extraordinary contributions to the university.
Weyerhaeuser was named to the University of Puget Sound Board of Trustees in 1978 and has been chair since 1993.
The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges is a nonprofit higher education association whose primary membership consists of governing, coordinating, and other boards of public and private colleges and universities.
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 University of Puget Sound Information, Academics, Admissions, Athletics, Financial Aid, Students, Alumni, History, ...
University of Puget Sound ranks 577th for the average student loan amount.
University of Puget Sound ranks 492nd for the average full-time faculty salary.
The University is consistently ranked among the top five small liberal arts colleges for the number of graduates who participate in Peace Corps; University of Puget Sound’s cost is on par with most of its peer institutions.
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 FastWeb: University of Puget Sound
In the fall of 2004, the University enrolled 2,600 students, with 75 percent of the freshman class coming from outside the state of Washington.
In agreement with Ted Taranovski, professor of history, the faculty feels that the University of Puget Sound is an institution geared to human beingssmall enough to give one a sense of community and yet large enough to provide an excellent academic curriculum; it is not an impersonal machine where people become cogs.
In recent years, professors at the University have been recognized for their academic and teaching achievements through awards and distinctions, including the Graves Award in the Humanities and fellowships from various organizations, including the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, and the Danforth Foundation.
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 APTA | Home
The University of Puget Sound is located on a 72-acre campus in Tacoma.
Tacoma is nestled in the midsection of western Washington, near the southern tip of Puget Sound, 30 minutes south of Seattle.
Puget Sound and Commencement Bay provide walking, jogging, or bicycling on a waterfront path, just minutes from the campus.
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 Fast Facts
The University of Puget Sound is an independent, residential, undergraduate college founded in 1888.
The mission of the university is to develop in its students capacities for critical analysis, aesthetic appreciation, sound judgment, and apt expression that will sustain a lifetime of intellectual curiosity, active inquiry, and reasoned independence.
A Puget Sound education, both academic and co-curricular, encourages a rich knowledge of self and others; an appreciation of commonality and difference; the full, open, and civil discussion of ideas; thoughtful moral discourse; and the integration of learning, preparing the university's graduates to meet the highest tests of democratic citizenship.
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 University of Puget Sound's Admission Web Site Ranked Top in U.S.
University of Puget Sound was one of only 130 institutions that received an A. "We congratulate Puget Sound for having one of the top admission related Web sites," said Don Munce, president of NRCCUA.
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: Founded in 1888, the University of Puget Sound is one of only five national independent undergraduate liberal arts colleges in the Pacific Northwest and the only one in western Washington.
Puget Sound hosts chapters of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi and its graduates have been regular recipients of Fulbright, Rotary, Watson, and other fellowships, including two Rhodes Scholarships.
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 University of Puget Sound - Search Results - MSN Encarta
University of Puget Sound - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Puget Sound, University of, private, coeducational institution in Tacoma, Washington.
The school was founded in 1888 as Puget Sound University by...
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 University of Puget Sound Events, Tacoma-Pierce County Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: )
University of Puget Sound Events, Tacoma-Pierce County Washington
As a nationally ranked, liberal arts university in the heart of North Tacoma, the
The University of Puget Sound plans and coordinates a wide variety of events on campus during the summer as weel as during the academic year.
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 UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND, Tacoma, WA   (Site not responding. Last check: )
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND, Tacoma, WA AEAweb: JOE
The University of Puget Sound is a private, selective liberal arts college in Washington State.
The university provides substantial support for professional development in both teaching and research.
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 UPS Track and Cross Country History   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The 2006 season marked a steep increase in the number of provisional qualifiers Puget Sound had for Nationals, with Pete Van Sant in the 100 meters, Liana Roberts in the 10,000 meters, Burch Greene in the decathalon, Emily Timmer in the 5000 meters and Brian Kramer in the high jump.
The 1997 movie Prefontaine was largely filmed at the University of Puget Sound, as Puget Sound's old school colors of green and yellow match that of the University of Oregon, where Steve Prefontaine went to school.
