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PLU alumnus, Tacoma teacher draws from his own tough life lessons to inspire students in similar situations Posted by: Kari Plog / March 17, 2016 Image: Joshua Cushman speaking as part of the Wang Center Symposium “The Countenance of Hope” at PLU, on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 17, 2016 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 17, 2016)- Joshua Cushman ’08 stood in front of a crowd at the Wang Center Symposium last month and recalled

Running away with the circus: PLU alumna does aerial performances following winding vocational journey Posted by: Kari Plog / October 7, 2016 Image: Nicole Laumb ’11 traveled for three months over the summer with Flynn Creek Circus, an animal-free circus in California. (Photo courtesy of Laumb) October 7, 2016 By Kiana Norman '17 and Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 7, 2016)- Have you ever dreamed of running away with the circus? Nicole Laumb ’11 did and plans to

, built houses and “called it good.” However, Zylstra’s former colleague piqued his interest when he started to speak of a new Habitat housing development located a little more than a mile from PLU’s campus. The more Zylstra heard about the Woods at Golden Given — a sustainable 30-home housing community — the more he wanted to get involved. “The Woods is a real community being formed instead of just one house, and that was appealing to me,” Zylstra said. “My thought was that even when these 30 homes

June 16, 2009 Matters of Faith By Patricia O’Connell Killen, Ph.D. Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Professor of Religion At PLU, students talk about spirituality. They think about the meaning of life – human experiences of love, joy, creativity, success, suffering, death, of making and keeping commitments, of extending oneself on behalf of others. Students grapple with the meaning of integrity. They seek to find a purpose, something that is, in the words of some of my former students

February 5, 2013 Economics of golf By Jesse Major ’15 An unconventional approach to economics that allows students to shoot lasers and travel PGA tour destinations was taught this J-Term by Mark Reiman, associate professor of economics. This class, The Economics of Golf, was inspired by a book called Golfonomics – not Reiman’s golfing skills In The Economics of Golf, students met with owners of golf courses in Tacoma, Monterey, Palm Desert and Phoenix, as well as officials of the PGA tour to

require a video assignment at the start of his religion course at Pacific Lutheran University. The creative ambition of a group of students in 2008 planted the seed for what’s become a university tradition — PLU Hebrew Idol.The competition features short films written, filmed and edited by students in Finitsis’ course titled “Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible.” Each year, online voting by students determines the top three movies, which go on to face evaluation by a panel of judges. This year

November 12, 2012 Shane Gutierrez takes a corner kick at PLU’s new soccer complex. Photo by John Froschauer. Fields of Dreams Changes to PLU’s athletic facilities will improve not only the student-athlete experience, but the experiences of all students By Steve Hansen In many ways, the season-opening 4-2 victory over Trinity Lutheran College was like so many women’s soccer matches on PLU’s lower campus. It was a beautiful blue-sky summer day with gray-and-white striations of Mt. Rainier

Brockton Gates ’12 Gets off to a Strong Start at Seattle Startup Porch Posted by: Sandy Dunham / March 12, 2015 Image: Brockton Gates ’12 works at Seattle startup Porch. (Photo courtesy Brockton Gates) March 12, 2015 By Evan Heringer ’16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 12, 2015)—Brockton Gates ’12 walked through a backyard toward the basement of a quiet house in Seattle. He was on his way to interview for a job at a small and successful startup, Porch, where he eventually

PLU Music Professor Plays Instrumental Role in Chinese President’s Visit to Tacoma Posted by: Sandy Dunham / September 17, 2015 Image: PLU Professor of Music Greg Youtz (back row, second from left) joins elected officials and community leaders in welcoming the Honorable Qiu Yuan Ping, Minister of Overseas Chinese Commission (front row, fourth from left), to Tacoma’s Chinese Reconciliation Park. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) September 17, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing

PLU Student Headed to U.N. After Her Video on Reproductive Rights Wins National Contest Posted by: Sandy Dunham / September 22, 2015 Image: PLU student Ariel Wood ’17 is one of three national winners of the first-ever Why We Care Youth: Emerging Leaders for Reproductive Rights contest. (Photo courtesy Ariel Wood) September 22, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 22, 2015)—Ariel Wood ’17, an International Honors student majoring in French and Global