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WATCH THIS: Professor Marnie Ritchie discusses surveillance, rhetoric and media
Do you ever worry about history-tracking web browsers, “smart” kitchen appliances, and the even smarter phones we sleep next to? PLU Assistant Professor of Communication Marnie Ritchie thinks about these things. She thinks about them A LOT. Ritchie is an award-winning researcher and writer in…
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Adrian Arrives
During his senior year, computer science major Adrian Ronquillo ’22 filled out 203 job applications. Despite already having a job offer from a tech company he was interning with, he wanted to see what other opportunities were available to him. One of those applications included…
![Two PLU students in a recording studio. Student on the left is Zivia Rich and is wearing a white sweater and speaking into a microphone while the other student on the left, Fulton Bryant-Anderson in a green hooded sweater is holding an ipad looking down and adjusting the recording settings.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2022/11/students-wow-web-725x408.png)
PLU students present ‘The War of the Worlds’
Theatre major Zivia Rich ’24 loves a good story. She is especially fond of them in the form of a radio show or podcast. Growing up, the Seattle-area native spent much of her time listening to KUOW, their local National Public Radio station. “We have…
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Powell-Heller Conference explores before, during and after the Holocaust
The 14th Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will occur on October 26-28, 2022 at Pacific Lutheran University. This year the conference theme is “Jewish Life in Poland: Before, During and After the Holocaust.” The keynote speaker is professor of history Jan Grabowski from the…
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PLU receives a major gift to fund environmental issues programming
Pacific Lutheran University is excited to announce the establishment of the Steen Family Symposium on Environmental Issues. David ‘57 and Lorilie Steen ’58 have generously donated funding to the PLU Environmental Studies program to support this new annual symposium. The gift is being invested in…
![PLU alumni Kristen Jaudon ‘94 standing on the left side of the image, Tracye Ferguson ‘94 is standing in the middle of th eimage and Kate Hall ‘17 stands in the right of the images and poses side by side in a group photo in front the Educational Service District 113 building. The image displays a sunny and bright day with all three subjects smiling at the camera.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2022/08/lute-powered-cres-web-withlogo-725x408.png)
Lute Powered: Educational Service District 113
There are nine Educational Service Districts (ESDs) in Washington state. Created in 1969, the ESDs help local school districts by providing academic support, business services, educator training and more for local school districts. Capital Region ESD 113, based in Tumwater, WA, works with 44 public…
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Kate Hall ’17 builds connections, serves community at ESD 113
Kate Hall ’17 remembers the job interview that landed her in a communications role at ESD 113. It was memorable — but not necessarily in a good way. “I was so nervous,” she remembers. “My internet died during the Zoom interview.” She was prepared to…
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Summer Internship: Economics major finds family environment with global company
Travis McDaneld ’23 is entering his fourth year at PLU as an economics major, minoring in data science. When he enrolled at PLU, he had every intention of majoring in business, although he admits to not having any idea about what he wanted to do…
![Tracye Ferguson poses in front of a playground which is blurred in the background. Tracye is wearing a bright yellow shirt with pink and blue flower designs - arms on her hips and smiling.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2022/08/tracye-lute-powered-web-725x408.png)
Tracye Ferguson ’94 brings her principles to work at state education agency
Tracye Ferguson ’94 is an experienced educator who believes children develop and reach milestones at different phases — and we need to celebrate their growth. “Not all children thrive or develop the same, but they all need the same amount of encouragement and support,” she…
![PLU alumna Kristen Jaudon '24 poses in a studio setting in front of a photagraphy light set up with a camera on a tripod clearly seen in the background. Jaudon sits with a smile and laptop on her lap.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2022/08/kristen-lute-powered-web-725x408.png)
Kristen Jaudon ’94: Picturing the possibilities
Kristen (Vold) Jaudon ’94 likes to keep her options open. “I say ‘yes’ to different possibilities,” she says. “I like trying new things.” That kind of thinking helped her segue from jobs in art education and publishing to public education communications. As senior director for…
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PLU School of Nursing professor to be inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
Tacoma, Wash. — Pacific Lutheran University is pleased to announce that Kathleen Richardson, assistant professor of nursing, has been selected to be a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (Academy). Richardson also serves as associate dean of academic affairs at PLU. “Dr. Richardson has…
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Summer Internships: Theater major learns from the best at a Seattle Theatre Company
In high school, Peyton Noreen ’23 loved participating in theatre productions. Noreen’s passion for the stage wasn’t something they were ready to give up on when they enrolled at Pacific Lutheran University. It’s why they chose to major in theatre and why they’re spending the…