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PLU works with local Habitat for Humanity to build lasting partnership, sustainable community, homes https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2016/04/26/plu-works-with-local-habitat-for-humanity-to-build-lasting-partnership-sustainable-community/

TACOMA, WASH. (April 26, 2016)- Joel Zylstra said Pacific Lutheran University’s partnership with the nonprofit Habitat for Humanity began with a cup of coffee at 208 Garfield four years ago. Zylstra, director of Center for Community Engagement & Service (CCES), said his perception of Habitat…

. The Woods became the subject of an Environmental Advocacy class project for which students traveled to the Woods and wrote collaborative group projects based on the development. The project encouraged students to examine the development from multiple perspectives, including design and the social formation of community. “There’s been an educational aspect there, which led to some AmeriCorps engagement through that,” Stockstad said. “Some of our AmeriCorps members that have worked at Habitat have

PLU alumna lands in Yosemite wilderness as park ranger after long journey traveling the world, explo https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2016/08/01/park-ranger-plog/

TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 1, 2016)- Bryanna Plog ’10 seems to have done it all in her years after Pacific Lutheran University – teaching English abroad in Colombia, writing books about travel and interning for a conservation nonprofit. But now, she says, serving as a park…

communication and global studies at PLU. She also double minored in environmental studies and English writing. Her day-to-day job includes leading tours and and answering many questions, among other duties. “It’s pretty awesome to see a 7-year-old kid sharing a cool fact about Yosemite that he remembers from when you told him,” Plog said. She said her job is a way of life — hiking, walking, enjoying the great outdoors, interacting with diverse visitors, living where she works and focusing on education and

Attaway Lutes – Resolute Online: Winter 2018 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/attaway-lutes/

Lutes are dedicated to global education, and student athletes are no different. This fall, two Lutes who studied in Norway managed to balance their studies and training abroad, while PLU welcomed

interests. Growing up, her mother — who is half Norwegian and half Swedish — shared a lot of Norwegian traditions with her. She wanted to study in Norway to reconnect with those roots, and her biology-environmental studies double major lined up well with the curriculum. “It just worked out so well with everything,” she said of the program. The cherry on top was the small town with lots of outdoor recreation opportunities. “You can walk around in a half hour,” she said of Bø, a village of nearly 6,000

Summer of Science – Resolute Online: Fall 2017 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2017/summer-of-science/

For some, summer is a time for play. For others, it’s a time for work. But for many at PLU, it’s a time for a little bit of both — through science.

will effectively train a broad range of people.” Seidel’s research is focused on interdisciplinary work and her team reflects that. Courtney Hartman ’18, a biology major, and Miranda Martens ’18, a sociology major, worked with Seidel all summer. “One of my favorite things about working at PLU is that I get to work with really interdisciplinary teams of students,” Seidel said. “Last year I had a biologist and physicist working on my project. So I really like the liberal arts and interdisciplinary

Våre Røtter – Resolute Online: Winter 2018 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/norway-gateway/

More than a century after PLU was founded by Norwegian immigrants, the university maintains its connection to the founders’ homeland through study away programs.

alpine ecology program ― informed their studies throughout the semester that followed. “We got that initial knowledge right off the bat. For the rest of the semester, in lectures, we can reflect back onto that field experience,” she said in October, midway through the program. “You can tell that the professors are passionate about their place.” Both Lutes are double majoring in biology and environmental studies, and the alpine ecology program is the perfect marriage of the two, they said. It’s made

Sustainability and Innovation: An Interview with Fashion Designer Mariken Lund https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/news/sustainability-and-innovation-an-interview-with-fashion-designer-mariken-lund/

Tacoma, May 16, 2021 This week we interviewed Mariken Lund , a PLU junior and Innovation Studies minor who recently started her own sustainable clothing business in Norway. Mariken is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects on the PLU campus. However,…

network of faculty support. “Professor Halvorson inspired our class by encouraging us to start simple with our projects, focusing on social and environmental needs that can be discovered through empathy and compassion.” “We were taught to think about innovation as a design process that walks through several carefully defined stages. This reorientation to problem solving really inspired me.” “I realized that a sketchpad, a laptop, and an old sewing machine were all I really needed. Plus the space to

Elijah Paez ’24 developed passions for environmental justice, mathematics and bird watching during h https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/news/elijah-paez-24-developed-passions-for-environmental-justice-mathematics-and-bird-watching-during-his-plu-years/

Elijah Paez ’24 developed passions for environmental justice, mathematics and bird watching during his PLU years Posted by: nicolacs / March 27, 2024 Image: Inspired by his study away experience in Oxford, England, Elijah Paez ’24 founded the Birders of PLU club. March 27, 2024 By Fulton Bryant-Anderson ’23PLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Elijah Paez ’24 is a double major in environmental studies and mathematics. While at PLU, he founded Birders of PLU, served as a Peace Scholar, and

PLU senior Allison Sheflo discusses her triple major in geosciences, environmental studies and relig https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/news/plu-senior-allison-sheflo-discusses-her-triple-major-in-geosciences-environmental-studies-and-religion/

PLU senior Allison Sheflo discusses her triple major in geosciences, environmental studies and religion Posted by: nicolacs / April 24, 2023 April 24, 2023 By By Lisa PattersonPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Senior Allison Sheflo will graduate this spring with a triple major in geosciences, environmental studies and religion and a minor in mathematics. She forged her own trail at PLU, welcoming the adventures that piqued her curiosity and let that lead her way. “It’s definitely not

Kenzie Knapp ’23 discusses summer environmental work, role with ASPLU, and public transit advocacy https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/08/30/kenzie-knapp-23-udall-scholarship/

Kenzie Knapp ’23 discusses summer environmental work, role with ASPLU, and public transit advocacy Posted by: Silong Chhun / August 30, 2021 Image: Kenzie Knapp ’23, incoming ASPLU Environmental Justice Director at the Pierce County Transit center near PLU campus. (Photo/John Froschauer) August 30, 2021 By Veronica CrakerMarketing and CommunicationsIn the spring of 2021, Kenzie Knapp ’23 was awarded a Udall Foundation scholarship. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships, fellowships, and

PLU senior Allison Sheflo discusses her triple major in geosciences, environmental studies and relig https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/04/24/allison-sheflo/

PLU senior Allison Sheflo discusses her triple major in geosciences, environmental studies and religion Posted by: Zach Powers / April 24, 2023 April 24, 2023 By Lisa PattersonPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Senior Allison Sheflo will graduate this spring with a triple major in geosciences, environmental studies and religion and a minor in mathematics. She forged her own trail at PLU, welcoming the adventures that piqued her curiosity and let that lead her way. “It’s definitely not