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  • Eric (Nordie) Nordholm will forever remain a legacy in the PLU theatre department. David Robbins, Senior Advancement Officer and former chair of the music department recounts Eric’s impact at PLU. “Nordie was a longtime faculty member in the Theater Department at PLU. He was hired…

    theater productions in his early years, as well as establishing and nurturing children’s theater productions. The children’s theater productions brought hundreds of local elementary school children to then, Eastvold Auditorium to have their first live theater experience. Because Eastvold held around 1100 people, and the children productions ran for several performances, the number of students impacted by Nordie’s work annually and over the years was huge. I personally had the privilege and honor to

  • New program preps Lutes for service around the world Pacific Lutheran University’s ties to the Peace Corps are impressive, and they haven’t gone unnoticed. More than 260 Lutes have joined the service organization, which sends trained volunteers around the world to help countries meet their…

    , assistant professor of anthropology and director of the new program. “But also I think social justice issues, diversity and sustainability are a big part of the Peace Corps.” The decision to bring the program to campus was easy. After mapping out the Peace Corps certificate requirements, Tamara Williams and Joel Zylstra — directors of the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education and the Center for Community Engagement and Service, respectively — found that some students were already

  • The Women’s Center is joining in the state-wide effort to raise awareness about how to get involved with creating safer communities through the Green Dot campaign. (Photo by John Froschauer) Making the community safer By Kari Plog ’11 Pacific Lutheran University’s Women’s Center has been…

    funding, the Women’s Center has been able to provide prevention education and training for Campus Safety and other student leaders, in addition to further development of programs like Sexual Assault Peer Education Team, or SAPET, and other support services. Looking forward, Hughes hopes to expand current programs. “We hope to provide more opportunities for students to gain experience and develop skills,” she said. These opportunities, Hughes said, will hopefully include new volunteer, professional and

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 28, 2019) — Pacific Lutheran University is pleased and honored to welcome to campus “Witness Uganda: A Docu-Musical on the Complexities of Caring” for the 4th biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial event on March 6th. The critically acclaimed musical theater sensation, written…

    a global community who are engaging in a conversation and a dialogue about how we can better serve our fellow humans.” Gould and Matthews will be performing excerpts of their award-winning work from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Anderson University Center’s Chris Knutzen Hall, and will open a dialogue with students to talk about their experiences, both positive and negative, working for their grassroots organization that provides free education, housing, mentoring, and basic needs to a small group of

  • The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting itself to be a challenging time for educators, but experienced professors like Dr. Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen are facing this challenge head-on. Dr. Llewellyn Ihssen is a professor in the religion department at Pacific Lutheran University and teaches classes in the…

    , Associate Professor of Early and Medieval Christian History “Education should not be available to only one segment of the population, and if we limit PLU to only in-person [learning] we are excluding deserving people from an accessible education,” she said. “Teaching online helped me to be a better educator even in an in-person format, and helped me to be able to provide as many educational options as possible for all students.” In Fall 2020, Dr. Llewellyn Ihssen taught three sections of Early Christian

  • Around the world to find a calling By Chris Albert While waiting for a flight, a fellow passenger starts to make small talk with Najib Abbas. The conversation starts with pleasantries, maybe they discuss the weather, but before long the fellow traveler will be telling…

    holiday, he took the first step and traveled to Melbourne, Australia. He inquired about going to school there and they suggested he check out a therapy program in Auckland, New Zealand. “So I said ‘Alright, New Zealand here I come,'” Abbas said. It was a giant leap for him, after all he hadn’t been in college for nearly 25 years and that was for a bachelor of science in information systems, his profession in Saudi Arabia. “It’s quite a challenge,” Abbas said. “It’s all here, but it’s actually walking

  • Ned Schaumberg is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) who teaches postcolonial and global literature, and researches the role of water in literary and environmental contexts. He could also save your life. According to his parents, Schaumberg’s journey to professorship began at…

    English, Schaumberg felt lost. He took some courses at a community college and, as one does, began training to be an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).  Ned Schaumberg, Visiting Assistant Professor of English His reasoning: “I’ll do something as far away from English as I can get. And, that’ll help me think about if I want to go to grad school in English because I like it and I’m good at it, or if I just don’t have anything better to do.” Spoiler alert, Schaumberg is good at English. He also realized

  • The Chemistry and Metallurgy Laboratory Division at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton has several entry-level chemist positions available to recent  program graduates. The Lab Director, Dr. Matt Baehr, had this to say about the opportunity: “My laboratory team is comprised of 39 enthusiastic and…

    this coming spring may apply and will be considered if additional opportunities open. To apply, please email your resume/CV, cover letter, and college transcripts to matthew.baehr@navy.mil by February 25. Interviews will commence in early March. Read Previous Master’s Industrial Internship Program – UO Read Next WWIN Education Grant – Accepting Applications Soon! LATEST POSTS Mississippi State University Now Accepting 2025 Summer REU Environmental Science Applications November 15, 2024 Dept of

  • PLU alumna Yesenia Arellano ’13 was recently honored by the City of Tacoma during National Hispanic Heritage Month for her work as a mental health counselor providing bilingual therapy to diverse community members and an immigrant clientele. Yesenia spoke with PLU Assistant Director of Communications…

    Craker about her work, her career and education path, and her commitment to community and mental health services. Yesenia majored in psychology at PLU and during her time as a student was involved with Hawaii Club, Latinos Unidos, Hip Hop 101 and Psychology Club. Read Previous PLU Nursing Students Honored in White Coat Blessing of the Hands Ceremony Read Next PLU’s MediaLab Wins 2021 College Emmy for Documentary COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might

  • When people at PLU are asked, “What do you love about PLU?” “The sense of community” is the response you hear most often. This fall semester, different groups on campus joined forces to kick off a new tradition, Community Meals. Community Meals bring people together—both…

    resources can make a real difference in our community, showing how we all work together to make things happen. Read Previous REWIND: Our Top 5 posts of 2023 Read Next Isaiah Banken ’21 paves the way to medical excellence from PLU to UW School of Medicine 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