Search

Media student serves and learns simultaneously TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 11, 2015)—Communication major Chris Boettcher ’17 is living out the deeply held commitment of Pacific Lutheran University to civic engagement — all while continuing his education. When Cathy Nguyen, Tacoma poet laureate, reached out to PLU looking for a videographer to tell… December 14, 2015 CommunicationMediaLab

Program Schedule Thursday, March 4 – Symposium in Downtown Tacoma Opening Reception (5:30 pm – 7:00 pm) Location: Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, Foyer Keynote 1 (7:00 pm – 8:45 pm) “The Olympic Games, Social Activism and Responsibility: How Sport Can Affect Change in the World” Joey Cheek Olympic Gold Medalist, Darfur Activist and Humanitarian Location: Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, Ballrooms C&D Friday, March 5 – Symposium on the PLU Campus Concurrent Session 1 (9:15-10

Program Schedule Thursday, March 4 – Symposium in Downtown Tacoma Opening Reception (5:30 pm – 7:00 pm) Location: Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, Foyer Keynote 1 (7:00 pm – 8:45 pm) “The Olympic Games, Social Activism and Responsibility: How Sport Can Affect Change in the World” Joey Cheek Olympic Gold Medalist, Darfur Activist and Humanitarian Location: Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, Ballrooms C&D Friday, March 5 – Symposium on the PLU Campus Concurrent Session 1 (9:15-10

indirect effects, and determining if the economic demand created by the event was great enough to create a multiplier effect. Wurm says their research, which won’t be released to the public, will help the USGA pitch the event to prospective host communities that, like Pierce County before 2015, have not hosted a major sports event. “They are trying to get a good sense of what benefits are created locally,” Wurm explains. “The USGA is very interested in the economic boost the Open can create for local

(2017) Elizabeth A. Fenn (2016) Margaret Jacobs (2015) Joel Harrington (2014) Neil Foley (2013) Michael Adas (2012) Raymond Mentzer (2011) Martha Sandweiss (2010) Joshua Fogel (2009) Omer Bartov (2008) Robin C. Stacey (2007) Elliott J. Gorn (2006) Philip Short (2005) Michael Grossberg (2004) Steven Mintz (2003)Gerhard Hirschfeld (2002) Orville Schell (2001) Vicki L. Ruiz (2000) Peter N. Stearns (1999) Christopher R. Browning (1998) LeRoy Ashby (1997) Charles Royster (1996) Richard White (1995

Lutes Welcome Note Setting The Course On Campus Discovery Research Grants Accolades Lute Library Blogs Alumni News Homecoming 2016 Connection Events Lute Recruit Alumni Profiles Class Notes Family and Friends Mike Benson Submit a Class Note Calendar Highlights 40 Under Forty Alumni Profiles / January 20, 2015 The five Lutes honored on the Business Examiner’s ’40 Under 40′ list, from left: Rachel Young ’06, ’13; Zach Powers ’10; , Molly Hill ’05; Mary Holste ’00; and Matthew Simon ’03. (Photo: Holly

Winter 2016 Fall 2015 Spring 2015 Winter 2015 Fall 2014 Spring 2014 © 2014 Pacific Lutheran University | All Rights Reserved Back to top

Spring 2016 Winter 2016 Fall 2015 Spring 2015 Winter 2015 Fall 2014 Spring 2014 © 2014 Pacific Lutheran University | All Rights Reserved Back to top