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April 24, 2014 New MediaLab Event Features Career Advice from Successful Alumni By Valery Jorgensen ’15 Six alumni came back to Pacific Lutheran University on April 22 to serve as panelists for the inaugural MediaLab Presents event. The panelists, who graduated from PLU in 2005 or more recently, all work in high-profile jobs in communication and business: 1.    Chris Bowen ’09 graduated with a degree in PR and Advertising and now works as a Senior Project Manager at Radarworks in Seattle. 2

The party has just begun with Theatre’s production, Love’s Labour’s Lost Posted by: Kate Williams / March 5, 2018 March 5, 2018 By Kate WilliamsOutreach ManagerIn a contemporary take on an old classic, PLU Theatre’s production of Love’s Labour’s Lost brings about a sudden rush of possibilities, spontaneous bouts of passion and changes of heart at every turn. This new pop-rock musical, based on the Shakespeare comedy of the same name, dives into what it really means to love and what it means to

Endowment helps Lutes pursue science internships Posted by: Kari Plog / October 6, 2017 Image: Helen and George Long at the inaugural Rachel Carson Lecture in March. The event is supported by the the George and Helen Long Science, Technology and Society Endowment. (Photo by Molly Ivey ’20) October 6, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 6, 2017)- When George and Helen Long reached out to Pacific Lutheran University 10 years ago, all they knew was that they

Saving the World with a Starship Mathematics professor Daniel Heath’s Starship Design class uses interstellar travel as a lens to focus on issues here on Earth. Posted by: nicolacs / November 3, 2022 November 3, 2022 By Anneli HaralsonResoLute Guest WriterOn day one of PLU Professor of Mathematics Daniel Heath’s Designing a Starship class, students have no idea what they have signed up for — and that’s exactly how Heath wants it.The course is part of PLU’s International Honors Program (IHON

January 26, 2010 Cross-Cultural Coursework By Steve Hansen Even though Mike Engh ’10 grew up in the rural town of Laurel, Mont., he had a good idea what it was like to study away. All four years of high school, his family hosted an exchange student from another country. Every student has a different reason for wanting to study away. And for every one of those students, and every one of those reasons, PLU makes it easy. There’s a reason, after all, why more than 40 percent of PLU students

March 19, 2012 Karissa Bryant ’03 with school girl at Sacred Heart Boarding School in Shillong, India. Here Bryant is asking the girls who live at the school what they wanted to be when they grew up. In the evening they would share Khasi songs with Bryant and she would teach them English songs. (Photo courtesy of Karissa Bryant) Alumna works to teach, train students in India By Katie Scaff ’13 Since graduating from PLU in 2003, music and vocal performance major Karissa Bryant has travelled the

PLU student-media members to present at College Media Association’s national conference in New York Posted by: Kari Plog / March 5, 2018 Image: McKenna Morin ’19 (left), Courtney Miranda ’19 (center) and Natalie Mooney ’19 (right) are heading to New York City this week to present at a national conference for the College Media Association. (Photo by Molly Ivey ’20) March 5, 2018 By Helen Smith '19PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 5, 2018) — Student journalists nationwide get to

New federal grant boosts PLU doctoral nursing students serving in underserved WA areas Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / September 3, 2019 Image: Graduate Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Nursing Kathy Richardson instructs a PLU nursing class on suturing. September 3, 2019 By StaffMarketing and CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 3, 2019) — A new $2.8 million federal grant will help increase the number of PLU Doctor of Nursing Practice students who can serve rural and underserved

Communications major lands job helping to create an equitable education Posted by: vcraker / September 8, 2022 Image: PLU alumna Kate Hall ’17 is a communication specialist at ESD 113, a Washington state agency that helps ensure that students in Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific and Thurston Counties receive an excellent and equitable education. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) September 8, 2022 Kate Hall ’17 remembers the job interview that landed her in a communications role at ESD 113. It

Day 1: Focus on Success & Community Posted by: bodewedl / August 17, 2016 August 17, 2016 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer The first day of class should be more than just a review of the syllabus. The beginning of a new term provides an opportunity to prepare students for success and establish community in your course before diving deep into instructional activities. Here are a few suggestions for making the first day of class meaningful and successful. Prepare Students for Success Set