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Russell gave the first naming gift to launch the new Music facility, which would be named the Mary Baker Russell Music Center. Mary Baker Russell listens to Dave Robbins Even in the early seventies, the department had clearly outgrown the small space they shared with theatre and communication in Eastvold. Youtz remembers buckets catching drips of rainwater while he lectured. Robbins wrote the very first report justifying a new fine arts music building, which was approved by the regents in 1978. “The

the successful campaign to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s.  He was appointed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1977 and, with colleagues, founded the Task Force for Child Survival in 1984. While at the CDC, he forced drug companies to warn that aspirin may cause the sometimes deadly Reye Syndrome, reacted quickly to alert women to the dangers of toxic shock syndrome and saw the first cases of a frightening new disease in the early 1980s: AIDS. Over his career, he has

here Tom has been a positive impact for his doctors and nurses; they admired his spirit and his clarity in letting us know exactly what he wanted,” the statement says. “We are so grateful to God for the gift Tom has been. We can’t imagine a life without that gift, even though we lost him early.” Our campus pastor, the Rev. Jen Rude, has been in touch with Tom’s family and will continue to offer support. It is hard to find meaning in the passing of one so young and so full of life. Please take care

: Police Violence against Black Women and Women of Color by Andrea J. Ritchie; and Beyond Hashtags: Racial Politics and Black Digital Networks by Sarah Florini, among others. We believe it is important to recognize Black feminist thought as a basis for thinking about social justice. We encourage students who want to be allies to also continue to learn and reflect. We recognize the double-bind our Black students and students of color are experiencing, as Black and Latinx communities are

DCHAT Podcast: A Discussion with new PLU Interim Dean of Education and Kinesiology Terry Bergeson Posted by: Zach Powers / October 26, 2016 October 26, 2016 TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 26, 2016)- The inaugural episode of Pacific Lutheran University’s DCHAT podcast features a discussion with Terry Bergeson, the new interim dean of the PLU School of Education and Kinesiology. DCHAT is a new interview-based podcast featuring PLU academic deans and highlighted by questions submitted by PLU alumni. Fall

neighborhoods and business districts. PLU alumni Tom Chontofalsky ’03, Clarissa Gines ’12 and Lisa Woods ’92 are three of the many Lutes who serve the public good at the City of Destiny. The Environmental ScientistFrom an early age, Tom Chontofalsky ‘03 always thought he’d be a wildlife biologist. He’d pore over issues of National Geographic and One World magazines his dad purchased, studying photos and text of exotic animals. Chontofalsky is now an environmental scientist with the City of Tacoma, analyzing

Open to Interpretation: Violence (Episode 2) Posted by: Zach Powers / September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015 TACOMA, Wash. (September 30, 2015)- The second episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “violence” between host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Professor of Psychology Michelle Ceynar and Associate Professor of Philosophy Pauline Shanks Kaurin.“Open to Interpretation” is a new podcast devoted to exploring the meanings and implications of

, 10 were injured. This wasn’t going to be in and out, like his last tour in Iraq, he remembers thinking. This is going to take 6 to 10 years. “And my worse fears have come true,” Hrivnak said recently. “Are we going to be able to say we were successful in Iraq? I don’t know.” But that doesn’t take away from the sacrifice he saw from men and women in the armed forces. It is part of why he was drawn to writing about his experiences. He needed to show those sacrifices, beyond a news ticker. “That was

The Value and Benefits of AACSB Accreditation Posted by: Julie Winters / December 17, 2019 Image: Reflections in the glass railing in the Morken Center at PLU on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. (Photo/John Froschauer) December 17, 2019 What is Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) accreditation and why should you choose a business school with this accreditation? Simply put, AACSB accreditation is the benchmark of quality for business education across the globe.The

PLU professor launches new class that immerses students in the local Buddhist community Posted by: Kari Plog / April 25, 2016 Image: Erik Hammerstrom’s class visits Tacoma’s Hongwanji Buddhist Temple on April 24. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 25, 2016 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 25, 2016)- Erik Hammerstrom, assistant professor of East Asian and comparative religions, teaches Pacific Lutheran University students the fundamentals of Buddhism from the