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  • Relay for Life at PLU Raises Money—and Awareness Students walk during a previous Relay for Life at PLU. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) By Valery Jorgensen ’15 The international fundraiser Relay For Life, for the American Cancer Society, will be held at PLU beginning Friday, April 25.…

    April 24, 2014 Relay for Life at PLU Raises Money—and Awareness Students walk during a previous Relay for Life at PLU. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) By Valery Jorgensen ’15The international fundraiser Relay For Life, for the American Cancer Society, will be held at PLU beginning Friday, April 25. Relay For Life is an overnight event that raises money for cancer awareness. It takes place in more than 20 countries around the world. Relay For Life has been held at PLU for a number of years, and

  • Before attending Pacific Lutheran University, Justyn Freeman ’23 served in the Air Force for six years. Now, he is a senior nursing major and will soon begin his residency at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma. Justyn is a current member of the Washington Air…

    National Guard member and nursing major prioritizes service to his community Posted by: vcraker / April 7, 2022 Image: Justyn Freeman loads up meals to deliver to local families as part of the Delta Turkey Basket Drive. April 7, 2022 Before attending Pacific Lutheran University, Justyn Freeman ’23 served in the Air Force for six years. Now, he is a senior nursing major and will soon begin his residency at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma. Justyn is a current member of the Washington Air

  • Poster 1 Poster 2 Poster 3 Poster 4 [Exhibit has closed.] Mortvedt Library is hosting a new popup exhibition from the National Archives ,  Rightfully Hers, “commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19 th Amendment. Rightfully Hers explores the history of the…

    On Exhibit: Struggle for Full Voting Rights Virtual and In-Person Exhibit Posted by: Holly Senn / September 15, 2020 September 15, 2020 Poster 1Poster 2Poster 3Poster 4 [Exhibit has closed.] Mortvedt Library is hosting a new popup exhibition from the National Archives, Rightfully Hers, “commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Rightfully Hers explores the history of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, women’s voting rights before and after the 19th

  • Tacoma, Wash. — Pacific Lutheran University is pleased to announce that Kathleen Richardson, assistant professor of nursing, has been selected to be a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (Academy). Richardson also serves as associate dean of academic affairs at PLU. “Dr. Richardson has…

    Nursing (Academy). Richardson also serves as associate dean of academic affairs at PLU. “Dr. Richardson has been recognized for her significant contributions to advanced nursing practice and her leadership both in the military and in academia,” Barbara Habermann, dean of the school of nursing, said. “Her induction into the Academy represents a significant milestone after a rigorous and competitive application and review process.” Richardson is a dual board-certified Family and Emergency Nurse

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 24, 2016)- It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas at Pacific Lutheran University. Throughout its history, PLU has developed numerous holiday pastimes that honor a variety of traditions, cultures and forms of joyful expression. UPCOMING EVENTS Celebration of Light   Nov.…

    Red Square! The evening kicks off at 3:30pm with hot beverages, cookies, religious and cultural tabling and a holiday scavenger hunt. After the hunt, there will be a tree lighting ceremony at 5:15pm with caroling! All are welcome. Breakfast with Santa  Dec. 3 | 9 – 11 a.m.  | Scandinavian Cultural Center Get in the holiday spirit by joining us for a Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 3 on campus. Bring your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews or other future Lutes in your life for

  • Like many students, Heven Ambachew ’24 wasn’t yet sure of her major when embarking on her PLU journey. Four years later, thanks to PLU’s individualized major pathway, she is the university’s first graduate with a major in innovation studies . Innovation Studies at PLU Courses…

    . Innovation studies is an interdisciplinary program focused on creative solutions, using design thinking, collaboration, and entrepreneurial mindsets. Working in teams, students develop opportunities and solutions for contemporary problems. The program’s class options span the gamut from video game history to business to graphic design. A makerspace in Hinderlie Hall offers sewing machines, electronics, paints, and more for crafting inventions. In an innovation seminar, Ambachew learned about the cyclical

  • Originally Published in 2014 If you read the acknowledgements of the books that I’ve written, you will notice that I always thank some group of students for their help and insights. With The Task of Utopia , I thanked a particular class of students who…

    take their own peer reviews and writing process more seriously.A History of American Philosophy: From Wounded Knee to the Present (forthcoming from Bloomsbury Press) will be marketed as a textbook. And so, in Fall 2013, I provided an online draft of the text for my Pragmatism and American Philosophy class. It provided important background information for the figures we studied and the texts we read. The students provided valuable feedback on how the book read and what they got out of it. They, of

  • Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation By Barbara Clements The 2010 Wang Center Symposium: Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation, will feature many speakers and topics on the global impact of sports and recreation. Wang Center Symposium: Understanding the World Through Sports and…

    the world’s attention to the plight of the population of Darfur. (Find out more about the Wang Canter International Symposium) In 2006, after winning two medals at the Turin Olympics, Cheek donated his $40,000 in award money to Right to Play, an international aid organization focused on bringing the benefits of sport and play to the most disadvantaged children in the world. Cheek’s donation inspired his sponsors and other athletes to collectively donate more than $1 million to children in Darfur

  • Like many students, Heven Ambachew ’24 wasn’t yet sure of her major when embarking on her PLU journey. Four years later, thanks to PLU’s individualized major pathway, she is the university’s first graduate with a major in innovation studies . Innovation Studies at PLU Courses…

    is an interdisciplinary program focused on creative solutions, using design thinking, collaboration, and entrepreneurial mindsets. Working in teams, students develop opportunities and solutions for contemporary problems. The program’s class options span the gamut from video game history to business to graphic design. A makerspace in Hinderlie Hall offers sewing machines, electronics, paints, and more for crafting inventions. In an innovation seminar, Ambachew learned about the cyclical creative

  • John Evanishyn ‘21 grew up in Tacoma, exploring Point Defiance Park, Ruston Way waterfront and other urban green spaces. By high school, he had learned enough from his dad to become a skilled forager, someone who knew his capstones from his shaggy ink caps. (Those…

    John Evanishyn ‘21 studied environmental science on campus—and in France and Costa Rica—during his four years at PLU Posted by: Zach Powers / May 10, 2021 Image: John Evanishyn ‘21 on the CIEE (Council On International Educational Exchange) campus in San Luis Alto, Costa Rica. (Photos courtesy John Evanishyn.) May 10, 2021 By Ernest JasminPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterJohn Evanishyn ‘21 grew up in Tacoma, exploring Point Defiance Park, Ruston Way waterfront and other urban green