![Award-winning Opera soprano Angela Meade ’01 (center in blue) at PLU’s 125th Anniversary Gala Concert on Friday, Dec. 11 in Lagerquist Concert Hall. (Photo by PLU/John Froschauer)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/12/angela-gala-feature-banner.jpg)
PLU Holiday Photo Recap
TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 16, 2015)- Recently ranked the sixth-best university in the country for holiday events by Best College Reviews, Pacific Lutheran University students, staff and faculty collaborated on a wide variety of Christmas events throughout the month of December. Highlights included Christmas concerts on…
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Media Student Serves and Learns Simultaneously
TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 11, 2015)—Communication major Chris Boettcher ’17 is living out the deeply held commitment of Pacific Lutheran University to civic engagement — all while continuing his education. When Cathy Nguyen, Tacoma poet laureate, reached out to PLU looking for a videographer to tell…
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President Krise Discusses “Protest” with Angie Hambrick and Amy Young
TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 10, 2015)- Recorded on Tuesday, Nov. 24, the fourth episode of ‘Open to Interpretation’ features a discussion of the word ‘protest’ among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, PLU President and Professor of English Thomas W. Krise and Assistant Vice…
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PLU Scholarship Awards Full Tuition to Eligible 253 Area Code Students
TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 9, 2015)- Pacific Lutheran University admission representatives will begin spreading the word on Tuesday, Dec. 15, about the new 253 PLU Bound Scholarship. Admission Office staff members will fan out on that day and talk with area high school students, teachers and…
![PLU students at the opening reception of the fall 2015 Juried Student Art Exhibition on Wednesday, Nov. 18. (All photos by PLU Photographer John Froschauer)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/12/featured-image-gallery-dec-15.jpg)
Student Art on Display in the University Gallery
TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 7, 2015)—The latest works by Pacific Lutheran University student printmakers, painters and drawers will be on display through Dec. 16 in Ingram Hall’s University Gallery as part of the fall 2015 Juried Student Exhibition. The Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For…
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Nursing Students Help Provide Thanksgiving Dinner to Over 225 Families
TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 1, 2015)- More than 225 families were able to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner last week thanks in large part to the Pacific Lutheran University Delta Lota Chi Turkey Basket Drive. The student-led Turkey Basket Drive is organized by the PLU nursing group Delta…
![Christmas tree lighting in Red Square at PLU on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/11/tree-lighting-2014-banner.jpg)
PLU to Host Holiday Events Throughout December
TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 30, 2015)- It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas at Pacific Lutheran University. Throughout its 125-year history, PLU has developed numerous holiday pastimes that honor a variety of traditions, cultures and forms of joyful expression. UPCOMING EVENTS Crow Ho Ho Dec.…
Mary Beth Sheehan ’00, Immigration Law Attorney
Mary Beth Sheehan ’00 is an award-winning attorney specializing in immigration law, including removal defense, asylum, U visas, VAWA claims, family-based petitions, adjustment of status and naturalization. Sheehan is one of 11 notable alumni currently featured in a billboard campaign that asks “what can you do with a PLU degree?” Others featured…
![Business major Thomas Copeland '17 (far left), PLU Director of Multicultural Recruitment Melannie Denise Cunningham (third from left), physics major Sydney Spray '19 (fifth from left) and social work major Emily Odegard '18 (fourth from right) sing with members of the Eastside Baptist Church choir on Sunday, Nov. 15. (All photos by John Froschauer/PLU)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2015/11/eastside-baptist-banner-2.jpg)
‘PLU Sunday’ Celebrates Life, Faith and the Friendship Shared by PLU and Eastside Baptist Church
TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 17, 2015)— “We’re all a bunch of nobodies, trying to tell everybody, about somebody who can save anybody,” Rev. Dr. Arthur Banks told the congregation at Eastside Baptist Church on Sunday, Nov. 15. It was “PLU Sunday” at the predominantly black faith community…
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MediaLab Documentary to Premiere at the Seattle Public Library
TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 11, 2015)- MediaLab, the award-winning film production program at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU), will premiere its latest documentary, These Four Years, on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. These Four Years investigates the current state of higher education in North America, including factors that sometimes…
Teacher, Veteran, Mentor: Willie Stewart ’69
Willie Stewart , who earned a Masters in Education from PLU in 1969, became the first black principal in Tacoma School District history when he was appointed principal of East Tacoma’s Lincoln High School in 1970. After decades of leading Lincoln, in 1999 Stewart was elected…
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This Week at PLU: Veterans Day, Veterans Resource Fair, Military Appreciation Football Game
TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 10, 2015)- Throughout the week of Nov. 8-14 Pacific Lutheran University is hosting a trio of events celebrating and resourcing veterans and military service members. On Wednesday morning, the university will host a Veterans Day Celebration. On Saturday morning, it will host…