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Diversity Advocate (2014-15). As a black woman at a primarily white school, Nicole was looking for a place to meet other people of color on campus. This desire led her to the Diversity Center. During her time there, Nicole was able to find her community and, with its support, explore her identity (“Shout out to Dr. Angie!”). Later, she would help other students do the same through her roles as a mentor and a Diversity Advocate. It would be an understatement to simply say that Nicole likes mentoring. She

, 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

count— yes, count—yeast cells for the next eight hours. And she wouldn’t have it any other way. Deane, a biology major, is working 10 weeks this summer with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Tina Saxowsky, doing a series of experiments that will look at the evolution of the little critters that make your bread rise. How do they mutate, and how did these traits give them an advantage to survive? How does drug resistance happen? Or tumor growth? “It really helps with critical thinking,” said Deane

Washington Sea Grant Graduate Science Communications Fellowship Posted by: nicolacs / December 17, 2020 December 17, 2020 Washington Sea Grant offers two Science Communications Fellowships: one for graduate students and one for undergraduate students. WSG fellows work for two academic quarters on a range of communications projects, from writing articles for the Sea Star newsletter to developing web content. Fellows are given the opportunity to develop their portfolios as writers and

Seattle and New York’s Le Poisson Rouge. She’s a member of the Steve Newcomb Orchestra and a past member of Ensemble Mise-En and the Olympia Symphony Orchestra. She has held artistic residencies at The Banff Centre and the Bang on a Can Summer Institute. She was a finalist in the 2013 Seattle Flute Society Young Artist Competition and the winner of the 2009 Coeur d’Alene Symphony Young Artist Concerto Competition. That’s quite a résumé for anyone, but it’s especially impressive for someone who wasn’t

, and becoming leaders in their communities. An investment in PLU scholarships is an investment in students who will be empowered to thrive in a well-rounded education that extends beyond the classroom. We asked three students what scholarship support means to them and how they plan to spark a brighter future by serving and leading with care – both at PLU and beyond. Rhiannon Leach ’25, Elementary Education “I want to be a safe space for students to feel comfortable talking about anything.” Rhiannon

convincing. He pivoted, disappearing into the market crowd. Bergman wondered if he would come back. But he did, in his car. He flipped open the lid, and there were 25 parrots, stuffed in grocery sacks. Available to anyone who would pay. Bergman, who was working for Audubon Magazine on illegal bird trafficking, also happened to be helping out the U.S. Customs agents, who confiscated the birds and arrested the man. But as Bergman pointed out, this small sting didn’t even make a dent in the 150,000 parrots

August 23, 2010 Brues put ‘exclamation point’ on their time at PLU In his words, former Professor of Economics Professor Stan Brue, along with his wife Terri, wanted to “put an exclamation point” on their long association with PLU. This past May, the university accepted their gift of $500,000 that will endow annual scholarships and offset study-away expenses for several students in the Social Sciences. Stan and Terri arrived in Tacoma in 1971, he as a new assistant professor and she as a

International Complexities: Mycal Ford ’12 discusses how he thinks about global policy Posted by: Zach Powers / November 3, 2022 November 3, 2022 By Zach PowersResoLute EditorMycal Ford ’12 deep dives into global challenges for a living. A double major in political science and Chinese studies at PLU, Ford is now an international affairs and economics analyst who has worked for both private firms and government agencies, including the U.S. Department of the Treasury, a global consulting firm

Coach Dickerson retires after 14 years of support on, off the court Posted by: Kari Plog / February 24, 2017 Image: Steve Dickerson, head coach for men’s basketball, retires in May after 14 years at PLU. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) February 24, 2017 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 24, 2017)- Emotions ran high for senior Brandon Lester in his final basketball game at Pacific Lutheran University.Lester and his teammates fought hard through a lingering double