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June 30, 2011 Life of the Mind: One student’s journey shapes the landscape of PLU, by imagining the past By Chris Albert Standing under the branches of a Garry oak tree on the hill behind the University Center, Reed Ojala-Barbour ’11 takes stock of the open space in front of him. He’s imagining what it must have been like more than 100 years ago – before the basketball court, sand volleyball court, and the well-manicured lawn bordered by a dry creek bed and residence halls. Reed Ojala-Barbour

talk to them,” he says. “I’ve learned so much and they’re all so amazing.”Why Study Criminal Justice? As a student of criminal justice at Pacific Lutheran University, you will investigate theories of criminal offending, the functioning of the criminal justice system, and the experiences of crime victims. Our sociologically-informed criminal justice program emphasizes an understanding of the social and structural contexts in which crime and criminal justice system take place. Crenshaw said it was

program includes an introduction to the many opportunities related to the study of material response under extreme conditions. The summer school aims to strengthen ongoing interest and to enhance the long-term intellectual vitality of dynamic compression research. We encourage exceptional applicants with a desire to pursue a career or advanced degree, and who would contribute to the development, implementation and deployment of such technologies in practice. What is Dynamic Compression Science

program includes an introduction to the many opportunities related to the study of material response under extreme conditions. The summer school aims to strengthen ongoing interest and to enhance the long-term intellectual vitality of dynamic compression research. We encourage exceptional applicants with a desire to pursue a career or advanced degree, and who would contribute to the development, implementation and deployment of such technologies in practice. What is Dynamic Compression Science

PLU interns combat climate change one tree at a time Posted by: vcraker / November 11, 2022 November 11, 2022 A group of PLU students interning with the Tacoma Tree Foundation spent the summer increasing the number of trees in the city to reduce polluted stormwater runoff and heat during the summer months and improving the livelihoods of those who live in urban areas. The team consisting of Dalen Todorov ’23, Elijah Paez ’24, Autumn Johansen ’23, and Zoee Kooser ’22 began distributing trees

giant universities lacks the critical-thinking skills and interpersonal savvy offered at PLU—a more-integrative experience exhibited, in part, by the speed-dating exercise. It seems to have paid off. “Both the Chinese and the PLU students told me afterward they thought it was really fun,” Meyer said, and the visitors’ director of teacher recruitment and program coordinator said they enjoyed the PLU activity more than the lecture they heard at a much larger university. Read Previous Lute Plays Piano

PLU Wind Ensemble to Premiere Crowd-Commissioned Composition on Tour of Tennessee Posted by: Zach Powers / January 20, 2015 Image: [Photo by John Froschauer/PLU] January 20, 2015 By Zach Powers & Mandi BradyPLU Marketing & Communications and the School of Arts and Communication TACOMA, WA (Jan. 20, 2015)—The Pacific Lutheran University Wind Ensemble is heading South this month to perform four concerts in Tennessee. The tour includes performances in Nashville on Jan. 23 and 28, Chattanooga on

Thought Leaders From All Over the World Gather at PLU for Symposium on “Resilience” Posted by: Zach Powers / January 19, 2016 Image: Award-winning scholar, anti-globalization author and environmental activist Vandana Shiva will deliver the keynote at the 2016 Wang Symposium. January 19, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 19, 2016)- Scholars and thought leaders from a broad range of disciplines will gather at Pacific Lutheran University on February 25-26 to

works full time at the venture. But that doesn’t mean that they’ve left film making behind has a passion. Quite the opposite. Ben Dobyns, ’01, works as a freelance film maker now in Seattle, working on films ranging from “no budget” to films with budgets in the millions. Don Early, ’00, is the general manager of Dead Gentlemen LLC, and also works for Thrivent Financial Lutheran as a financial representative in Bellingham, WA. Matt Vancil, ’01, work in Los Angeles on as development director for Epic

March 12, 2014 Poster courtesy of Pierre Sauvage. Hiding in Plain Sight: Filmmaker researches his roots and into the rescue of Jews at Le Chambon-sur-Lignon By Barbara Clements Content Development Director Pierre Sauvage, just 18, remembered being shocked by the news: He was Jewish? And his parents survived WWII and the Nazi regime largely by finding a safe haven, with up to 5,000 others, in a little-known part of south-central France? The news, belatedly told by the Sauvages to their son, led