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on further reflection, understood – when she told him that she planned to quit her job. “She had her reasons and they made sense to me,” he said, not elaborating. But then he quickly turns the conversation on some goals he has while in office for the next 400-plus days – and yes, he does plan to run for a second term. For Parnell, it’s all about the economy, jobs and energy concerns. He favors drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and on the outer continental shelf, but acknowledges
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significant in my life taught me, ‘No mud, no lotus,’ because lotuses grow in the mud,” she said. “Just like I came from a bad situation, but I’m doing alright now.” The road to graduation was filled with challenges for Reyes. The journey she embarked on years ago to earn her diploma is one, she says. It helped give her the strength to become the type of social worker her clients could relate to. At 11 years old she was drinking alcohol and by age 15 she was addicted to drugs. Reyes bounced around from
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The Power of Female Mentors Posted by: vcraker / December 9, 2020 Image: Barbara Gilchrist ’20 and Nicole Jordan ’15, Coordinator for The Center for Gender Equity, pose for a photo, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Lakewood. Both were involved with the Sista Circle event. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) December 9, 2020 College is more than your experiences in the classroom. It’s also about the relationships you build with other students. These relationships can even grow into mentorships among peers
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Dance celebrates Storytelling in their upcoming performance Posted by: Kate Williams / April 10, 2018 April 10, 2018 By Helen Wilmot ’19 and Kate Williams, Outreach ManagerDance 2018: Storytelling will feature PLU dancers in an inspiring collection of faculty, student, and guest artist choreography, revealing fresh perspectives and diverse artistry, directed by Visiting Assistant Professor, Rachel Winchester. Storytelling runs April 20 and 21 at 7:30 pm in the Eastvold Auditorium of Karen Hille
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Regency Voices features two compositional perspectives of ‘The Prodigal Son’ Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2015 March 3, 2015 On Friday, March 6, PLU’s Regency Voices ensemble presents two musical realizations from Debussy and Sullivan of the iconic story of the Prodigal Son as part of the 2015 SOAC Focus series on perspective. The concert in Lagerquist Concert Hall, features Janeanne Houston, soprano, James Brown, tenor, Charles Robert Stephens, baritone, Sheila Bristow, piano, Paul
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Army, PLU team up for free concert in honor of Music in our Schools Month Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 8, 2017 Image: PLU, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 8, 2017 Since 1985, educational institutions across the nation have recognized March as Music in our Schools Month, and to celebrate, the 56th Army Band from 1 Corps at Joint Base Lewis-McChord will join Pacific Lutheran University’s Wind Ensemble concert in Lagerquist Concert Hall, on Sunday, March 12 at 3 p.m
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September 1, 2008 Partnership addresses nursing shortage PLU’s School of Nursing has partnered with three Washington state foundations to address the regional nursing crisis and give nursing students new competencies in geriatric care. The Dimmer Family Foundation , along with the Gary E. Milgard Family Foundation and the Bruce W. Gilpin Memorial Foundation, was selected as one of 18 foundations nationwide to receive funding in the third year of Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future. The
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August 23, 2010 Brues put ‘exclamation point’ on their time at PLU In his words, former Professor of Economics Professor Stan Brue, along with his wife Terri, wanted to “put an exclamation point” on their long association with PLU. This past May, the university accepted their gift of $500,000 that will endow annual scholarships and offset study-away expenses for several students in the Social Sciences. Stan and Terri arrived in Tacoma in 1971, he as a new assistant professor and she as a
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July 7, 2011 Darrel Bowman recently travelled to Washington D.C. to accept the national SBA Veteran Small Business Champion Award for 2011 in May. This award followed the Veteran Small Business Champion for Washington State and Region 10 earlier in the year and last year. (Photo by John Froschauer) To succeed: ‘Be persistent, be passionate’ Darrel Bowman’s best advice to graduates who are facing one of the toughest job markets in a generation is the same advice he gave himself when he was first
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February 21, 2012 Food Symposium addresses the many ways food impacts the world. The ethics of food By Katie Scaff ’13 The PLU Philosophy Department’s Food Symposium Feb. 21 will address the ethics revolving around food. Keynote speaker, Paul B. Thompson – the W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics will speak at 7 p.m., Feb. 21 in the UC Regency Room. Thompson, who has published several works on the environmental and social significance of agriculture, will discuss three
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