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March 23, 2011 Heritage Society marks 30 years of aiding PLU’s long-term future Thirty years ago Gerry Evanson ’63, Lori (Hefty ’58) Steen, Jim Sparks ’61, Director of Planned Giving Ed Larson ’57, PLU President William O. Rieke and a few others got together to solve a problem. At the time, PLU did not have much of an endowment. And they knew that, for the university to prosper, that needed to change. So the group initiated PLU’s Heritage Society, which honors people who have made estate

to recapture native habitat on campus. On Monday, April 18 his efforts, along with nearly 200 volunteers, named in honor of PLU Professor of Emeritus of Chemistry Fred Tobiason ’58. Tobiason ensured the preservation of more than 100 acres in the Parkland area through the Cascade Land Conservancy and was pivotal in organizing a large group to prevent the 3 acres around the UC from becoming a paved parking lot. He worked to restore the area by sculpting hills, planting and laying nurse logs to

lived and worked in Malta and Barcelona, Spain, where she served as chief marketing officer for emerging mobile media companies. Prior to moving abroad, Gibbs served as senior vice president for consumer marketing and ecommerce at PlanetOut, a leading media and entertainment company based in San Francisco. She also helped lead the company to a successful IPO in 2004. Earlier, Gibbs was executive vice president at The Weber Group (later Weber Shandwick Worldwide), where she managed six offices and

that provide some unique cultural or educational experience can have a surprising advantage over the “brand name” schools. In the “Best Colleges 2015” guidebook, PLU is ranked in the western geographic region among institutions that provide a full range of undergraduate majors and master’s programs but few doctoral programs. The hundreds of universities in this category are not ranked nationally but rather against their regional peer group, as they tend to draw students most heavily from

, left, and Ellie Lapp where they’ll be studying in Norway. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) The Peace Scholars Program was established in 2011 as an annual program designed to deepen students’ understanding of the central issues and theories regarding peacebuilding, conflict and war. Two students from each of the participating colleges and universities form the 12-member group of scholars each year. Bozich is a sophomore Biology and Global Studies double-major who is passionate about global health care

of youth homelessness in Tacoma through documentary, Chris knew he was right for the job. Through his co-curricular work with the award-winning on-campus media production group, Media Lab, Chris was able to produce a high-quality product, serve his community and learn about documentary film along the way. What is True Grit?  True Grit is a collection of interviews entailing the stories and experiences of young people who are currently (or recently were) homeless. The video ended up being used as

and uncle sang and performed as a group in the 1940s and were well known in the Hartford, Connecticut area, where she was born, as “The Musical Browns.” Her musical roots come from them. She went on to champion the work of African American composer, Florence Price, and helped lead the way in Black music history studies as a professor in music for decades. Her penchant for service to others was established early, as she was both a loyal Brownie and a Girl Scout. Rae Linda leaves behind a devoted

staff, faculty and community members. Lutes practice self defense in the Columbia Center at PLU on Tuesday, Oct. 3, as part of a five-week series of classes. (Photo by Oliver Johnson '18) Cuthbertson has taken a few self-defense classes before. She says they make her feel strong. “When I walk, I am not holding my head down or moving across the street because I feel uncomfortable about a group of people or anything like that,” Cuthbertson said. “And I think the more and more I do this the better that

a global community who are engaging in a conversation and a dialogue about how we can better serve our fellow humans.” Gould and Matthews will be performing excerpts of their award-winning work from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Anderson University Center’s Chris Knutzen Hall, and will open a dialogue with students to talk about their experiences, both positive and negative, working for their grassroots organization that provides free education, housing, mentoring, and basic needs to a small group of

student scholarships. The remaining money will fund new curricular and co-curricular support programs for these students. The grant will fund programs designed to eliminate disparities in graduation and retention rates between low-income students and their peers who study biology, chemistry, computer science, geosciences, mathematics, physics, and engineering. Small-group mentoring with trained faculty will connect students with resources and experiences, provide guidance and promote confidence as