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Pacific Lutheran University’s holiday event roundup Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / November 28, 2017 Image: Pacific Lutheran University’s Celebration of Light, which explores religious and cultural aspects of the holiday followed by singing and lighting the trees around Red Square, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) November 28, 2017 By StaffPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 27, 2017) - Looking to get the festivities started early? Check out this roundup

become a teacher.Although she set her career goal early in life, Bowen’s path to a Pacific Lutheran University education degree took a few twists and turns. “Originally, I wanted to be a P.E. (physical education) teacher,” she said. “That evolved into wanting to be both a math and P.E. teacher, after realizing that the number of P.E. positions was very limited.” She next decided to focus on elementary education, then added an endorsement in special education for kindergarten through high school

Pacific Lutheran University’s holiday event roundup Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / November 28, 2018 Image: Celebration of Light in Red Square at PLU, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) November 28, 2018 By StaffMarketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 28, 2018) - Looking to get the festivities started early? Check out this roundup of holiday events held on campus this year.Nov. 28: Celebration of Light Pacific Lutheran University’s annual Celebration of light, an

Entrepreneur Justin Foster ’02 on making meaningful relationships with faculty Posted by: Lace M. Smith / August 13, 2019 Image: Justin Foster ’02, and School of Business Dean Chung-Shing Lee photographed in the Morken Center for Learning & Technology at PLU, Wednesday, July 3, 2019. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) August 13, 2019 By Vince SchleitwilerGuest WriterLutes often find ways to show gratitude to the community that supported their education, but Justin Foster ’02 got started early. An

City of Tacoma environmental scientist Tom Chontofalsky ‘03 loves asking questions Posted by: Zach Powers / June 27, 2022 Image: PLU biology alumnus Tom Chontofalsky ‘03 has been a scientist at the City of Tacoma for 19 years. (Photos by John Froschauer/PLU) June 27, 2022 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterFrom an early age, Tom Chontofalsky ‘03 always thought he'd be a wildlife biologist. He'd pore over issues of National Geographic and One World magazines his dad

Military To Medicine: Air Force, Navy veterans become nurses after second chances at college Posted by: Zach Powers / September 5, 2023 Image: Raven Lopez ’22, left, is is part of NYU Langone’s Nurse Resource Team. Stephanie Millett ’22, right, is halfway through her critical cardiac care residency at Pulse Heart Institute. (Photos by Sy Bean/PLU) September 5, 2023 By Anneli HaralsonResolute Guest WriterStephanie Millett ’22 was in her early 20s when she walked into a U.S. Navy recruiting

The ‘L’ is not silent Posted by: Thomas Krise / March 21, 2016 March 21, 2016 Recently, I received a letter from a concerned parent and alumna commenting on how completely amazed and surprised she is at how different PLU is now, compared to her time here in the early 1980s.  She has since returned to campus many times, but more in the past four years as her two daughters have both attended PLU, one graduating last year.  Her concern stems from the fact that as she walked around campus, went on

Alumna kicks up heels in Seattle production of “Oklahoma!” Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / February 21, 2012 February 21, 2012 Kirsten deLohr Helland ’10 never considered being an actor during her early years at Pacific Lutheran University. Actually, she was thinking about being a psychology major as she mulled over her future in her sophomore year. That is, until Assistant Professor of Theatre Brian Desmond insisted that she try out for a part in “Cabaret.” She lobbed back excuses. Too much

Renewable Energy Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / January 4, 2024 January 4, 2024 The Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation expects to award sixteen scholarships in 2024 based upon academic merit, accomplishments in the field, and demonstrated interest. Three individual scholarships are reserved for a community college student, an undergraduate student, and an early graduate student, respectively. Two scholarships have a preference for Native American or Alaskan Native students and are not

Enrico Jones Award in Psychotherapy & Clinical Psychology Posted by: tpotts / November 6, 2020 November 6, 2020 This year’s recipient of the Enrico Jones Award in Psychotherapy & Clinical Psychology has been presented to Dr. Tiffany Artime, Associate Professor of Psychology. The purpose of this award is to recognize the scholarship of a WPA member who is an early career psychotherapy researcher, which is broadly defined as research in clinical psychology that has applications to psychotherapy