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  • Study Away opportunities at PLU take students around the world. (Photo of Greek coast by Markelle Lance) Study away offers students endless opportunities By Katie Scaff ’13 For PLU students like Global Studies and Anthropology double major Hailey Jung ’13 , studying away is essential…

    still cultivate that global knowledge that the school emphasizes,” Greb added. Regardless of where they study, these types of experiences are invaluable to students, according to Acting Director of the Wang Center Tamara Williams. “Because we go there to study and not travel, because of the way we engage, we ultimately get to know people and places more than if it were just travel,” said Williams. “When we say global education, we don’t just mean beyond our borders.” Studying away helps students

  • Sean Howell and his partner transformed a historic building into a space for the arts and concerts. (Photo provided by Sean Howell) PLU grad seeks to engage community in Northwest music scene By Hailey Rile ’12 Creating a new meeting place for people who wouldn’t…

    they hope to develop this currently unused property into other art spaces. Their goal is to keep expanding and to one day be a self-sustaining business. Howell sees great things for the future. “He’s passionate, fearless, and energetic,” DeCrease said. “He’s optimistic with a good head for business and a really good heart.” Read Previous PLU named top producer of Fulbright by The Chronicle of Higher Education Read Next A recommitment to sustainability COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If

  • Poster courtesy of Pierre Sauvage. Hiding in Plain Sight: Filmmaker researches his roots and into the rescue of Jews at Le Chambon-sur-Lignon By Barbara Clements Content Development Director Pierre Sauvage, just 18, remembered being shocked by the news: He was Jewish? And his parents survived…

    throughout the Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference this week. “There were Holocaust survivors who talked, and those who didn’t,” said Sauvage, who will talk about his film and the Huguenot community that saved his family and thousands of others. Sauvage’s parents were definitely of the second category, but once he knew his story, Sauvage, who switched from a journalism career to filmmaking in France, pursued his passion of finding the unknown stories of the Holocaust.   “I knew I was born in Le

  • 5 New Fulbright Scholars Bring PLU’s Total to 100 2014 graduates, from left, Tommy Flanagan, Brianna Walling and Lillian Ferraz are three of PLU’s five new Fulbright Scholars. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Lutes Will Travel the World to Teach and Study Under Prestigious Program By Barbara…

    degree in English Literature and a minor in Music. While in Taiwan, she also will study local and American songs. Thomas Flanagan ’14 will leave Sept. 1 for Germany, where he’ll teach English. His love of languages likely will mean returning to a master’s program once his Fulbright tour is over. Two PLU alumni also received Fulbright Scholarships this year. Natalie Burton ’13 will study piano education and culture in China, a continuation of her senior research project at PLU.  She will conduct her

  • MESA at PLU Celebrates 30 Years of Success Students gather at PLU for the 2014 MESA Day engineering competition. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) June 17 Luncheon Celebrates Achievements and Looks Toward the Future By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications When the MESA program was…

    confident that we are positioned to achieve new levels of success even greater than we have already seen.” As one of the oldest STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) organizations in the Puget Sound, Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA also is one of the area’s premier advocates for STEM education and diversity. 30 Years of Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA Accomplishments •    Served more than 14,000 students in the Puget Sound area. •    Cultivated more than 200 certified teachers. •    Impacted more

  • By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 9, 2015)—Melannie Denise Cunningham, Director of Multicultural Recruiting for Pacific Lutheran University, will deliver the keynote address at the City of Tacoma’s signature January event— the 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration .…

    she’s grown to cherish. “This place called Pacific Lutheran University is very special, and it’s made up of the most amazing people,” Cunningham said. “I couldn’t have chosen a better work family.”   Cunningham’s career has included successful tenures in federal, city and state government; nonprofits; radio; television; higher education; and entrepreneurship. Despite the varied sectors and scenery, Cunningham said her goals and objectives always have drawn from the same source of passion

  • LAKEBAY, WASH. (Feb. 23, 2015)—Communities In Schools is a national chapter organization working in 27 states to help create solutions for K-12 school districts. In partnership with public schools facing the greatest dropout challenges, CIS chapters work to generate and coordinate resources and volunteers on…

    Way of Pierce County and the Tacoma Community College Foundation. “There is a great sense of accomplishment in working as a team along with dedicated educators to provide positive learning experiences for children and youth in need of extra academic and social/emotional support,” explains Shultz. Prior to joining CIS in 2006, Shultz served in a variety of public education positions, including as teacher at Peninsula and Henderson Bay High Schools, the Peninsula School District liaison for the home

  • 1st Test of Outdoor Speakers Scheduled for March 10 Fire Drill TACOMA, Wash. (March 4, 2015)—When you hear a big, booming voice in the sky on March 10, it (probably) won’t be A Message From Above. But it is a message Campus Safety hopes you’ll…

    —one each in the Anderson University Center, the Mortvedt Library, the Hauge Administration Building and the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, and four in Olson Auditorium. These devices act as “call for help” boxes as well as speakers to announce emergency messages inside the buildings. With the exception of the four in Olson, each device also is wired to an external speaker that now allows campus officials to send messages to students, staff and guests outdoors. PLU hopes to

  • Celebration, Black & Gold Friday set for April 10 TACOMA, Wash. (March 30, 2015)—In true competitive Lute fashion, PLU student-athletes have reached—and certainly will surpass—the motivating goal of this year’s campuswide Drive to 125 initiative. It took one 6-1 baseball game on March 31 against crosstown…

    department-wide goal and supporting each other along the way.” Overall, Thomas said, Drive to 125 went even better than expected. “I was fairly confident that together our teams could achieve 125 wins,” she said, “but I didn’t anticipate the buy-in and importance the goal would have to each of our teams and to our student-athletes.” Read Previous PLU MediaLab Student Wins International Design Award Read Next Education Career Fair Brings Major Employers to Campus—and Results in Immediate Jobs COMMENTS

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2015)— Chinese President Xi Jinping is coming to Tacoma on Sept. 23—and Pacific Lutheran University Professor of Music Greg Youtz is playing a significant role in the international event. As chair of the Tacoma-Fuzhou Sister City Committee, Youtz was instrumental in…

    primarily.” That same year, Lincoln High School and the Affiliated High School of Fuzhou Institute of Education signed a memorandum of understanding to promote faculty, student, cultural and sports exchanges, according to the City of Tacoma. Several Lincoln High School teachers and Tacoma School District administrators have visited Fuzhou for professional exchanges and to teach during breaks. In addition, a delegation from Fuzhou visited Tacoma in 2010 to guide and assist with the construction of the