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, although he admits to not having any idea about what he wanted to do after graduation. But when he took a microeconomics class, he says it all clicked, and he knew what he wanted to study. Through The Alumni & Student Connections Economics Mentoring Program, McDaneld spent his summer interning with Russell Investments as a data analyst with the global data operations team. Russell Investments is a global investment manager operating in 31 countries. McDaneld shares with us his experience interning with

Peterson, ’75 all told of seeing compassion, generosity, dedication and service in the countries where they worked as nurses after they left PLU to pursue their careers in nursing. Here are some of their stories: Helen Holt ‘97, an advanced registered nurse practitioner, said she was faced with supporting her family as a single parent in her 40s, when she decided to return to college and get her degree. “I had four kids at home and no child support,” Holt told the audience. She received her master’s

them in a different, new direction: sound design. Hanne was in charge of designing the foley work and soundtrack for the production. The most interesting part of the process for them was researching and experimenting with different foley sounds. In typical filmmaking, foley is the reproduction of everyday sounds that are layered on top of the visuals, as not every sound can be recorded straight from the source. Many hours of work went into determining the methods and tools to perfectly reproduce

them in a different, new direction: sound design. Hanne was in charge of designing the foley work and soundtrack for the production. The most interesting part of the process for them was researching and experimenting with different foley sounds. In typical filmmaking, foley is the reproduction of everyday sounds that are layered on top of the visuals, as not every sound can be recorded straight from the source. Many hours of work went into determining the methods and tools to perfectly reproduce

Six Lutes headed to NCAA Championships Posted by: vcraker / May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022 The NCAA announced selections for the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships with Pacific Lutheran University sending six student-athletes to the meet this week at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Sprinter Bailey Forsyth qualifies in two events and is joined by distance runner Ryan Stracke, pole vaulters Lily Luksich and Kristine Nguyen, in addition to javelin throwers Darius Chaffin

March 24, 2011 Actor finds community, continuity fuels his work Danforth Comins ’97 is an Old Timer. He is, at least, compared to many other resident actors at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. In his ninth year at the country’s largest resident theater, he has spent a comparative lifetime at the Ashland, Ore., company. The ability to settle-in and become a part of the local community is one of the things he loves about his work with the company. “I’m unlike so many people in my profession – I

April 25, 2008 One person can make a difference As he watched his family drive away down a dirt road in Kigali, Rwanda, Carl Wilkens thought he’d seen them in a few days, a week tops. But it was April 10, 1994, and Wilkens – he only American out of 257 who stayed in Rwanda through the genocide that claimed one million lives in three months – would not see his family until after the horror had ended. It was tempting to get on the convoys to the border of nearby Burundi, he told a packed audience

November 12, 2014 PLU Event Shows Solidarity For 43 Missing Student Teachers ‘PLU for Ayotzinapa: The High Stakes of Educating in Violent Times’ Scheduled for Nov. 14 By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 13, 2014)—Pacific Lutheran University faculty members and students have organized a binational evening of solidarity for the 43 student teachers from Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, Mexico, who disappeared in late September, and for their families. Called “PLU for

You can’t argue with Success Posted by: Todd / April 20, 2014 April 20, 2014 At a liberal-arts college such as Pacific Lutheran University where open dialogue is not just encouraged but expected a healthy argument between students is a common occurrence. But no one crafts strategic arguments like the Lutes of PLU’s historic Speech and Debate team. You could argue that PLU’s rich history of success in the arena of competitive debate is one of the university’s best-kept secrets: Debater Andrew

Harpsichord Donated to PLU Music Program Posted by: Reesa Nelson / February 16, 2021 February 16, 2021 We are grateful to the family of Jeanette Pilgrim, who donated her personal harpsichord to the Music Department. This unique instrument constructed by Kenneth Bakeman in 1980 has two keyboards and a pedal division with painted motifs on the lid and soundboard. Instruments built by Bakeman are uncommon as he built them for only a short period of time. This particular harpsichord has a lower