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  • Sakai at PLU will be upgraded from version 12 to version 21 on Saturday, August 20, 2022. While almost all content and tools will transition seamlessly with the upgrade, instructors should expect differences in Sakai’s user interface and anticipate new features . Instructors are encouraged…

    Major Sakai Upgrade in August Posted by: berlinma / March 1, 2022 March 1, 2022 Sakai at PLU will be upgraded from version 12 to version 21 on Saturday, August 20, 2022. While almost all content and tools will transition seamlessly with the upgrade, instructors should expect differences in Sakai’s user interface and anticipate new features. Instructors are encouraged to proactively explore Sakai 21 by attending a Preparing for Sakai 21 workshop and/or using the Preview Course in Sakai 21 form

  • Our newest Lutes have arrived! With help from family, friends and the PLU community, first-year Lutes moved into PLU’s residence halls on Friday, August 30, kicking off New Student Orientation. The day was full of joy, love and the beginning of lifelong friendships.

    PLU move-in day 2024 Posted by: Jeffrey Roberts / September 4, 2024 September 4, 2024 Our newest Lutes have arrived! With help from family, friends and the PLU community, first-year Lutes moved into PLU’s residence halls on Friday, August 30, kicking off New Student Orientation. The day was full of joy, love and the beginning of lifelong friendships. Read Previous A Will to Lead: Sue Loiland and Jennie Griek ’02 join PLU’s planned giving team Read Next Committed to Kuleana COMMENTS*Note: All

  • At a summer 2023 banquet launching the Uukumwe Project, Sanet Steenkamp, executive director of Namibia’s Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture, advised a group of Namibian and American teachers not to hold back. “The children,” she said, “deserve for us not to hold back.” Steenkamp’s…

    Collective Action Rooted in Reciprocity The Uukumwe Project continues to inspire teacher development Posted by: oharasm / October 23, 2024 Image: The PLU Uukumwe team at Sosusvlei October 23, 2024 By by Emily Holt, MFA ’16PLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterAt a summer 2023 banquet launching the Uukumwe Project, Sanet Steenkamp, executive director of Namibia’s Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture, advised a group of Namibian and American teachers not to hold back. “The children

  • Alum pursues research in Prague with follow up in Israel Laura Brade graduated from PLU in 2008, summa cum laude, with a double major in History and German. She took Bob Ericksen’s Holocaust course in the spring of 2006. She then studied for a year…

    January 1, 2013 Alum pursues research in Prague with follow up in Israel Laura Brade graduated from PLU in 2008, summa cum laude, with a double major in History and German. She took Bob Ericksen’s Holocaust course in the spring of 2006. She then studied for a year abroad in Freiburg, Germany. She completed her History Capstone Seminar with Bob Ericksen on the topic of the “Kindertransport,” the saving of about 10,000 Jewish children who were sent to England just before the outbreak of World War

  • The comic book final gets some respect as literature Harvard professor Hillary Chute took students and faculty alike into the world of graphic novels, from a woman’s point of view, last week. In a talk titled “Comics as Literature: Women’s Contemporary Graphic Narratives,” Chute spoke…

    September 29, 2008 The comic book final gets some respect as literature Harvard professor Hillary Chute took students and faculty alike into the world of graphic novels, from a woman’s point of view, last week. In a talk titled “Comics as Literature: Women’s Contemporary Graphic Narratives,” Chute spoke of how the issues in women’s lives, from significant others to sexual abuse, are explored in graphic novels, or narratives written on comic book form. Now teaching at Harvard University, Chute

  • PLU graduate Aaron Bell ’04 learned early on that life is full of pathways — and that it was his responsibility to pursue his interests with passion to find his purpose. He grew up in Wisconsin where he was a standout student — an Eagle…

    Aaron Bell ’04: A Philosopher in Finance Aaron Bell applies philosophy and psychology principles to wealth management Posted by: Zach Powers / September 8, 2023 Image: Aaron Bell ’04 double majored in psychology and individualized studies at PLU. He is now a partner and wealth advisor at Cannataro Family Capital Partners. (photo by Sy Bean/PLU) September 8, 2023 By Lisa Patterson '98Resolute Guest WriterPLU graduate Aaron Bell ’04 learned early on that life is full of pathways — and that it was

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March. 2, 2020) — Jared Wright ‘14, political science and global studies double major, arrived at PLU eager to engage in community work and excited to study social justice. He didn’t have specific plans and didn’t know what it would all look like,…

    volunteer opportunity at Fern Hill Elementary (Tacoma) when I was at PLU. I worked as a Spanish tutor and helped out at the afterschool program there. After that, I worked on Rep. Derek Kilmer’s campaign for Congress in 2012. That was my first big internship where it was connected to what I was studying at PLU and I felt like “oh okay, this is one thing I could see myself doing after this.” What was your first job after you graduated? I did the Washington Bus summer fellowship right after I graduated

  • With great appreciation we are pleased to announce the new Laurence D. and Bonny M. Huestis Endowment for Faculty/Student Summer Research in Chemistry .   Thank you so much, Larry and Bonny! This gift strongly signifies the dedication and commitment that Bonny and Larry both have…

    Laurence D. and Bonny M. Huestis Endowment for Faculty/Student Summer Research in Chemistry Posted by: Craig Fryhle / December 2, 2014 December 2, 2014 With great appreciation we are pleased to announce the new Laurence D. and Bonny M. Huestis Endowment for Faculty/Student Summer Research in Chemistry.   Thank you so much, Larry and Bonny! This gift strongly signifies the dedication and commitment that Bonny and Larry both have for PLU and the department.  Bonny has been one of the main faces

  • Like many students, Heven Ambachew ’24 wasn’t yet sure of her major when embarking on her PLU journey. Four years later, thanks to PLU’s individualized major pathway, she is the university’s first graduate with a major in innovation studies . Innovation Studies at PLU Courses…

    Heven Ambachew ’24 combines her passions and experiences to design major in innovation studies Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 7, 2024 Image: Image: PLU’s first Innovation Studies major Heven Ambachew poses for her Senior Spotlight portrait, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 7, 2024 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Like many students, Heven Ambachew ’24 wasn’t yet sure of her major when embarking on her PLU journey. Four years later, thanks to

  • Senior Allison Sheflo will graduate this spring with a triple major in  geosciences ,  environmental studies  and  religion  and a minor in  mathematics . She forged her own trail at PLU, welcoming the adventures that piqued her curiosity and let that lead her way. “It’s…

    PLU senior Allison Sheflo discusses her triple major in geosciences, environmental studies and religion Posted by: nicolacs / April 24, 2023 April 24, 2023 By By Lisa PattersonPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Senior Allison Sheflo will graduate this spring with a triple major in geosciences, environmental studies and religion and a minor in mathematics. She forged her own trail at PLU, welcoming the adventures that piqued her curiosity and let that lead her way. “It’s definitely not