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  • heartfelt welcome to former PLU president and first-lady, Loren and MaryAnn Anderson. Melinda and I are thankful for your leadership, your friendship and your generous wisdom. We’re honored to have you join us tonight – welcome home. I’m delighted to celebrate the incredible students and inspiring alumni stories made possible through your generosity and the impact of a PLU education. Yesterday, during my inauguration address, I spoke about seeing the possibilities. I reflected upon the visionary

  • shoes,” Aust said. Aust says that his biggest accomplishment with the debate team isn’t an award, in fact his biggest accomplishment isn’t even centered on him. Aust says that his biggest accomplishment is stepping into a leadership role on the team and using that role to create an inclusive community in which the debate team has been able to flourish. “I want everyone to be able to come and feel welcomed by the debate team whether or not they like debate. I want debate practice to be like going

  • workplace quickly after graduating.” Sara Christensen, 2017After graduating from PLU with a BA in Economics, BA in Politics and Government, and a Mathematics minor, Sara will be continuing her studies at the University of Washington where she will be pursing a Master of Education in Higher Education Leadership. Sara hopes to combine her interest in higher education with her background in economics to identify more equitable and efficient ways of funding higher education in the U.S. Desirae Haselwood

  • and sharper understanding of your unique and precious self, the    longings of your heart, and capacity of your voice! And these hopes for you brings us full circle back to PLU’s mission of to educating every student for a life of “thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — . . .because the wellspring of service and care is gratitude, inquiry and learning is the natural response to wonder, and authentic and effective leadership has its grounding in courage. The final word for today comes

  • : Anthropology and Religion, minor in Political Science. Hometown: Helena, Montana. PLU Accomplishments: Peace Scholar, Pinnacle Society member, ASPLU Programs Director, Montana Club President, Campus Ministry Steward, Brian C. Olson Alumni Award, Lute Talks Presenter, Gonyea Fellow, Leadership Board and Tour Guide for Admissions, and Religion Tutor. Favorite PLU memory: “Earlier this spring, the award-winning director Jehane Noujaim came and spoke about her film The Square and the role media play in

  • needs to return to our national and international conversation. We’ve summarized all this into our mission statement: The mission of Pacific Lutheran University is to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care—for others, for their communities, and for the earth. That’s a very Lutheran mission statement and I can tell you that everyone at PLU without exception is deeply committed to it. So when you wonder about whether Pacific Lutheran University is “Lutheran

  • regions with a deep educational partnership with Pacific Lutheran University. They develop lifelong transformation and establish a cultural exchange between campuses in both places, she says. The Gateways punctuate PLU’s educational mission that was established in 1890 by Norwegian pioneers — a commitment to the values of Lutheran higher education. Two of the most important Gateways connect PLU to its heritage — programs in Telemark and Oslo, distinctively different locations in Norway. Claudia

  • credits is the standard for internships, and the required level for any student participating in the exciting new Nonprofit Leadership Minor. Note that we will work with your credits and seek to maximize the block tuition pricing, as described next. We’ve designed this course to be flexible to your credit hours for spring of 2016. If you have 16 or fewer credit hours in the spring, you could elect to sign up for the 1-credit option and your tuition would be covered under PLU’s block pricing (PLU

  • and leadership scholarships require an application Artistic Achievement Awards – $1,000 to $7,500 per year – In the areas of Art & Design, Dance, Media, Music, and Theatre Visit Scholarship – $1,000 per year – Visit campus during your senior year, and you’ll automatically receive this scholarship Find more PLU scholarshipsWe also offer need-based scholarships and grants (as determined by the FAFSA or WASFA) But that’s not all! We encourage you to look and apply for outside scholarships, too. Some

  • wave of the pandemic. Instead, she decided to apply for medical school at Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, where she was eventually accepted. Since classes wouldn’t be starting for another year and a half, Chell looked for other ways to keep busy. She found a one-year AmeriCorps role with Massachusetts General Hospital, which runs a Rural Health Leadership fellowship for internal medicine physicians in partnership with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the Indian Health Service in