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Lutes Follow Their Hearts on Alternative Spring Break Trips James Olson ’14 peers into the Grand Canyon during a previous Alternative Spring Break trip. (Photo: courtesy of James Olson) By Shunying Wang ’15 As the cherry blossoms burst to new life each year, Lutes embark…
village that has no access to clean water. (Read more about this trip here.) Read Previous MSF Team’s Stock Rises at Major Financial Competitions Read Next Advancement Officers Receive Recognition COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget
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Professor Mark Mulder works at a well during one of his recent visits to Central America. (Photo courtesy of Mark Mulder.) Nicaragua: Lutes Get Their Hands Dirty for Clean Water By Barbara Clements PLU Marketing and Communications Instead of lazing around on beaches during Spring…
passionate about clean drinking water, and efforts to provide this resource to communities, after taking two earlier well-digging trips, to Honduras in 2011 and to Nicaragua in 2013. “The global water crisis offers us an opportunity to become active,” he said. “From a business standpoint, businesses and nonprofits can have an active role in impacting the world in a positive way.” Read Previous MSF Team’s Stock Rises at Major Financial Competitions Read Next Advancement Officers Receive Recognition
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ELCA’s First Female Bishop to Speak at PLU The Rev. Elizabeth Eaton will speak at PLU on Nov. 1. (Photo courtesy of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 21, 2014)—The Southwestern Washington Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and…
husband, the Rev. T. Conrad Selnick, an Episcopal priest, is vice president for advancement and church relations at Bexley Seabury Federation. They are parents of two adult children, Rebeckah and Susannah. Read Previous PLU Student Selected for Prestigious National Council Read Next MediaLab’s Newest Film Breaks Down the Food Equation COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST
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Pacific Lutheran University’s biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Celebration of Service will be held virtually at 7 p.m. on March 9. Amie Bishop, a global health leader and human rights advocate will deliver the keynote lecture titled “Vulnerabilities Amplified: The Impact of COVID-19 on LGBTIQ+ Communities…
qualitative research and monitoring and evaluation; interim leadership; program design and grant writing capacity-building; and strategic planning. “Amie’s Peace Corps (Morocco) service followed by her dedication to the advancement and understanding of human rights worldwide really embodies the nature of what we are striving towards with this series,” says Tamara Williams, Executive Director of PLU’s Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education. Established in 2013 and presented by the Wang
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Paul B. Thompson, the W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics at Michigan State University gave the keynote address for the Food Symposium. (Photo by Igor Strupinskiy ’14) Exploring food issues By Katie Scaff ’13 Food intersects with just about any social justice…
community during the two-day Food Symposium presented by the Philosophy Department last week. The symposium began with a series of sessions for the symposium’s presenters on Feb. 20. They started the morning with a discussion on a variety of food topics, including organic agriculture and food system sustainability, supporting local farmers and achieving changes in the food system, and food costs. Among the presenters was an array of PLU students, staff, and professors, and community members, with a
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Government scientist shares passion for empowering women and minorities By Katie Scaff ’13 The science world needs more women , particularly in academic and research institutions, said government scientist Debra Rolison. “They’re too white — and too male,” said Rolison. “There’s a statistical imbalance between…
overworked — they spend a lot of their time in service, serving students who are more likely to turn to a female professor, and serving on various committees, which their institutions strive to diversify. Put plain and simple, the system is dysfunctional and in need of an overhaul. And age-old beliefs continue to define what it means to be a scientist. “You’re not a real scientist if you leave at 5 to pick the kids up from daycare,” is one example, said Rolison. “We have to examine these myths and
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Parker Simpson ’24 is spending his summer working at an assisted living facility in his hometown of Spokane, Washington. He comes from a family of healthcare professionals and has always wanted to help people. We sat down with him to discuss his experience taking classes…
you can support the success of the health sciences at PLU in service of others, please contact advancement@plu.edu. Read Previous Lute Powered: City of Tacoma Read Next Summer Internship: Environmental Studies major works as a bio tech at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela
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Three years ago, Katie Blanchard ‘13 was set on fire and nearly killed by a colleague at a military health center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Since then, Blanchard has undergone over 100 recovery-related surgeries, filed a personal injury claim against the Army and enrolled in…
hospital and they give me a hug. When people tell me that what they heard me say in a video or at a speaking event helped them see things a different way and gave them the strength to say that the culture at their workplace needs to change.How would you describe PLU and your undergraduate experience? It was just amazing. It was so nice to be in a small community and have that support system. I had moved to Washington from New York for college, and I really benefited from the small cohorts and classes
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The Women’s Center is joining in the state-wide effort to raise awareness about how to get involved with creating safer communities through the Green Dot campaign. (Photo by John Froschauer) Making the community safer By Kari Plog ’11 Pacific Lutheran University’s Women’s Center has been…
to speak out against domestic violence, and serve as a central support system for victims. “If we didn’t have the grant we wouldn’t likely have those positions,” Hughes said. PLU is the only college in the state of Washington to receive this funding, Hughes said. It is extremely competitive, and Hughes said that it is uncommon that a single program is awarded the grant multiple times. Out of 62 colleges who have received the same grant funding in recent years, only 11 programs have received the
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A native of Yemen, Abdulghani Mosa ‘23 became connected with Palmer Scholars while a sophomore at Foss High School. Pacific Lutheran University and Palmer Scholars have announced they are expanding their partnership to better serve students of color in Pierce County. Mosa shares with us…
about Palmer Scholars from my career counselor and my teacher when I was a sophomore in Foss High School. 2. What prompted you to apply to the program? I applied to this program because I saw the opportunity in Palmer Scholars that many other programs lacked in or did not have altogether. I applied specifically because of the support they were providing to high school students pursuing higher education with backgrounds that did not consist of support, like (first-generation) students or immigrants
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