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May 9, 2011 Dean of education and movement studies named By Greg Brewis An educator who has a comprehensive understanding of national and state trends in education has been named dean and professor of the School of Education and Movement Studies at Pacific Lutheran University. Frank Kline comes to PLU from Seattle Pacific University where he is professor and associate dean for the School of Education. Frank Kline comes to PLU from Seattle Pacific University where he is professor and associate

March 26, 2012 Get involved and lunch is on us Have you seen the Green Dots? Have you wondered what they are about? The dots are the symbol of the, aptly named, Green Dot Campaign and part of PLU’s efforts to prevent and end power-based personal violence in our campus community and beyond. We invite and encourage you to get involved by participating in PLU’s effort to educate and train staff and faculty. Join Pastor Dennis Sepper and Student Life Senior Associate Laree Winer for a “Green Dot

May 4, 2012 Loren and MaryAnn Anderson (far right) react to the unveiling of a bronze bust of President Anderson in front of the University Center, which was rededicated to the Andersons and their 20 years of service to PLU. In the foreground are Maren (Anderson) Johnson ’09, and her husband, Elliott Johnson ’07. (Photos by John Froschauer) Loren and MaryAnn Anderson University Center dedicated. Community celebrates 20 years of service by the Andersons. The Pacific Lutheran University community

March 9, 2014 A New Holocaust and Genocide Studies Minor at Pacific Lutheran University By Barbara Clements PLU Director of Content Development An important new step has been taken at PLU with the creation of a Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor, available to students beginning in the fall of 2014. This new program has the following statement of mission and description: The Holocaust and Genocide Studies program is strongly grounded in PLU’s educational commitment to helping its students

April 24, 2014 Relay for Life at PLU Raises Money—and Awareness Students walk during a previous Relay for Life at PLU. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) By Valery Jorgensen ’15The international fundraiser Relay For Life, for the American Cancer Society, will be held at PLU beginning Friday, April 25. Relay For Life is an overnight event that raises money for cancer awareness. It takes place in more than 20 countries around the world. Relay For Life has been held at PLU for a number of years, and

June 10, 2014 Life-Changing Connections Across Time and Continents The ‘Namibia Nine’ film crew on location, from left: Andrea Capere, Princess Reese, Joanne Lisosky, Melannie Denise Cunningham, Shunying Wang, Maurice Byrd. PLU Film Team Spends a Month in Namibia Exploring Transformative Experiences in Higher Ed—Including Their Own By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications As part of a post-apartheid strategy nearly 20 years ago, 100 promising young Namibian leaders came to the

September 3, 2014 The Intersection of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability Dr. Carolyn Finney addresses PLU’s University Conference 2014 on Sept. 3. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) At PLU’s University Conference 2014, UC-Berkeley Professor Shares Trailblazers’ Forgotten Stories—and Her Own Inspiring Path By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Dr. Carolyn Finney borrowed the title of her Sept. 3 talk—Hard Times Require Furious Dancing—from writer Alice Walker. But Finney’s speech

October 12, 2014 Nursing Students With—and on—a Mission PLU Nursing students Madison Gatterman, left, and Sarah Jamieson taught basic healthcare and dental hygiene to young children at a Haitian orphanage. (Photo courtesy of Gatterman and Jamieson) Juniors Return to Haiti to Teach at an Orphanage —and Encounter an Actual Medical Outbreak By Brenna Sussman ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker PLU Nursing students Madison Gatterman and Sarah Jamieson recently traveled to Quanaminthe

Commencement Recap: photos, video, tweets and more Posted by: Zach Powers / June 2, 2016 June 2, 2016 By Rustin Dwyer (Videography) and John Froschauer (Photography)PLU Marketing & CommunicationsThousands gathered at the Tacoma Dome on May 28 to celebrate Pacific Lutheran University's Class of 2016. The commencement ceremony marked the culmination of several years of hard work, community involvement and the pursuit of vocation for roughly 700 ‪#‎PLUGrads‬.Commencement PhotosWatch the Entire

Diversity Center Alumni: Self-care and Healing Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / December 12, 2019 Image: From left: Jennifer Maliska-Warwick ’02, Kolby Harvey ’08 and Malia Oshiro Lee ’13 sit down with Angie Hambrick, PLU’s Associate Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, to discuss the importance of real self-care. December 12, 2019 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 12, 2019) — Angie Hambrick, PLU's Associate Vice President of Diversity