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Teacher/Coach/Award-Winning Alumnus Inducted into National High School Hall of Fame Posted by: Sandy Dunham / August 21, 2015 Image: PLU President Thomas W. Krise, right, presents Mike Burton ’69 with the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) August 21, 2015 By Matthew Salzano ’18PLU student writer TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 21, 2015)—Mike Burton ’69 has been inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame for his 39 years of service as a national-award-winning speech and

Holocaust, those two words just didn’t compute.” So Black, the son of two Holocaust survivors, decided to find out the story behind that odd display in the museum. His search resulted in the book IBM And The Holocaust- The Strategic Alliance Between Nazi Germany And America’s Most Powerful Corporation (2001, 2012), which looks at how the leaders of the company- and particularly its chairman, Thomas Watson – embraced the Nazi vision of the future and helped the Third Reich, willingly and enthusiastically

and justice,” Ross said. “While as a Catholic, I will draw on the Catholic tradition, this lecture has pushed me to consider how the Lutheran tradition also has a wonderful tradition of beauty, particularly in its music but also in Luther’s ‘earthiness,’” she said. Ross has published numerous books, articles, chapters, and book reviews regarding theology, particularly on topics that include women and the Eucharist, embodiment, feminist theology and feminist ethics. She is the author of “For the

Endowed Internship Allows Lute a Full-Circle Vocational First Step Posted by: Zach Powers / August 6, 2015 Image: Patricia Krise, Jessica Milian ’15 and PLU President Thomas W Krise at the Gonyea House. [Photo by John Struzenberg ’16/PLU] August 6, 2015 By Matthew Salzano ’18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (August 6, 2015) — Thanks to a major award, one Lute is spending her summer in a juvenile detention center — as a mentor who is paying it forward.Jessica Milian ’15 is the second

Sarah Seder: New Dance Faculty Posted by: Reesa Nelson / February 22, 2019 February 22, 2019 By Mackenzie Cooper '19Sarah Seder’s passion for dance has taken her all over North America. Now, she returns home to the Seattle area bringing with her unique experiences, a vast repertoire of skills, and an effervescent personality. She will lead PLU students through Ballet 1, Contemporary Dance 1 and 2, and hone their skills in Dance Composition.Get to know Sarah What is your background?I grew up on

PLU Faculty Members to Present at TEDx Tacoma Posted by: Zach Powers / March 6, 2015 Image: (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 6, 2015 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 5, 2015)— On Saturday, March 21, a diverse and distinguished group of speakers will present “ideas worth spreading” at the fourth annual installation of TEDx Tacoma.Among that group will be three Pacific Lutheran University faculty members representing a variety of PLU’s academic divisions

PLU Establishes Parkland Promise Scholarships Posted by: Sandy Dunham / March 12, 2015 Image: (Photo: Zach Powers/PLU) March 12, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. — Pacific Lutheran University has established new Parkland Promise Scholarships, allowing PLU to provide even stronger support for outstanding students from our community.PLU will award scholarships of $5,000 each to selected students from Franklin Pierce and Washington high schools, both in the

Thomas Kim ’15 Meets Justice Sandra Day O’Connor at Law School Posted by: Zach Powers / October 20, 2015 October 20, 2015 By Matthew Salzano '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 20, 2015)- Thomas Kim ‘15 is passionate about “Justice.” So passionate, in fact, that he likes to really emphasize the word by treating it as a proper noun.His passion doesn’t include just capitalizing Js, however: he’s walking his talk (and type) by hitting the books hard at Arizona State University’s

PLU Graduate Nursing Student Awarded Prestigious Armed Forces Scholarship Posted by: Zach Powers / January 12, 2016 Image: [Photo: Angelo Mejia ’17/PLU] January 12, 2016 By Matthew Salzano '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (January 12, 2016)- Sylvia May ’18, a doctoral student at Pacific Lutheran University, was one of just eight students in the country to receive the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship in 2015. The prestigious scholarship will cover her tuition, books and

Dr. Darrell Jodock to speak to Lutes about inspiring racial justice through the Lutheran tradition Posted by: Kari Plog / March 3, 2016 March 3, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 3, 2016)- Dr. Darrell Jodock says Martin Luther had a different understanding of God; one that’s grounded, not predetermined. “God is up to something and invites you to participate in that work,” said Jodock, Bernhardson chair in Lutheran studies at Gustavus Adolphus College in St