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PLU announces plans for a full return to campus this fall Posted by: Zach Powers / March 2, 2021 March 2, 2021 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University has announced the intention to return to in-person learning for Fall 2021. The news was shared with campus last Friday in an email from President Allan Belton.“Like every action we’ve undertaken as a community during the pandemic, this decision is being made in full consideration of public-health guidelines and

started work that Wednesday.”The conference brought together economists and regional analysts. It included a University Symposium, attended by students and faculty from PLU and other Puget Sound universities. Gould, who earned his bachelor’s degree in economics, is now a senior vice president with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and branch manager of the Seattle offices. Gould explained how the Fed regulates cash flow as well as the flow of checks (some $13 trillion in 2006) in the United

cross, he said. It is a world the PLU community embraces and encourages, Anderson said. And it has helped shape this institution into the globally focused university it is today. From the faculty and students who have and will spend time studying away to the on-campus programs that encourage an internationalized campus – the university has grown beyond the confines of suburban Parkland to reach far corners of the world. Those facts weren’t lost on the NAFSA: Association of International Educators

February 18, 2010 Road map to a green campus At PLU, sustainable practices isn’t just a buzzword or passing fad By Chris Albert This semester, the university has put the concept into action by making a comprehensive sustainability plan – PLU’s Climate Action Plan and Sustainability Guide. PLU has a road map to making its carbon footprint nothing. “We have a long history of practicing sustainable environmental stewardship at PLU,”said President Loren J. Anderson. “Now this comprehensive plan

August 9, 2011 Knight-Lutes logo unveiled for athletic gear By Chris Albert As Lutes well know, the conversation of exactly what is the logo and/or mascot for the university can be a bit of a circular conversation dotted with long pauses. We all know it well, and it goes something like this: “So what’s your mascot? Ours is a dog.” “A Lute.” (Pause.) The Lutes use a knight to bring athletics under one banner. “A what?” “So what’s your logo then?” More silence. This confusion will end this fall

February 24, 2012 Paul B. Thompson, the W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics at Michigan State University gave the keynote address for the Food Symposium. (Photo by Igor Strupinskiy ’14) Exploring food issues By Katie Scaff ’13 Food intersects with just about any social justice issue you’re interested in, according to PLU Philosophy Professor Erin McKenna. McKenna was one of more than a dozen experts and enthusiasts who shared their knowledge with PLU and the greater

Recyclemania is Back—and PLU is Already in the Top 10 Posted by: Zach Powers / February 18, 2015 Image: (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) February 18, 2015 By Taylor Lunka ’15PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Feb. 17, 2015)—Another year of Recyclemania has kicked off, and Pacific Lutheran University already is ranked sixth in the nationwide competition.Over an eight-week period, colleges in the U.S. and Canada participating in Recyclemania report how much trash and recycling are collected

Award-winning science journalist, microbiologist, and author Bryn Nelson to speak at Rachel Carson Lecture Posted by: Ava Edmonds / January 22, 2024 Image: The Annual Rachel Carson Lecture will take place on February 21, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. in the Anderson University Center (Chris Knutzen Hall) with guest speaker Dr. Bryn Nelson.  January 22, 2024 By Ava EdmondsMarketing and Communications PLU’s College of Natural Sciences is excited for Bryn Nelson to deliver “From Revolting to Revolutionary

began teaching immediately, which isn’t typical of the experience in the United States. “These students did well above what a normal student teacher does,” said Paula Leitz, associate professor of education who organized the study-away experience. “They had to be flexible … they really had to find ways to engage the learners.” Leitz developed the program over two years, finalizing the details during her sabbatical last year. With the heavy credit load, it’s difficult for students in the education

school. On that score, PLU delivered – the classes were rigorous, and the opportunity to work in the lab with his professors was essential. But that was only part of the equation. Here, he found a passion. “You only have ‘one wild and precious life,’ so I’m determined to make the most of it.” (Photo by John Froschauer) “In the most basic sense it comes down to the Wild Hope project,” Reyna said. He speaks of PLU’s unique program that encourages students to discover what they are truly passionate