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April 26, 2012 Engineer turned poet named Washington State Poet Laureate By JuliAnne Rose ’13 Realizing her passion and remarkable talent for poetry in her thirties, engineer-turned-poet Kathleen Flenniken’s work was bolstered when she received Washington State Poet Laureate earlier this year. Kathleen Flenniken ’07 was named the Washington State Poet Laureate for 2012-2014. Sponsored by Humanities Washington and the Washington State Art Commission, Flenniken received the prestigious position
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both exercise fanatics.” She’s a third generation Ford employee – and yes, both Krises drive Ford Mustangs – although she stresses that after receiving her MBA from Miami University in Ohio, she really hadn’t planned to continue the family tradition, it was just the first place she found a job. The Indianapolis native received her bachelor of arts degree in business from Hanover College in Indiana, where she played D-III volleyball and basketball. Krise was impressed by PLU when her husband was a
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PLU’s total number of Fulbrights since 1975 to 100. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright program was established in 1946 by the U.S. Congress to “enable the government of the United States to increase mutual understanding between people of the United States and the people of other countries.” PLU’s 2014-15 Fulbright students certainly are experiencing a variety of countries and cultures: • Walling is teaching English in Argentina and next plans to attend graduate school or law
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students, faculty and staff — some with tears in their eyes — that now is a time to reflect on where to go as a nation amid Tuesday's election results.“Here we are the day after one of the most rancorous and hate-filled elections this country has ever witnessed,” Krise said, stressing that in order to rebuild a shattered body politic everyone must understand all people at the center of the divisiveness. “Perhaps a place to start is to look at what lessons we can glean from other nations that have gone
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October 28, 2009 Much more than event planners Student Involvement and Leadership isn’t just a department that plans events, but rather a partner and active participant in learning, in supporting the complete college student. That couldn’t be truer than at Pacific Lutheran University and a lot of that has to do with the leadership of Eva Johnson ’95, director of Student Involvement and Leadership. She’s been a leader in integrating how the department integrates learning into campus life, as
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October 24, 2010 Learning anthropology by doing anthropology By David R. Huelsbeck – professor of anthropology The two courses mentioned in Ted Charles’ essay seek to provide an opportunity for students to experience a different culture: to learn anthropology by doing anthropology. This summer, as part of the Tribal Journeys celebration, the focus was on Northwest Native American culture. The J-Term course specifically focuses on Makah culture. The goal is to help students learn to recognize
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July 13, 2014 Workers install new furnishings in a Stuen Hall room on July 8. The renovated residence hall will be ready for residents in Fall 2014. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) PLU Upgrading Residence Halls With $10 Million Bond PLU Marketing & Communication Pacific Lutheran University will save millions of dollars in interest on upgrades to three residence halls, thanks to bonds issued July 10 by the Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority. The upgrades will include structural and
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You Ask, We Answer: Do you have Forensic Science? Posted by: shortea / February 13, 2023 February 13, 2023 At PLU, a student interested in a career in forensic science can complete the educational training required by pursuing a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemistry or another science degree (like a Biology BS degree) in combination with a Chemistry minor, as long as they take at least one semester of Physics. While we do not have a Forensic Science major, the Washington State Patrol
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Ed Hrivnak ‘96: Firefighter, Flight Nurse, Veteran Posted by: Zach Powers / January 20, 2016 January 20, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsEd Hrivnak graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. His decorated career as a public servant included 20 years in the armed forces where he served as the Crew Director of a medical-evacuation team. A veteran of the first Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Hrivnak, who retired as a
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ACS International Research Experiences for Undergraduates this summer … Posted by: yakelina / January 8, 2016 January 8, 2016 Apply Today for the 2016 ACS International Research Experiences for Undergraduates Deadline January 25 With support from the National Science Foundation, the ACS Office of International Activities is pleased to announce the 2016 IREU application. U.S. undergraduate students in chemistry, chemical engineering or materials sciences who are interested in an international
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