Teaching and Learning

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This is the college tour. Of course, teaching and learning is what this place is all about. The faculty here, like to say that education is not something you get, but something you do. And that’s pretty obvious when 100% of students will complete an experiential learning opportunity. And Sophie is going to share how learning here is an experience like none other. Sophie it is all yours.

– Hi, I never could have imagined the ways that Puget Sound would shape and change me. I also never planned to study politics until I took political theory with Dr. Alisa Kessel and I was hooked. Pugent Sound has shown me the ways to be engaged in politics and communities at large, the research volunteering and the nonprofit sector. Pugent Sound prepare students to be engaged citizens, problem solvers and entrepreneurs. With more than 55 undergraduate and graduate programs, there are plenty of pathways to pursue your passion. And with an average class size of 17, this has really allowed me to connect and collaborate with my peers and professors. Experiential learning is at the heart of our curriculum here, and our programs are really extensive. So there truly is something for everybody. The perfect experiential learning program for me was the Summer fellowship internship or SFI. SFI is a program that facilitates paid internships at 10 to coma based nonprofits that are exclusively available to Puget Sound Students. Paid internships in the nonprofit sector are extremely hard to come by. So I was thrilled to be funded by the university while working for United way of Pierce county. At United way, I was given the opportunity to work on the educational and summer learning programs. After my original internship end date near, they asked me to stay on and join the advocacy committee. This past semester, I also had the opportunity to intern at a local law firm, working in government affairs and sustainable urban planning. Here I had the chance to attend hearings and Wrightsville reports all watered in class credit. When I was looking at schools, I had no idea what I wanted to learn or what opportunities were even available. But I always say that choosing Puget Sound gave me everything I never knew I always wanted. I’ll be graduating this semester, but I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. That’s my story, What’s next Alex?

– Sophie, thank you for sharing your experience and for the work you are doing and aspire to, making a difference is part of the culture here at Puget Sound. And you are really living it through your non-profit work. Thanks again, Sophie. And we can’t wait to see how you change the world.