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. If you set big goals, you get big successes. And even if you fall short of that, you never fail. You learned something.” Lute Powered is a project highlighting PLU alumni at some of the most well-known organizations across the Puget Sound region. Tom Chontofalsky ‘03 is the first of three Lutes being featured from the City of Tacoma. Previous Lute Powered series highlighted PLU alumni at Amazon and MultiCare Health System. Read Previous PLU awarded $15,000 from NSF for COVID-19 DEI Challenge Read
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experiences. The travelers were asked to address questions about sustainability, health, peace and justice in their host country, while also describing their impressions of the people and culture. Many posted photographs depicting their host country as well. One group traveled to Tanzania, scaling Mount Kilimanjaro and camping on a safari. Less than a week after returning from Africa – where the group’s Internet access was spotty at best – student Autumn Leir recalled the physical toll of climbing the
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said, I don’t know what I don’t yet know, and I think that’s what is most exciting for me as I begin this program! I know that there will be countless opportunities to engage with and apply content that I learn from this program, and I am excited to jump at them! 4. How would you use this degree in your future career? Once I complete the MSK program, I plan to teach PE and/or Health, and possibly coach too. By obtaining this degree, I will be better equipped to connect with my students and help
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before, but on a professional level,” Lindhartsen said. In just the 30-year history of the individualized major, PLU students have designed degrees in digital media, Indigenous studies, global health, and environmental education. To do this, students draw from PLU courses and develop their expertise through extensive and rigorous conversations and planning with a committee of faculty who support and guide them. “You take courses from all around the university, as well as experiential learning, like
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this is super important. Learning another language sheds light on your own language, your first language, your mother tongue, and it opens crazy worlds, crazy opportunities. I mean, in terms of, like, travel, in terms of what music you can be exposed to, what movies, TV series, what cultural production you can come into contact with and learn from. It just opens the floodgates of knowledge and culture. I never said this to my students because I didn’t have the chance to, but I had a couple students
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discusses his approach to leading PLU’s College of Health Professions Read Next Emily Peterson ’14 : Global policy, politics and partnerships 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 PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson July 24, 2024 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found
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older brother who went into dentistry. In his final months, he decided to pursue law school and was preparing to take the LSAT. Panago also embraced healthy living, spending a lot of time at the gym and dropping a significant amount of weight in recent years. Despite his best efforts, his health took a turn in 2013. That’s when he experienced his first seizure, his mother said, the first in a years-long battle with epilepsy. He started taking medication, Georgia said, but finding specialists
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making PLU a beneficiary of a retirement account. Larson said there is the obvious benefit to those who have joined the Heritage Society – the $100 million in expected gifts. But there is another benefit, too. When people see that others are participating in the long-term financial health of the university, it builds confidence. And others are more inclined to take part. “It is a testimony to other people,” Larson said. “It lets them know that there is other money in the pipeline. And that is great
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stewarding and learning from data. Past partners who have donated and supported the competition include TicketMaster, Expedia, eHarmony, the microlending organization Kiva, and several organizations related to mental health and social justice. In 2021, there wasn’t a single university in the Pacific Northwest hosting a DataFest competition. PLU hosted its first DataFest in April of this year. Organizers welcomed 30 students to participate. They encouraged event organizers to put more funding into the
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College, Tacoma Community College, University of Puget Sound and the University of Washington Tacoma. University Communications staff writer Megan Haley compiled this report. Comments, questions, ideas? Please contact her at ext. 8691 or at haleymk@plu.edu. Read Previous PLU Idol crowned Read Next Alum to address changing face of global health 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
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