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Molly Loberg ’98 Honored by Prestigious Female Historian Association Posted by: Sandy Dunham / January 30, 2015 Image: Molly Loberg ’98. January 30, 2015 By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Jan. 29, 2015)—Molly Loberg ’98 has been awarded the History Article Prize by The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians, the oldest and largest association for female historians in the country, for her publication “The Streetscape of Economic Crisis: Commerce, Politics and

MediaLab documentary series earns six Accolade Awards Posted by: Kari Plog / March 5, 2018 Image: Mackenzie Cooper ’19 shoots photos on location during filming for MediaLab’s newest documentary series, “A World of Difference.” (Photo courtesy of MediaLab) March 5, 2018 By Helen Smith '19PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 5, 2018) — MediaLab, the applied research and media services program at Pacific Lutheran University, received six awards last week from the Accolade Global Film

Why Having a “Philosophy of Enrollment” Matters Posted by: Thomas Krise / March 8, 2016 March 8, 2016 This spring, the Strategic Enrollment Management Advisory Committee (known as SEMAC) will finalize PLU’s philosophy of enrollment, with the intention to ask our Board of Regents to adopt a final draft statement with enrollment targets in May. (See the current draft here on the Provost webpage.) SEMAC is a university standing committee with the responsibility to lead the development and the

Professor to serve as featured speaker at statewide conference aimed at addressing opportunity gap Posted by: Kari Plog / September 27, 2017 Image: Maria Chávez, chair and associate professor of politics and government. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) September 27, 2017 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 27, 2017)- Maria Chavez leads with her own experience when she addresses academic opportunity and achievement. Specifically, she empathizes with students who come

orca whale.  Southern Resident orcas typically stay with their mothers their whole lives; losses echo throughout the orca community. Stafki’s grandparents told of the orcas’ haunting cries during and after Hugo’s capture and how the pod followed the boat until it was out of sight. Hugo was taken to the Miami Seaquarium, where he lived alone in North America’s smallest orca tank. In 1970, he began sharing the cramped space with Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut (also known as Tokitae or Lolita), who became the

February 28, 2010 Raising awareness through song   By Chris Albert PLU students Emily Branch and Marina Pitassi found a way to creatively bring to light the realities of body image in the world today – write a song and make a music video. Then posted it on YouTube.com of course. PLU students bring awareness to body image issues through a song on YouTube. It may have started as just another assignment in Professor Colleen Hacker’s Physical Education 315 class, but soon it became an effort to

April 13, 2012 From the right, Kim Wilson ’76, Sheri Tonn, Tom Absher, Brad Cheney, Laurie Turner, Bruce Bjerke ’72, Frank Hewins ’86, and Thomas Suek ’12, shovel dirt. (Photo by John Froschauer) Groundbreaking sets all-purpose field plans in motion By Chris Albert This past Friday, April 13, a groundbreaking ceremony took place for the first of two all-purpose fields on the PLU campus. “This day is a culmination of a long wish of a lot of people,” said Bruce Bjerke ’72, chairperson of the

March 20, 2014 Lutes Follow Their Hearts on Alternative Spring Break Trips James Olson ’14 peers into the Grand Canyon during a previous Alternative Spring Break trip. (Photo: courtesy of James Olson) By Shunying Wang ’15 As the cherry blossoms burst to new life each year, Lutes embark on local and global journeys to learn about themselves and the world around them. At PLU, these unique journeys are offered by the Alternative Spring Break program and focus on service near and far. For 2014

Professor of Education Kent Gerlach Retiring After Award-Winning Career Posted by: Zach Powers / December 17, 2015 December 17, 2015 By Samantha Lund '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 16, 2015)- Classrooms are taking in more students, budgets are decreasing and curricular standards are becoming more rigorous in the modern school atmosphere. With all of the challenges facing today’s educators, one teacher can’t do it alone anymore. Pacific Lutheran University Professor Kent

Centering the City: Lisa Woods ’92 discusses her work as Tacoma’s chief equity officer Posted by: Zach Powers / November 3, 2022 November 3, 2022 By Zach PowersResoLute EditorLisa Woods ’92 leads initiatives to help improve systems and services as the City of Tacoma’s chief equity officer. She says her approach to this work starts with listening and continuously thinking about how best to center community voices, experiences and needs.How can centering community voices help lead to more vibrant