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choosing a college, Barnes realized he had a decision to make: Did he go for a D1 university with a possibility of a walk on opportunity for that football team, or a D3 school with superior academics? PLU’s business school was the deciding factor. “PLU’s business school was hands-down the best, and I needed to look ahead to my future,” he said. “There was just no comparison with Boise State.” One of his only regrets in attending PLU was not discovering the university’s Career Connections center sooner

September 23, 2011 During a ceremony of remembrance in Red Square, the Norwegian Flag is raised for the victims of the terror attacks this summer. (Photo by John Froschauer) PLU professor remembers Norway’s peaceful response to attacks of terror By Katie Scaff ’13 The dignity and resolve of Norwegians should never be forgotten, according to a PLU professor who was in Norway at the time of the July 22, 2011 attacks in Oslo and on a nearby island. “For a small nation like Norway,” said Claudia

, a retired Hall of Fame baseball relief pitcher, Patricia Love Krise was mulling over her decision to always say “yes” to any new opportunities. Even as she saw the fastball come blurring toward her. Fingers nicked Krise with his throw, but even now, looking back at the incident 15 years later, Krise told a room of students in PLU’s MBA program she was glad she decided to go to baseball fantasy camp – a reward for winning a sales contest at  Infiniti – along with 89 guys. She was the only woman

like it,” Hacker said. “They all stuck together. Everyone. Across the country and divisions — high schoolers, college athletes, even the U.S. men’s hockey team.” Hacker has been with the women’s team for seven years. She works with the coaching staff to formulate psychological exercises to improve individual and team performance. "At this level physical difference between teams is not that great. But the psychological difference is often the difference for first or second place."- Colleen Hacker

'21PLU Marketing and CommunicationsTen years ago Andrew Whitney ‘12 was preparing for graduation, completing internships, and looking forward to starting a career in the world of business and finance. Now, it's his job to help place local high school and college students in internships with businesses, nonprofits, and public agencies in Pierce County, learning from his experiences, the good and the bad, in his own internships.Whitney leads Seed Internships, a program dedicated to pairing Tacoma-area

—Mack Wilberg’s energetic setting of Angels We Have Heard on High; Eric Whitacre’s beautifully evocative Lux Aurumque; and Barlow Bradford’s euphoric arrangement of Sussex Carol. We conclude, as always, with the combined forces of the choir and orchestra in an arrangement of Beautiful Savior, penned by PLU Associate Professor of Music and Organist Paul Tegels. We hope that our musical journey from darkness to light has in some way brightened your holiday season. Thank you for your continued support

experiences. He’s kicking off his next chapter at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine in July. Get ready to dive into Isaiah’s story! Tell us a little bit about you and your educational background.IB: I’m from Wenatchee, Washington. My mom homeschooled my brother and me for most of my education until 11th grade, when I began Running Start at Wenatchee Valley College. I completed a B.S. in biology with a minor in mathematics at PLU. I graduated in 2021 and applied to medical schools the

the CS-STEM scholarship, they will pay for part of my master’s program.What made you want to teach at the middle school level? I really enjoyed the classes I took when I was in junior high, and so the inspiration of having great teachers made me want to be one, so that’s the goal. What moment at that age made you passionate about teaching? Just the little things — the community I experienced there was great, and it was my first step toward freedom being able to pick my own classes. The teachers I

, Wash. When she was 9, she switched her home rink to Sprinker Recreation Center, just down the road from PLU, where she continues to train today. Jordan Lee ’17 trains at Sprinker five days a week, two hours a day, and attends classes. (Photo courtesy of Jordan Lee.) As a child, Lee had Olympic aspirations of her own, but as she has grown, so has her plan. “My goals have changed because I got injured a lot, and I lost a lot of time training,” Lee said. “In the future, I want to start coaching.” Lee

and new experiences — is how you grow and make the most of such moments. “I always like to remind people that strength is not really measured by what you can do, but rather by overcoming the things that you thought you could not do,” she said. “You can’t grow unless you’re willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you’re learning new things.” For Long, successfully navigating her adjustment period to PLU and the Pacific Northwest resulted in the scholastic pursuit of a childhood passion for