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the most open and welcoming community I've ever been a part of,” she says.Throughout the extensive interview process and her first few days on campus, Myrick, an experienced business operations leader who has spent much of her career in the healthcare sector, has felt a palpable connection with the mission and people she’s been introduced to at PLU. “This is the first time I have really encountered an organization where I felt called to the work and the place,” Myrick says. “Not only is our campus

processes centered in collage. Years later he began to explore art through drawing and murals.Online GalleryView an online gallery showcasing images of each nominee's artwork, as well as interviews with the artists. ViewEach year, more than a dozen artists are nominated and one is selected for this significant award. The winning artist receives a $7,500 award to create a commissioned art piece for the Community Foundation representing their interpretation of the Pierce County community. In 2008, the

been written and posted online and in the press about my work at the college, and in response to the students of color that Bethany College is recruiting,” Jones wrote. Jones called for the Bethany College community and everyone beyond his campus borders to speak out and combat messages of bigotry. “Please challenge racism wherever you encounter it. Hurtful, racist actions are not ‘activism,'” he wrote. “Hate language is not blunt talk. Get to know people of other races and cultures. Think about

PLU helps celebrate Tacoma Pride Week by raising the rainbow flag on Red Square Posted by: Marcom Web Team / July 10, 2020 July 10, 2020 By Rosemary Bennett '21PLU Marketing and CommunicationsOn Tuesday, Pacific Lutheran University celebrated Tacoma Pride Week with its second annual pride flag raising. Hosted by the dCenter, the online/campus hybrid event featured five student speakers, who spoke about what pride means to them, especially in 2020.“Although this is only our second flag-raising

Lute Powered: PLU alumni provide leadership, care and expertise at Sound Physicians Posted by: Zach Powers / May 11, 2023 Image: Michael Burris ’09, Anni Lange ’00, and Dr. Erik Arnits ’11. (Photos by Sy Bean/PLU) May 11, 2023 Sound Physicians is a national, multi-specialty medical group that strives to improve quality and reduce the cost of healthcare for patients in every community it serves. It partners with more than 400 hospitals and is the practice of choice for over 4,000 physicians

February 22, 2011 PLU first responders By Chris Albert Over the last year, Search and Rescue and Building Inspection teams have been training to be best prepared for an emergency. Last winter, a call out to the PLU community garnered several volunteers interested in joining the PLU Search and Rescue team. Those interested in volunteering for the Search and Rescue team should contact Emergency Program Manager Jennifer Wamboldt at ext. 6042 or by e-mail at wamboljm@plu.edu. The team, comprised of

September 29, 2010 MBA grads hit it off with giving kudos online By Barbara Clements Who doesn’t like props? That’s what Ryan Hart thought last year when he wrote a business plan for a local business award Website. Hart, 25, who completed his MBA at PLU, decided, why not try a local version of this idea? Ryan Hart (left) and Lee Pogue, both ’09, developed the Crown in Town Web site where customers can rate local businesses last year. The result, with the help of his fellow MBA grad, Lee Pogue

Why Having a “Philosophy of Enrollment” Matters Posted by: Thomas Krise / March 8, 2016 March 8, 2016 This spring, the Strategic Enrollment Management Advisory Committee (known as SEMAC) will finalize PLU’s philosophy of enrollment, with the intention to ask our Board of Regents to adopt a final draft statement with enrollment targets in May. (See the current draft here on the Provost webpage.) SEMAC is a university standing committee with the responsibility to lead the development and the

Keep It at 68: Curing the Common Cold at PLU—Without Space Heaters Posted by: Sandy Dunham / December 1, 2014 December 1, 2014 October’s Sweater Swap was designed to encourage the PLU community to bundle up to save energy. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 1, 2014)—The temperature goes down; the thermostat goes up—it’s just a basic seasonal fact of life … until the thermostat isn’t enough. That’s when the space heaters come

Q&A with RHA president Hezekiah Goodwin ’22 Posted by: vcraker / November 18, 2021 November 18, 2021 By By Zach Powers '10Director of Marketing and Communications The PLU Residence Hall Association, or RHA, brings students together for social events, community forums, and to advocate for residence hall-related issues. RHA president Hezekiah Goodwin ’22 thinks of his role in building a vibrant student community as a campus vocation. We met with him on the first day of class to discuss the