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  • TACOMA, Wash. (April 7, 2015)—Jim Kittilsby ’60 is the first to admit he probably wasn’t the premier baseball player of his era—or the winningest baseball coach once he returned to his alma mater in 1970 to lead the team. So when Pacific Lutheran University dedicates…

    make a case for me to receive an award like this, it wasn’t because of my performance!” Kittilsby is humble, if not a home-run hero. His contributions to athletics, baseball and PLU are considerable—and often not so behind-the-scenes. Kittilsby: worked as PLU’s Sports Information Director and Assistant Athletic Director while coaching baseball. He then a Major Gift Director in the Office of Development, where he worked until retiring from PLU in 1993; worked in administration for professional

  • When PLU science students returned to campus in fall 2022 they were in for a surprise. The previously outdated anatomy and physiology lab in the Rieke Science Center had been transformed into a cutting-edge learning facility, complete with best-of-its-kind educational technology, thanks to contributions from…

    for renovation, and in 2021, an anonymous lead gift moved renovations to the lab and other spaces in the Rieke Science Center to the front of the line for capital project improvements at PLU. “Teaching and learning practices have changed since the A&P lab was originally designed,” says Auman. “The upgrades we’re making within Rieke will not only provide better technology and collaborative distance-learning opportunities, they will also support more inclusive teaching practices and enhance learning

  • PLU’s language offerings have been enhanced this year with the addition of new courses entitled “SOLU 101: Southern Lushootseed: Introduction to Oral Language” and “SOLU 102: Southern

    that. Today the Southern Lushootseed language is known in both written and oral forms by seven Native American tribes: Duwamish, Muckleshoot, Suquamish, Snoqualmie, Puyallup, Squaxin, and Nisqually. The orally-transmitted Changer Story is a narrative about how the language was a gift to the people, a gift that changes based on the needs of the people over time. With the new course now in session, PLU is inviting any students wishing to be closer to the Indigenous community to participate in events

  • News for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Jazz Under the Stars concert lineup announced The 2019 Jazz Under the Stars series will begin on Thursday, July 11th in the outdoor amphitheater of the Mary Baker Russell Music Center at PLU. This annual summer concert series is FREE to the public, as it is PLU’s gift to the community. The… April 30, 2019

  • Originally Published 1999 “The Artist, the thinker, the hero, the saint —who are they, finally, but the finite self radicalized and intensified? . . . The difference between [them] and the rest of us . . . is a willingness to undergo the journey of…

    in thought and feeling to those questions, is experienced —and often experienced as some kind of gift come ‘unawares.’” David Tracy, Analogical Imagination   “When the two-dimension figure in Flatland meets the three-dimensional sphere, it neither sees a sphere nor has any sense that there is more than what it sees —namely, a two-dimensional circle, that piece of a sphere its plane runs through.” Robert Kegan, ln Over Our Heads:The Mental Demands of Modern Life In the gap between Robert Kegan’s

  • Direct Costs:  Academic year costs that are billed by PLU. These include tuition and fees, and if living on campus, the cost of housing and meal plans. Wellness Plan:  This plan is required of all undergraduate students.  It provides free access to all the wellness services and facilities at PLU, including the Health Center, the...

    student initiated activities in support of diversity, justice, and sustainability. Student Activity Fee:  This is a fee to provide funding in support of student activities initiated or sponsored by ASPLU. Gift Aid:  Free monies that do not require repayment.  Most typically labeled as scholarships and grants. Cost of Attendance (COA):  The full cost of attending PLU for the specified award period, most typically fall semester, jterm & spring semester.  Includes direct costs (tuition & fees and on

  • Many people think of mathematics as being an old subject whose rules were established by the Greeks, the Hindus, and by the mathematical heroes of the European Enlightenment – Newton, Leibniz and

    , statistics and actuarial science (for those planning a career in the insurance industry). Whether or not you become a career mathematician, the quantitative problem-solving and critical thinking skills developed in pursuit of a major from the PLU mathematics program will enable you to tackle quantitative and analytical tasks wherever your career path leads.  Quick Links Make a Gift in Memory of Professor Dorner BS or BA in Mathematics BS in Applied Mathematics BS in Mathematics Education BS in Data

    Department of Mathematics
    Department of Mathematics Morken Center, Room 252 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • Governor Parnell ’84 to be spring commencement speaker By Chris Albert Alaska Governor Sean Parnell ’84 will be the keynote speaker for the 2011 Spring Commencement on May 29 in the Tacoma Dome. Parnell is Alaska’s 10th governor. He was elected lieutenant governor in November…

    experience includes working on the Red Carpet Leadership Board, as a resident assistant, on the Grad Gift Committee and as an Emerging Leader. Reyna also spent studying abroad working in an HIV/AIDS clinic in the Tobago Health Promotion Clinic. His campus involvement includes time as a member of PLUtonic, as a co-host radio disc jockey for PLU student radio, as a member of the Biology Club and participant of intramural sports. Commencement information The 2011 Spring Commencement starts at 2:30 p.m

  • Bashair Alazadi, who helped form the Muslim Association and Allies this fall, spoke of Islam and its similarities with Christianity and Judaism at the service. (Photo by John Froschauer) Remembering 9/11 and looking to the future By Barbara Clements It is right to remember the…

    most positive examples of “building a diverse community has taken place on college campuses.” The PLU community should be a beacon of light to the world and see uniqueness as a gift, he said. In a largely student-led service, that message was echoed again and again. Bashair Alazadi, who helped form the Muslim Association and Allies this year, pointed out the similarities between Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Alazadi ’13, a business major, noted that nowhere does the Koran condone killing

  • The Elliott Press is a small private press located in the PLU arts building, Ingram Hall. The Press provides hands-on workshops for students in the Publishing & Printing Arts program.

    is currently featured on the Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers website. Each year the Book Club of Washington recognizes outstanding achievement at the Elliott Press through the Robert D. Monroe Award. Recipients are guests of honor at the Club’s annual meeting and receive a generous cash gift, as well as having their work added to the Club’s archives in the University of Washington Library. In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Press, a special exhibit, Pressing On: 30 Years at the Elliott Press