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  • Professor Emeritus Bryan Dorner passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2024. Beloved by his students and peers alike, Bryan joined the Department of Mathematics in 1980 and retired in 2017. He earned tenure in 1986 and was promoted to full professor in 2004. “Bryan truly…

    . In his last year or two at PLU, he often read through my notes on a geometry book I was writing, making many great suggestions for improvements.” A funeral mass in Bryan’s honor will be held on Friday, June 14, 11 a.m. at Our Lady Queen of Heaven (14601 A St. S., Tacoma, WA 98444). PLU community members are welcome, and encouraged to RSVP by emailing jeanette.dorner@gmail.com. In lieu of flowers, community members may make a gift in memory of Bryan to the Bryan and Celine Dorner Mathematics

  • New nursing labs raise the bar When the School of Nursing ordered 10 new hospital beds for its improved nursing laboratory, the process of moving them into the third-floor space of Ramstad Commons didn’t appear to pose a challenge. But once the computerized Stryker hospital…

    extended forklift was brought in to carefully maneuver all the beds through it. The state-of-the art equipment is one piece of the School of Nursing’s new Learning Resource Center Complex. The facility, a collection of three redesigned and upgraded nursing laboratories, encompasses what were once seven rooms designated as laboratory space to teach the school’s 350-plus nursing students. The cutting-edge facility was funded through a $300,000 gift from an anonymous donor last spring. The gift’s legacy

  • From Harstad Hall to the Morken Center, donors have built the academy In October 1891 the cornerstone of “Old Main” was laid on the rocky woodlands of Parkland. It was the first step in the construction of the first building at PLU. It’s now known…

    Olson athletic and recreation complex. To learn more about investment options and ensuring the legacy of PLU, please contact the Office of Advancement at 253-535-7177 or visit https://www.plu.edu/advancement/ and click on “Make a Gift.” Read Previous Contributions to Excellence Read Next Endowment for scholarships: a direct investment in students COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private

  • Through experience and contemplation, painter hones his craft In creating oil paintings at his Tacoma studio, artist David Gray, ’92, takes inspiration from what is beautiful, good, excellent and wholesome. Gray has worked as a full-time artist since December 2002. In this relatively short time,…

    dedication to living the life of a professional artist with a commitment to lifelong learning to improve one’s craft inspires the other artists, said Buckmaster. “He’s not only talented and experienced,” said Buckmaster, “but he’s my idea of a person living the life of a serious, professional artist.” Read Previous The Rose comes home Read Next Gift for all-purpose field primes athletic facilities transformation COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might

  • Earth Week The celebration and dedication of a student led effort to restore habitat on campus to its native state, is one of the many highlights for Earth Week at PLU. Habitat Restoration Project dedication: Senior Reed Ojala-Barbour was looking for a way to make…

    , April 20 There will be a sustainability themed dinner in the Commons of the UC. Starting 7 p.m. GREAN is hosting a screening of “Queen of the Sun” in Ingram 100. Also the Volunteer Center will host its Celebration of Service event as part of Be the Spark. Thursday, April 21 Starting at 7 p.m., the Diversity Center will host an engaging talk about environmental justice. Appetizers will be provided. Friday, April 22 No School. It’s Good Friday. Read Previous Gift for all-purpose field primes athletic

  • Work on the Ness Chapel and the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts continued through August, and will continue until just before students arrive. (Photo by PLU Photo Director John Froschauer) Construction on the performing arts center, dugouts and the halls continue throughout…

    depending on configuration – about half of Eastvold’s former capacity. By removing those extra seats, architects were able to create space for an orchestra pit, and greatly enhance the acoustics and the sightlines. The sound, lighting, rigging, and other technical infrastructure is state of the art. Phase II also includes many changes not related to theater. PLU’s cherished Tower Chapel is restored, renamed the Ness Family Chapel, thanks to a $2 million gift from Kaare and Sigrunn Ness, Arne Ness ’69

  • Dear Campus Community: It is with deep sadness that I share with you the news of the passing of PLU’s Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Rae Linda Brown. Rae Linda died Sunday morning, at peace surrounded by her family after a…

    . The leadership she demonstrated and the lessons she left us with will not be forgotten. In tribute to Rae Linda’s legacy of care for students, especially those first in their family to attend college, we have established the Dr. Rae Linda Brown Access Scholarship. Those wishing to make a memorial gift to this scholarship fund should contact the Office of Advancement. Anyone in need of grief counseling is encouraged to visit PLU’s Counseling Center or Campus Ministry. The PLU Employee Assistance

  • Ian Lindhartsen entered PLU with a plan. The 253 PLU Bound scholarship recipient from the Key Peninsula began his first year with plans to major in music education. But best-laid plans often go awry. Lindhartsen soon realized that wasn’t the path for him. He knew…

    these opportunities, to begin with, I definitely wouldn’t be where I am now,” he said. “I definitely feel like I’m living out my vocation.”Learn more about individualized majors at PLU Read Previous PLU receives a $2 million gift for music studies from organ builder Paul Fritts Read Next Fixing septic systems is key to protecting Puget Sound shellfish (PLU professor quoted) COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are

  • Pacific Lutheran University will host the Steen Family Symposium for Environmental Issues and Earth and Diversity Week April 17-23 . Series events will explore the theme of “Sowing Resilience in Fractured Land.” Guest speakers, dialogues, and hands-on activities will invite attendees to examine the wide-ranging…

    impact that the violence of natural resource extraction has on ecosystems, communities, and individuals.Steen Family Symposium Steen Family Symposium on Environmental Issues April 17-19 | Free and open to the public Established in 2022 through a gift from David ‘57 and Lorilie Steen ’58, the Steen Family Symposium brings informed speakers who challenge current thinking and propose healthy change to the PLU campus for the purpose of contributing to educate for “lives of thoughtful inquiry, service

  • Center Stage: The $20 million Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts officially opens in October By Steve Hansen Jeff Clapp ’89, PLU artistic director of theater, PLU theater program undergraduate, son of a theater professor, likes to tell a story of his tenure…

    other technical infrastructure is state of the art. It is worth noting that the performing arts center will not host just theater. Dance, opera and jazz performances will also use Eastvold Auditorium. Lectures, touring ensembles and other PLU-sponsored events will also take place there. It will be a very busy place. Phase II also includes many changes not related to theater. PLU’s cherished Tower Chapel is restored, renamed the Ness Family Chapel, thanks to a $2 million gift from Kaare and Sigrunn