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Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it Posted by: mhines / June 24, 2024 Image: Rhiannon Leach ’25, elementary education major, reads to her class. “I want to create a safe space for students to feel comfortable talking about anything.” (Photo provided by Leach) June 24, 2024 By Britt BoardUniversity Relations During the 2023-2024 academic year, 2,345 students received PLU-funded aid, with the average PLU student

relies on a wheelchair to get around, almost didn’t return to PLU after her first semester. She worried about her ability to access some spaces on campus and the potential that it would interfere with her academic success. But a support system in the Department of Sociology, through which she eventually declared her major, and elsewhere on campus kept her coming back. Those advocates propped up Green as she developed her own identity as a vocal advocate for campus accessibility. “Some staff and

relate to the built environment. Buchholz and Pfaff’s project topics weren’t restricted. Krzmarzick is compiling data for the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System – STARS for short. Developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, the system “is a voluntary, self-reporting framework for gauging relative progress toward sustainability for colleges and universities,” according to the STARS Web site. The reporting system aims to provide a guide to

by The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), established in 2005 to “help coordinate and strengthen campus sustainability efforts at regional and national levels, and to serve as the first North American professional association for those interested in advancing campus sustainability.” The AASHE compiled its rankings using the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS), a voluntary system that allows colleges and universities to report

Collective Impact: George Zeno talks Parkland, equity and community partnerships Posted by: Logan Seelye / November 1, 2021 Image: George Zeno is PLU’s Associate Vice President of Advancement (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) November 1, 2021 By Zach PowersResoLute EditorNearly a year into his new role as PLU Associate Vice President of Advancement, George Zeno and I took a walk through Parkland and discussed one of my favorite questions, #WhyPLU?Zeno is essentially a community matchmaker for

commissioner and chief executive officer of the Chicago Public Library system since 2012. He has nearly 20 years of experience developing and implementing innovative educational programs and leading large-scale operations that provide digital skills training, community-based learning and educational advancement for children, families and adults. Bannon was one of the first queer leaders on campus and was active in drama. He also was a member of the PLU swim team. Read Previous PLU Chinese studies chair

of the PLU Yule Boutique and a key member of the chemistry family emeriti.  Larry trained many students in research and has always enjoyed the types of chemical puzzles that we encounter in the lab and that he would often craft for students when he taught the Organic Special Projects Laboratory. We count on endowments like this as well as others listed at our Endowments and Scholarships page to help support the large number of students who wish to do summer research each year.  Even so, there are

maintain facilities; to provide services and purchases to support the educational mission; and to support missions such as Admission, Advancement and Marketing & Communications. PLU’s commitment to a low student-to-faculty ratio of about 13:1 means that we have relatively high personnel costs compared with some of our peer institutions in the region. PLU does maintain a pretty lean staff-to-faculty ratio of about 1.6:1. Most universities maintain a ratio of between 1.7: and 2.2:1. But, even at a lean

themselves to the welfare of those in their care and do their part in curtailing this deadly virus.   To learn more about how you can support PLU students visit plu.edu/advancement. A PLU nursing student walks a patient through a pre-vaccination form. More from PLU Read Previous Standing with our Asian and Asian American Pacific Islander community members Read Next PLU announces plans for virtual spring commencement 2021 COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you

perform abroad at least once during their four years at PLU. “Enhancing the endowment for the financial support of students is critical to ensuring access to college for all, regardless of their economic standing,” said Karl Stumo, vice president for admission and enrollment services. “It also enables the university to attract a diverse group of highly-qualified students, and enrich their educational experiences.” The Agnes Berge Smith Music Scholarship is a good example. “It’s one of the most