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PLU Presents Its First Spring Spotlight Series: “… and Justice for All?” Posted by: Sandy Dunham / January 15, 2015 January 15, 2015 Semester-long Themed Events Begin Feb. 12 “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”—the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 15, 2015)—The semester beginning Feb. 4 at Pacific Lutheran University takes on a special focus with the inaugural Spring Spotlight Series, four months of events

Art and Anthropology Faculty Join Forces for Important Historical Illustrations Posted by: Sandy Dunham / January 17, 2015 January 17, 2015 Q&A With Professor Michael Stasinos and Associate Professor Bradford Andrews By Shunying Wang ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker TACOMA, WA (Jan. 16, 2015)—In a groundbreaking merger of art and anthropology, Pacific Lutheran University Art Professor Michael Stasinos has been developing important historical illustrations in collaboration with

2016-17 Spotlight Series: Re•forming Posted by: Zach Powers / September 26, 2016 Image: (photo by John Froschauer/PLU) September 26, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsIn recognition of the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran reformation, throughout the 2016-17 academic year a wide range of academic, community and artistic events at Pacific Lutheran University will address questions and concepts relating to Re•forming.UPCOMING EVENTSSecond Annual César Chávez & Dolores Huerta

Teaching in the Pandemic: How Three Teachers Made the Best of an Unprecedented Time Posted by: Silong Chhun / May 27, 2021 Image: Alonso Brizuela ’14, Sarah Lord ’00, Caitlyn Zwang ’09 May 27, 2021 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterHigh school choir and guitar teacher Alonso Brizuela ’14 was in Spokane at a national choral directors conference in mid-March of 2020. Just a day and half days into events, the conference shut down early—due to a mysterious new illness that

state representatives, Tina Orwall (D) and Gina Mosbrucker (R). In her first year, the tireless Nguyen planned a six-week series of discussions on religious diversity, spanning six faith traditions, which won Social Justice Program of the Year. “It was an ambitious project,” she reflected, “and it spurred my determination to prove to myself that I can do anything I set my mind to.” A favorite PLU memory: This year’s Act Six Scholars Senior Celebration was Nguyen’s last big planning commitment for

during high school that should have been titled “The Briefest Intro to Art Ever”), I fell in love with ceramic arts while taking a class at Highline College to fulfill graduation requirements. Working as a ceramic artist wasn’t on my radar at the time (I was pursuing a career in forensic anthropology with an emphasis on facial reconstruction), but a couple missteps in planning my classes placed me on my current path. After transferring to Pacific Lutheran University, I jumped feet first into working

says he’s been able to develop marketing, time management, communication and delegation skills — and he doesn’t see that continued evolution changing as he pursues future business ventures. “My skills are always going to be changing depending on what I need to communicate,” he said. “It’s made me really appreciate not just having the ability to code, but also being able to talk with other people and understand how they’re doing something.” No hurdle too big to overcome Kait Dawson ‘19 just

David Akuien ’10 prepares to return to South Sudan, reunite with his mother Posted by: Zach Powers / December 22, 2016 Image: PLU alumnus David Akuien ’10 will soon return to South Sudan. (photo by Zach Powers/PLU) December 22, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 22, 2016)- It’s been 25 years since David Akuien ’10 was separated from his mother at age 5, 16 years since he came to the United States as an orphan.An estimated two million people died as a result

Commencement 2017: Lutes prepare for life after college Posted by: Kari Plog / May 15, 2017 May 15, 2017 By Staff writersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 15, 2017)- Classes are over, tests are on the horizon and therapy dogs are waiting in the wings. It's the end of spring semester, and for several hundred Lutes that means life after college beckons. Pacific Lutheran University students are fast approaching Commencement 2017, a ceremony that will mark the culmination of their

September 25, 2014 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 accolades: •    2014 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist •    YALSA’s 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults nominee •    Cybils Best Young Adult Fiction finalist •    Winner, 2014 Minnesota Book Award, Young