![Sunny Huang '18 works a volunteer shift at Browns Point/Dash Point Fire Department, where she pulls 12-hour shifts as an emergency medical technician. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2018/03/sunny1.jpg)
Lute navigates a complicated internal struggle along her path to United States citizenship
TACOMA, WASH. (March 23, 2018) — After living in the U.S. for seven years, Sunny Huang ’18 took the oath of allegiance Jan. 29 against a backdrop of American flags. She completed the yearlong naturalization process to become a U.S. citizen. The ceremony came months…
![Gracie Anderson '21 speaks during a rally regarding gun violence on March 14 in Olympia. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2018/03/gracie1.jpg)
PLU student leads effort to raise awareness of gun-violence threat in Washington state schools
TACOMA, WASH. (March 21, 2018)- For Gracie Anderson ’21, activism is a family affair. The Pacific Lutheran University student addressed a crowd of roughly 100 community members for the “Will Washington Be Next” rally protesting gun violence on March 14. Her mother passed out posters…
![McKenna Morin '19 (left), Courtney Miranda '19 (center) and Natalie Mooney '19 (right) are heading to New York City this week to present at a national conference for the College Media Association. (Photo by Molly Ivey '20)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2018/03/cmamain.jpg)
PLU student-media members to present at College Media Association’s national conference in New York
TACOMA, WASH. (March 5, 2018) — Student journalists nationwide get to pick the brains of three Pacific Lutheran University students, who will share their expertise at a national conference in New York City. The Lutes will present at the College Media Association Spring Convention held…
![Mackenzie Cooper '19 shoots photos on location during filming for MediaLab's newest documentary series, "A World of Difference." (Photo courtesy of MediaLab)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2018/01/medialab-final.jpg)
MediaLab documentary series earns six Accolade Awards
TACOMA, WASH. (March 5, 2018) — MediaLab, the applied research and media services program at Pacific Lutheran University, received six awards last week from the Accolade Global Film Competition of Southern California for the new documentary series “A World of Difference.” “A World of Difference,”…
![Panayotis (Panago) Horton ’12](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2018/02/for-kari-dept.jpg)
‘Strong link of three’: PLU graduate’s life — suddenly cut short — is remembered through legacy scholarship
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 26, 2018) — Panayotis (Panago) Horton ’12 tattooed a three-link chain on his forearm: one link each for himself, his mother and his brother. The family emigrated from Greece when he was just 2 years old. They were his rock. And although…
![Kerstin "Kris" Ringdahl retires this week after serving 53 years as the university's archivist.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2018/02/ringdahl-bw2.jpg)
PLU honors retirement of 53-year archivist, longest-serving employee with well deserved ‘hullabaloo’
TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 20, 2018)- The last time Pacific Lutheran University welcomed a new president, Kerstin “Kris” Ringdahl was one of the first people to meet him on Day One. “I was there at 9 o’clock in the morning and talked to him about PLU’s…
![Mackenzie Cooper '19 shoots photos on location during filming for MediaLab's newest documentary series, "A World of Difference." (Photo courtesy of MediaLab)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2018/01/medialab-final.jpg)
MediaLab explores issues of diversity with premiere of documentary series, ‘A World of Difference’
TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 29, 2018) — Two episodes of a new four-part MediaLab documentary project are set to premiere next month in Seattle. The series, titled “A World of Difference,” explores issues of diversity, including gender, race, immigration and social class. The first two segments,…
![Frank Hewins '86 (Photo courtesy of Franklin Pierce School District)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2017/12/frankhewins.jpg)
PLU alumnus, longtime educational partner of the university named superintendent of the year
TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 11, 2017)- A Pacific Lutheran University alumnus and a strong partner in the extended Lute family recently earned an exceptional honor from the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA). Frank Hewins ’86, superintendent of Franklin Pierce Schools located in PLU’s backyard, is…
![Lutes make their way to a classroom at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor on April 21, 2017. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2017/10/wccwmain.jpg)
Lutes, local inmates share storytelling experience
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 13, 2017)- “We made a magazine!” Taryn Collis exclaimed to a group of Pacific Lutheran University students and several inmates at the Washington Corrections Center for Women. “It’s impressive,” continued Collis, an actor and educator with Seattle-based Freehold Theatre Lab Studio. “Everybody…
![Carl Petersen '04 plays a marble thief named Wolf in the short film "All the Marbles." Petersen wrote, produced and starred in the film, which screened at the Cannes Film Festival in France. It screens locally at the Gig Harbor Film Festival on Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. (Photo courtesy of Carl Petersen)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2017/10/marbleshero.jpg)
Local and international film critics lose their marbles — in a good way — over Lute’s live-action short film
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 11, 2017)- In a lively yet ominous steampunk world, a boy and a bully clash in the classic struggle of good and evil. The stakes: bravery and freedom. The battle: a simple game of marbles. Such is the world depicted in a…
![Helen and George Long at the inaugural Rachel Carson Lecture in March. The event is supported by the The George and Helen Long Science, Technology and Society Endowment.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2017/10/rachelcarsonlecture.jpg)
Endowment helps Lutes pursue science internships
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 6, 2017)- When George and Helen Long reached out to Pacific Lutheran University 10 years ago, all they knew was that they wanted to support the sciences. “George sort of felt like he owed his success and his career to PLU,” said…
![Maria Chávez, chair and associate professor of politics and government. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2017/09/chavezii.jpg)
Professor to serve as featured speaker at statewide conference aimed at addressing opportunity gap
TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 27, 2017)- Maria Chavez leads with her own experience when she addresses academic opportunity and achievement. Specifically, she empathizes with students who come from marginalized populations. Chavez, chair and associate professor of politics and government, identifies as Latina. She’s a native Spanish…