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Jessica McGifford ’12 Jessica McGifford ’12 and Abi McLane ’08 at the Crystal Judson Family Justice Center. Jessica McGifford ’12 Major: Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies Employer: Our Sister’s House PLU Connection: Abi McLane ’08, victim services supervisor at Crystal Judson Family Justice Center…
, have turned into professional relationships. And, most certainly, both developed real-world tools through mentoring and training programs at places like the Women’s Center. For graduates like McGifford and McLane who aspire for a career in advocacy, there is no better way to prepare. “The interns who go through the PLU sexual assault peer education team training program are prepared weeks in advance (compared to other schools),” McLane said. “That has to do with the mentoring and the faculty at PLU
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Louis Hobson ’00 talks with theater and voice students at a workshop in January. (Photo by John Froschauer) What’s Next After Normal? Louis Hobson ’00 talks about life after working in Pulitzer-winning play By Barbara Clements, University Communications So now what? After going to the…
theater scene here, Hobson also has some irons in Hollywood, including appearing in a movie in which Johnny Depp will make a cameo. He took all this experience and recently boiled it down to bits of advice as workshops he held in January at Pacific Lutheran University. His main points: Follow your passion and take risks. On the first point of following his passion, Hobson told the class that during his sophomore year at PLU, his father nearly died of an aneurysm, and Hobson, who was a music education
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Pacific Lutheran University hires new Vice President of Marketing and Communications to promote the university’s vision of service, sustainability and leadership. Donna Gibbs, a marketing and communications leader for over 20 years , will become the new Vice President of Marketing at Pacific Lutheran University.…
communications roles in the United States and abroad. “I am delighted to have someone of her caliber as the founding leader of our new Division of Marketing and Communications,” he said. Gibbs will begin her official duties at PLU on Sept. 16. “I’m very excited to work with the talented team at PLU and to help take the University to new levels of excellence locally, regionally and on the global stage,” Gibbs said. “It’s been a dream of mine to work in higher education, and I’m honored to be associated with
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Lisa Patterson ’98, one of Seattle Business Examiner’s 40 Under Forty winners. (Photo by Mike Wells.) Extra! Extra! Lute Wins Prestigious Award for Journalism Career By Valery Jorgensen ‘15 Lisa Patterson ’98, editor of 425 and South Sound magazines, recently was honored with the Seattle…
professors Joanne Lisosky and Robert Marshall Wells, who had worked at The News Tribune before coming to PLU. Patterson was a single mom while attending PLU and worked while enrolled. She credits her professors for helping her get where she is today. “The community understands the value of a PLU education,” Patterson said. Patterson still keeps in contact with professors, visits classes and shares her experiences with current students. “Journalism is such a small, small world,” Patterson said. The summer
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PLU Peace Scholars leave for Nobel Peace Prize Forum Juniors Andrew Larsen and Amy Delo will be attending the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize forum this year in Minneapolis. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Dr. William Foege ’57 is a keynote speaker at the event By Barbara Clements…
spent the past year in Serbia studying peace and conflict resolution, and would like to work with youth when he leaves PLU. Delo is a political science and global studies major and is considering going into the Peace Corps or furthering her education through graduate studies in international relations. They also will hear PLU alum Dr. William Foege ’57, who led the fight to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama. Anna McCracken ’14, a
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PLU Event Shows Solidarity For 43 Missing Student Teachers ‘PLU for Ayotzinapa: The High Stakes of Educating in Violent Times’ Scheduled for Nov. 14 By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 13, 2014)—Pacific Lutheran University faculty members and students have organized…
. 14. Where: Regency Room, Anderson University Center, Pacific Lutheran University. Admission: Free and open to the public. Mexico is one of PLU’s “Gateway” countries, and the university has had a program in Oaxaca for approximately 10 years, said PLU Professor of Hispanic Studies Dr. Tamara R. Williams, Executive Director of PLU’s Wang Center for Global Education. “Over 100 Lutes have graduated from the program, many of whom now serve the Latino community in the U.S. or have secured jobs overseas
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TACOMA, Wash. (April 21, 2015)—Last fall, Pacific Lutheran University made a big impression on the Puget Sound area with dozens of giant black-and-gold billboards—and Link light-rail trains. We made such a big impression, in fact, we’re doing it again. PLU’s first outdoor campaign launched in…
has worked. Clear Channel reports that their second fastest-growing industry group this year is higher education: Seattle University, Seattle Pacific University, Western Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Central Washington University and Washington State University all have either committed for the first time or increased their outdoor buys.”[plu_locations height=”700px” width=”100%” zoom=”10″ category=”billboards-spring-2015″ page_reload_time=10 scroll_wheel_zoom=”false
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TACOMA, Wash. (May 7, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University has been selected as the recipient of Tacoma Public Schools’ Gold Star Community Partner Award for May 2015. The awards, instituted this academic year by the TPS Partnership Office, recognize and thank partners who go above and beyond…
recognition of an investment of time, talent and resources for TPS students, families and staff, the Gold Star Community Partner Award signifies honor and thanks to a community partner who has made a difference by doing what is best for kids,” said Amanda Scott-Thomas,Tacoma Public Schools’ director of Community Partnership, Academic Equity & Achievement. “TPS chose to honor PLU for consistently partnering and investing in the education of our children and youth—whose future, in turn, will affect the
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TACOMA, WASH. (May 12, 2015)— The 2015 Celebration of Leadership recognized students who live lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care while empowering their peers to do the same. On Monday, May 11, the Division of Student Life welcomed PLU faculty, administrators, staff and…
, Samantha Cook, Anna Sieber, Rachel Diebel, Rebecca Thompson, Valerie Kruger, Emma Pierce, Amanda Williams (Award winners not listed in photographic order.) Leaders of Distinction Award WinnersRecognizes students who are continuing their undergraduate education and have enhanced the campus and community through various leadership & involvement opportunities. Jon Adams, Genevieve Brandt, Kelli Breland, Samantha Cook, Maria Cruse, Caitlin Dawes, Dominic DeSoto, Rachel Diebel, Tyler Dobies, Haley Ehlers
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 27, 2016)- Michael Farnum, director of military outreach at Pacific Lutheran University, is an advocate for connecting with the earth after he realized how it can help save lives. He was inspired by John Beal, a military veteran who was given six…
environmental education. (Photo: Robert R. Carrasco/PLU) April 27, 2016 By Samantha Lund '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 27, 2016)- Michael Farnum, director of military outreach at Pacific Lutheran University, is an advocate for connecting with the earth after he realized how it can help save lives. He was inspired by John Beal, a military veteran who was given six months to live after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. Beal wanted to make a difference before he died, so he got
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