Lots of Lutes at Ferrucci
Lots of Lutes at Ferrucci A quorum of the 15 Lutes on staff at Ferrucci Junior High pose for a group photo outside the Puyallup school. From left: Jeanine Wernofsky ’82, Ron Baltazar ’00, Joan Forseth ’91, Kim Lawson ’82, Brent Anderson ’97, Steve Leifsen…
Business Alum’s Startup Gets Huge Boost From Salesforce.com
Business Alum’s Startup Gets Huge Boost From Salesforce.com Neil Crist ’99 Plans to Use Funds to Expand Venuelabs’ Services By Brenna Sussman ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker It takes a lot of work to get a startup company off the ground—something Neil Crist…
Going for a Grammy
Going for a Grammy! Micah Haven ’09 is in his fifth year as band director at Meeker Middle School in Tacoma. (Photo: Tacoma School District) Micah Haven ’09 is 1 of 25 semifinalists for the 2015 Music Education Award By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing…
Q&A With Author Carrie Mesrobian MFA ’13
Q&A With Carrie Mesrobian MFA ’13 Rave Reviews Are Rolling in For Her New Book, ‘Perfectly Good White Boy’ By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Right out of the gate, Carrie Mesrobian’s first young-adult novel, Sex & Violence , racked up some serious…
PLU Interns Connect with New Opportunities
Economics major Nellie Moran ’15 and President Barack Obama at a fundraiser in Seattle this summer. (Photo by White House Photographer Michael Rosenburg.) PLU Interns Make Interesting and Key Connections Over the Summer By Barbara Clements, PLU Marketing and Communications First Surprise : President Obama…
A Flutist’s Unplanned Future
A Flutist’s Unplanned Path to Success Internationally renowned flutist Jodie Rottle ’10 advises undergraduates without a clear plan to pause, make slow progress and explore as many new possibilities as they can. (Photo courtesy Jodie Rottle) Jodie Rottle ’10 Finds Fame Even Without a Direct…
In the Business of Making Connections
In the Business of Making Connections Dan Rosales, left, and Daniel Smith, both ’07, are on the board of PLU’s Business Network Alumni Association. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Marketing graduates’ paths bring them together—again— on the board of PLU’s Business Network Alumni Association By Sandy Deneau Dunham…
Lute Cycling Cross-Country to Bring Awareness to Hunger and Food Waste
On June 18, Benjamin Rasmus ’06 began a cross-country bike ride to bring awareness to the issue of hunger and food waste in the U.S. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Lute Cycling from one Washington to the Other to Focus Attention on Hunger and Food Waste By…
Marissa Meyer ’04: Living the Dream as a Best-Selling Author
Marissa Meyer ’04 signs one of her latest books in the Luna series, ‘Scarlett’, for a fan this spring at PLU. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Love of Sci-Fi and Fairy Tales Leads to Best-Selling Series By Barbara Clements Director of Content Development, PLU Marketing and Communications…
Driving to the Finish
A lan and Marilyn Anderson ’85 have donated a $25,000 matching grant for PLU’s Drive to the Finish Annual Fund Campaign. (John Froschauer, Photo) A Driving Spirit to Help Others By Barbara Clements PLU Marketing and Communications For Alan and Marilyn (Richardson) Anderson ’85, it’s…
New MediaLab Event Presents Career Advice from Successful Alumni
New MediaLab Event Features Career Advice from Successful Alumni By Valery Jorgensen ’15 Six alumni came back to Pacific Lutheran University on April 22 to serve as panelists for the inaugural MediaLab Presents event. The panelists, who graduated from PLU in 2005 or more recently,…
PLU Alumni Embark on a Central American Adventure of Environmental Education
PLU Alumni Embark on a Central American Adventure of Environmental Education Nathan Page ’13 and Brett Rousseau ’12 enjoy a brief vacation in Montezuma, on the southern end of the Nicoya Peninsula. (Photos courtesy of Page and Rousseau.) By Katie Baumann ’14 In the heart…