![Bryanna Plog '10 working as a park ranger at Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in summer 2015. (Photo courtesy of Plog)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/08/bryanna.jpg)
PLU alumna lands in Yosemite wilderness as park ranger after long journey traveling the world, exploring vocation
TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 1, 2016)- Bryanna Plog ’10 seems to have done it all in her years after Pacific Lutheran University – teaching English abroad in Colombia, writing books about travel and interning for a conservation nonprofit. But now, she says, serving as a park…
![Gloria Perry, former PLU student and softball player who will throw out the first pitch at PLU Night at the Rainiers on Aug. 20.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/07/gloriaii.jpg)
93-year-old Lute, former softball player to throw first pitch at PLU Night at the Rainiers
TACOMA, WASH. (July 27, 2016)- Gloria Perry repeated “I’ll be darned” over and over upon hearing the news that she’ll step onto the mound at Cheney Stadium to represent Pacific Lutheran University and throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Tacoma Rainiers game Aug.…
![Kevin Ebi '95 stands next to one of his photographs displayed in a gallery. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Ebi)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/06/ebimain.jpg)
National Parks postage stamp series features photo by PLU alumnus, self-taught photographer
TACOMA, WASH. (June 30, 2016)- One frame. That’s all it took for Kevin Ebi ’95 to get his work on a postage stamp – sort of. Ebi, a self-taught nature photographer who has made a living traveling around the world and documenting its beauty, weathered…
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International partnership helps unite young musicians here and abroad on PLU’s campus
TACOMA, WASH. (June 28, 2016)- There were lots of tears as band members from Tamana Girls High School in Japan said farewell to their new friends from Graham-Kapowsin High School, located about 13 miles southeast of Pacific Lutheran University. Miho Takekawa, percussion instructor at PLU…
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Travel contest sends recent PLU graduate to 5 continents in 3 months
TACOMA, WASH. (June 16, 2016) – Just three short weeks after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University, Denae McGaha ’16 will embark on the journey of a lifetime. The communication major will travel for three consecutive months, visiting five continents and more than 10 different countries.…
![Dishes prepared as part of the Culinary Week event "I Can Grill That?" at PLU on April 19. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/05/foodsubmissions.jpg)
Submit your favorite recipes for a special food issue of ResoLUTE
TACOMA, WASH. (May 4, 2016)- Editors of ResoLUTE, Pacific Lutheran University’s alumni community magazine, want Lutes to share their favorite mouth-watering, nostalgic and unique recipes for a special food issue coming soon. Submissions may include recipes from students, staff, faculty, their family members and anyone…
![Rosa Franklin '74, the first black woman elected to the Washington state senate. (Photo: Angelo Mejia/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/05/franklin-homepage-banner.jpg)
PLU alumna, first black woman to serve as state senator, dedicated 20 years in politics to health care, social justice
TACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2016)- Forty years of nursing experience is not on the usual résumé for politicians, but that did not stop Rosa Franklin ’74 from running for office. Franklin hasn’t been concerned with what is usual. She’s concerned with bringing people together to…
![Adam Utley '04 at TEDxTacoma 2015. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/04/utley-featured-image.jpg)
PLU Theatre alumnus Adam Utley ’04 returns to campus to host TEDxTacoma
TACOMA, WASH. (April 4, 2016)- For the first time in the event’s five-year history, TEDxTacoma will be hosted at Pacific Lutheran University on April 22. For the event’s host, Adam Utley, the new location signifies a homecoming of sorts, as the the improv performer and…
![Joshua Cushman speaking as part of the Wang Center Symposium "The Countenance of Hope" at PLU, on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/03/cushmaniii.jpg)
PLU alumnus, Tacoma teacher draws from his own tough life lessons to inspire students in similar situations
TACOMA, WASH. (March 17, 2016)- Joshua Cushman ’08 stood in front of a crowd at the Wang Center Symposium last month and recalled his childhood in which nobody asked him about his future. The Tacoma native was the product of a broken home, plagued by…
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PLU alumna collects, studies mosquitoes in the pursuit of improved public health
TACOMA, WASH. (March 9, 2016)- Mosquitoes are pests to some, but for Rebekah Blakney ’12 they carry a wealth of information that can unlock solutions to global health issues. Now with the outbreak of the Zika virus, that’s as important as ever. Blakney isn’t at…
![PLU students and legislative interns Savannah Turner '16 and Kacie Masten '17 outside the Washington State Capitol in Olympia. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/03/leg-banner-2.jpg)
Lutes at the Legislature: PLU students and alumni contribute at every level of the legislative process
TACOMA, Wash. (March 3, 2016)— About 25 miles south of Pacific Lutheran University, lawmakers in Olympia are in the midst of the 2016 Washington state legislative session. While the governor and state legislators direct the proceedings, they are supported and informed by a dedicated legion…
![Nick Sears ('87, '95), co-founder of Android, speaks Feb. 22 as part of the Executive Leadership Series at Pacific Lutheran University. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2016/03/sears.jpg)
PLU alumnus, Android co-founder uses his marketing expertise to help students land jobs
TACOMA, WASH. (March 2, 2016)- Co-founder of Android and Pacific Lutheran University graduate Nick Sears took the technology world by storm when he teamed up with inventors Andy Rubin and Chris White to market and launch Android, one of the world’s top operating systems for…