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PLU president, spouse rappel down Hotel Murano in downtown Tacoma for first Habitat Challenge fundraiser Posted by: Kari Plog / October 4, 2016 October 4, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, 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

has been really accepting and open-minded. People can really be themselves here.” His experience playing on the men’s soccer has been a great teaching experience, he said. Nicknamed “uncle” by the younger players – which are just about everyone – Taylor has been teaching fellow players Spanish and picking up some Norwegian. “Each transfer student is different, but that is why they are so valuable,” Pretty said. “Every individual journey they have taken makes the PLU community that much stronger

September 9, 2011 Bashair Alazadi, who helped form the Muslim Association and Allies this fall, spoke of Islam and its similarities with Christianity and Judaism at the service. (Photo by John Froschauer) Remembering 9/11 and looking to the future By Barbara Clements It is right to remember the tragic events of 9/11 and remember the victims who lost their lives when the towers fell in New York, and planes slammed into the Pentagon and a lonely field in Pennsylvania. But it is more important now

February 1, 2013 Fire drill between Feb. 25 and March 1. There will be a Fire/Evacuation drill in PLU non-residential buildings (Blomquist, CC,  E. Campus, Health, Ingram, Hauge, MBR, Mailroom/Warehouse/Printshop, Memorial, Morken, Mortvedt, Names, Neeb, Olson, Payroll House, Ramstad, Rieke, Theater, UC, Xavier) the week of Feb. 25-March 1 in the morning. The exact time and date will not be announced. A building fire alarm will trigger the drill in most buildings. Please read the following so

, damage infrastructure, increase the consumption of fossil fuels, and release additional pollutants into the air. Gasoline prices would rise, causing trucking companies to charge more for their services. Farmers and agriculture industry would then have to react by also raising prices, causing the cost of food to escalate around the country, and possibly worldwide. The impacts of a river closure would not stop there, but would continue to ripple through society. Heading South Saying our goodbyes to St

their migration route. Evidently, sometime during the 1917 fall migration, mutating bird virus infected pigs who in turn sickened Kansas farmers. In early February, 1918 a country physician west of Dodge City noted a dramatic uptick of influenza cases of an unusually virulent nature.  Young, healthy patients were struck down quickly, many of them dying.  Soon, area doctors were swamped with sick and dying flu patients.  Then, as suddenly as the influenza storm began, in March the epidemic was over

Karen Marquez ’22 aspires to help her community through her studies. Karen Marquez ‘22 is a senior social work major with minors in Hispanic studies and criminal justice. Marquez is a heritage speaker of Spanish, and has a deep love for languages, culture, and diversity. She hopes to use her degree and the skills she is learning at PLU to help people in need. Posted by: tpotts / July 15, 2022 July 15, 2022 “I always knew I wanted to help people,” said Marquez about why she chose to study social

be just the first of many opportunities to see great works throughout the year. Check on the inline media gallery to the right for the sample of the faculty artists’ work. Faculty artists JP Avila, assistant professor of art, department chair Area of Emphasis: graphic design Craig Cornwall, Assistant Professor of art Area of Emphasis: printmaking and foundations Spencer Ebbinga, assistant professor of art Area of Emphasis: sculpture and ceramics Artist statement: This body of work explores the

January 7, 2008 Senior studying in Tanzania discovers self As a philosophy and classics major, senior Lindsey Webb always planned to spend a semester studying away in Greece. However, a student-faculty research project with philosophy professor Erin McKenna changed her plans. McKenna and Webb studied great apes and ethics last year. During the project, Webb completed an apprenticeship at the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash. After

” initiative. I was really drawn to the vision of the film series—the idea that filmmakers would partner with communities to tell important stories that otherwise would not get covered. As director, what were your duties for this documentary? My job as director was to help set up and shoot interviews, gather b-roll footage, establish a storyboard, and aid in the editing and post-production process. I had an amazing assistant director and lead editor, 2021 PLU alum Hallie Harper, and it was so great to be