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family with guidelines about how to best support their Olympian. Hacker stressed she is part of an amazing team of coaches that includes strength and conditioning experts, video and technology gurus, medical staff and her fellow sport psychology consultants. “Who you get to work with as athletes and who you get to work with on staff is the greatest part of the Olympic experience,” she said. It’s an experience she brings back to the classroom at PLU, heading up the university’s sports psychology minor

includes parking and the overall safety of campus, as well as the responsiveness of safety personnel. Within the category, Campus Safety officers and their response to emergencies consistently receive high marks. PLU students rated their overall perception of safety and security on campus higher than in previous years. Students would like more student parking and waits shorter than 10 minutes for Campus Safety escorts In recent years, the university installed a video camera surveillance system with 55

Norway teaching at an international school on the day a right-wing extremist bombed government buildings in Oslo and, a short time later, massacred young people attending a political party youth camp on the island of Utøya. Berguson shared photos and video from the moments and days following the attacks to help recap what happened from a firsthand perspective. “What perhaps could not be fully captured in the media was the profound silence,” Berguson said. “Violence of innocent people at the hands of

developed graphics, the website and video for the production, but this year is working more in a capacity to oversee students developing animated graphics for the show. “It has been amazing to see it evolve over the years,” Butler said. This year is sure to step-it-up, first with a move from Hauge 101 to the CK in the UC. “Last year, we were kind of bursting out of the room,” Finitsis said. There will be a Red Carpet, musical performances, honoring of past winners and much more. “We have a few surprises

tradition. It is the tradition of a Lutheran education and a history of three millennia of liberal arts education that brings faculty and students to PLU – where academic freedom, rigor and reason is the pursuit and standard, Krise said. Inaugural Address View the video of PLU President Thomas W. Krise’s inaugural address. “The world needs more PLU,” he said. PLU is a place where the pursuit of vocation is found and questions are encouraged, and students are encouraged to find their ‘Wild Hope.’ A poem

scholars and offer the seventh- and eighth-graders tips on what it takes to get to college. PLU produced a #ReachHigher White House video that showcases Mount Tahoma students. PLU has awarded two Tacoma students a new endowed scholarship, The Ostenson Leadership Award, focused on increasing the number of African Americans in the Natural Sciences at PLU. “PLU has worked on the grassroots level for many years in all of our high schools, and many of our middle and elementary schools, helping Tacoma

debate team is one of the oldest and most decorated forensics programs in the country. Read Previous PLU Music Professor Plays Instrumental Role in Chinese President’s Visit to Tacoma Read Next PLU Student Headed to U.N. After Her Video on Reproductive Rights Wins National Contest COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024

of youth homelessness in Tacoma through documentary, Chris knew he was right for the job. Through his co-curricular work with the award-winning on-campus media production group, Media Lab, Chris was able to produce a high-quality product, serve his community and learn about documentary film along the way. What is True Grit?  True Grit is a collection of interviews entailing the stories and experiences of young people who are currently (or recently were) homeless. The video ended up being used as

involved with engineering aspects of human spaceflight and human-centered design,” she said. “I believe the capabilities and decision-making processes of people are assets in unpredictable situations like spaceflight, and even the most perfectly functioning automated or unmanned spacecraft can’t replicate what people can do.” Read Previous PLU Announces Election of New Board of Regents Chair Read Next PLUtonic debuts first solo music video COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't

featured words, as well as long-form video discussions of the words featuring PLU faculty, alumni, and staff members. “These pieces come together beautifully for an exploration of these terms that goes beyond the surface level,” says Gandy, who graduated from PLU earlier this year. “We started the initial My Language. My Choice. Campaign by focusing on the words that individuals choose not to use,” says Dr. Angie Hambrick, Executive Producer and Assistant Vice President of Diversity, Justice, and