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June 11, 2014 Marissa Meyer ’04 signs one of her latest books in the Luna series, ‘Scarlett’, for a fan this spring at PLU. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Love of Sci-Fi and Fairy Tales Leads to Best-Selling Series By Barbara Clements Director of Content Development, PLU Marketing and Communications Marissa Meyer ’04 admits she’s a bit of a nerd—and comes proudly from a long line of nerds, including an uncle who converted the second floor of his house into the bridge of the Enterprise. Really

education. ACTFL’s mission is to provide vision, leadership and support for quality teaching and learning of languages.As President of ACTFL, Dr. Yaden runs board meetings, writes for the organization, and advocates for language learning in Washington DC. She had also planned to travel to about 30 different national and international conferences. Many of these were either cancelled or moved online due to the pandemic. This meant that, instead of traveling around both the country and world, Dr. Yaden

Special Education Major Gavin Knapp ’23 Discovers the Beauty of Returning to His Childhood School District Posted by: shortea / April 13, 2023 Image: Image: Gavin Knapp ’23 (PLU photo/Sy Bean) April 13, 2023 By Grant Hoskins '23PLU Marketing & Communications Student Writer Gavin Knapp ’23 reflects on Fife Public Schools with a new lens, now student teaching with one of his former educators. Gavin Knapp discovered his vocation for special education in an unusual way – volunteering with unified

Charged Up Professor Dean Waldow explores the future of batteries while training future chemists Posted by: nicolacs / November 1, 2021 Image: Alyssa Bright ’22 and Professor Dean Waldow share a discussion in a PLU chemistry lab. (Photos by John Froschauer/PLU) November 1, 2021 By By Anneli HaralsonResoLute Guest WriterPLU Chemistry professor Dean Waldow hopes to one day become useless. After all, as an educator, his job is to empower students to work confidently and independently in a field

students receive some form of financial aid through scholarships, grants and endowments, many of which are funded by PLU constituents. Gifts to Q Club help lessen the financial strain on students and their families, support the faculty in enriching curriculum, and allow students to expand their campus activities and learning experiences. Many people have gone above and beyond the call to support PLU and Q Club. We profile a few of them here. While their affiliation to PLU is varied, they share a spirit

August 3, 2012 Immigrant described as ‘crawling’ causes professor to take a closer look By Chris Albert, University Communications Adela Ramos will never forget the day when, as a graduate student at Columbia University in New York City, she was reading a “New York Times” article about a Mexican immigrant who was described as crawling under a fence to make it into the United States. The word “crawling” struck Ramos as an odd way to describe a person crossing the border. People aren’t typically

the Texaco Country Live Showdown—the competition’s national finals—and spend a day consulting with music-industry professionals. Known for its onstage energy, original music and sweet-as-pie harmonies, The Olson Bros band is no stranger to victory—it won the 2013 Battle of the Bands at Capital Lakefair in Olympia—but the Texaco title was a big win and a hard win. The Showdown started in spring and continued for six months; to advance, a song had to land in the top five fan favorites each month

PLU debuts inclusive space for prayer, meditation Posted by: Kari Plog / August 31, 2017 Image: Alaa Alshaibani ’17 prays in the new Multifaith Meditation and Prayer Space. (John Froschauer/PLU) August 31, 2017 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 31, 2017)- The Rev. Jen Rude, campus pastor, says interfaith work lies at the heart of what it means to be a Lutheran institution of learning. The new Multifaith Meditation and Prayer Space is one in a series of

Theater program with the upcoming production of Charlotte’s Web. The timeless story about the unbreakable friendship between an affable pig and a courageous spider will be produced on stage by a cast and crew comprised entirely of PLU students. We talked to Helton about the show and his role in it. What inspired you to do Charlotte’s Web? I was inspired to do Charlotte’s Web because of the story it tells. I like that this story focuses on what it means to be a friend. Charlotte has a line in the show

, with a strong desire to advocate for what she believed in. They often would watch the news together and discuss major political issues of the time. “My parents wanted to prepare us, because they knew we were mixed (race) kids going out into a world that wasn’t going to be receptive,” said Blagg, a Pacific Lutheran University graduate of 1982 and 1991. That was the birth of her interest in politics and equity. Blagg studied political science as an undergraduate at PLU, before returning to the