Around Town

There a variety of things to do for fun ranging from playing intramural sports to pick up games for Frisbee or soccer on the fields in front of the dorms. this campus also encourages club activity with a variety of clubs on this campus.

Go to the park! Pretty much the only thing to do in Tacoma.

Living right next to Seattle, there's always something new to do. However, you don't always have to leave campus for fun. The school has an outdoors program that has trips planned almost weekly. If you're not an outdoors person then there are usually plays or concerts or some interesting activity happening on campus.

Nightclubs are close by right on 6th Ave and walking distance from each other.

Explore. Point Defiance National Park, Mt. Rainier, Seattle, its all accessible and an awesome day/ weekend trip away.

Even though the location of the school is not prime for safety, it is in the heart of the city. Within 15 minutes of the school is Downtown Tacoma, which features a glass museum, art museum, a brand new car museum, and other attractions including Opera and Antique Alley. Students can walk right over to 6th Avenue which features fine dining, local bars, clubs, and a few specialty shops. Also nearby is Ruston Way, a waterfront area, Point Defiance Park and Zoo, Owens Beach, and Titlow Beach. For any shopaholics, if the boutiques are not enough, there is a Mall about 10 minutes away, which has Nordstrom, Macy's, Sephora, and many other shops. Tacoma has it all and UPS is located right at the pulse.

Since the campus is near the bay, many students drive to the water for the scenery. There is also a few shopping centers that are not far from campus. There is Tacoma Central which has restaurants, shopping stores, and much more. The Tacoma mall is also close to campus which has many of the nationally renowned department stores like Nordstrom and Macy's. There is also movie theaters that you can go see a motion picture at.

Puget Sound has lots of different clubs to get involved with that cover a wide area of interests. There are free concerts all the time too. Also Puget Sound has greek life and a great student government that you can also get involved with.

Puget Sound is located in the middle of the residential area of Tacoma. This is great for safety and for feeling like part of a community, but this can also be bad if people are looking for night/city life. If someone is really looking to go out for the night and have a good time- Seattle is a pretty short drive away. But if you want to stay in town/on campus, there are so many options for that, as well. One of the buildings on campus has an underground movie theatre that plays movies on the weekends for just $1. Also there are always a ton of events happening on campus- ranging from school dances to stand up comedy- something is always happening on campus. Another thing that never fails is to just be with your friends. Having friends at Puget Sound is crucial, there are the key to having an amazing college experience and always having fun.

Free music concerts, lectures, talks, conferences, movies, film-viewings, etc. In downtown Tacoma, there's the Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum, theatre district and also the Point Defiance Park and Zoo. Seattle is a 45 minute drive away.