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acclaimed Clemente Course in the Humanities.The partnership will launch a Clemente Veterans’ Initiative (CVI) course that will take place in the coming spring semester. CVI was developed in 2014 to provide a meaningful intellectual community to veterans who are working to adapt to civilian life, and is based on the idea that guided discussion of humanities texts can provide these veterans with an opportunity to reflect on their military experiences and move out of isolation and into community. “Pacific

Willie Stewart ’69 talks breaking barriers as Tacoma’s first black principal in 1970 Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / January 20, 2020 Image: Willie Stewart ’69, winner of the 2019 Tacoma Peace Prize, sits down to discuss breaking barriers in 1970 as Tacoma’s first black high school principal. January 20, 2020 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 17, 2020) — In 2019, Willie Stewart '69 received the Greater Tacoma Peace Prize for his community work and racial

National recording artist Crystal Aiken ’97 returns to PLU for a Gospel Experience Concert encore Posted by: Marcom Web Team / February 14, 2020 Image: In celebration of Black History Month 2020, PLU will host headliner Crystal Aikin ’97 for an encore performance at this year’s Gospel Experience Concert. February 14, 2020 By StaffMarketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 14, 2020) —The Gospel Experience Concert is returning to Pacific Lutheran University on Saturday, Feb. 15., featuring an

PLU receives funding from Pierce County Connected to support mental health services Posted by: bennetrr / September 29, 2020 Image: Health Center location, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, at PLU. (Photo/John Froschauer) September 29, 2020 Pacific Lutheran University has been selected for a second time to receive funding from Pierce County Connected, a collaborative philanthropic fund led by the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation and United Way of Pierce County in response to COVID-19. PLU will receive

Out To Innovate Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / April 21, 2023 April 21, 2023 The Out to Innovate™ Scholarships, established in 2011, are intended for LGBTQ+ undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) programs. The scholarships are designed to promote academic excellence and increased visibility of talented LGBTQ+ students in STEM careers. We are pleased to announce that Motorola Solutions Foundation has funded the Out to

Breaking down Fences Posted by: Marcom Web Team / April 2, 2018 April 2, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPLU junior’s first production fields university’s first all-black castJosh Wallace ’19 wanted to do something different for his directing debut with PLU Theatre. A creative who also dabbles in acting, music and art, the junior figured the time was right to take on a challenge ― put together the university’s first all-black cast for a production of “Fences,” a play

February 23, 2009 Making strides at a feverish pace To say Maureen Francisco, ’99, is a go getter would be selling her short. A list of her accomplishments runs long and seems to have no end. She calls it just a start to her “things she wants to do before she dies list.” She’s always wanted to run in a marathon. Well, she’s run in four. She wanted to be a television reporter and has done work in multiple markets. She wanted to work for a non-profit. She’s the media director for Child United

March 28, 2011 Prayer Possible Junior Bashair Alazadi prays five times a day but had no place to worship. Although Pacific Lutheran University has designated areas, like Tower Chapel, for Christian students to pray, there was no space specifically set aside for students of other faiths. “I’m a Shia Muslim,” Alazadi said. “And I found from my first year at PLU that I could spend the entire day on campus and not find a comfortable place to pray.” Concerned that on-campus students and commuter

estate and trade figures, at least compared to the immediate post-recession years. Despite these positive developments, however, the local recovery is not yet complete; some problems persist in the labor and real estate market. One of the key concerns is the timing (and extent) of planned deactivations at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The base not only supports returning servicemen and servicewomen, but also acts as a major source of civilian employment and as a source of revenue for local business

Makaela Whalen ’23 adds a pre-law minor to full schedule as she prepares for law school Posted by: Silong Chhun / June 6, 2022 Image: (From left to right) Honorable Philip K. Sorensen, Connor Lemma ’22, Makaela Whalen ’23, Calissa Hagen ’24, Honorable Clarence Henderson, Jr. (photo courtesy of Judge Sorensen) June 6, 2022 By Veronica CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsMakaela Whalen ’23 has a passion for the environment and animals. Her desire to find a meaningful vocation that feeds those