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discussing how six students – cousins, brothers and sisters of the Olson-Monson-Gedde-clan – all came to be at PLU at the same time. The first to arrive was Aaron Olson, a business major, who graduated last year. He was followed by his cousin Michael Monson (graduated), who was then followed by Michael’s cousin, Brett Monson (senior). Then there are Aaron’s sister, Kari Olson (junior), cousin Linnea Olson (sophomore), and another cousin, Rondi Gedde (senior). These cousins are all connected by two

Fargo. Proceeds from the sale allowed the Bensons to first fund the chair in business and economic history and then, this year, fund the chair in elementary education. “Yes. I would say that it is true that PLU now has ‘his’ and ‘hers’ endowed chairs from the Benson family,” Jolita said. “But you know, we haven’t taken advantage of our financial position to enhance our own lifestyle,” she said. “I was raised to be a modest person. My grandfather was a Lutheran pastor. My great aunt was a missionary

. Its new name better represents the plethora of services and programs offered. “As the CGE coordinator, I do bystander trainings, Sista Circle, queer programming, and support advocacy,” Jordan said. “Bystander training brings awareness to concerning behaviors and encourages students/faculty/staff to step in when they see potentially harmful situations arise. Sista Circle strives to be a safe space for womxn, nonbinary, femme and trans people of color by providing opportunities to discuss self-love

PLU launches Fixed Tuition Guarantee Posted by: vcraker / October 18, 2021 Image: The Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts building is seen behind yellow leafed trees on PLU campus. October 18, 2021 Pacific Lutheran University has just announced a Fixed Tuition Guarantee that will ensure tuition for the 2022–23 incoming class of first-year and transfer students will remain the same throughout their undergraduate years at the university. This guarantee disrupts the general

anecdotes, and inspiration for future Lutes. How did you first get involved with the Diversity Center? I actually was kind of a tag along with my cousin who also attended PLU, she was a year ahead of me. And my classmates were Rieke scholars, they had to do their dCenter hours. I didn’t have any friends at the time, right? I just showed up to this brand new place, and I was like, ‘I’m just gonna hang out with you,’ but this is kind of cool. It totally still has that same spirit of “please come hang out

October 7, 2009 PLU receives top marks for sustainability Pacific Lutheran University has garnered a prestigious ranking this week, as the Sustainable Endowments Institute released its College Sustainability Report Card for 2010. Overall, the university was graded an A-, with As granted to many areas such as climate change, energy use, student involvement and food and recycling.(Find the complete report HERE). PLU was one of only 26 colleges or universities to receive an overall A- mark, the

August 1, 2013 Ed Hrivnak ’96 with a poster of his new book “Wounded,” which tells of his experiences in the Iraq War. (Photo by Quinn Huelsbeck ’16) Scribbled notes on surgical tape become new book about Iraqi War by PLU nurse By Barbara Clements University Communications In the pre-dawn darkness, the exhausted medic looked at Ed Hrivnak ’96, and begged him to wait, just a little more, for helicopters carrying wounded out of a firefight near Baghdad in 2003. But the pilots of the C-141 was

March 19, 2014 MSF Team’s Stock Rises at Major Financial Competitions PLU’s CFA Challenge team at the local competition in Seattle (which it won!). From left: Kirk Swanson, Tobias Kornberg, Raji Kaur, Kristoffer Dahle, Evan Turner. (Photo: CFA Seattle.) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications PLU Master of Science in Finance students have won the local 2014 Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Research Challenge and competed in its prestigious Americas Regional Finals. And

PLU alumna spreads joy as Spokanasaurus Rex Posted by: Kari Plog / July 20, 2017 Image: Sarah (Allen) Caprye ’01 is a busy mother of five, with a part-time job as a dinosaur. Here she’s pictured in the Spokanasaurus Rex costume on a paddle board. (Photo courtesy of Caprye) July 20, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (July 20, 2017)- Sarah (Allen) Caprye ’01 is a busy mother of five, with a part-time job as a dinosaur. You might know her by her alter-ego

Scholarship, Sleep, and Self in the Pandemic Posted by: dupontak / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 By Jenna Muller '22English Writing MajorNancy Simpson-Younger sits at her desk, poised to explain how communicating remotely is completely different from speaking face-to-face, when a loud bang sounds from behind her.She laughs. “That was my cat knocking the little whiteboard off the back of the bookshelf.” She considers the question again, saying, “There are moments like that, that you don’t expect