Real-World Mentors
Real-World Mentors For decades, Pacific Lutheran University has built a reputation for sending talented, proficient students into the workplace. Their success is proof that challenging academics – hours spent in the classroom and laboratory, the practice room and concert hall, the playing field and court…
Evacuation drill
Fire drill between Feb. 25 and March 1. There will be a Fire/Evacuation drill in PLU non-residential buildings (Blomquist, CC, E. Campus, Health, Ingram, Hauge, MBR, Mailroom/Warehouse/Printshop, Memorial, Morken, Mortvedt, Names, Neeb, Olson, Payroll House, Ramstad, Rieke, Theater, UC, Xavier) the week of Feb. 25-March…
Cambodia: A reflection on the genocide by Khmer Rouge
Cambodia: A reflection on the genocide by Khmer Rouge and coverage by US media by Kathryn Perkins ’13 In 1975 over one-fourth of the Cambodian people were murdered. Not by foreign aggressors or malicious diseases, but by their own people. The Khmer Rouge, a communist…
Grad lands dream job
Grad lands dream job By Emilie Thoreson ’15 After travelling to Macedonia on a Fulbright Student Fellowship and working for the National Albanian American Council, Kelly Ryan ’10 has landed his dream job — working for the State Department. Ryan made the trip to Skopje,…
One step at a time
Anthony Markuson ’14, Bill Pursell (Kelsie Leu’s uncle), Anna McCracken ’13, and Leu ’13 summited Mt. Kilimanjaro to celebrate the end of their study away experiences. One step at a time By Chris Albert The guides up the mountain keep a cadence of “pole, pole”…
Food for thought
PLU chef Erick Swenson ’91 checks on a tray of shrimp from the oven. Food For Thought By Katie Scaff ’13 Twenty years ago, you’d never find pav bhaji – a curry dish served on dinner rolls – alongside the burgers and fries in the…
Cross-town rivalry, free admission for the community
Cross-town rivalry – free admission for the community PLU hosts the University of Puget Sound for its cross-town rivalry game Tuesday, Jan. 29 in Olson Auditorium. Admission for the game is free for Tacoma area residents. Help us keep track of the number of people…
Mycal Ford ’12: A Journey of Discovery
Mycal Ford ’12 has spent the year teaching in Taiwan on a Student Fulbright Fellowship. Mycal Ford ’12: A journey of discovery leads this Lute to China and Taiwan By Barbara Clements University Communications Mycal Ford eyed the skewer of fried scorpions he held at…
Bonnie Nelson ’08: A Passion for Service
Bonnie Nelson ’08 on top of a bactrian camel in Mongolia. (Photo courtesy of Bonnie Nelson) A volunteer experience in an elementary school sets alum on path to Mongolia By Barbara Clements University Communications After growing up in a small town near Chehalis, Wash., Bonnie…
Artifact Day
Artifact Day gives the community a chance to learn about their hidden treasures Jesse Major ’14 The Parkland community is invited to learn more about artifacts they have inherited, collected from their property, or acquired in any other way on the first Artifact Day. Artifact…
Diving for an A, at the bottom of the Puget Sound
At PLU, students get the chance to explore the depths of the Puget Sound – for class credit. Diving for an A, at the bottom of the Puget Sound Katie Baumann ’14 A native of the land of 10,000 lakes, James Olson ’14 never imagined…
Explore! retreat helps students understand vocation
A small group of students, staff and faculty join hands at the Explore! Retreat for first year students during J-Term. (Photo by John Froschauer) Explore! retreat helps students understand vocation, and just have fun By Katie Scaff ’13 The annual Explore! retreat offers students the…