![PLU Pantry, an on-campus food pantry where students can pick up ingredients for a meal, toiletries and other necessities with the swipe of a student ID, addresses a growing food insecurity problem. (Photo/John Froschauer)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2020/03/foodpantry-scaled-1-725x408.jpg)
At on-campus food pantry, a nutritious meal is a swipe away
TACOMA, WASH. (March. 16, 2020) — Food insecurity is on the rise on college campuses across the nation, and PLU is no exception to the trend. In a 2017 survey entitled “Healthy Minds,” one in five PLU students reported experiencing food insecurity ranging from “once…
![Pacific Lutheran University political science major Jeremy Knapp ‘21 is learning the ins and outs of the Washington State Senate as an intern for Sen. Marko Liias (D-Lynnwood) in Olympia. (Photo/John Froschauer)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2020/03/jeremy-knapp-scaled-1-725x408.jpg)
Jeremy Knapp ‘21 talks interning for a state senator in Olympia, passion for political science and future career
TACOMA, WASH. (March. 16, 2020) — Pacific Lutheran University political science major Jeremy Knapp ‘21 swears he has no desire to run for office, but his resume speaks of someone with great political aspirations nonetheless. The junior turned 21 on March 4, and he already…
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Nicole Jordan ’15 discusses her new role at PLU’s Center for Gender Equity
TACOMA, WASH. (March. 10, 2020) — Nicole Jordan ’15 is back on campus, this time using the degree she earned in social work to help educate and lead others in her new position as coordinator for PLU’s Center for Gender Equity. The center began as…
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Jared Wright ’14 discusses working on refugee resettlement, impactful internships, and more
TACOMA, WASH. (March. 2, 2020) — Jared Wright ‘14 arrived at PLU eager to engage in community work and excited to study social justice. He didn’t have specific plans and didn’t know what it would all look like, but he can clearly remember the excitement…
![In her first year at PLU, CeCe Chan has contributed to and lead on matters of social justice within education while pursuing a major in political science.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2020/02/cece-chan-scaled-1-725x408.jpg)
Cece Chan: First-Year Student, Long-Term Goals
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 28, 2020 ) — Cece Chan’s activism awakening came in high school. As a third-generation Asian young woman, she realized Seattle Public Schools’ majority-white institution and Eurocentric curriculum had damaged her own cultural understanding due to lack of representation within textbooks or…
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PLU nominates physician Donald Mott for Nobel Peace Prize
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 26 , 2020 ) — Pacific Lutheran University President Allan Belton recently submitted a Nobel Peace Prize nomination of Dr. Donald Mott to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Dr. Mott is the founder and leader of the China Network Partners (CPN), a group…
![The Wang Center Symposium takes up the issue of heightened political and societal polarization within the U.S. and globally as well as its primary consequence, the increasing inability to communicate and collaborate.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2020/02/polarization-828x315-banner-725x315.jpg)
Disarming Polarization: PLU symposium to address national, global divisiveness
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 25, 2020) — Noted academics, activists and practitioners whose life’s work engages polarization — within and across disciplines, traditions, communities and peoples — will gather at Pacific Lutheran University on March 5-6 for the 9th Biennial Wang Center Symposium, “Disarming Polarization: Navigating…
![Former PLU basketball student-athlete Amy Spieker ’09 is now the director of Community Health and Analysis at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center’s Institute for Population Health in Wyoming.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2020/02/amyspieker-725x408.jpg)
Amy Spieker ’09 on community health advocacy, service and building relationships
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 18, 2020) — If you’ve ever wondered whether leaders are born or made, the answer is both. At least it is when you’re referring to Pacific Lutheran University graduate Amy Spieker ’09. Growing up in a Navy family, Spieker moved her fair…
![In celebration of Black History Month 2020, PLU will host headliner Crystal Aikin '97 for an encore performance at this year's Gospel Experience Concert.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2020/02/gospel-experience_graphic2019-1536x604-1-725x408.png)
National recording artist Crystal Aiken ’97 returns to PLU for a Gospel Experience Concert encore
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 14, 2020) —The Gospel Experience Concert is returning to Pacific Lutheran University on Saturday, Feb. 15., featuring an encore performance by national recording artist and event headliner Crystal Aikin ’97. The renowned gospel singer was born and raised in Tacoma, and graduated…
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New J-Term job shadow program connects PLU students and alumni
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 10, 2020)- Pacific Lutheran University’s Office of Alumni and Student Connections recently launched the J-Term Job Shadow Program, aimed at exposing students to professions they are interested in pursuing after graduation. From January 21 to 24, 40 students visited PLU alumni at…
![Sarah Klein, who spoke on behalf of over 400 “Sister Survivors” at the 2018 ESPY Awards as they collectively received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, will visit PLU on Feb. 26.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2020/02/sarah-klein-3-news-banner-725x408.jpg)
Attorney, sexual assault victim advocate Sarah Klein visits PLU
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 6, 2020) — Pacific Lutheran University’s Department of Kinesiology welcomes to campus Sarah Klein, an attorney for Dalton and Associates, PA and sexual assault victim advocate. Klein, who was one the first known survivors of former Michigan State and USA Gymnastics team…
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Anytime Counseling: Lute Telehealth Comes to PLU
Since 2014 there’s been a remarkable 35 percent increase in public university students receiving mental health treatment, according to an original survey conducted by The Associated Press in December 2019. However, few universities can keep up with demand — even with licensed counselors on hand.…