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PLU awarded $15,000 from NSF for COVID-19 DEI Challenge Posted by: nicolacs / June 12, 2022 June 12, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University was named a winner in the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Taking Action: COVID-19 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Challenge. PLU received a $15,000 prize for its work in mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM.“This important challenge rewards institutions for
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PLU receives a major gift to fund environmental issues programming Posted by: nicolacs / October 3, 2022 Image: Image: Appearing from left to right: Professor Sergia Hay, President Allan Belton, David Steen ’57, Lorilie Steen ’58, and Chair of Environmental Studies Adela Ramos accepts the generous gift to fund the PLU Environmental Studies program’s new annual symposium. October 3, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University is excited to announce the
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May 15, 2011 Archbishop Desmond Tutu spoke to a crowd of 15,000 at the Tacoma Dome urging them to change their world for the good, one act at a time. Tutu urges 15,000 in Tacoma Dome to be the spark that changes a community, a life. By Barbara Clements If you see people who are hungry, feed them. If they need pants, give them a pair. After all, Levi’s are not just going to float down from above. And, in the end, our humanity is ultimately defined by our relationship to each other. These clear
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, to walking across the stage in Olson Auditorium at her Spanaway Lake High School graduation. Kreis has thrived in the community for years, and now she serves as the business outreach director in PLU’s School of Business. “Working at PLU feels so natural and fitting, a sort of coming home feeling,” says Kreis. “There’s definitely a strong pull to serve the community that gave me so much support at an early formative age.” In January of 2022, Dr. Mark Mulder, dean of the PLU School of Business
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August 2, 2013 Center Stage: The $20 million Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts officially opens in October By Steve Hansen Jeff Clapp ’89, PLU artistic director of theater, PLU theater program undergraduate, son of a theater professor, likes to tell a story of his tenure interview. There, he was asked: What is the strength of the PLU theater program? “We sort of teach the MacGyver school of theater,” he told his interviewers. “We arm students with a pocket knife and they go
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July 8, 2008 Life is about choices. What choices have you made? A few years ago, student body president Joel Zylstra addressed the incoming freshman class at Fall Convocation. His timeless reflection on the meaning of success captures the unique culture of Pacific Lutheran University and the life-changing experiences that students encounter here. I was a camp counselor a while back for 5 to 8 year-olds. One night, after lots of games and activities, we were talking before I tucked them in to
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Aaron Bell ’04: A Philosopher in Finance Aaron Bell applies philosophy and psychology principles to wealth management Posted by: Zach Powers / September 8, 2023 Image: Aaron Bell ’04 double majored in psychology and individualized studies at PLU. He is now a partner and wealth advisor at Cannataro Family Capital Partners. (photo by Sy Bean/PLU) September 8, 2023 By Lisa Patterson '98Resolute Guest WriterPLU graduate Aaron Bell ’04 learned early on that life is full of pathways — and that it was
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March 14, 2008 Civil War love letter inspires wind ensemble As the story goes, Maj. Sullivan Ballou was like most men in the Northern army at the start of the Civil War. He fought not to end slavery, but to preserve the Union. At 32, Ballou had a promising career as a lawyer, a wife and two sons. An ardent Republican and devoted supporter of Abraham Lincoln, he volunteered in the spring of 1861. Ballou and his men left Providence, R.I., for Washington, D.C., on June 19. Ballou wrote a letter to
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March 27, 2008 Conference addresses men’s role in violence At PLU’s first Men Against Violence Program Conference, men’s role in ending violence against women will be examined. Titled “He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: Men’s Role in Ending Violence Against Women,” the conference is unique because of the focus on men’s role in preventing domestic and sexual violence against women, said Jonathan Grove, director of PLU’s Men Against Violence program. To his knowledge, there have been only three other
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September 8, 2008 Profs, students talk about going green PLU has made great strides in reaching its sustainability goals, campus leaders and students stressed last week. However, especially in the area in energy conservation, PLU staff and students need to be conscious off turning off the lights or reducing the heat. After President Loren J. Anderson’s State of the University address, about a dozen faculty and students talked about how the campus was doing in its conservation goals, including
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