![New furniture fills Ordal Hall's third-floor lounge.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/09/ordalhall.jpg)
Ordal Hall: Lots is New for Fall
TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 2, 2015) — Ordal Hall went under the knife for some major cosmetic surgery this summer. And now, as students arrive on campus this week, it is ready to take off its wrappings and show its new self. A ribbon-cutting will be…
![The PLU soccer community poses in front of the Manchester United stadium during a 10-day trip to England. (Photo courtesy assistant athletic trainer Todd Yamauchi.)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/08/lutesoccer.jpg)
Goal!! PLU Soccer Teams Bond—and Win—on 10-Day Trip to England
TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 31, 2015)—On Aug. 1, the Lutes and I started our 10-day adventure to England: Eighteen women’s soccer players and 14 men’s soccer players, along with both teams’ coaching staff and a trainer, were fortunate enough to play soccer, experience a new culture…
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PLU Stages Special 125th Anniversary Exhibition at Seattle’s Nordic Heritage Museum
TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 31, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University has been closely connected to the Scandinavian world—and to the local Scandinavian community—since its founding by Norwegian Bjug Harstad in 1890. These days, PLU’s Nordic roots are reflected across campus: in building names, artwork, Scandinavian Area Studies programs…
![Students from iDebate Rwanda will visit campus and hold a mock debate on Sept. 21. (Photo: iDebate Rwanda)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/08/idebatehappy.png)
PLU Hosts Rwanda’s Best Young Debaters
Free Public Debate Sept. 21 Addresses U.S. Intervention in Global Genocides TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 28, 2015)—During a two-day visit to Pacific Lutheran University in September, four of Rwanda’s best young debaters will immerse themselves in campus life—and present a moving, enlightening evening of personal storytelling…
![Samantha Harrison ’16 works in PLU’s Geoscience lab with samples collected from Mount Rainier. (Photo: John Froschauer: PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/08/washingtonmonthlyranking.jpg)
PLU Ranks in Top 4% of America’s Best Master’s Universities
The Washington Monthly Also Names PLU a ‘Best Bang for the Buck’ Institution TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 24, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University ranks number 25 in the Best Master’s Universities category of the national 2015 Washington Monthly College Rankings released Aug. 24. That’s PLU’s best ranking in…
![PLU President Thomas W. Krise, right, presents Mike Burton '69 with the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/08/mikeburton.jpg)
Teacher/Coach/Award-Winning Alumnus Inducted into National High School Hall of Fame
TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 21, 2015)—Mike Burton ’69 has been inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame for his 39 years of service as a national-award-winning speech and debate coach. Burton, who retired in 2008, is the first speech and debate coach from Washington…
![Students from the Puget Sound Region practice their debating skills at the Climb the Mountain Debate Camp at PLU. (Photo: John Struzenberg '16)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/08/climb_the_mountain_debate_8-5-2015_1749.jpg)
Nothing but Pros for PLU’s 1st Community Debate Camp
PLU Debate Season Starts Oct. 8 TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 11, 2015)—Just weeks before its own academic season kicks off with a high-profile event, PLU’s TOH Karl Forensics Forum partnered with the local nonprofit Climb the Mountain to present the first annual Climb the Mountain Speech…
![Lutes can lend a hand, and grow their own goodies, at PLU's Community Garden. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/08/community-garden-54-4-2-15.jpg)
Being a Lute has its Perks—Including Some You Might not Have Known About
TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 10, 2015)—Being a Lute sure does come with perks: unlimited access to lectures, free previews to PLU productions and on-campus leadership opportunities, just to name a few. Here are a few student-specific perks you may not have heard about: Music Lessons Have…
![Ann Kullberg's painting 'Broken Rules.' (Courtesy Ann Kullberg.)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/08/kullbergbanner.jpg)
Ann Kullberg ’79 Draws on Her PLU Education to Create an Art Empire
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (Aug. 6, 2015)—Ann Kullberg ’79 has never taken a formal art course, but her work is internationally known—and her story is as colorful as her art. Though the lines were not always straight, and there were rough patches along the way, Kullberg…
![Outdoor class at PLU on Monday, April 20, 2015. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/08/outdoor-class-01-4-20-15.jpg)
PLU Named a ‘Best in the West’ University by The Princeton Review
TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 7, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University is one of the best colleges in the West, according to The Princeton Review. Only 125 colleges in 15 Western states made the education-services company’s 2016 list of recommended institutions. In its profile of PLU, The Princeton Review…
![The five Lutes honored on the Business Examiner's '40 Under 40' list, from left: Rachel Young '06, '13; Zach Powers '10; , Molly Hill '05; Mary Holste '00; and Matthew Simon '03. (Photo: Holly Powers)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/08/plu-alum-at-40-under-forty1.jpg)
Lutes Lead Local ‘40 Under 40’ List
TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 6, 2015)—Every year, the Business Examiner selects outstanding South Sound business and community leaders for its prestigious 40 Under 40 program—and this year, five of those are Lutes. On Aug. 4, the honored Lutes joined the rest of the 40 Under 40…
![Garfield Station will house two PLU departments. (Photo: John Froschauer, PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/08/garfield-station-1811-2-17-15.jpg)
PLU Human Resources Moves Into Garfield Station
TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 5, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University’s Human Resources Department kicked off the move-in season early on Aug. 3 when it became the first occupant of retail space in the brand-new Garfield Station. The new space, minus the futons and movie posters expected from a…