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  • By Zach Powers & Mandi Brady PLU Marketing & Communications and the School of Arts and Communication TACOMA, Wash. (Jan. 30, 2015)— Inspired by his passion for theater and children’s literature, Director Mitchell Helton ’15 is hoping to help kick-start a revitalization of the PLU…

    is one actually in Vail, Colo., that I’d love to be a part of because I love that town. Ultimately,  I’d eventually like to be a professor somewhere, but that would be later on in life. What do you plan on doing immediately after you graduate from PLU this spring? I’m applying for a program called YAGM, which is Young Adults In Global Mission. It’s through the Evangelical Lutheran Church. It’s a year of service abroad. I’m hoping to be accepted into the program based out of Hungary. It would be a

  • Melodramatic, selfish, pouty Mary Musgrove is the only Persuasion (2022) character who says anything meaningful about Regency womanhood that is congruous with gender expectations today. Her lines in Carrie Cracknell’s adaptation are like Reductress captions, with just a little less of the same satirical punch.…

    perceive this as evidence of her childlike thoughtlessness, but by never censoring herself she escapes the strict social and gender norms Anne does not. When Anne fails to censor her thoughts at a dinner gathering, revealing that Charles Musgrove almost married her, she is still enforcing stereotypes about the marriage market and competition between women. Even though Anne’s admonishments to Mary are meant to check her narcissism, Anne is also simultaneously reinforcing Regency gender expectations and

  • A leap of faith: one Lute finds that one person can make a difference By Barbara Clements Matt Kennedy ’07 sat in front of his computer screen and tried not to hyperventilate. On one side of the screen was his bank account, on the other…

    the city, a nearby slum called Namuwongo, and teach life and leadership skills in the process? The director of the Global Youth Partnership stateside, Jeremy Goldberg was interested in the idea. So working with a local contact, Ocitti Joseph, Kennedy set up a tournament involving 15 teams, interspersed with leadership meetings two times a week. Kennedy knew that there was no way that he, a white man from America, could sell the idea of a tournament and leadership classes to a group of 54,000

  • Rick Barot is a highly acclaimed national figure in poetry whose 2020 collection “The Galleons” was recently longlisted for the National Book Award. He’s also a dedicated creative writing teacher, serving as an English professor at Pacific Lutheran University and the director of the Rainier…

    students are writing, are you sensing a  spirit of anxiety or dread, or is there anything else in the writing that you’re reading from them that strikes you as feeling different than the overall tenor might be in a more “normal” year? Study English, Understand the WorldThe study of English offers excellent preparation for any future requiring integrative thinking, skills in writing, discernment in reading, and an appreciation of the human experience and aesthetic values. Business, law, government

  • Spring fair brings employers to campus Students can “take the next step” at the annual spring Career, Internship and Graduate Program Fair in the lower level of the University Center. At the fair, students network with potential employers, as well as learn more about career…

    said. Students are encouraged to dress professionally, bring twice as many copies of their resume as they think they’ll need and be prepared to present themselves in a professional manner. Robinson suggests students choose five or six employers they are interested in talking with and research the organization prior to the fair. Those needing last-minute help on their resume can visit Career Development. Students can also have their resumes critiqued and no appointment is necessary. “Employers have

  • Visiting Assistant Professor Rosalind Billharz teaches a nursing class on pathophysiology this summer at PLU. (Photo by John Froschauer) A champion for microbes By Barbara Clements University Communications Everyone, or thing, however small, needs a champion. And for the microbes of the world, they certainly…

    research? She chose teaching and doesn’t regret it a bit. And she loves teaching nurses. “They don’t get grossed out by the pictures of infections,” she said. “And they are really humane students to teach. They have a genuine compassion for people.” And yet, they still dig microbes. Read Previous International Honors at PLU Read Next Common Reading Program comes full circle with author’s visit to PLU COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad

  • Our Middle Name: People of Wondrous Ability Editor’s note: This essay is the first in a series of writings in Scene from various authors on Lutheran outreach in the world, and the impact and meaning of a Lutheran higher education. By Professor Samuel Torvend, Chair…

    values; Freedom for expression and protection of learning; A liberating foundation in the liberal arts; Learning and research within community; The intrinsic value of the whole creation; Discerning one’s vocations in the world; and Service to the advancement of life, health and wholeness. Flowing from the creation of Core Elements, in July PLU and the ELCA Office for Colleges and Universities sponsored the first-ever conference on introducing faculty and staff to the intellectually robust and world

  • TACOMA, Wash. (April 24, 2015)—A team of PLU Marketing students has won the Social Business track of the 2015 Business Plan Competition presented by the Tacoma Entrepreneur Network. The winning team—Taylor Gonzales, Kevin McKay, Kayla Evans, Lindsey Campbell and Austen Wilson—is mapping a marketing plan…

    projects where business students can ‘learn by doing,’ allowing them to experience and wrestle with real-world marketing challenges within an organization/company,” Mulder said. “In this case, the impact is that the students’ research, branding and final marketing plan will provide direct support to EnVia.” EnVia, headquartered in Oaxaca, Mexico, seeks to empower female entrepreneurs through business funding and education. Oaxaca is one of PLU’s “Gateway” Study Away programs, and PLU students have

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 20, 2016)- Member institutions of the ELCA Network of Colleges and Universities, including Pacific Lutheran University, released a statement Tuesday condemning hateful messages and phone threats directed at a Kansas university and its president. “The 26 member institutions of the ELCA Network…

    what you post or share online or the jokes you tolerate. Use your imagination to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes, kicks or sandals. Do the simple thing and treat all people the way you want to be treated.” Read Previous ASPLU president Ellie Lapp on student government, research and preparing for life after graduation Read Next PLU’s Whiteneck and Smith Global Peacebuilding Award helps Lutes independently work abroad on humanitarian efforts COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 4, 2020) — Five dynamic new weekly shows headline PLU Community YouTube, a new venture that leverages original programming to showcase the uniquely interpersonal values and tight-knit culture of the Lute family — even in this time of physical distancing. The shows…

    Smith, explores the intersection of diversity & justice with weekly channel themes such as Community, Care and Resiliency. Physical Fridays, hosted by PLU women’s basketball student-athlete Katie Taylor, encourages viewers to take care of their physical health during quarantine, embrace the outdoors and stay connected with fellow Lutes through responsible exercise. Read Previous PLU, Dean Waldow receive NSF grant to continue lithium-ion battery research Read Next Answering the call: PLU nursing alum