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year and last year. “I try to make sure that all my employees have these traits,” said Bowman, who served in the Coast Guard for four years as an aircraft structural mechanic and C-130 Loadmaster after graduating Washington High School in 1977. “That’s tenacity, perseverance and passion.” And every vet, he adds, “has a degree in getting stuff done. “I’ve never had a problem with any vet I’ve hired,” said Bowman, who received a business undergraduate degree from PLU. Bowman credits his PLU training

procedures and building plans on the emergency training and exercises website. The exercise  will be evaluated with the help of law enforcement and college administrators. Emergency procedures will be refined after the exercise, based on their observations. The drill is over at the end of the class period. Emergency Building Coordinators (EBC) in every building have created lock down plans, have keys, and are trained to facilitate a lock down during business hours. Resident Directors  serve the same

northwest’s brightest young choral teachers In profundum maris by Dr. Richard Nance, conductor of the choir Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening by Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds, who recorded an album with the Choir of the West that was released in early 2020 Descend to Earth by British composer Ken Burton Hope (Ring Out, Wild Bells) by PLU music department chair Dr. Brian Galante Conductor Richard Nance noted, “Being selected to perform for any ACDA conference is a great honor, and it feels especially

PLU senior Daniel Hachet leaves a legacy of green on campus Posted by: Marcom Web Team / May 11, 2020 Image: (Photo courtesy Daniel Hachet.) May 11, 2020 By Lora ShinnMarketing & Communications Guest WriterDaniel Hachet ‘20 might be graduating this spring, but his green initiatives will continue on at PLU. On-campus restaurants now recycle thousands of cereal bags—and are even getting paid to do so. Residence Halls now offer recycling during summer camps. Reusable dishes and compostable straws

PLU course examining the COVID-19 pandemic open to students, alumni and the community Wang Center Executive Director Tamara Williams discusses the exciting new interdisciplinary course. Posted by: Zach Powers / August 25, 2020 August 25, 2020 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing and CommunicationsEarlier this month Pacific Lutheran University announced a timely new course titled “COVID 19: A Global Crisis Examined.” Open to PLU students, alumni, faculty, staff and the public, the one-credit/no

Jacob Taylor-Mosquera ’09 discusses his new memoir about international adoption and belonging Posted by: Zach Powers / October 14, 2020 October 14, 2020 By Lisa Patterson '98Guest Writer for Marketing & CommunicationsIn a 2017 issue of PLU’s ResoLute magazine, alumnus Jacob Taylor-Mosquera ’09 shared about his experience as an adoptee, finding and reconnecting with his biological family in Colombia, and the tension he still navigates today as a citizen of two countries and a member of two

Professor Samuel Torvend on Martin Luther’s teachings during the plague Posted by: Silong Chhun / November 9, 2020 November 9, 2020 By Lisa Patterson '98Marketing and Communications Guest WriterThe trials, tribulations, and big questions that confounded 16th century Europeans as they faced the bubonic plague are eerily similar to what we are facing right now with COVID-19 and other social issues. German professor and priest, Martin Luther, had a lot of ideas of what people, and their political

school. Since fall 2020, Nelson has served as director of career and technical education (CTE) at Chief Leschi Schools, operated by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. The school serves Native American students in preschool through high school.Nelson majored in economics at Carleton College in Minnesota but realized in 1985 —her senior year — that teaching was her calling. She started teaching in private schools, first in Minneapolis, then in Seattle. She moved into public education and taught in

public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford July 8, 2024 Professor Maria Chavez selected for 2021-23 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau July 2, 2021 Jeremy Knapp ’21 talks interning for a state senator in Olympia, passion for political science and future career April 2, 2020 Jared Wright ’14, discusses working on refugee resettlement, impactful internships, and more March 4, 2020

faculty have been a driving force behind change,” she said. Ray Orr is one of them. Orr, associate vice president for facilities management, says accessibility upgrades are a priority at PLU, even when funds are limited. Institutions across the country struggle to comply with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, amid aging buildings and a lack of funds to address all the needs at once. PLU is no different, Orr said. “Everyone’s trying to catch up and do what they can,” he said