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  • Henri Coronado-Volta grew up in Seattle, Washington, and chose PLU because the smaller school offered the opportunity to build community, a chance to continue swimming, and living close to home—but not too close. He double majored in global studies and Hispanic studies and minored in…

    -graduation plans? I’ll get a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology. I am specifically interested in global public health and plan to focus on the Hispanic population. Gaining a broader understanding of world events was important. Hispanic studies is my second major, as I hope to focus on the Hispanic community, in public health. My grandfather came here from Mexico as a migrant farmworker with my great-grandmother and his brothers and sisters. He never had the opportunity to get past a third-grade

  • In high school, Peyton Noreen ’23 loved participating in theatre productions. Noreen’s passion for the stage wasn’t something they were ready to give up on when they enrolled at Pacific Lutheran University. It’s why they chose to major in theatre and why they’re spending the…

    Summer Internships: Theater major learns from the best at a Seattle Theatre Company Posted by: Silong Chhun / August 12, 2022 Image: Theater major Peyton Noreen ’23 learns from the best at a Seattle Theatre Company (photo courtesy of Peyton Noreen) August 12, 2022 By Veronica CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsIn high school, Peyton Noreen ’23 loved participating in theatre productions. Noreen’s passion for the stage wasn’t something they were ready to give up on when they enrolled at Pacific

  • ‘No Salvation Apart from Earth’ By Chris Albert The Fifth Annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture will feature Mark Brocker ’79 speaking about “No Salvation Apart from the Earth” starting at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 18 in the CK Hall of the UC. Mark Brocker…

    Bonhoeffer’s work – Letters and Papers from Prison – where Bonhoeffer asserts that Christian hope for the resurrection does not offer a last line of escape into the eternal. Rather, this hope sends people back to “life on earth in a wholly new way. “This world,” Bonhoeffer writes, “must not be prematurely written off.” The excessive focus on individual salvation has led to a loss of concern for the well being of the earth, Bonhoeffer wrote.  The biblical vision of shalom (peace) entails the well being of

  • The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently awarded Pacific Lutheran University Professor of French Rebecca Wilkin a $133,333 grant under the Scholarly Editions and Translations interest area. Wilkin and her collaborator Angela Hunter, an English professor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock,…

    and Translations interest area.Wilkin and her collaborator Angela Hunter, an English professor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, received the grant for their ongoing project titled “An Edition and Translation of Selections from Louise Dupin’s Philosophical Treatise, The Work on Women.” The project aims to present the work of Enlightenment French Feminist, author, and philosopher Louise Dupin to a wide audience for the first time by translating and editing a selection of her most

  • PLU just launched a new partnership with the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) to help PLU students apply to medical or other healthcare professional schools . Located in Yakima, PNWU educates and trains health care professionals emphasizing service among rural and medically underserved…

    Public Health Epidemiology program Read Next 10 ways to take care of your mental health as a college student LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden November 19, 2024 Major Minute Monday: Global Studies November 18, 2024 You Ask, We Answer: Do you have Marine Biology? November 15, 2024

  • PLU on the Vine There are selections from five wineries with PLU alumni connections available at 208 Garfield. Benson Vineyards Estate Winery is family owned and operated by Scott Benson ’96 and Rebecca (Gilge ’98) Benson. Scott says, “Most of the vineyard’s 25 acres is…

    January 19, 2011 PLU on the Vine There are selections from five wineries with PLU alumni connections available at 208 Garfield. Benson Vineyards Estate Winery is family owned and operated by Scott Benson ’96 and Rebecca (Gilge ’98) Benson. Scott says, “Most of the vineyard’s 25 acres is planted to Syrah. It’s pretty much what we are known for.” The Mediterranean-inspired estate winery overlooks Lake Chelan, one of Washington’s newest wine growing regions. Today they are producing a little more

  • By Barbara Clements Looking back, Svend Rønning ’89 can’t remember when music wasn’t  part of his life. His mother was a piano teacher; his grandfather played the violin. In fact, he still occasionally uses a bow that his grandfather bought from a Sears and Roebuck…

    Think faster, work harder, feel more deeply Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 21, 2010 Image: PLU Associate Professor of Music, Violin, Svend Ronning,in his office. November 21, 2010 By Barbara Clements Looking back, Svend Rønning ’89 can’t remember when music wasn’t  part of his life. His mother was a piano teacher; his grandfather played the violin. In fact, he still occasionally uses a bow that his grandfather bought from a Sears and Roebuck catalogue in the 1920s. “Actually, it still

  • Pacific Lutheran University believes that a private liberal arts education should be available to students from all walks of life and all economic backgrounds. The 253 PLU Bound Scholarship provides full-tuition financial aid to College Bound-eligible prospective students who attended a Washington high school and…

    life and all economic backgrounds. The 253 PLU Bound Scholarship provides full-tuition financial aid to College Bound-eligible prospective students who attended a Washington high school and maintained a 3.30 or higher weighted cumulative GPA. 253 PLU Bound changes students' lives — these are their stories. Alex Gutierrez ‘20 Watching a close family friend’s important work in an intensive care unit made nursing an easy career choice for Alex Gutierrez ‘20. Finding an accessible, affordable way to

  • Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) Are you interested in pursuing a career in medicine, dentistry, or public health?  If so, please consider applying to the SHPEP at the University of Washington. SHPEP is a free six–week academic enrichment program with a goal of increasing…

    Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) Posted by: nicolacs / November 16, 2020 November 16, 2020 Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) Are you interested in pursuing a career in medicine, dentistry, or public health?  If so, please consider applying to the SHPEP at the University of Washington. SHPEP is a free six–week academic enrichment program with a goal of increasing the number of students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds who pursue careers in

  • Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) Are you interested in pursuing a career in medicine, dentistry, or public health?  If so, please consider applying to the SHPEP at the University of Washington. SHPEP is a free six–week academic enrichment program with a goal of increasing…

    Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) Posted by: nicolacs / November 16, 2020 November 16, 2020 Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) Are you interested in pursuing a career in medicine, dentistry, or public health?  If so, please consider applying to the SHPEP at the University of Washington. SHPEP is a free six–week academic enrichment program with a goal of increasing the number of students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds who pursue careers in