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  • Poster courtesy of Pierre Sauvage. Hiding in Plain Sight: Filmmaker researches his roots and into the rescue of Jews at Le Chambon-sur-Lignon By Barbara Clements Content Development Director Pierre Sauvage, just 18, remembered being shocked by the news: He was Jewish? And his parents survived…

    throughout the Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference this week. “There were Holocaust survivors who talked, and those who didn’t,” said Sauvage, who will talk about his film and the Huguenot community that saved his family and thousands of others. Sauvage’s parents were definitely of the second category, but once he knew his story, Sauvage, who switched from a journalism career to filmmaking in France, pursued his passion of finding the unknown stories of the Holocaust.   “I knew I was born in Le

  • MESA at PLU Celebrates 30 Years of Success Students gather at PLU for the 2014 MESA Day engineering competition. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) June 17 Luncheon Celebrates Achievements and Looks Toward the Future By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications When the MESA program was…

    confident that we are positioned to achieve new levels of success even greater than we have already seen.” As one of the oldest STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) organizations in the Puget Sound, Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA also is one of the area’s premier advocates for STEM education and diversity. 30 Years of Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA Accomplishments •    Served more than 14,000 students in the Puget Sound area. •    Cultivated more than 200 certified teachers. •    Impacted more

  • By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 9, 2015)—Melannie Denise Cunningham, Director of Multicultural Recruiting for Pacific Lutheran University, will deliver the keynote address at the City of Tacoma’s signature January event— the 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration .…

    she’s grown to cherish. “This place called Pacific Lutheran University is very special, and it’s made up of the most amazing people,” Cunningham said. “I couldn’t have chosen a better work family.”   Cunningham’s career has included successful tenures in federal, city and state government; nonprofits; radio; television; higher education; and entrepreneurship. Despite the varied sectors and scenery, Cunningham said her goals and objectives always have drawn from the same source of passion

  • LAKEBAY, WASH. (Feb. 23, 2015)—Communities In Schools is a national chapter organization working in 27 states to help create solutions for K-12 school districts. In partnership with public schools facing the greatest dropout challenges, CIS chapters work to generate and coordinate resources and volunteers on…

    Way of Pierce County and the Tacoma Community College Foundation. “There is a great sense of accomplishment in working as a team along with dedicated educators to provide positive learning experiences for children and youth in need of extra academic and social/emotional support,” explains Shultz. Prior to joining CIS in 2006, Shultz served in a variety of public education positions, including as teacher at Peninsula and Henderson Bay High Schools, the Peninsula School District liaison for the home

  • 1st Test of Outdoor Speakers Scheduled for March 10 Fire Drill TACOMA, Wash. (March 4, 2015)—When you hear a big, booming voice in the sky on March 10, it (probably) won’t be A Message From Above. But it is a message Campus Safety hopes you’ll…

    —one each in the Anderson University Center, the Mortvedt Library, the Hauge Administration Building and the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, and four in Olson Auditorium. These devices act as “call for help” boxes as well as speakers to announce emergency messages inside the buildings. With the exception of the four in Olson, each device also is wired to an external speaker that now allows campus officials to send messages to students, staff and guests outdoors. PLU hopes to

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 30, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University Psychology Professor Jon Grahe has been elected the 2015-16 president-elect of Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology. His three-year term begins in May 2015; he’ll serve as president-elect in 2015-16, president during 2016-17 and past president…

    a tidal wave of new chapters, with most of them being international,” Grahe said. “I imagine a future where chapters from many countries collaborate on research and service opportunities, in addition to just making new friends. At the same time, Psi Chi has also increased its focus on diversity. We need better access for all qualified students.” Grahe has taught for 18 years and is the co-founder of the Collaborative Replications and Education Project (CREP), a major undertaking with

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 4, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University’s partnership with the local Habitat for Humanity took an exciting leap forward — or down, rather — last week. President Tom Krise and his wife, Patty, participated in the Habitat Challenge for Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity…

    effort, given this year’s success. President Krise said the partnership with the organization is a key element of integrated education at PLU. “Habitat for Humanity is one of our key partners with the Center for Community Engagement and Service,” he said just after rappelling. “Congratulations to everyone who participated in this and congratulations to Habitat for Humanity.” President Tom Krise (left) and his wife, Patty, rappel down the Hotel Murano in downtown Tacoma as part of the Habitat

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 27, 2017)- The third biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial Lecture will be held at 7 p.m. on March 1 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at Pacific Lutheran University. Shamil Idriss, a global leader in diplomacy and global…

    approach to advocating for our causes,” he said. Established in 2013 and presented by the PLU Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, the Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial Lecture celebrates the life of the extraordinary public servant killed on September 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya. “To be invited to speak at an event that is named after Ambassador Stevens is genuinely an honor,” said Idriss. “What he represented in the way that he lived his life was a profound excitement, passion and

  • Tacoma, WA (April 13, 2017) — The Board of Regents of Pacific Lutheran University and President Thomas W. Krise today announced that Krise will complete his service as president when his current term ends in May, and that he will continue at PLU as president…

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  • Translating the Enlightenment The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently awarded Professor of French Rebecca Wilkin a $133,333 grant under the Scholarly Editions and Translations interest area. Wilkin and her collaborator Angela Hunter, an English professor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock,…

    -world issues.” The project is meant to serve national interest by improving curricula in mathematics and statistics education. Simic- Muller and her team will work together to design and implement two modules to further statistical reasoning using actual transportation data from traffic stops and school administrative data from disciplinary cases. Simic-Muller will also be implementing these modules into her own. Read Previous Housing Our Neighbors Read Next (Re)Building Community COMMENTS*Note: All