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small town of Cordova, Alaska, just south of Anchorage, and said he picked up his first unicycle in fourth grade and has been riding ever since. “My dad taught kids at my school how to ride,” he said. “He joked around asking if any of us would ever bring our unicycles to college.” Bendzak did just that. He said he rode his unicycle to and from church when he first came to PLU, but never imagined his interest in riding would create something so popular. During his sophomore year, Bendzak approached

binary digits, buffer or bandwidth.“I was drawn to student affairs because when I was a college student, I liked helping my peers grow and learn. Also, as a computer engineering major, I was not a good computer engineer and really had no passion for it,” he said. “So, I chose to follow this path as it aligned closely with my vocational calling.” Patel took the helm of associate director for Campus Life operations at PLU in February 2022, following 2½ years as community director for Stuen and Ordal

practice of higher education institutions in the U.S., especially private universities, which routinely announce three to five percent tuition increases each spring. “On average, students at private universities in the Puget Sound region are paying $5,391 (12.9%) more in their senior year than they did in their first year,” explained PLU President Allan Belton. “One of the problems with this model is that when tuition creeps up by three or four percent each year, a student’s annual scholarship funds

. Did you attend the opening ceremonies? What was that like? Did you march in with the athletes? Yes, I was at the opening ceremonies in the sections with the United States Olympic Committee. Basically, here, think dead middle and half-way up. They were phenomenal seats! The event was beyond description. The precision, the variety, the color and choreography, the spectacular nature of everything. I have marched in the opening ceremonies of other games…Sydney as well as the closing ceremonies at

will be job shadowing and helping plan some of their events. Jeremy Loween ’12 landed his dream internship at ESPN 710 by having a great attitude and working hard during an internship at Disney. His dream is coming to fruition because of someone Loween met while doing a Disney internship through the Disney College Program at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida in spring 2011. About two months into his internship at Disney, Loween met Galen Gordon, coordinating producer for ESPN’s show First Take

April 4, 2008 Diverse music, dance styles mark Dance 2008 A vibrant and dynamic series of performances marked PLU’s Dance 2008 in Eastvold Auditorium. The night’s program featured students, alumna and faculty choreographers, and a guest choreographer. The Dance Ensemble performed a collection of dances in the style of jazz, modern, ballet and hip hop. Directed by Maureen McGill, associate professor of dance and theater, the performance marked her 30th academic year at PLU. She presented “Bird

and address.In the winter of 2021, a survey was conducted at 102 colleges by the Healthy Minds Network. The survey found 43% of college students reported experiencing depression and 34% reported anxiety. They also found that  30% of undergrads were unsure of where to go on campus to access mental health care.  “There are so many big milestones that we have in life, and going to college — if you choose to do so — is one of them,” says social work major and Phi Alpha Honor Society president Koa Beck

Certified Teachers, making PLU ninth in the nation for graduates who choose to become NBCTs.“This is an affirmation of our program,” said Frank Kline, Dean of PLU’s Department of Education. “It’s something that I feel proud about.” Dannielle Hanson, who graduated from PLU with a bachelor’s degree in 2008 and a master’s in Teaching in 2010, is a member of the acknowledged NBCT class. She’s now a sixth-grade teacher at Cougar Mountain Middle School in Graham. She’s been teaching there for three years, but

Children’s theatre continues its revival at PLU Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / February 8, 2017 February 8, 2017 “James and the Giant Peach” premieres this FebruaryWhen James Henry Trotter is forced to move-in with his horrible aunts, he finds comfort in a magical peach and a group of extraordinary friends who lead him on an adventure through the Atlantic Ocean, above the clouds, and to far-off, distant countries. Pacific Lutheran University’s next production, James and the Giant Peach, will be

March 30, 2011 Busy dad envisions healthy ‘Plan B’ for parents Just like so many other families, Peter Gradwohl ’90 and his wife, Andrea, once struggled to balance busy work schedules with the stress of providing healthy food for their three kids. So, three years ago, with people like themselves in mind, the Gradwohls launched Fantazimo, a Seattle-based company that packs well-balanced lunches for local school kids. “I kind of had an ah-ha moment,” Peter Gradwohl said, “when I was making three