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Austin Beierman ‘18 Posted by: juliannh / February 23, 2022 February 23, 2022 By Victoria SchultzAustin Beierman, class of 2018, Reike Scholar, and newly appointed Director of Accessibility and Accommodations, continues to live the Diversity Center’s mission of care and equity.As a high school junior, Austin joined a PLU volleyball camp sponsored by College Bound, a non-profit that helped with college access programming. Austin explained that he and his friends would eat in the UC and then play

maps to help navigate their day at the fair. Others were too eager and set off in their own direction. “I’ve never seen anything like this before,” said Emily Chi ‘16, a biology student from Taiwan, who wandered off toward the animal barns with four other international students. “I don’t even have a word to describe it.” The goats and horses they saw didn’t cause too much of a stir, but hearing the words “edible elephant ears” caught their attention. They found the deep fried butter stand to be

When college students dream up the perfect summer, it usually doesn’t involve getting up at 3 a.m. to take water samples, living out of your backpack, and sleeping in the trees. But for geosciences major Nathan Page, there was no better way to spend the last summer of his undergraduate education. Page set out on a series of research trips with four of his peers and Assistant Professor of Geosciences and Environmental Studies Claire Todd to study waste management on Mt. Rainier. It was a great way

September 17, 2010 Lute Spirit! By Chris Albert This fall, there’s something new roaming the sidelines at PLU sports events. PLU’s new mascot – the Knight. It’s actually a bit of a blast from the past too. Meet the new PLU mascot – the knight. The Lutes were once called the Knights in the 1970s and 80s. The teams now are still the Lutes, but the mascot is the Knight. The mascot will be part of the cheer squad and help rally Lutes in the stands to cheer on their fellow student athletes. Plans

October 6, 2008 Go vote. And take a picture. Vote. Doesn’t matter what party or on what issue. Just get registered and get to the polls on Nov. 4 and vote! Student Involvement and Leadership has joined up with the Washington Secretary of State’s “I Will Vote” campaign to encourage Lutes to vote, and send in some cool pictures while they are at it.“I Will Vote” is a social media campaign that will encourage PLU voters to make a visual pledge to vote in the general election on Nov. 4. To wit

October 22, 2012 PLU professor presents keynote at premier sports and exercise psychology conference PLU Professor, Colleen Hacker presented the keynote at the annual meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) in Atlanta, Ga. Her speech, “Gold Medal Partnership: Collaboration and Integration for Sustained Excellence,” was delivered to a standing room only crowd of more than 800 sports and exercise psychology professionals. Her keynote was received with a rare and

Nicole Jordan ’15 discusses her new role at PLU’s Center for Gender Equity Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 10, 2020 Image: Nicole Jordan is the coordinator of PLU’s Center for Gender Equity. (Photo/John Froschauer) March 10, 2020 By Lisa Patterson '98Marketing & Communications Guest WriterTACOMA, WASH. (March. 10, 2020) — Nicole Jordan ’15 is back on campus, this time using the degree she earned in social work to help educate and lead others in her new position as coordinator for PLU’s

August 11, 2008 Measuring PLU’s environmental footprint During fall semester of her freshman year, a religion course and an environmental science course sparked Becca Krzmarzick’s interest in sustainability issues. Before coming to PLU, the Hoquiam, Wash., native didn’t even recycle, a fact she admits almost sheepishly. Now a junior, Krzmarzick is co-president of the student-run environmental club, Grass Roots Environmental Action Now (G.R.E.A.N.), sits on PLU’s Sustainability Committee and is

body, learning about the mechanisms. There are many avenues of biology, so it’s never boring.” Wilson’s desire to become a pediatrician stems from a love of helping others. Wilson enjoys taking care of people, especially children. “The core of a profession in medicine is improving the quality of people’s lives.”Wilson, who has lived in Parkland since middle school, is already practicing community care in her role as a tutor through the Parkland Literacy Center. She tutors local middle and high

about the body, learning about the mechanisms. There are many avenues of biology, so it’s never boring.” Wilson’s desire to become a pediatrician stems from a love of helping others. Wilson enjoys taking care of people, especially children. “The core of a profession in medicine is improving the quality of people’s lives.Wilson, who has lived in Parkland since middle school, is already practicing community care in her role as a tutor through the Parkland Literacy Center. She tutors local middle and