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Public Radio Sustainability Fundamental to KPLU Sale Posted by: Thomas Krise / December 1, 2015 December 1, 2015 Many of the emails I’ve received about this subject reveal listeners’ confusion and misinformation, and I can tell that many people’s passions are very strong and may overwhelm their reason.  For example: people complain about: losing a South Sound resource (KPLU has been based in Seattle for years); losing jazz and blues (KUOW plans to run 24/7 jazz and blues on 88.5); losing local

PLU alumna collects, studies mosquitoes in the pursuit of improved public health Posted by: Kari Plog / March 9, 2016 March 9, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 9, 2016)- Mosquitoes are pests to some, but for Rebekah Blakney ’12 they carry a wealth of information that can unlock solutions to global health issues.Now with the outbreak of the Zika virus, that’s as important as ever. Blakney isn’t at the forefront of Zika research, at least yet, but she’s

require a video assignment at the start of his religion course at Pacific Lutheran University. The creative ambition of a group of students in 2008 planted the seed for what’s become a university tradition — PLU Hebrew Idol.The competition features short films written, filmed and edited by students in Finitsis’ course titled “Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible.” Each year, online voting by students determines the top three movies, which go on to face evaluation by a panel of judges. This year

PLU senior Kelly Hall prepares to graduate with an indigenous studies major she designed herself Posted by: Kari Plog / May 6, 2016 Image: Kelly Hall ’16 is graduating this spring with an individualized major in Native American and indigenous studies. (Photo courtesy of Hall). May 6, 2016 By Natalie DeFord '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 6, 2016)- Kelly Hall couldn’t decide on a major when she first came to Pacific Lutheran University. “I didn’t know for sure what I wanted

Travel contest sends recent PLU graduate to 5 continents in 3 months Posted by: Zach Powers / June 17, 2016 June 17, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (June 16, 2016) – Just three short weeks after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University, Denae McGaha ’16 will embark on the journey of a lifetime. The communication major will travel for three consecutive months, visiting five continents and more than 10 different countries.McGaha’s summer sojourn is made

National Parks postage stamp series features photo by PLU alumnus, self-taught photographer Posted by: Kari Plog / June 30, 2016 Image: Kevin Ebi ’95 stands next to one of his photographs displayed in a gallery. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Ebi) June 30, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (June 30, 2016)- One frame. That’s all it took for Kevin Ebi ’95 to get his work on a postage stamp – sort of.Ebi, a self-taught nature photographer who has made a living traveling

English abroad in Colombia, writing books about travel and interning for a conservation nonprofit. But now, she says, serving as a park ranger feels like the perfect fit.“I really love working for the Park Service because it’s an organization I can really believe in,” Plog said, “tasked with preserving places for future generations and also making sure people can enjoy them now. I love being part of that.” Plog, who is currently working at Yosemite National Park in California, double majored in

PLU launches Marty’s Reformation Station app to teach campus about Martin Luther in fun, engaging way Posted by: Kari Plog / September 22, 2016 September 22, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 26, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University has created a fun way to honor the Lutheran tradition and put those Pokémon Go skills to use in a new way (we promise we had the idea before Lutes were out looking for Pokéstops).Marty’s Reformation Station is an app developed by

'17Contributing writer for Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 24, 2016)- In the U.S. and around the world, rivers represent primary sources for the water we need to live. But PLU digital media major Rachel Lovrovich ’18 did not become aware that many major water sources are in serious trouble until she started working on MediaLab’s upcoming documentary film.“More than half of our rivers and important waterways in the United States are highly polluted,” Lovrovich said, “and in most instances, it’s

Global leader in diplomacy to visit PLU and discuss how ‘Conflict is Inevitable, Violence is Not’ Posted by: Zach Powers / January 27, 2017 Image: Search for Common Ground CEO and 2017 Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial Lecturer Shamil Idriss. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) January 27, 2017 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 27, 2017)- The third biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial Lecture will be held at 7 p.m. on March 1 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center