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prints were on display in the University Gallery in an exhibit titled “In Search of the Desert.” The objects depicted in the display represented her journey in search of poustinia, a Russian word meaning not the geographical connotation, but rather the place of silence and solitude to find the peace within. Her art has a firm foundation in abstraction. Throughout her career, Evans has always tried to inspire quiet reflection through her work, both for herself and for the viewer. Much of her

December 8, 2008 Sankta Lucia Fest opens the Christmas season Emma Kane said she remembers growing up with the candles, the white dresses and the red sash, as her family celebrated the Sankta Lucia Fest each Dec. 13.On Friday night, Kane, a sophomore from Portland, Ore., had a chance to celebrate a festival that honors light, faith and sacrifice in front of the PLU community as she was crowned this season’s Lucia out of 15 contenders for the title.“I’ve been doing this since I was little and I

far away as Texas.“PLU is dedicated to providing a transformative, purposeful and interdisciplinary education that creates a strong foundation from which our graduates are prepared to be lifelong learners and can build successful and meaningful careers,” said President Allan Belton. “We are proud of our track record of preparing world-changing leaders and excited for the impact that this current generation of Lutes will have in the years and decades to come.” U.S. News ranked PLU 14th in best

this March in St. Louis, Missouri. At an intimate gathering of no more than 30 PKD members, surrounded by photos and memorabilia of a long-lived, well-loved organization, Bartanen was inducted into the centennial hall of fame. With humor and humility he addressed the closest members of his PKD family, thanking them for the honor and sharing the story of his first experience with forensics. “[After my first debate] I understood my vocation, I understood the life lessons of what we do in this

September 1, 2008 PLU grad receives national journalism award The Society of Professional Journalists honored PLU graduate Breanne Coats ’08 with the 2008 Julie Galvan Outstanding Graduate in Journalism Award. The national award recognizes one graduate who is considered the most outstanding on the basis of character, community service, scholarship, proficiency in practical journalism and significant contributions to their SPJ chapter. Coats was nominated for the award by PLU’s SPJ campus

April 6, 2009 ‘Lofty’ is just a word to crush For as far as the eye-can see white follows the landscape, lightly bleeding into a calm blue sky. Wind can make or break success and even determine survival here. There are no animals and the conditions often make any adventure silent amongst its travelers. This is Antarctica and in 2001 Liv Arnesen, from Norway, and Ann Bancroft, from Minnesota, became the first women to make the trip across the continent through the South Pole. On March 31, the

March 23, 2010 PLU, one of top business schools nationwide named to The Princeton Review’s “Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools” By Greg Brewis Pacific Lutheran University is one of 15 graduate schools of business named to The Princeton Review’s second annual “Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools.” PLU is listed in the categories of global management and general management. PLU’s MBA program was named as one of the top business schools by students surveyed by The Princeton Review

March 18, 2013 PLU chef prepares to blow his competition’s taste buds away PLU chef Chuk Blessum will compete in the National Association of College & University Food Services March 21. (Photos by Jesse Major ’14) By Katie Baumann ’14 For the fifth year in a row, Pacific Lutheran University is sending one of its own talented chefs to compete in the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) Pacific Regional Culinary Competition. In the past four years, PLU has taken

activity for all of campus: It ended up being the PLU KFC Scavenger “Haunt.” As a Haunt prize, Zepernick contacted his friend—who happens to work as an assistant to Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll—to see whether the winners could attend a Seahawks practice. “Our jaws kind of hit the floor when we read that text [saying we could attend a practice],” said Zepernick. “We accepted that opportunity and played it up quite a bit.” Word spread quickly around campus at the chance to go see the Super

November 5, 2010 Visiting Writer Series By Kari Plog ’11 Rick Barot, assistant professor of English at Pacific Lutheran University, was a political science major as an undergraduate before accidentally discovering his passion for poetry. Matthew Dickman came to PLU as part of the Visiting Writer’s Series. He hopes students will gain a similar experience from the annual Visiting Writer Series. “You never know what you will learn from an event,” Barot said. Barot discovered his passion for