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  • Alumni Profile: Superhero, secret agent, zookeeper? Posted by: shortea / November 28, 2018 November 28, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationNot everyone gets a chance to live out the careers they dreamt about as children, but Suzanne Akerman ’03 found a way to make hers a reality at Point Defiance Zoo.“I had wanted to be a zookeeper as a kid but it was like being an astronaut to me,” Akerman says. “Like, I don’t know how you do that, I don’t know anyone who does that, and so it

  • The Office of Institutional Effectiveness supports the University’s efforts toward mission fulfillment through the coordination and management of strategic planning and progress; institutional

    Office of Institutional EffectivenessThe Office of Institutional Effectiveness supports the University’s efforts toward mission fulfillment through the coordination and management of strategic planning and progress; institutional accreditation and improvement; and data integration and institutional research.Strategic Planning and ProgressThe University’s Strategic Plan provides guidance for decisions – both long term and day to day – that seek to carry out the mission, vision and values of the

    Office of Institutional Effectiveness
    Pacific Lutheran University
  • , supportive and an intimate community, which made it an easy place to fit in,” she said.Now as PLU’s Director of Career, Learning & Engagement working in Alumni and Student Connections, she is helping students feel at home as they forge their own paths at PLU, and she’s helping guide them to what’s next.Tell us about your own experience as a PLU student. I’ve been a PLU student twice, both as an undergrad and as a graduate student, and I’ve truly loved both experiences.  … I enjoyed having small class

  • Alumni Profile Alumni Profile https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2019/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/tarra-simmons-cover-1024x404.jpg 1024 404 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2019/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2018/05/kari-plog.jpg May 13, 2019 May 16, 2019 Resilient PLU grad Tarra Simmons ’00 practices law post-conviction and advocates for progress in the criminal justice system The Washington Supreme Court issued a historic, same-day ruling in November 2017

  • for his class that has grown throughout time to include members of other classes. Through the Listserv he communicates about things happening at PLU, the fate of classmates, fun stuff and opportunities to donate. He also currently serves as a Lute Link career advisor and corporate representative. Johnson previously served as president of the Alumni Board, a member of the Board of Regents and on the most recent Presidential Search Committee. Special Recognition Award Alvin ``Al`` Broeckel ’60 ’70

  • TACOMA, WASH. (July 28, 2015)-  It’s safe to say Forrest Griek ‘00, ’02 loves being at school. Currently the principal of Tacoma’s Browns Point Elementary, Griek has spent his career serving in a variety of positions at schools throughout the South Sound, including Todd Beamer…

    his career serving in a variety of positions at schools throughout the South Sound, including Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way, where he served as Activities Director; Foster High School in Tukwila, where he served as an assistant principal; and Thomas Jefferson High School in Federal Way, where he was Dean of Students and later assistant principal. When Griek is not working at a school, he is often attending school. After graduating from PLU with a Bachelor of Arts in Education, he has gone

  • and Med School Juggling His Way to a Career in Global Health Juggling has become more than an act for Curt Malloy ’88. Lute Plays Piano Up Close with the Masters A Q&A With Natalie Burton ’13 Supplemental Issue RESOLUTE is Pacific Lutheran University's flagship magazine, published twice a year, with an extra online-only update in September. EDITORIAL OFFICES PLU, Building 29 Tacoma, WA 253-535-8410 Contact Us Links Discovery Alumni News Class Notes Calendar Credits Contact Recent Posts Billboards

  • Between PLU and Med School Juggling His Way to a Career in Global Health Juggling has become more than an act for Curt Malloy ’88. Lute Plays Piano Up Close with the Masters A Q&A With Natalie Burton ’13 Volume 1, Issue 1 RESOLUTE is Pacific Lutheran University's flagship magazine, published twice a year, with an extra online-only update in September. EDITORIAL OFFICES PLU, Building 29 Tacoma, WA 253-535-8410 Contact Us Links Features On Campus Discovery Alumni News Class Notes Calendar Credits

  • community and a valuable exploration of their own sense of vocation. In most cases, alumni described their lives and perspectives as transformed because of PLU. 0 of alumni respondents said PLU had a big or medium impact on their career, describing their experience at PLU as transformative 0 said PLU made them more compassionate and caring 0 said PLU sharpened their sense of vocation 0 agreed or strongly agreed that PLU values excellence 0 rated their education as “good” or “excellent” However, we also