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January 29, 2014 Saved by the Ball: How Football Led Jahleel Barnes to PLU—and to the Seahawks As an intern for the Seattle Seahawks, Jahleel Barnes ’13 is a Lute living his dreams. Photo by John Froschauer / PLU By Barbara Clements Content Development DirectorAt the age of 23, Jahleel Barnes ’13 is well on his way to making a significant dent in his bucket list: Visit New York City. Check. Attend a Super Bowl. Check. Work for an NFL team. Check. Finish college and work in his major. Check

September 3, 2014 Today’s Chapel at PLU: Collaboration, Community, Choice (and a Celebratory Song That Needs Your Lyrics!) University Pastor Nancy Connor at the 2013 Blessing of the Animals service in PLU’s Lagerquist Hall. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications In 1952, Pacific Lutheran University made Chapel mandatory for the first time: Seats were assigned, attendance was taken and that, dear congregant, was that.   To say Chapel has changed over

PLU Wind Ensemble: Musica Ignota Posted by: vcraker / November 18, 2021 November 18, 2021 The PLU Wind Ensemble performed the world premiere of Ingrid Stolzel’s “Musica Ignota” on October 9, 2021. Stolzel traveled to PLU to attend the premiere and work with the PLU wind ensemble and Professor of Music Edwin Powell in advance. A composition almost 1,000 years in the making, “Musica Ignota” is based on the 11th-century Medieval composer/mystic Hildegard von Bingen. It is profound for many reasons

by a worldwide pandemic, there’s no real way to adjust to that. It’s been challenging for a lot of people. “I think that PLU has done a great job of making sure that students know that what they’re going through is not normal and that it’s okay to adjust the way you need to.” At Pacific Lutheran University, students, staff and faculty are creatively and compassionately leading efforts to ensure resources are available to PLU students who are experiencing mental health issues including stress

when that growth is interrupted by a worldwide pandemic, there’s no real way to adjust to that. It’s been challenging for a lot of people. “I think that PLU has done a great job of making sure that students know that what they’re going through is not normal and that it’s okay to adjust the way you need to.” At Pacific Lutheran University, students, staff and faculty are creatively and compassionately leading efforts to ensure resources are available to PLU students who are experiencing mental

a Lute, is there an experience or mentor relationship that was especially meaningful or formative? Absolutely, that’s an easy one for me. Beyond receiving a great education, I had the opportunity to be part of the PLU football team. Frosty Westering was the coach during my time there. He was a one-of-a-kind leader and a real mentor for me. I learned from him that a combination of strength of character, humility, drive, and competitiveness – all packaged together – is powerful. He was a

significant contributions to their respective fields and work to assist students in making advancements towards their academic and career goals.) I applied, interviewed, and was offered the position!Learn more about PLU's Mentoring ProgramAlumni and Student Connections offers mentoring programs that connect students with accomplished professionals from PLU’s alumni network.  Interested in having a mentor or being a mentor? Registration closes on October 15, 2023. Atosha is a Great Horned Owl who was

, has grown and continues to. She married and had two sons and now is the grandmother to five children and great grandmother to six. She often travels the country speaking about her experiences. She remembers them vividly. She does it not only to keep the world remembering the cruelty humanity can cause, but also to pay tribute to her slain family. She doesn’t have a grave to go to. So she remembers, and tells her story. “As a free woman I have a duty,” Ban said. She is often asked why she isn’t

have great potential when it comes to attracting mobile respondents and providing an excellent survey user experience on mobile devices. Key Finding: True. In the control group, approximately one-third of respondents (35%) completed YouGov’s web-based survey on their smartphones—and those who did rated their experience lower overall than those who took the survey on a desktop or a laptop computer. More than three-fourths (76%) completed the same survey via Facebook Messenger chatbot on their

fellowship for internal medicine physicians in partnership with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the Indian Health Service in the Great Plains. “I was always interested in rural health and indigenous health, but I didn’t really have any experiences to speak to that other than living in rural areas … and I felt that would be an opportunity to address health disparities, kind of merging health equity and cultural humility,” Chell says. “Also growing up in South Dakota, I felt pretty ignorant to the native