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-Polelle hopes it touches students and affects their perception of that era. One of the most important things she wants to bring to the school’s Holocaust Studies is lectures from survivors. Griech-Polelle’s desire to study and teach about the Holocaust stems from her desire to use one of the greatest tragedies in history as a positive tool. She believes that learning and acknowledging are important elements of that process, as well as recognizing survivors and making sure their experiences are never

From the Court to the Classroom: Sianna Iverson’s continued resilience and drive is taking her from PLU to Duke University Posted by: Ava Edmonds / May 20, 2024 Image: Sianna Iverson’s resilience and determination have led her from PLU to Duke University, where she will pursue her dream of becoming a physical therapist starting in the fall of 2024. (PLU / Sy Bean) May 20, 2024 By Ava EdmondsMarketing & Communication Highly recruited as an outside hitter out of Chiawana High School, Sianna

Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024

Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at PLU Posted by: nicolacs / April 1, 2024 April 1, 2024 By Mark StorerPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterJulian Kop spent the summer of 2023 at Pacific Lutheran University looking up at the night sky and the stars. Kop earned an opportunity to do summer research with professors Sean O’Neill and Katrina Hay at PLU’s W.M. Keck Observatory, working some nights between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m

Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at PLU Posted by: Zach Powers / April 1, 2024 Image: Julian Kop ’23 is a physics major who spent last summer conducting research in PLU’s W.M. Keck Observatory. (photo by Sy Bean/PLU) April 1, 2024 By Mark StorerPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterJulian Kop spent the summer of 2023 at Pacific Lutheran University looking up at the night sky and the stars. Kop earned an opportunity to do

March 29, 2012 Photo by John Froschauer Dr. Jennifer Specht ’94 A passion for research and the needs of her patients By Barbara Clements It comes down to a series of small steps, fleeting encounters, or choices that may not seem significant at the time, but in the view of hindsight, they become key compass points that lead to one’s calling. That is the way that Dr. Jennifer Specht ’94 sees it. Specht is an assistant professor in the Division of Medical Oncology at the University of Washington

PLU to host TEDxTacoma 2016: Speakers include YWCA CEO, best-selling novelist and Army lieutenant general Posted by: Zach Powers / March 13, 2016 Image: PLU Associate Professor of Politics and Government Maria Chavez-Pringle gave a talk titled “(de)Americanization of Latino Youth” at TEDxTacoma 2015. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) March 13, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March. 13, 2016)- TEDxTacoma 2016: Healthy Future will welcome a diverse bill of local

PLU creates space for listening, offers support for Lutes seeking meaning and healing amid 2016 election results Posted by: Kari Plog / November 9, 2016 Image: PLU President Thomas W. Krise speaks to Lutes at Wednesday’s chapel service. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) November 9, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 9, 2016)- Silence blanketed the Ness Family Chapel during Wednesday's service. Thomas W. Krise, president of Pacific Lutheran University, told

PLU novice teams lead Lute success at Mahaffey Memorial Posted by: Todd / November 22, 2016 November 22, 2016 By Kate Hall ’17 It takes a village to face the Pacific Northwest’s top British Parliamentary debate teams, and PLU’s Speech and Debate team of ten novice and five open teams consistently led rounds at Linfield College’s 2016 Mahaffey Memorial tournament Nov. 19-20. PLU debaters fought their way to final rounds, where Logan Albert and Moses Mbugua were finalists in the novice division

Gurjot Kang ‘21 grows her skills and makes an impact as a Tacoma Housing Authority intern Posted by: bennetrr / March 11, 2021 March 11, 2021 By Rosemary Bennett '21PLU Marketing and CommunicationsDespite the challenges and uncertainty of life during the pandemic, PLU student Gurjot Kang '21 is focused on her future after graduation. Kang is interning with the Tacoma Housing Authority to help build her skills and improve the community through this difficult time.Kang—a communication and