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circling toward a career in writing, prioritizing the task more and more each year. She credits the Rainier Writing Workshop’s assistant director, Judith Kitchen, with giving her the courage and confidence to take the plunge. “Judith Kitchen is entirely to blame for all of this,” Andrews laughed. “It’s Judith, all Judith. There are tons of people who would say the same thing. Judith is an entirely generous and encouraging teacher of writing … I’m her groupie.” Andrews isn’t the only current student to
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teacher, scholar, administrator, mentor, faithful church attendee and lover of historical architecture who was meticulous in his approach to academics. Forness was born in Minot, N.D., but spent most of his youth in Puyallup and Sumner, Wash. He came from a family of modest means. His brother once described the family home as a chicken coop, and said Norm was known to break gum in two and save half a stick to make it go further. A fellow 1958 PLC alumnus, Dave Berntsen, knew Forness well. Berntsen
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Bergen, there is, by the way, no need for conserving water. In general, there is too much of it. Read Previous Visiting Writer’s Series – “No Word for Welcome: The Mexican Village Face the Global Economy” Read Next ‘Water is the great teacher’ COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world
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Scholars Internship Program Read Next ACS Scholarships, including new DEIR Scholarship – due April 1 LATEST POSTS ACS Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Respect (DEIR) Scholarship May 7, 2024 Environmental Lab Scientist in Training May 2, 2024 The Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship April 18, 2024 $2000 DEIR scholarship- Extended Deadline May 15! April 16, 2024
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Nottage ‘23 prepares to become a teacher who excites students about science LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024
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hosts Tamana Girls’ High School Band in friendship concert Read Next Elise Rodrigues ’15 voted Eatonville School District Teacher of the Year LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023
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— have helped shape my academic interests as well as helped me become the student and person I am today Read Previous Grayson Nottage ‘23 prepares to become a teacher who excites students about science Read Next Emily Struck ’23 reflects on her time at PLU, captivated by chemistry and research LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny
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Seattle and Melbourne, Australia. A self-described geek and math lover, Tilden said he decided to go to PLU because he thought of becoming a teacher, and the school had a good reputation. But once at PLU, he changed his mind. “I noticed all the accounting majors had job offers waiting for them in the fall of their senior years,” Tilden laughed. Today he serves on PLU’s board of regents. As he settles into his office, he looks at pictures of family members that crowd for space around his computer. They
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of endowment transparency, green buildings and investment priorities, the university rated a B. Tonn said if the Neeb Center had received its gold LEED rating by the time the study was completed, PLU most likely would have received an A in green buildings as well. Content Development Director Barbara Clements compiled this report. Reach her for comments or ideas at 253-535-7427 or clemenba@plu.edu Read Previous Rising Star Read Next PLU alum learns that being a teacher is a mixture of tough and
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themes. Lutes can choose from housing that uplifts gender empowerment and equity, creative expression, DJS (diversity, justice, sustainability), wellness, STEM, global engagement, and more. Cherish Scheidhauer, a PLU first-year student studying biomedical engineering, didn’t find out about RLCs until well into the admissions process when her admissions counselor mentioned STEM House. “It’s really cool how it brings people together based on their similar interest in STEM, but also it brings a lot of
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