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  • My best friend and I met in our residence hall at Pacific Lutheran University. The band he and I started performed for the first time in its lobby. I can remember with equal fondness all-nighters spent cramming for finals and all-nighters playing video games. Earlier…

    moment will quickly pass, because I have volumes of adored memories from every corner of the PLU campus: challenging courses taken in nearly every academic building; raucous intermural sports competitions throughout Lower Campus; world-class concerts and stage performances on Upper Campus; and, dare I admit, cherished memories of great times with friends in other residence halls. Though it will soon be gone, Foss will not be forgotten. Not anytime soon, at least. Thousands of its former residents are

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 12, 2015)—Brockton Gates ’12 walked through a backyard toward the basement of a quiet house in Seattle. He was on his way to interview for a job at a small and successful startup, Porch, where he eventually would become the Head of…

    Brockton Gates ’12 Gets off to a Strong Start at Seattle Startup Porch Posted by: Sandy Dunham / March 12, 2015 Image: Brockton Gates ’12 works at Seattle startup Porch. (Photo courtesy Brockton Gates) March 12, 2015 By Evan Heringer ’16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 12, 2015)—Brockton Gates ’12 walked through a backyard toward the basement of a quiet house in Seattle. He was on his way to interview for a job at a small and successful startup, Porch, where he eventually

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 24, 2016)- Natalie McCarthy ’09 lost her vision when she was a child, but that hasn’t stopped her from showing up. And she’s continued to show up all the way to the world stage. McCarthy spent the evening and afternoon of March…

    Elite rower, PLU alumna continues showing up, competing on world stage with goal of achieving Paralympics gold Posted by: Kari Plog / March 24, 2016 Image: Natalie McCarthy ’09, a former student athlete and varsity crew team member who now trains as an elite rower, was a bronze medalist in the 2013 World Championship in Chungju, South Korea. (Photo by Robert Carrasco) March 24, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 24, 2016)- Natalie McCarthy ’09 lost her

  • SEATTLE, WASH. (April 16, 2015)- Ordinarily, it takes many years for a Theatre Major to earn the opportunity to write, compose or star in a high-profile musical production. However, one Lute is dramatically defying that expectation. Justin Huertas graduated almost six years ago, in 2009,…

    Boy.  Lizard Boy opened Wednesday, April 1, in what Huertas characterized as a full-circle moment. Huertas wrote the show after being encouraged by the Seattle Rep’s late Artistic Director Jerry Manning in January 2012 to keep a journal and start writing a play in which he would play the cello on stage. Another champion of Lizard Boy was the Seattle Rep’s late Director of Education Andrea Allen. She, along with Manning, edited Huertas’ diary entries and helped him craft them into what became

  • Yoga Instructor turned Mystery Novelist visiting PLU’s Garfield Book Co. Posted by: Zach Powers / January 15, 2015 January 15, 2015 By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 15, 2015)— The Garfield Book Company at Pacific Lutheran University will host Seattle-based novelist Tracy Weber on Friday, Feb 6, at 6 p.m.  Weber will read from her new novel, A Killer Retreat, the second installment of her award-winning Downward Dog Mystery series about a murder-solving, vegetarian

  • , copy rooms, lounges, meeting and conference rooms, except as necessary to travel en route to permitted locations Classrooms and training labs (except for instructional purposes as noted above) Dining and food preparation areas; kitchenettes; breakrooms Health and medical facilities Private offices that are essentially public areas due to the frequency with which they are visited by others and used for meetings The Anderson University Center Computing and Telecommunications machine room Residence

  • A PLU Economics Degree: The First Step For Many World-Changing Lutes Posted by: Zach Powers / June 18, 2015 Image: PLU Economics Professors Martin Wurm (right) and Neal Johnson (left) deliver an economic forecast to the Tacoma/Pierce County Chamber of Commerce. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) June 18, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (June 18, 2015)- PLU Economics students past and present have selected their major with a seemingly endless list of vocational

  • 2014, magna cum laude. Peace-building experience: Barry was inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, the Communication Honor Society, and completed Basic Mediation Training through the Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution. She is now participating in the full year-long practicum to become a certified mediator. Her peace philosophy: “I’ve always been interested in conflict and communication—interpersonally and globally—how conflict comes about and how we can learn to better handle it,” Barry said. “We

  • Thomas Kim checks all the “American” boxes. Except for one: actually being a legal citizen.

    other students on campus,” said Nicole Juliano, Assistant Director of the Diversity Center and task force member. Task Force working with and for Undocumented StudentsThe Task Force working with and for Undocumented Students advocates for undocumented students by coordinating campus trainings, connecting the community to on- and off-campus resources, and eliminating barriers to student success. The task force has also created financial support systems to help cover the cost of DACA renewal, and has

  • Symbol and RitualThe Commencement ceremony is a celebration of the Pacific Lutheran University community and all it represents. It opens with the setting of the stage, including banners and symbols representing aspects of the University. The Color Guard of the Lute Battalion of the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps initiates the setting of the stage: The flags of the United States and the State of Washington represent the people the ROTC guards are sworn to protect, and the guards on either