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  • January 23, 2013 Anthony Markuson ’14, Bill Pursell (Kelsie Leu’s uncle), Anna McCracken ’13, and Leu ’13 summited Mt. Kilimanjaro to celebrate the end of their study away experiences. One step at a time By Chris Albert The guides up the mountain keep a cadence of “pole, pole” as three PLU students ascend into the heavens. The words are Swahili for “slowly, slowly,” and Anna McCracken ’14, Kelsi Leu ’14 and Anthony Markuson ’13 soon learn that reaching the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro is a slow climb

  • Helping one bowl at a time Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 4, 2016 Image: on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) November 4, 2016 By Elizabeth Perkins '17Student Coordinator Pacific Lutheran University’s Department of Art & Design and Hospitality Services & Campus Restaurants are helping raise money for the hungry, one bowl at a time. PLU’s annual Empty Bowls event will be on Tuesday, November 15, from 4-6 p.m. in the Anderson University Center. The event, which is part

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 10, 2016)- Typically, summer allows college students to take advantage of free time that’s hard to come by during the academic year. But for many Lutes, summer is a time to work hard and continue their vocational endeavors. Students travel, work internships…

    . “A lot of schools are moving away from basic tactics. Not everyone will become infantry officers, so Cadet Command wants many different trainings,” Mejia said. “I think PLU does well at balancing tactical with other trainings.” After his time in Fort Knox, Mejia traveled to Georgia to job shadow an officer. He was able to participate in training activities, assist the officer and get a real sense of what military life is like. “It’s nice to actually get into what an officer does and what a unit

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 12, 2016)- Jane Wong knows good poetry when she hears it. The published poet, who is a visiting assistant professor of English at Pacific Lutheran University, was impressed with her students’ prose and wanted to share them off campus. “They are real…

    Student poets showcase their work at local coffee shop Posted by: Kari Plog / December 12, 2016 Image: Emily Khilfeh ’17 (Photo by Molly Ivey ’20/PLU) December 12, 2016 By Matthew Salzano '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 12, 2016)- Jane Wong knows good poetry when she hears it. The published poet, who is a visiting assistant professor of English at Pacific Lutheran University, was impressed with her students’ prose and wanted to share them off campus.“They are real poets

  • Around the PNW: First Time Rock Climbing Posted by: vcraker / December 20, 2022 December 20, 2022 Luke Van Tassel ’24 joins PLU Outdoor Recreation on a weekend rock climbing adventure in Vantage, Washington. Learn more about Outdoor Rec. Read Previous Computer Science major lands job at Netflix Read Next International Honors Program builds a ‘Starship’ LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and

  • Summer Sessions: On-Budget, On-Time, Online Posted by: bodewedl / March 1, 2017 March 1, 2017 By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Despite a long and lingering winter, it is almost time for PLU students to begin planning for summer. Instructors and advisers have an opportunity to talk with students about the advantages of participating in Summer Sessions. Consider how online summer courses at PLU can meet a variety of student needs: On-Budget PLU online summer courses are budget-friendly and

  • Blogging: So Many Uses, So Little Time Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Blogs have greatly contributed to the explosion of content created and shared on the internet. I, myself, couldn’t count the number of hours I’ve spent reading blogs about everything from recipes to research. There are many academic applications for blogs. Blogs allow students to easily publish and share content, foster writing and presentation skills, and help

  • Music Lessons in the Time of Corona Posted by: Reesa Nelson / October 8, 2020 October 8, 2020 As we begin an unprecedented school year, our students and faculty have adapted to continue their study of music while practicing safety measures such as wearing masks, practicing social distancing, and rehearsing outside in the fresh air. Scroll through these photos to see how PLU has adapted. Dr. Jennifer Rhyne conducts a socially distant outdoor flute lesson with student Paige Balut in the parking

  • June 10, 2014 Life-Changing Connections Across Time and Continents The ‘Namibia Nine’ film crew on location, from left: Andrea Capere, Princess Reese, Joanne Lisosky, Melannie Denise Cunningham, Shunying Wang, Maurice Byrd. PLU Film Team Spends a Month in Namibia Exploring Transformative Experiences in Higher Ed—Including Their Own By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications As part of a post-apartheid strategy nearly 20 years ago, 100 promising young Namibian leaders came to the

  • PLU interns combat climate change one tree at a time Posted by: nicolacs / November 8, 2022 Image: Image: Autumn Johansen ’23, Dalen Todorov ’23, Zoee Kooser ’22, Elijah Paez ’24 and Dr. Lowell Wyse, the Tacoma Tree Foundation executive director. November 8, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsA group of PLU students interning with the Tacoma Tree Foundation spent the summer increasing the number of trees in the city to reduce polluted stormwater runoff and heat during the