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to be taken seriously as a woman, student and professional. And no, it’s not something that her husband, and convert from Roman Catholicism, makes her do, she adds with a smile at Carlos Sandoval, ’13, who is sitting across from her at a picnic table in Red Square. Both Alazadi and Sandoval were spending a rare sunny afternoon this spring talking about their efforts to create a Muslim club at PLU this fall, their faith path, as well as their path that led them to PLU in the first place. Both are
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mission of PLU,” said PLU President Thomas W. Krise. Rude replaces the Rev. John Rosenberg, who has served as interim university pastor at PLU for the past year, and who will be teaching in PLU’s department of Religion this fall.About PLUPacific Lutheran University purposefully integrates the liberal arts, professional studies and civic engagement. With distinctive international programs and close student-faculty research opportunities, PLU helps its 3,300 students from all faiths and backgrounds
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for their communities and care for the earth. This triple repetition aligns perfectly with our principles of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, which we strive to consider not as three separate issues, but as one interrelated cause demanding critical thought and action. These guiding values help our students, alumni, faculty and professional staff members to act as globally conscious citizens and creative leaders. So as we celebrate the graduation of this, the largest class in PLU’s history
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model citizen and leader in our community over the years since. I offer my thanks also to the members of the PLU Corporation, the Board of Regents, the Presiding Bishop, and all on the platform. Thanks too to the faculty, professional staff, and students who have made this day possible. We are honored by the presence of many community leaders and other distinguished citizens of Parkland, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington State, and well beyond. Our festival day is made more festive and colorful by
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that’s effectively captured without shading other corn plants. Ideally, results could increase the yield of corn per acre, “important as land space becomes a scarcer resource as the population grows.” Students measure with protractors and free National Institutes of Health software, then send images and measurements back to Danforth to determine which corn seed stocks are worth further investigation. Students often expect a “right answer” in undergraduate labs, but discover there may not be one
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How Community Meals bring people together at PLU Read Next PLU students visit Oaxaca, Mexico, to learn about health care 🇲🇽 LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart 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
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contribute – my topic was environmental conservation, but there were other interns studying anything from geology to health care and culture.Walk us through your internship experience from start to finish. AS: The internship had three phases: pre-research, field research and publication. The first phase was pre-research in the spring. We would meet in groups of interns and one-on-one with our research directors to focus on our goals and create an outline for the on-site phase. The second phase was ten
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plant biology at PLU Read Next Opening Doors: PLU Partnership with PNWU creates new opportunities for PLU pre-health sciences graduates LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to
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January 3, 2013 Editor’s Note: Dr. Michael Haglund gave the Distinguished Alumnus Lecture during the Homecoming 2013 festivities in October. Neurosurgeon, alum follows his heart and passion to Africa By Heather Perry ’13 May 18, 1980 is the day Mt. St. Helens blew its top, but Dr. Michael Haglund remembers it as the day he graduated from Pacific Lutheran University. More than three decades and multiple degrees later, Haglund is now a professor of neurosurgery, neurobiology, and global health
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Eastside, honors an outstanding organization or individual that partners with PLU, lifts up the voices of those on the margins and works to educate the broader community about the work that needs to be done. The award was presented to Salishan Community Health Advocates, members of the Salishan community who mobilize their neighbors to become healthy, contributing members of their own community. Other nominees were Act Six, United Way, the Tacoma Fire Department and Keithley Middle School. Read
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