Sound Action: Beyond the Bubble
Sound Action shines a spotlight on the ways our community partners bring services and ideas to the South Sound and highlights how University of Puget Sound Loggers and other community members can be a part of their efforts. Conversations are designed to inspire, learn, and engage in leadership to solve local and global issues.
Episodes
6 episodes
Way Out Kids: Engaging Students Through Multimedia Learning
Jordan Anderson ‘22 spoke with JD Davis, CEO and President of Way Out Kids, to discuss how his organization uses multimedia to engage youth in academic and social learning and help them achieve long term educational success.Sou...
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38:51
Food and Business Equity at the Tacoma Farmers Market
Jordan Anderson ‘22 spoke with Anika Moran, Executive Director of Tacoma Farmers Market, to discuss how TFM works to decrease barriers to business ownership and increase access to healthy, local food. Sound Action: Beyond the Bu...
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Episode 5
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28:48
United Way: Connecting People to Resources
Jordan Anderson ‘22 spoke with Dona Ponepinto, President and CEO of United Way of Pierce County, to discuss how United Way works to address the multifaceted root causes of poverty. She discusses the importance of community work and how voluntee...
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Episode 4
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45:15
Education, Advocacy, and Pride: Tacoma's Rainbow Center
Jordan Anderson ‘22 sat down with Troy Christensen, Executive Director of the Rainbow Center, to discuss the Center's educational programs and its response to recent legislative changes that affect the LGBTQ community. Mr. Christensen discusses...
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Episode 3
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34:55
Community Support and Racial Justice: Tacoma Urban League’s Current Mission
Jordan Anderson ‘22 sat down with T’wina Nobles, CEO and President of the Tacoma Urban League (TUL), to discuss TUL’s programs, mission, and response to both pandemics affecting our communities: COVID-19 and racism. She discusses how service ha...
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Episode 2
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29:12
Food Justice: Equitable Distribution in a Pandemic
Jordan Anderson ‘22 sat down with Michelle Douglas, CEO of Emergency Food Network (EFN), to discuss the organization’s strategies and struggles in meeting Pierce County’s needs during COVID-19. They discuss systemic inequities in food access an...
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Episode 1
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