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August 23, 2010 Remarkable good fortune, unparalleled generosity Dale and Jolita Benson are among PLU’s most generous donors. They have given the university just about $5 million in the last decade. In 2004, they established the Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic history, the first fully funded chair at PLU. Last spring, they established the Jolita Hylland Benson Chair in Elementary Education. They have also contributed to the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies, to Wang Center

September 19, 2010 PLU benefactor dies A pioneering health care professional, philanthropist and devout and loving family member, Karen Hille Phillips passed away peacefully Sept. 13, 2010. Karen was born June 6, 1932 to Emil Otto Hille and Laura (Sandbrink) Hille. She was baptized and confirmed at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Ritzville and was active in the church as a Sunday School teacher, a choir member and in the Luther League Program for youth. Karen graduated from Ritzville High School in

January 19, 2011 PLU on the Vine There are selections from five wineries with PLU alumni connections available at 208 Garfield. Benson Vineyards Estate Winery is family owned and operated by Scott Benson ’96 and Rebecca (Gilge ’98) Benson. Scott says, “Most of the vineyard’s 25 acres is planted to Syrah. It’s pretty much what we are known for.” The Mediterranean-inspired estate winery overlooks Lake Chelan, one of Washington’s newest wine growing regions. Today they are producing a little more

May 19, 2011 The new Professorship of Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies is the result of a decade of effort by the Svare family and professor emeritus, Audun Toven. (Photo by John Froschauer) Professorship in Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies announced By Barbara Clements At Pacific Lutheran University’s third annual Syttende Mai  – or Norwegian Constitution Day – celebration last week, President Loren J. Anderson heralded the day and then paused for a very appropriate, and unexpected

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

March 13, 2012 Mathlete coaches teach students on cracking the equation for success, and math! By Joel Zylstra On Tuesday, March 13, about 100 PLU students, local middle schoolers, parents and math teachers gathered in the UC Scan Center for Family Math Night to showcase their commitment to Math. PLU’s Mathlete Coaching Project, now in its eighth year, exists to create a community around mathematics from elementary school to college. The annual event honored elementary and middle schoolers from

April 1, 2013 Photo by John Froschauer Cancer survivor inspires teammates with spirit, perseverance and a mid-90s fastball By Nick Dawson It was only one pitch, but it was a pitch filled with emotion for PLU pitcher Max Beatty ’14 and the entire PLU baseball family – coaches, players, parents, fans. When Max Beatty threw the first pitch of the 2013 Pacific Lutheran baseball season opener to Concordia University batter Sheldon Austria on Feb. 4, it concluded one harrowing chapter in Beatty’s

June 13, 2013 Commencement Weekend 2013 For the family, friends, alumni and 2013 graduates who joined with us to celebrate Commencement Weekend, we offer a brief slideshow of the recent festivities. For those PLU students who will be graduating in future years, please note that changes are taking place. This December will be the final PLU December graduation. And for those graduating in May 2014, Commencement will take place on Saturday, May 24. For more about the 2013-2014 academic calendar

September 4, 2014 Ringing in PLU’s 125th year Watch live coverage of PLU’s 2014 Convocation, the official kickoff to the university’s 125th academic year. We are excited for the start of PLU’s 125th academic year! President Thomas W. Krise invites new and continuing students, as well as family members, faculty and staff to join the entire university community at Convocation. This annual tradition opens the academic year by welcoming our new students and faculty. Please note that during

Granddaughter of Charleston Shooting Victim to Share About Forgiveness at PLU-Sponsored March & Festival Posted by: Zach Powers / July 17, 2015 July 17, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTacoma, Wash. (July 17, 2015)— South Sound residents of numerous ethnicities, political persuasions and religious convictions will gather in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood on Saturday, August 1 for the 5th Annual 1000 Man Family March & Festival. This year’s event will feature a special guest