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, Wash. When she was 9, she switched her home rink to Sprinker Recreation Center, just down the road from PLU, where she continues to train today. Jordan Lee ’17 trains at Sprinker five days a week, two hours a day, and attends classes. (Photo courtesy of Jordan Lee.) As a child, Lee had Olympic aspirations of her own, but as she has grown, so has her plan. “My goals have changed because I got injured a lot, and I lost a lot of time training,” Lee said. “In the future, I want to start coaching.” Lee

connections I know will last a lifetime,” reflected Simmonds.This outpouring of support serves as a testament to the profound impact that a PLU education can have, an effect that extends far beyond campus. Bjug Day of Giving gifts are an investment in scholarships, support champion athletics, assist in the facility renovations like those in the Rieke Science Center, provide student experiences, and fuel innovative research and academics. “Thank you for everything that you have contributed to us as

guidance of people like retired senior advisor for academic success Rick Seeger, by getting involved in campus organizations and even working in PLU’s Conferences and Events, PLU became his home. He and his co-workers would organize groups hosted on campus. “We were the ‘go to’ people,” Akuien said. “That was the first time I felt at home. That’s when I felt a sense of belonging.” And this place as home may not end just yet. He’s considering getting his Masters in Education. What he’s learned is that

much it will cost on other sites such as Amazon or Half. Giving the competition’s prices? Seriously?  Matthew Crom, textbook manager of the bookstore, doesn’t think it’s such a crazy idea. He thinks students will quickly warm to the site. Crom thinks that visitors to the Web site will quickly find that the GBC’s prices are competitive. “We hope to establish our website as the central source of textbook information and the center for any sort of textbook transaction they wish to pursue: purchasing

PLU’s MediaLab wins 2017 National Broadcasting Society Award Posted by: Zach Powers / April 6, 2017 Image: MediaLab General Manager Rachel Lovrovich ’18 shoots on location at the Ohio River. (Photo courtesy of MediaLab) April 6, 2017 By Rob WellsDirector of the Center for Media StudiesTACOMA, WASH. (April 5, 2017)- MediaLab, the applied research and multimedia program at Pacific Lutheran University, has won a 2017 Grand Prize Award from the National Broadcasting Society – Alpha Epsilon Rho, for

— 14 Lutes are currently working for Peace Corps in various different countries. Additionally, PLU has a proud tradition of producing Fulbright Scholars, with 104 recipients over the past 45 years. “Recognition by the Forum is an honor and distinction,” said Tamara R. Williams, PLU’s Executive Director of the Wang Center, “but more important is that it makes visible the culmination of decades of hard work by many members of the PLU community that persist in the belief that global education is

#PLUgrads pic.twitter.com/B6O3AUFZLk — Sharon Crawford (@CrawfordsharonC) May 29, 2016 #plugrads #GoLutes pic.twitter.com/E2kWlitcq3 — Doug Page (@pagedl) May 28, 2016 #plugrads pic.twitter.com/vSfPMpa0Qh — shakspur (@Shakspur1985) “When you get a seat at the table, I ask you, please, please, please, don’t turn off your heart.” @LuzVegaMarquis #PLugrads — Jp Avila (@jpavila) May 28, 2016 Great shot of @PLU_Mbball “Big Man in the Middle” Bryce Miller from graduation yesterday! #GoLutes #PLUGrads

are you working now? I’m currently working on getting my MFA (2017-2020) in Ceramics from Ohio University, the top ranked 3-year program of its type in the US. Before that, I did a Post Baccalaureate (2015-2017) for Ceramics at the University of Alaska, Anchorage with Alanna DeRocchi and Steve Godfrey. What were you involved in while at PLU? I was involved in the Women’s Center, Stage Services, Ceramics, and Printmaking. What are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced since graduation? What

volunteering with AmeriCorps’s local affiliate, Peace Community Center (PCC). Goble started with PCC in September 2011, and was there through mid-July 2012. Through his role as the elementary programs coordinator, Goble coordinated the center’s tutoring program and read with students at McCarver Elementary School. He was unsure of his plans after PCC, but he wanted to stay in the area. “I hope to stay in the Tacoma area,” Goble said. “I found myself in Tacoma. I became an adult in Tacoma. I have a strong

General Admission, $5 Senior Citizen and PLU Alumni and $3 PLU Community, any student ID, and 18 and under. Tickets can be purchased at the Concierge Desk in PLU’s Anderson University Center, by phone at 253-535-7411 and at the door. Buy TicketsChoir of the West receives high honors in global rankingThe Choir of the West placed 6th in a global ranking of Mixed Collegiate Choirs and overall 25th in Choirs, according to the international organization, Interkultur.Simon CarringtonGuest-conductor Read