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PLU’s Earth & Diversity Week. Steen Family Symposium Steen Family Symposium on Environmental Issues April 17-19 | Free and open to the public Established in 2022 through a gift from David ‘57 and Lorilie Steen ’58, the Steen Family Symposium brings informed speakers who challenge current thinking and propose healthy change to the PLU campus for the purpose of contributing to educate for “lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities and for the

. “There is no pressure to give and there is no personal return expected. For us giving is a natural part of who we are.” “We are indeed blessed that we have been so fortunate,” Dale said. To learn more about investment options and ensuring the legacy of PLU, please contact the Office of Development at 253-535-7177 or visit www.plu.edu/advancement/ and click on “Make a Gift.” Read Previous Contributions to Excellence Read Next Endowment for scholarships: a direct investment in students COMMENTS*Note

precious life?’” she said. “It’s been PLU’s Wild Hope Project theme and it’s now our theme – describing Lutheran vocation and living lives of service.” “We look forward to building our very own array of new ventures that will include a variety of professional assignments and volunteer projects as well as more time on the farm in North Dakota and at our northern Minnesota lake home,” Loren Anderson said. “Our years at PLU have been both a great gift and high honor,” he said. “We give thanks each day for

beginning of his presentation. Much of Zellner’s story can be found in his memoir, The Wrong Side of Murder Creek: A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement. (New South Books, 2008). “What I learned in the civil rights movement is still true today, ‘Brotherhood is not so wild a dream as those, who profit by postponing it, pretend,’” Zellner said, quoting journalist Eric Sevareid. Read Previous Alaska governor and Lute visits campus Read Next The Limited Gift of Water COMMENTS*Note: All comments are

, Wold’s longtime friend and college roommate. “It’s a gift.” Currently, Wold is part of NASA’s research division and works with the Federal Aviation Administration to facilitate the movement of planes through the airspace system. Following the Challenger and Columbia disasters, there was a spike in security measures at NASA, and particularly in Wold’s division. As a result, Wold has been much more involved with the research side of NASA and keeping track of expenditures of government money for various

June 8, 2014 Free Summer Jazz Series Brings Stars—and the Community—to PLU A crowd enjoys the music at a 2013 Jazz Under the Stars concert at PLU. (Photo: PLU student John Struzenberg ’15) 16th Annual Jazz Under the Stars Kicks Off July 10 By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communication As a gift to the community—and really, to everyone who attends—the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music kicks off its free summer concert series, Jazz Under the Stars, on July 10. The 2014

his back on the finance industry and launch the business in tribute to his grandfather. “There’s no doubt that my grandfather’s gift of designing this tree for our family has been a great thing for me,” Bliss said. “It would make me happy to turn him into a pop culture icon.” The Disneyland Hotel ordered 16 custom trees shortly after Stoecker passed away in 2012. The modern tree display is part of the hotel’s annual holiday décor. Modern Christmas trees have been staged at the governor’s mansion

PLU’s Earth & Diversity Week. Steen Family Symposium Steen Family Symposium on Environmental Issues April 17-19 | Free and open to the public Established in 2022 through a gift from David ‘57 and Lorilie Steen ’58, the Steen Family Symposium brings informed speakers who challenge current thinking and propose healthy change to the PLU campus for the purpose of contributing to educate for “lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities and for the

evident in the stands. PLU, along with UPS, was a key sponsor of the event. A year ago, President Loren J. Anderson, along with his wife and chair of the GTCF, MaryAnn Anderson, began helping plan Friday’s celebration including bringing Tutu to Tacoma for his last U.S. tour. “We wanted to give a gift back to the community that was unique and powerful,” President Anderson said at a private dinner for Tutu before the main event. Tutu one was of the leaders of the push to end apartheid in South Africa

to a generous $2 million lead gift from an anonymous PLU alum and a $1.25 million investment from Pierce County, progress is well underway. But significant partnership is yet needed to accomplish the planned remaining improvements. They include, in 2023, conversion of a lecture hall into three classrooms, an additional exam room and an improved student-faculty research lab. Plans call for renovation and upgrades to the Open Lab in 2024. If you would like to learn more about these projects and how