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information will be available later this month. Additionally, students, faculty and staff can seek ongoing support from the following resources: Campus Ministry, 253-535-7464, cmin@plu.edu LuteTelehealth, join us online at plu.edu/lute-telehealth Diversity Center, 253-535-8750, dcenter@plu.edu Employee Assistance Program, 1-800-777-4114 Read Previous New NSF grant will support PLU students studying to become STEM educators Read Next Mark Hernández ’20 has been an advocate, storyteller and student leader

. “PLU gave us a good start toward our careers as successful business people. This gift was a way to recognize the support we received while making a difference for current students,” Don Wilson said. Avid skiers, Don, Kim and Stacy were members of the ski team while at PLU. “I didn’t play football, soccer or lacrosse at PLU, but I know that the field will strengthen these programs and general recreation there,” he said. “Athletics is an important part of the university experience and the new field

identity as a first-generation Latina student and her upbringing. “I just want to show my family that their sacrifice was worth it all,” she says, “because I can do more and give back that love and support that they’ve given me unconditionally.” She’s also grateful for the support of the tight-knit community at PLU. As a Franklin Pierce High School student taking classes at PLU, she felt a sense of belonging even before starting college—but she hadn’t realized that the university was also a place where

May 27, 2008 Grads charged to be global citizens At the Spring Commencement ceremony May 25, the Class of 2008 was encouraged to take risks, be global citizens and pass on the legacy of PLU. The Tacoma Dome was packed with family and friends, all gathered to support the more than 700 undergraduate and graduate students who received their degrees. The ceremony featured a keynote address by former career diplomat Joyce Barr ’76, as well as a speech by graduating senior Candice Hughes. A native of

Washingtonians overwhelmingly support climate action and environmental protection and we fight every day to protect what people care about and support candidates ready to stand up for our environment. We often can’t outspend the coal, oil, and gas industry, but we have proven over and over that we can out-organize them. Do you have things that you’ve achieved with your team that make you especially proud and/or hopeful? So many things. In November 2018, Washington Conservation Voters and our partners helped

Undergraduate Research at Caltech – WAVE Fellows Program Posted by: alemanem / November 7, 2018 November 7, 2018 The WAVE Fellows program provides support for talented undergraduates intent on pursuing a Ph.D. to conduct a 10-week summer research project at Caltech.  The WAVE Fellows program aims to foster diversity by increasing the participation of underrepresented students in science and engineering Ph.D. programs and to make Caltech’s programs more visible and accessible to students not

which includes funding for scholarly research by professor and students, two Holocaust studies courses taught fall and spring semesters, J-term study away opportunities, the Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, support for the Raphael Lemkin Awards and Raphael Lemkin lecture, as well as a fall lecture. In 2012, support allowed for two summer scholars as well as two fall lectures. It is a point of pride that this program maintains a strong base of supporters as well as continues to gain

allowed. Three PLU student-athletes also spoke. Junior football player Greg Hibbard—a 2013 Capital One CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American—highlighted the balance of academics and athletics at the Div. III level and at PLU specifically. Hibbard pointed to the support systems in place at PLU to help student-athletes succeed both on the field and in the classroom, a point emphasized by the fact that 17 of PLU’s 19 varsity teams have a cumulative grade-point average above 3.0. Senior men’s soccer

PLU professor Maria Chávez sits on panel hosted by Secretary of State Posted by: Zach Powers / February 24, 2017 February 24, 2017 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 24, 2017)- Maria Chavez, PLU associate professor and politics and government department chair, participated in a panel discussion of 'Politics in Washington State' on Friday, February 24. Hosted by Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman, the panel was held in Olympia on the campus of the state

free music camps to local young musicians. The Parkland Literacy Center provides free tutoring in most subjects to any K-12 students in the Bethel and Franklin Pierce school districts. Tutoring is led by PLU student volunteers, and an average of 15 students each semester regularly donate their time. With goals to provide support to adult English language learners in the near future, the Parkland Literacy Center is fast becoming an educational cornerstone in the local South Sound community.  “My