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in Washington, with attrition and turnover at an all-time high. A recent analysis of Washington state data by Calder Center revealed that more teachers left the classroom during the past year than during the past three decades. In 2022, the teacher attrition rate was 8.91%, the highest in the previous 37 years. Turnover is also high at 19.76%, according to the report. What’s more, the current teacher workforce does not reflect the diversity of classrooms. A survey released last year by the

promptly used her new position to meet with organizers, where she was able to offer suggestions and work to implement them. For Relfe, now a continuing senior political science major who is considering PLU’s graduate program in Marriage and Family Therapy, this was a perfect opportunity to join her past experience on another campus with PLU’s focus on plugging students into situations where they can best succeed. “The chance to get involved and make real changes – that makes you feel powerful,” she

. Now there are closer to a dozen—but probably still no other program quite like PLU’s. Rubin and Kitchen built PLU’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program from scratch—and now, after directing it since its inception, they are stepping away from leadership roles. As of June 1, PLU Associate Professor of English Rick Barot is stepping in—with excitement, and with gratitude. “Stan and Judith have been an incredible force,” Barot said. “They created a program that is very intricate, with a

that provide for program sustainability. For example, in recent years, we’ve added programs mostly in areas where we have current strength (MSF, MSMR, DNP). But, PLU has also created a new program and hired an entire department to run it (MA in Marriage and Family Therapy back in the ‘70s); and we adopted a program from outside the university (MFA in Creative Writing). Both of those have been very successful. The only program discontinued in recent years is the major in Computer Engineering, and

and clashes between civilizations, a remarkable woman- through poetry, music and her own indomitable will- survive and aid in the rebuilding of her society. The production runs from November 17-20 in the new Karen Hille Phillips Performing Arts Center on the PLU campus. Based upon the actual poetic writings of Cai Yan (also known as Cai Wenji) Poet Zhang Er has fashioned a timeless and universal tale that speaks to the lives of women across time and around the world who have found themselves

they deserve it. Our students, more so than at other universities, have to deal with more demands on their time. They work their way through school, they work hard at their studies, they play sports, participate in the arts, they are excellent people. I only wish we had more to give.” Jerry and JeanMarie Foss Hometown: Fircrest, Wash. Giving history: Giving to Q Club since 2006 PLU affiliation: Current parents Activities: JeanMarie volunteers in PLU’s Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations

capital projects will be fully funded, including the Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts and lower-campus athletic fields.   The Andersons, who came to PLU in 1992, say they are not retiring but are completing 20 years of service to the university and then moving on to new areas of professional focus and service. MaryAnn Anderson, 52, calls their decision, “a Wild Hope moment.” “We are living true to Mary Oliver’s line of poetry: ‘Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and

working on a summer research project with his physics prof, getting a good work-study job, even co-captaining the nationally ranked ultimate Frisbee team. “When else would I have an opportunity like this?” he asks. Studying away wasn’t necessarily Andy’s intent when he arrived from Arvada, Colo., to study math and engineering. But he quickly learned PLU makes it easy for students to immerse themselves in another culture. There is a campus office dedicated solely for that purpose. There are

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

August 5, 2010 BUSA 201: Value Creation in the Global Environment Name: Steven Mattich Hometown: Olympia, Wash. Major: Undeclared, leaning Business or Economics Professor: Carol Ptak, distinguished executive in residence Steven’s advice to first-year students: “If you want to check out a class that you are thinking about taking in the next semester, I don’t think there’s a teacher at PLU who would mind if you sat in on their class for the day.” When Steven Mattich heard about the exams he would