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TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 1, 2016)- Bryanna Plog ’10 seems to have done it all in her years after Pacific Lutheran University – teaching English abroad in Colombia, writing books about travel and interning for a conservation nonprofit. But now, she says, serving as a park…
says is a more education-focused time of year while kids are in school. “I’m very lucky to have a winter job,” she said. “Not many rangers do.” Plog is also lucky to serve as a ranger during the National Park Service’s centennial, something she says has been especially amazing. “It’s awesome how much I help people,” Plog said of her job. “And I get to work in very interesting and beautiful places. “I love it here. Right now I’m sitting outside my house looking at the evening lights. With this job
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TACOMA, WASH. (June 13, 2016)- Kiana Norman ’17 wears a lot of hats. She’s a singer, an actress and a writer. She’s a student, a sister and a daughter. A future world traveler, online journalist and theater critic, if all goes according to plan. But…
weeks or months at a time. She couldn’t focus in school, and often didn’t show up to class at all. When she was up, experiencing what she now understands to be mania, Norman wanted to be everywhere doing everything. She would lose sleep, writing nonstop, often times about stuff that didn’t make sense to her the following morning. She would have more motivation to do school work, though the efforts were fruitless. It wasn’t until she started seeing the psychiatrist in the PLU Counseling Center during
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Study away programs don’t just take students to countries around the world. Some Lutes stay right in PLU’s backyard.
philosophy that launched the Salishan program — a service-learning, community-based study away experience in PLU’s backyard that focuses on diversity, sustainability and justice. TIES offers PLU students the chance to live full-time in one of Tacoma’s most diverse neighborhoods for a semester. They take the bus, work internships with various community organizations, and learn about the humanities and how to apply them in practical ways. Zylstra says the program is beneficial to students from all majors
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Mare Blocker and Jessica Spring, visiting assistant professors of art and design, discuss the massive letterpress donation by WCP Solutions — the Thorniley Collection — and the interdisciplinary
you value. At the Elliott Press — a small private press at Pacific Lutheran University — we believe in the power of the word, built one letter at a time. We believe in the alchemy of lead, ink and paper becoming a finely printed page, and the democracy of the multiple that a printed page affords. We believe in a physical craft that demands the maker slow down and invite the reader to deeply engage and contemplate. This issue of ResoLute is dedicated to that spirit and conviction present in all
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Trumpet players here are a diverse group of musicians: some are performance majors, others are music education majors, and many are not music majors, but still consider the trumpet an important part
, Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combos, Trumpet Ensemble, or any number of smaller chamber groups. At PLU, you can play your trumpet all day every day, only once a week, or anything in between. There is something for everyone. Please explore the site and find out what it’s like to be a PLU trumpet player! Contact Dr. Lyman any time for more information.Like us on Facebook!
PLU Trumpet StudioMary Baker Russell Music Center, Room 206 Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 -
By Michael Halvorson, ’85. The Benson Program in Business and Economic History is pleased to announce the selection of three student-faculty research teams for Summer 2021. The fellowships are selected by the Innovation Studies steering committee and funded through the generous support of Dale E.…
read relevant historiography and primary sources, then record and edit podcasts in PLU’s Martin J. Neeb Center. Hotels and Sustainability Kristin Moniz (Business, Economics) has received funding to study the business and economic history of hotels, with an emphasis on how the hospitality industry has managed sustainability initiatives over the past 40 years. A long-time resident of Hawaii, Kristin plans to research several hotel properties on the islands and integrate data from Airbnb, a recent
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Just another Pacific Lutheran University Sites site
;rtpof=true&sd=true Eligibility: Applicants must be currently enrolled in a college or university in… Environmental Lab Scientist in Training The City of Tacoma is recruiting for a temporary part-time to full-time (up to 960 cumulative hours) position of limited duration (six months with the potential to extend an additional 6 months as long as the cumulative hours do not to exceed 960 hours) as… The Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship The ACS Younger Chemists Committee, in
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Troy Storfjell is a member of the Sámi community, the only indigenous group in Norway that’s been historically marginalized. It’s why Storfjell, who passes as white in the U.S.
oppression when in Norway. “It’s difficult for me, on an emotional level, to identify as white,” said Storfjell, who has spent significant time in both countries. In Norway, he said, “I always knew I was Sámi.” This experience informed his passion project: a new Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) program and minor at Pacific Lutheran University, set to launch in fall 2018. In fact, the opportunity to create such a program was part of what convinced Storfjell — now the chair of the school’s
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South Sound STEM Fair Alliance In Partnership with PLU Invites you to participate in the Discovery Regional Science and Engineering Fair.
Discovery (formerly South Sound)Regional Science and Engineering Fair Will there be a 2025 Discovery Regional Fair? We need volunteers. Not enough Staff: Discovery Fair has no paid staff. We do not currently have enough volunteers to conduct a regional fair in 2025 A year ago our core group of volunteers numbered 10. Due primarily to retirements, our leadership team is now 3, with perhaps 3 additional volunteers. Our remaining leadership team members have limited time due to family, job and
Discovery Regional Science and Engineering FairMailing Address: South Sound STEM Fair Alliance PO Box 73232 Puyallup, WA 98373 -
Commute Smart provides education in and support for alternative transportation methods for PLU students, faculty and staff, through a variety of policies, programs, and benefits.
Ride the rails More Information Give transit a try Read More Bike to work More Information Commute SmartCommute Smart provides education in and support for alternative transportation methods for PLU students, faculty and staff, through a variety of policies, programs, and benefits. By making conscious efforts to use sustainable commuting practices, our PLU community can model sustainability as well as work toward greater harmony with the environment.PLU Commute Survey is Here!It’s time for the
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