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it will fit into their life after college, said Jessica Holden, SIL graduate assistant and co-planner of the retreat. During the 28-hour retreat, students participated in small group discussions led by faculty, staff and student leaders. The group discussions typically built on ideas presented by a movie or a panel of speakers. One of the panels included Greenaway, recent graduate Jason Schonau-Taylor and ASPLU president Carl Pierce. The three discussed their experiences at PLU that led them to

DC watching President Barack Obama take the oath of office and become the 44th president. I can’t think of another time that will bring me mere feet away from Chris Matthews or when I will watch Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow reporting live in front of me. So all of you at home, I hoped you enjoyed your warm houses, your HD TVs with surround sound. Yes you probably had a better view than I did and I was frozen from the inside out by the end of the day and yes I got windburn and probably some

your licensed PLU Zoom account. If you did not have a Zoom account associated with your PLU email address, a fully licensed account has been created for you. Login to Zoom (plu.edu/zoom) to access your new account. If you already have a Zoom account setup by I&TS, your account is still valid and has been assigned a license. Login to Zoom (plu.edu/zoom) to access your new account. If you already have a Zoom account that was not established by I&TS, you will be prompted to “Consolidate into Account

Enter a growing workforce: Study Computer Science at PLU Posted by: vcraker / December 16, 2020 December 16, 2020 It’s no secret that there is a growing demand for computer science workers. We see this at PLU, where graduates are being scooped up by local companies. “We have graduates who are working at Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Google —lots of the larger companies but also the smaller startups in the area as well,” Laurie Murphy, computer science professor, said. “What makes our graduates

May 14, 2010 A backstage peek behind “A Streetcar Named Desire” By Loren Liden ’11 The PLU theater department added a dramatic splash to campus with month with the opening of the last play of the season, Tennessee William’s A Streetcar Named Desire. Well known in any performance are the stars of the show-who can forget Marlon Brando’s performance of Stanley in the film performance of Streetcar? However, there is much more that goes on behind the scenes, by little-known actors and stage hands

May 26, 2010 Campus Safety responsible for keeping small city of 4,500 safe By Barbara Clements They will give you a ride home too. New students coming to Pacific Lutheran University this fall might be thinking about classes, their roommates, their majors or just how did mom say to do the laundry again? Campus Safety Director Tony Berger and staff work 24-7 to keep the 4,500 students, faculty and staff on the PLU campus safe. Berger is standing by Jason Weaving, Operations Supervisor. But

September 9, 2014 PLU Highly Ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Colleges 2015’ Guidebook By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications U.S. News & World Report released its influential “Best Colleges 2015” guidebook Sept. 9—and Pacific Lutheran University is impressively cited three times in the Western region category, as the: •    17th best university in the Western region; •    fourth best university for veterans; and •    10th best value. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best

PLU Athletics returns to action with new COVID-19 testing protocols Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 18, 2021 February 18, 2021 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsDespite the challenges of COVID-19, PLU student-athletes have returned to play. In December, the Northwest Conference Presidents' Council announced competition could resume as long as federal, state, local and NCAA health directives permitted. Since then, PLU Athletics has initiated a COVID-19 testing strategy designed

Headed for a History Ph.D. – Updates from an Alum Posted by: shimkojm / December 11, 2019 Image: Carli at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC, with friends Celia (center) and Joy (right). Celia survived Nazi occupation in WWII by pretending to be a Polish Catholic child. December 11, 2019 By Carli Snyder, ’17, and Beth Kraig, Professor of HistoryFirst, we are glad that you chose PLU. Our mission is to prepare students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care – and we

Director of Forensics receives grant to help build a Sustainable China Debate Association Posted by: Todd / January 20, 2013 January 20, 2013 Melissa Franke, PLU Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication and Director of Forensics, is making a difference by helping build a Sustainable China Debate Association. The project originated when Willamette University’s Dr. Robert Trapp proposed a project to build a network of debate partnerships between the US and China. An anonymous donor