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Society Endowment has been active on campus. George Long graduated from PLU in 1966 with a degree in biochemistry. He went on to work in pharmaceutical research across the country, teaching in universities and making a home and starting a family in Vermont. Although Long studied biochemistry, the endowment is interdisciplinary. “I think this was something that he wanted to be connected to science,” Hagen said, “but also to society.” This summer, three students were chosen for work across the natural

borrowing and making costumes. We used ticket sales to reimburse our designers. Kenzie was the main director, and I co-directed, particularly the scenes involving music. I did some choreographing and production work, which included poster design and distribution of money. How did things turn out? Ruggeri: It was successful and sold out the studio theater for the run of three days—two nights and one matinee. We also conducted a survey gauging the lessons the audience took away from the show. About a

million to PLU, making her the single largest benefactor in university history. The three-year, $20 million endeavor completed in two distinct phases will officially open with the production of Cole Porter’s Tony Award–winning “Kiss Me, Kate” on the rechristened Eastvold Auditorium Main Stage. Jeff Clapp, who has spent so many of his years in this building, both as a student and a professor, will direct production. From the exterior, it appears little has changed since the days of the Chapel-Music

, her decision was cemented by books she read in middle school classrooms, biology classes she took in high school, and eventually, the teachers and mentors she met at Pacific Lutheran University. Now, the Bonney Lake, Washington native has graduated and earned the prestigious Fulbright research grant — a national award that only 20 percent of applicants receive after a rigorous, year-long application process. In January, she will leave for Namibia, where she will spend nine months studying

, she told her mom: “I’m going to be a neurosurgeon!” In the following years, her decision was cemented by books she read in middle school classrooms, biology classes she took in high school, and eventually, the teachers and mentors she met at Pacific Lutheran University. Now, the Bonney Lake, Washington native has graduated and earned a prestigious Fulbright research grant — a national award that only 20 percent of applicants receive after a rigorous, year-long application process. In January, she

world. “I knew when I decided to attend PLU five years ago, that I would study abroad. It was one of the elements of why I chose PLU over other colleges,” she recalled. “That said, I could never have predicted that five years from that decision, I would be working as a freelance journalist at the U.N., beginning a rigorous masters program on a Fulbright grant.” What in the world will she do next? Good question. One thing is clear: Henrichsen will be prepared to embrace it the moment she gets there

themselves. Then decide.” In the case of Engh and Pfaff the decision was easy. Their times abroad were among the most important things they did during their four-year careers at PLU. “Having the chance to study away was so important to me,” said Pfaff. “It helped me recognize what my values were – I feel like I learned more about myself in those four months than I had at any other time in my life.” Read Previous Mayer memoir Read Next Uganda: Food blog COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the

told her mom: “I’m going to be a neurosurgeon!” In the following years, her decision was cemented by books she read in middle school classrooms, biology classes she took in high school, and eventually, the teachers and mentors she met at Pacific Lutheran University. Now, the Bonney Lake, Washington native has graduated and earned a prestigious Fulbright research grant — a national award that only 20 percent of applicants receive after a rigorous, year-long application process. In January, she will