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Appropriations Committee, he steered hundreds of millions in federal money to clean up Puget Sound and the Hanford nuclear reservation, revive the downtowns of Tacoma and Bremerton, and bolster defense projects in the state. Former Congressman Norm Dicks will speak at the 2014 Spring Commencement on May 24. “We are honored to have him speak to the graduating class of 2014, and we imagine that he will go a long way in inspiring the next generation of leadership in our state,” Krise said. Dicks began his
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PLU Selected for Tacoma Public Schools’ Community Partner Award Posted by: Zach Powers / May 7, 2015 May 7, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (May 7, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University has been selected as the recipient of Tacoma Public Schools’ Gold Star Community Partner Award for May 2015.The awards, instituted this academic year by the TPS Partnership Office, recognize and thank partners who go above and beyond in supporting student success. “In
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PLU School of Business renews a mark of distinction with AACSB accreditation Posted by: Zach Powers / February 24, 2022 February 24, 2022 By Debbie CafazzoPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterPacific Lutheran University’s School of Business continues a half-century of excellence by extending its accreditation from AACSB International for its undergraduate and graduate programs.“This is a major accomplishment and signifies academic excellence at PLU,” said Mark Mulder, Ph.D., dean of the
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Michael Burris ’09 leads a dynamic team as regional president of Sound Physicians Posted by: Zach Powers / April 26, 2023 Image: Michael Burris ’09 majored in business at PLU and now serves as regional president of Sound Physicians. (photos by Sy Bean/PLU) April 26, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Michael Burris ’09 worked at the intersection of business and healthcare since before even graduating from PLU with a business major and economics minor. While in his
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It’s not that you just study away, it’s how you study away Posted by: Thomas Krise / September 25, 2014 September 25, 2014 This past Wednesday, students at Pacific Lutheran University attended the annual Study Away Fair, held each year on campus as our students contemplate applying for a yearlong, semester or J-Term course. It’s always exciting to see where the students chose to go, and why. This is particularly on my mind this week, as I’m in Chengdu, China. Patty and I met several alumni in
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Environmental Ethics at Holden Village Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 By Lee Sullivan '21Business MajorHuman impact on the natural world is impossible to ignore. From severe flooding in Africa, melting of the arctic poles, and fires across Australia, recent years have seen a drastic increase in anomalistic climate events. In response to these problems, Pacific Lutheran University values “thinking green”. Our university takes pride in being environmentally conscious stewards of
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July 10, 2013 For the 2012-2013 academic year, 877 students will have graduated from PLU. Spring Commencement takes place Sunday, May 26 in the Tacoma Dome. (Photo by John Froschauer) In their own words Compiled and edited by Chris Albert This spring, new PLU graduates closed a chapter in their lives and prepared to turn the next page. In the following, several Lutes shared their stories of why they came to PLU, their experiences and the next chapter in their lives. Some will immediately enter
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Dance concert covers new creative ground Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 28, 2017 March 28, 2017 Dance 2017: Innovation features PLU dancers working with guest and student choreographers exploring inventive themes through dance. The performances are on Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Eastvold Auditorium of Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. This year’s concert is the first under PLU Dance Director Rachel Winchester. Winchester explains that this year’s
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September 29, 2008 Documentary follows drug, weapons trade When assistant communication professor Rob Wells and his colleagues in the School of Arts and Communication launched MediaLab in 2006, they figured larger projects like feature-length video documentaries would happen sometime in the future. “It would be nice,” he recalled thinking. “Someday.”Thanks to some tireless – and inquisitive – student journalists, that “someday” happened much sooner than anyone might have expected. At 2 p.m
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August 10, 2011 The renovation to the Tower Chapel, now known as The Ness Family Chapel, will begin in 2012. (Photo by John Froschauer) The PLU ‘Imaginarium’ By Chris Albert With continuing construction and updates at the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, PLU is quickly becoming the home of the premier theater venue in the South Sound. This year, Phase II construction will begin on the center, which will include work on Eastvold Auditorium and the renamed Ness Family Chapel
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