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Lifelong Lutes: Q&A With Two of PLU's Most Enthusiastic Alumni David and Anita Christian, both 1959 graduates, have modeled Pacific Lutheran University’s motto, “Educating for Lives of Thoughtful Inquiry, Service, Leadership and Care,” for their entire adult lives. David, now retired, was KPLU’s first engineer, serving PLU’s National Public Radio affiliated station from 1960-1997. Anita is a retired teacher who spent her career teaching elementary school in the Franklin Pierce School

Education: A Lutheran Tradition Georgia ’59 and Denis Bailey believe the world needs more places like PLU. “I appreciated what the school did for me,” Georgia says. “The church started schools. I think this was an important thing that the Lutheran church did and is doing today.” The Baileys have supported the school through a gift annuity, and they have supported student access as longtime PLU Annual Fund donors.“For us, getting a PLU charitable gift annuity has been a win-win situation

A Family Tradition of Investing in a PLU Education Mike Larson ’83 knew he was going to go to PLU when he was 8 years old. “I was groomed to be PLU proud, and I still am,” he says. The university community plays a big part in the life of Mike and his wife, Beco. According to Mike, the time he had at PLU can’t be summed up just by a degree. It was so much more. “I made some lifelong friends when I was in college,” he says. “I grew up a lot when I was in college. I think the college experience

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A Policy of Giving Back to PLU Scott and Sherith Squires’ story started at—and just keeps coming back to—Pacific Lutheran University. They met at PLU and graduated in 1988. He was a Communication major and a football player; she was a Psychology major and a cheerleader. Their 16 closest friends—eight men and eight women, also student-athletes—all ended up marrying someone from the group, and they all still keep in touch. Today the Squires are raising three school-aged children in Thousand Oaks

Tom '83 and Holly Buskirk: Keeping PLU's Unique Spirit of Service Alive As a longtime pilot for FedEx, Tom Buskirk ’83 considers his profession a technical one. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t value a liberal arts education, or the idea that a university should encourage its students to serve others. “It’s important for students to get high quality education – particularly in the liberal arts,” Tom said. “It teaches you to view the world in a totally different way. “PLU students are expected

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Teaching and Learning with Archives and Special Collections The Archives and Special Collections partners with teaching faculty to develop instructional opportunities that enhance the student learning experience through the investigation and use of primary source material. The Archives and Special Collections teaching and learning services include: Consultations with instructors about possible assignments and lessons using primary sources and special collections materials. Guided discussions