![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…
![The Stuff the Bus donation drive is underway at PLU. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Photo of a cardboard box that looks like a school bus.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/07/stuff-bus-542-7-28-15.jpg)
Lutes Help Stuff the Bus with Back-to-School Supplies
TACOMA, WASH. (July 28, 2015)—Hard to believe, but it’s almost back-to-school time, and for many children, that means heading to class without the basics. To help, Pacific Lutheran University is again partnering with Tacoma’s Communities in Schools for the Stuff the Bus campaign to provide…
![Forrest Griek '00, '02 is the principal of Tacoma’s Browns Point Elementary and a national "Emerging Leader" in education. [Photo Courtesy of Tacoma Public Schools]](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/07/forrest-principal-banner.jpg)
PLU Alumnus Named National Emerging Leader in Education
TACOMA, WASH. (July 28, 2015)- It’s safe to say Forrest Griek ‘00, ’02 loves being at school. Currently the principal of Tacoma’s Browns Point Elementary, Griek has spent his career serving in a variety of positions at schools throughout the South Sound, including Todd Beamer…
![MFA Director Rick Barot and MFA Mentor & Instructor Ann Pancake at KPLU's recording studio in downtown Seattle. [Photo by Zach Powers/PLU]](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/07/rick-ann-banner.jpg)
Rick Barot and Ann Pancake Discuss PLU’s MFA in Creative Writing and the Impact of Creative Writing (Podcast)
By Zach Powers ’10 PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WASH. (July 27, 2015)- Known as the Rainier Writing Workshop (RWW), Pacific Lutheran University’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program challenges its students to consider difficult questions relating to artistry, self-awareness and commission. “What are…
![Participants in the 2014 Rainier Writing Workshop attend a lecture in Nordquist Lecture Hall. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/07/rww1.jpg)
Rainier Writing Workshop Begins Aug. 2—Along With Free Public Readings by its Esteemed Faculty
TACOMA, Wash. (July 23, 2015)—During the Aug. 2-12 Rainier Writing Workshop, more than 100 students and faculty will gather at PLU to participate in classes, workshops, readings and other creatively immersive activities. The 10-day workshop, the annual summer residency of Pacific Lutheran University’s Master of…
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Granddaughter of Charleston Shooting Victim to Share About Forgiveness at PLU-Sponsored March & Festival
Tacoma, Wash. (July 17, 2015)— South Sound residents of numerous ethnicities, political persuasions and religious convictions will gather in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood on Saturday, August 1 for the 5th Annual 1000 Man Family March & Festival. This year’s event will feature a special guest, Alana Simmons,…
![Legislative session now adjourned, the floor of the Washington State Senate will be vacant until lawmakers return this January. [Zach Powers/PLU]](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/07/senate-wings-banner.jpg)
Good News for Lutes: Washington Legislature Elects to Maintain Funding for the State Need Grant Program
Tacoma, Wash. (July 15, 2015)— After negotiations concluded and legislators from both sides of the aisle reached agreements on an operating budget, transportation bond and a number of education issues, the third and final special session of the 2015 Washington Legislative Session, the longest in…
![PLU Assistant Professor of Business Ufuk Ince, CFA, has been elected president of the CFA Society Seattle for the 2015-16 term. (Photo: PLU School of Business)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/07/cfapresident.jpg)
School of Business Faculty Member Elected President of CFA Society Seattle
TACOMA, WASH. (July 14, 2015)—PLU Assistant Professor of Business Ufuk Ince, CFA, has been elected president of the CFA Society Seattle for the 2015-16 term. Ince and his team will lead the 980-member organization in its mission to advance the investment profession in the Puget…
![“It’s for kids, it’s about kids, (and) it’s about the love of the game” - Colleen Hacker (Photos by Zach Powers/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/06/hacker-banner-v4.jpg)
Colleen Hacker’s Annual Camp About Much More Than Just Soccer
SPANAWAY, Wash. (June 25, 2015)— On the grassy fields outside of the Sprinker Recreation Center at 9:30 a.m. the temperature has already climbed to the mid-80’s. Day two of Success Soccer Camp has begun, and over 200 campers ages 6-17 are already enthusiastically working up…
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PLU Alumna Named Western Washington’s “New Journalist of the Year”
Kari Plog ’11 has spent her first two years as a reporter for The (Tacoma) News Tribune covering stories ranging from sexual harassment in a jail facility in Fife, to a deadly boat ramp in Tacoma, to Super Bowl XLVIII in New York City. Earlier…
![PLU Economics Professors Martin Wurm (right) and Neal Johnson (left) deliver an economic forecast to the Tacoma/Pierce County Chamber of Commerce. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/06/economics-banner.jpg)
A PLU Economics Degree: The First Step For Many World-Changing Lutes
TACOMA, WASH. (June 18, 2015)- PLU Economics students past and present have selected their major with a seemingly endless list of vocational sectors in mind. However, most seem to share many of the same core qualities and passions: a penchant for research, a love of…
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From Opportunity to Opry
TACOMA, Wash. (June 5, 2015) — Deanna Fallin ’09 wrote an email on April 8 to her former faculty adviser, Pacific Lutheran University Chair of Art and Design JP Avila, to share some exciting news. “It’s crazy to think that I was just some young…