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  • Hello! My name is Kelly (they/them). I am a queer, nonbinary person who loves the outdoors, cooking, and art. I believe therapy is a collaborative process.

    Kelly Larson, Therapist in TrainingHello! My name is Kelly (they/them). I am a queer, nonbinary person who loves the outdoors, cooking, and art. I believe therapy is a collaborative process. Together, we can work to identify your strengths, challenges, and goals so that you can find more fulfillment internally and within relationships. I strive to create a welcoming and nonjudgmental environment that allows you to show up exactly as you are. As a therapist-in-training, I am especially

  • NEW TAP CARD ACCESS: Campus Life has installed a card reader for students to access the CAVE during extended hours.

    visit the Mortvedt Library Room 128! Want to Reserve the CAVE?Interested in hosting an event in the CAVE? The CAVE is a great space to hold a variety of events for students on campus. There are a couple of ways that students can reserve the CAVE: If you are part of a club or organization: connect with your advisor and they will be able to help with navigating the logistics of the EMS webpage If you are a student employee: connect with your supervisor and they will be able to reserve the space via

  • A commitment to educating the entire student By Steve Hansen If you want to see the intersection of athletics and academics in the lives of PLU students, look no farther than Molly Stuen ’72 and Zenon Olbertz ’71. Both were athletes at PLU – Molly…

    November 1, 2010 A commitment to educating the entire student By Steve Hansen If you want to see the intersection of athletics and academics in the lives of PLU students, look no farther than Molly Stuen ’72 and Zenon Olbertz ’71. Both were athletes at PLU – Molly raced for the ski team and Zenon played football. The couple, who later married, met on the slopes of Whistler, B.C., where the ski team was practicing. Molly Stuen ’72 and Zenon Olbertz ’71. Molly is also the granddaughter of Ole

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 5, 2015)- Writer and director Steven Pressman screened his Emmy-nominated documentary film, 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. & Mrs. Kraus , on March 4 as part of PLU’s Eighth Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education. Several hundred people gathered in…

    March 4 as part of PLU’s Eighth Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education.Several hundred people gathered in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts to watch the film, which tells the story of an American couple, Eleanor and Gilbert Kraus, who dared to venture into Nazi Germany in 1939 to save the lives of 50 children. Pressman happened to stumble upon the incredible story when he met his future wife and granddaughter of the Kraus’, Liz Perle, on the streets of San

  • News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.

    Growing into her own: how Sarah Davis ’23 discovered her passion for plant biology Sarah Davis, a biology major and Hispanic studies minor, began her PLU journey with the idea that medicine and health care would be the ultimate goal, but then a couple of classes focused on plant development and global agriculture grew a new passion. “I have… May 11, 2023 AcademicsBiologyHispanic StudiesResearchSeekerStudy AbroadStudy Away

  • Kailey Lyman '16 had a dream to teach math and coach soccer at the same time.  Her passion for math and soccer, coupled with the support and opportunities from PLU, helped her to achieve her goals.

    also shared stories on how to build relationships with students and maintain them based on their own experiences.” The support from Lyman’s cohort also helped her in achieving her goals.  She explained that “throughout the program you spend a lot of time with your cohort and you grow very close.  The friendships and relationships built within the program are lasting.” The tools Lyman gained from PLU allowed her to pursue her passions. Her ability to communicate and make connections with students

  • Off to China Blending the Chinese tale of Monkey with an original musical composition comes natural for PLU Music Professor Greg Youtz. The guy is not only a well-respected composer, but learning about and engaging the Chinese culture is a passion of his. “My head…

    the music was thought of as risqué to say the least. “Jazz has started to make a resurgence,” Youtz said. “It should be quite a revelation for a lot of people.” Along with performing the PLU group will get the chance to hold workshops with Chinese musicians. It will be a collective of performing, meeting and building relationships. “It is some of the work I’m most proud of doing,” Youtz said of helping to foster those relationships between PLU students and Chinese students. Read Previous What to

  • Visiting Instructor and Director, MSW & BSW Practicum Programs | Department of Social Work | carrington@plu.edu | 253-535-7859 | Maria Carrington earned her Bachelor of Social Work from Pacific Lutheran University and obtained her master of Social Work from Boston College.

    constant learning and building of relationships, make this work both intellectually stimulating and emotionally fulfilling. My role as a practicum coordinator brings me immense satisfaction as it allows me to foster relationships with various facets of our community and play a pivotal role in our students’ social work education. Connecting with different organizations, agencies, and professionals across the community strengthens the ties between our academic program and the real-world social work

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  • PLU professor adds ‘board game inventor’ to his résumé.

    relationships. So, he theorized that clients attained a greater sense of hope when they had relationships with people who reinforced their belief in themselves and their pathways to getting there. “Our hope is tied to people around us,” he said. “That’s a big contributor.” Enter Grahe and then-PLU students Katelin Johnson ’15 and Katye Griswold ’13, along with a handful of other psychology students. They volunteered in 2014 to move Ward’s Hope Scale from theoretical to tangible, providing the evidence to

  • Kate Monthy ’04 and Dmitry Mikheyev ’10 empower fellow artists at Spaceworks.

    science at Pacific Lutheran University, serves as Spaceworks’ development coordinator, a position she says “entails cultivating a lot of relationships in Tacoma with people who are interested in investing their time, money or other resources in our work.” Monthy’s natural gifts and charisma, her teammates say, is key to the success she’s enjoyed at Spaceworks. “It takes a certain personality to be successful at fundraising,” said Heather Joy, Spaceworks’ manager. “Kate has such a way with people that