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Pierce County’s Youngest City Councilmember is a Double-Major at PLU https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/11/02/pierce-county%C2%80%C2%99s-youngest-city-councilmember-is-a-double-major-at-plu/

the election the first day. “My co-worker looked for me,” she says with a laugh. “When he told me, I didn’t believe him. I thought he was playing a joke on me.” As a councilmember, Reynolds spends time researching city issues and attends public City Council meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, and a study session the third Monday of each month. People at PLU “definitely encouraged” her to run, said Reynolds, who will graduate in May. Reynolds said she hopes to get her MBA after

Kenzie Knapp ’23 discusses summer environmental work, role with ASPLU, and public transit advocacy https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/08/30/kenzie-knapp-23-udall-scholarship/

internships to students pursuing fields of study related to the environment or Native American nations.Knapp has served as a G.R.E.A.N. club officer, is currently co-chair of the Student Sustainability Committee, and is a leader of the Tacoma hub of the Sunrise Movement of young people fighting for intersectional environmental justice. She is also the incoming ASPLU Environmental Justice Director. We spoke with Knapp on her award, the opportunity it provides her, and her goals for the incoming school year

Faculty – Acclaim 2016-17 https://www.plu.edu/acclaim/2016-17/category/faculty/

Faculty 4790 Printmaking professor pens book on feminist history Mollie Smith December 6, 2016 Faculty 479 Views Read more

PLU Dedicates New Baseball Press Box to Jim Kittilsby ’60 on May 3 https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/04/28/kittilsby-press-box/

baseball teams for 11 years, including the San Francisco Giants and the Milwaukee Brewers; was inducted into the PLU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001; and was awarded the Heritage Award by the PLU Alumni Board of Directors in 2008. Kittilsby and his family also continue to support and connect with PLU in a variety of meaningful ways: Kittilsby has served on the Alumni Board, managed Lute Club and is on the Hall of Fame selection committee; his daughter, Kim Kittilsby ’84, is a two-term president of the

Professor Bea Geller’s sabbatical exhibition and looking back on 33 years at PLU https://www.plu.edu/comm-media-designarts/news/2018/03/05/bea-geller/

Professor Bea Geller’s sabbatical exhibition and looking back on 33 years at PLU Posted by: Kate Williams / March 5, 2018 March 5, 2018 By Kate WilliamsOutreach ManagerA new exhibition titled, Finding Tacoma: The Changing Faces of the Northwest Environment will feature the latest photographs by Bea Geller, drawn from work completed during her recent sabbatical. The gallery show runs March 7 to April 4, 2018 with an opening reception on March 7 from 5 – 8pm in the University Gallery in Ingram

William Foege ’57 ‹ Resolute Online: Spring 2014 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2014/bill-foege-a-prankster-for-positive-disruption/

to focus on others more than himself. He looks for what can bring people together as opposed to what distinguishes us from each other. In short, he has boundary issues—or issues with boundaries. “At PLU, I used to go in people’s rooms and put limburger cheese on light bulbs,” Foege said. “It would take a while to melt before it started to smell, so nobody could figure out who had put it there…. But I eventually had to do it in my own room to deflect suspicion.” OK; that’s hard to explain as a

Founders Statement https://www.plu.edu/wang-center/founders-statement/

A Statement from Founder Dr. Peter C.C. Wang:A First Decade of International Activities When on September 11, 2001, the U.S suffered the worst terrorist attack in its history, Dr. Peter C. C. Wang was shocked and then motivated with a deeply felt sense of urgency that he needed to act to promote world peace. He and his wife, Dr. Grace C. Wang decided to make a significant financial gift to his alma mater, Pacific Lutheran University, to establish what is today the “Wang Center for Global and

Benson Summer Research Fellows to Present https://www.plu.edu/history/news/2021-benson-summer-research-fellows-to-present/

, with an emphasis on how the hospitality industry has managed sustainability initiatives over the past 40 years. (Faculty mentors: Mike Halvorson and Karen Travis) Gracie Anderson ’21, a History and Political Science major who studied ‘Straight,’ ‘Gay,’ and ‘Queer’ opposition to Initiative 13, a 1978 proposal that sought to overturn recently won legal protections for Queer people in housing and employment in the City of Seattle. (Faculty mentor: Peter Grosvenor) The Business and Economic History

Part V. – POLICY FOR DEALING WITH AND REPORTING POSSIBLE MISCONDUCT IN SCIENCE https://www.plu.edu/faculty-handbook/section-v-special-institutional-policies-and-procedures/part-v-policy-for-dealing-with-and-reporting-possible-misconduct-in-science/

and tenure and in accordance with Public Health Service Rule 42 CFR§ 50.103. If it is considered necessary as a result of the inquiry for full investigation to be made, the investigation shall be carried out according to Article VI, Section 2 of the Faculty Constitution and By-laws, Disciplinary and Dismissal Procedures, with the following exceptions: Subsection d.(2).ix: The hearing is with respect to charges of scientific misconduct rather than incompetence. Subsection d.(2).xiii: Dismissal is

Faculty Spotlight: Catherine Ha https://www.plu.edu/msma/blog/faculty-spotlight-catherine-ha/

PLU encourages. “At a huge state school, I would teach in a big auditorium with 200 students,” she says. “At PLU, I can focus on my students, and really get to know them. All of my students drop by my office at least once a semester—it’s required for them to get credit!” she adds, laughing. “In those personal meetings, I try to find out their interests, their strengths and weaknesses, their dream job or aspirations for the future.” Ha sees her own teaching as a form of mentorship. “I am a teacher