Some 1,200 Puget Sound students live off-campus as private citizens in the North End community. The residential community within the campus is an important complement to the academic heart of Puget Sound. Living together in group settings, students develop increased social, leadership, and problem-solving skills. For these reasons, the University is exploring the feasibility of building additional housing. In 1998, Puget Sound launched The University District Committee .
University students support the Tacoma community in a number of ways.
The students hope to be able to establish a neighborhood park there. A periodic newsletter provide updates about programming, off-campus living hints and campus events. In any situation in which you feel unsafe, contact the Tacoma Police Department at 911. While most students living off-campus do so unobtrusively, student parties are an occasional irritant between campuses and communities nationwide. A key attraction of living off-campus for college students and other young adults is independence, including freedom and opportunity to socialize with their friends.