Shortly after the filming, Puget Sound changed its colors to white and maroon, which were the original colors of the school.
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 University of Puget Sound Admission: Vault Student Surveys   (Site not responding. Last check: )
University of Puget Sound Admission: Vault Student Surveys
The University of Puget Sound is a competitive liberal arts school that focuses on GPA, SAT scores and involvement in school and community activit...
In this new and unique guide, we publish extended excerpts from surveys of students and alumni at more than 150 colleges & universities to bring you the inside scoop on the specific programs.
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 University of Puget Sound - Online College Guide Written For Students By Students
Some students think that the University is fairly conscious of diversity issues, yet others think that it is overly sensitive at times, making a big deal out of things that students might otherwise pass over.
Given that the winters are chilly, most people are kept tucked under their jackets and hats between classes, making it hard to distinguish between potential date options.
Puget Sound encourages participation in athletics as a means of achieving a more well-rounded education and balanced lifestyle.
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 BOTW Directory - Regional > United States > Washington > Education > Colleges and Universities > University of Puget ...
Admission - Student guide to applying for the University of Puget Sound programs and courses, costs of attending, academic requirements, and registration dates.
University of Puget Sound - Official website presents information on admissions, the university's academics, a campus life overview, and a directory of offices and services.
University of Puget Sound Intramurals - Sports program created to provide opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to participate in various sports competitions and physical activities.
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 University of Puget Sound Faculty Club Web Page   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The purpose of the Club, as set forth in the articles of incorporation "shall be to establish and maintain a center and operating facility which makes it possible for the members to meet regularly both formally and informally..."
To achieve this purpose, we have arranged with the University to lease Niwa House, 3201 N 14th (corner of Alder), backing on the Wheelock Center as our campus home.
We are a non-profit membership organization, incorporated in the State of Washington, and a member of the Association of Faculty Clubs International (http://www.facultyclubs.org, giving our members worldwide privileges at more than 100 clubs.
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 UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND, Tacoma, WA   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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The University of Puget Sound, a private, selective liberal arts college in Washington State, invites applications for a tenure-line Assistant Professor position.
Interested candidates should send letter of interest, curriculum vita, evidence of teaching excellence and three reference letters (one of which specifically addresses teaching performance and ability) to: Economics Search -- 790, University of Puget Sound, 1500 North Warner #1007, Tacoma, WA 98416-1007.
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 Puget Sound
The sound, which receives many streams from the Cascade Range, has numerous islands and is navigable for large ships.
The Puget Sound lowland, which extends south from the sound, is the most densely populated area of Washington;
The sound was discovered in 1792 by English Capt. George Vancouver and named for his aide, Peter Puget, who explored it.
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 Associated Students of the University of Puget Sound
Associated Students of the University of Puget Sound
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 University of Puget Sound, Washington WA, college profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
University of Puget Sound, Washington WA, college profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Washington > All counties > Pierce County > University of Puget Sound
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 University of Puget Sound / General Education
“The faculty of the University of Puget Sound have designed the core curriculum to give undergraduates an integrated and demanding introduction to the life of the mind and to established methods of intellectual inquiry.
The Puget Sound undergraduate’s core experience begins with two first-year seminars that guide the student through an in-depth exploration of a focused area of interest and that sharpen the student’s skills in constructing persuasive arguments.
In the first three years of their Puget Sound college career, students also study five “Approaches to Knowing”—Fine Arts, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Science, and Social Science.
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 ACS Puget Sound
The Interdisciplinary Center for Bioacoustics and Environmental Research (Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali) was founded in 1988 and is endowed with a Laboratory of Marine Bioacoustics and Acoustical Oceanography.
TDI is dedicated to the study and preservation of dolphins, whales, and other marine mammals, and to the education of people whose attitudes and activities affect the survival and well-being of these animals.
The Leviathan Academy was founded in 1996 to promote and develop studies and researches for the knowledge and conservation of Marine Mammals, particularly in the Mediterranean Sea.
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