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Teachers tinker: Education department’s annual Benson Lecture, hands-on workshop bring spirit of maker movement to PLU Posted by: Kari Plog / March 22, 2016 Image: The seventh annual Benson Lecture on April 12 will focus on the maker movement and its impact on education. The lecture will be held at 7 p.m. in the Regency Room in the UC. March 22, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 23, 2016)- Imagine using bananas and a circuit board to create a piano. Absurd

PLU to explore the many roles of women in the Holocaust during annual conference Posted by: Zach Powers / September 27, 2016 Image: www.plu.edu/holocaustconference/ September 27, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 27, 2016)- Hosted by the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and featuring Holocaust researchers and historians from all over the country, the ninth annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will

PLU Shines Light on Student Mental Health with GivingTuesday Campaign Posted by: Silong Chhun / November 30, 2020 Image: (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) November 30, 2020 This GivingTuesday, Pacific Lutheran University will challenge the community to raise an additional $8,470 for student mental health services. GivingTuesday kicks off December 1, to inspire individuals and organizations to transform their communities and their world.“Mental health resources support an essential aspect of

March 14, 2008 Four PLU women honored at annual banquet Described as mentors, role models and friends, women from the PLU community were honored for their accomplishments at the Women Center’s 12th annual Inspirational Women’s Banquet. “This is the biggest event highlighting women on campus,” said Bobbie Hughes, director of the Women’s Center. “This banquet was the best one yet.” This year, the Women’s Center received a record 50 nominations from the campus community identifying women who

September 7, 2009 Making an art out of giving of oneself Melinda Cox ’71, has never been shy about volunteering her time to help others. As an art professor at Tacoma Community College and Pierce College, Cox regularly juggles teaching and volunteer work. “I have always volunteered my time,” said Cox, who graduated from PLU with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts. “I spent many years with the Washington State University/Pierce County Clothing and Textile advisors teaching kids to sew, among other

Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 9, 2020 Image: Image: Professor Laura Fitzwater-Gonazles, Students: Morgan Hanseen, Christina Easley, Robert Gallagher, Aziza Ahmed, and Michele Matthew. March 9, 2020 By Jeannette ShimkoCommunications Coordinator/Admin AssistantOAKLAND, CA - PLU Students & Faculty Attend Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting/Conference A group of PLU Sociology majors (Morgan Hanseen, Christina Easley, Robert Gallagher

tone for the 2016-17 academic year. President Thomas W. Krise delivered his annual state of the university address before a crowd of faculty, staff and administrators, underscoring the importance of moving PLU from a place of welcoming to a place of belonging. His speech unveiled the Listen campaign, an institution-wide effort to create a true, authentic sense of belonging for students of all backgrounds — regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, faith background, no

already underway. Her bequest will also fund a variety of other projects including those to benefit faculty scholarly activities and to provide financial support for students. Phillips’ lifetime giving and bequest total almost $25 million, making her the largest single benefactor in university history. She was a PLC nursing graduate and served as a member of the Board of Regents for nine years beginning in 2000. Engage the World: The Campaign for PLU will continue through May 2012 raising support of

from the RIP Medical Debt to design a social media campaign aimed at specific target audiences in an effort to crowdfund $5000.  “The funding-to-debt ratio is 1:100, so every $100 relieves $10k in debt,” explains Young. “That means this campaign would settle $500,000 in debt.” Students have designed a landing page and are focusing on marketing the campaign to their community members and neighbors, aiming to motivate gratitude-inspired giving during the Thanksgiving season. In addition to its fall

Sustainability at PLU. “The campaign was about taking personal responsibility for the impact, positive or negative, that our words have on others and how our words also have the ability to define how we see ourselves.”  “With MLMC: Words Mean Things, we are giving folks the opportunity to again, understand the impact of our words, but also giving folks the tools they need to use words responsibly and to explore how we experience words, personally,” says Hambrick. MLMC: Words Mean Things“My Language. My