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likelihood using a 5-point scale. The primary focus of this risk mitigation strategy is to safeguard student well-being, academic continuity, and limit harm to the local community. The Wang Center closely monitors the following standard points of reference when evaluating risk: US Department of State Travel Advisories CDC Travel Health Notices OSAC: Country Security Reports Crisis24 Risk Alerts One the initial risk assessment is completed, program leaders develop site-specific plans for mitigating

photography and an emphasis on photojournalism. John mostly spent his working life as a photojournalist with newspapers or news agencies. Zach Powers ’10, media and content manager A proud graduate of PLU ’10, Zach worked as media and content manager until April 2017. He previously served as the director of marketing and communications for The Grand Cinema and Tacoma Film Festival. He also managed political campaigns for state Sen. Jeannie Darneille and state Rep. Jake Fey, worked as a legislative aide in

emphasis on photojournalism. John mostly spent his working life as a photojournalist with newspapers or news agencies. Zach Powers ’10, media and content manager A proud graduate of PLU ’10, Zach previously served as the director of marketing and communications for The Grand Cinema and Tacoma Film Festival, managed political campaigns for State Senator Jeannie Darneille and State Representative Jake Fey, worked as a legislative aide in the Office of State Senator Christine Rolfes and contributed as a

The life and work of Bjug Harstad (1848-1933)The Rev. Bjug Harstad, Pacific Lutheran University’s founder, was born on a small farm in Valle, Norway, on Dec. 17, 1848. The youngest son of 10 brothers and sisters, Bjug began working to support the family at a young age by herding cattle for neighboring farms — the beginnings of a lifelong work ethic. In the winter of 1860, Bjug’s parents made the decision to move the family to America. They set sail for Quebec by schooner, then made their way

Marilyn Knutson: Supporting Education and Providing Hospitality at PLU Growing up, Marilyn (Force) Knutson remembers that if you earned a dollar, a dime always went into the offering plate. It was just how her father, a Lutheran minister, raised the kids. That deep sense of giving back is still a guiding force in Marilyn’s life, as she was preparing for the seventh-annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture, which has taken place on the Pacific Lutheran University campus since 2006. The

Chemistry Endowments and Scholarships The following are Endowments and Scholarships housed in or related to the Chemistry Department. Please click on the title of a fund for additional information. If you wish to contribute to one of these endowed funds, please visit PLU’s gift page and select College of Natural Sciences Designations (click for more) and then choose Chemistry Department.The Laurence D. and Bonny M. Huestis Endowment for Faculty/Student Summer Research in ChemistryThe Laurence D

Why the Department of Art and Design?The art and design programs at PLU stress individualized development in the use of mind and hand. An art student at PLU is able to chart their own path through a variety of artistic styles and media. Students use methods ranging from a ten thousand-year-old technique to make pots to cutting-edge and industry standard technology to generate high-tech computer images. Art history and theory courses engage students in critical analysis of major artistic