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  • By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 21, 2014)—All over the world, Pacific Lutheran University alumni are serving in a wide variety of roles in hospitals, clinics, research centers and public-health agencies, sharing a steadfast commitment of delivering world-class medical care, treatment and…

    it allowed me the quickest, easiest and most efficient route to get to therapy, but even in that statement, it’s obvious my heart lies in psychology. Unfortunately, post-graduate careers with an advanced psychology degree are harder to come across. I am very passionate about industrial and organizational psychology, as well. I wouldn’t be surprised if my future career eventually led me in that direction. Over the years, I have learned the my biggest passion lies in focusing on a career that

  • Like with most things senior year, Jasper Sortun’s capstone project came to her all at once, in a moment of inspiration, after her original plan fell through. Sortun, along with 24 other seniors will be spending many hours in the coming weeks prepping for the…

    and fluidity. Flux, is also synonymous with change. The exhibition’s theme of ‘in flux’ is a way to band many different artists together. “The only commonality between us all is that we are ever growing, ever changing, especially in this time of our lives,” Henderson explains. “This show is not an ending, but a beginning—a continuum of thought and idea.” At the year-end exhibition, students do more than display the work; they’re in charge of hanging the show, advertising for it and sorting out

  • Meet the Communications department’s most recent faculty member, Dr. Marnie Ritchie. Dr. Ritchie joined PLU in 2018 and has taught a variety of communications classes since then, from introductory communications to courses covering complex topics like gender and ethics. Dr. Ritchie’s other interests for her…

    that the classroom can be “the most radical space of possibility,” in the words of bell hooks. Personally, students have inspired me to learn more about the colonization of Guåhan, soap operas in the Philippines, the history of “the bedroom” as a concept, LGBTQ+ populations in Taiwan, local news practices in the Pacific Northwest, and much, much more. Students at PLU power change in our community, and as a teacher, I want to facilitate more spaces and avenues of agency for them to do so. Also, PLU

  • Conference addresses men’s role in violence At PLU’s first Men Against Violence Program Conference, men’s role in ending violence against women will be examined. Titled “He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: Men’s Role in Ending Violence Against Women,” the conference is unique because of…

    innovative approaches to work for social change. Featured speakers include Ben Atherton-Zeman, spokesperson for the National Organization for Men Against Sexism, and Lane and Patty Judson, parents of domestic violence victim Crystal Judson. Judson was fatally shot five years ago by her husband, then Tacoma Police Chief David Brame in a Gig Harbor parking lot. There will also be presentations by representatives from A Call to Men and Seattle-based The Men’s Network Against Domestic Violence, among others

  • BUSA 201: Value Creation in the Global Environment Name: Steven Mattich Hometown: Olympia, Wash. Major: Undeclared, leaning Business or Economics Professor: Carol Ptak, distinguished executive in residence Steven’s advice to first-year students: “If you want to check out a class that you are thinking about…

    student clubs, and doing internships,” Brock said. “And we encourage students to get to know the faculty personally, so they can serve as guides, mentors and coaches.” In the case of Mattich, that meant being treated almost as though he was a colleague of professor Ptak – not just a first-year student. “What I like about this class is that the expectations were made very clear,” said Mattich. “Professor Ptak considered the course syllabus a contract with us. If she wanted to change anything, or we

  • Paul Martinez and Ramon Coronado in a shaft of dusty light while reinstalling the rose window. (Photo by John Froschauer) The Light Fantastic: A journey into the spectrum of life at Pacific Lutheran By Dennis Sepper, University Pastor Ten o’clock in the morning is the…

    remodeling the Chapel comes up, the student chorus is always the same: “Please don’t change the feel of the Chapel!” One would think with its bare concrete floors and creaky benches that the students would want new and modern furnishings. But it is the medieval ambiance of the chapel that seems to lend the space a spiritual quality. And well it should. The Chapel and the Rose Window have seen the course of human life as the generations of Lutes have come and moved on to other vocations in the world. The

  • 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…

    required ingredient. This year, that ingredient is duck. Each chef has to prepare their duck in two classical cuts and, from there, what they do is up to them. Thinking resourcefully, chefs are to infuse their dish with local food available to them. This will change with the season and requires creativity and thought. These kinds of challenges are exactly what Blessum is looking for. “There’s so much you gain from it,” Blessum said. The judges will want to see improvisation and resourcefulness

  • Lutes Follow Their Hearts on Alternative Spring Break Trips James Olson ’14 peers into the Grand Canyon during a previous Alternative Spring Break trip. (Photo: courtesy of James Olson) By Shunying Wang ’15 As the cherry blossoms burst to new life each year, Lutes embark…

    , students could choose from four trips—and one “staycation.” Sending off Alternative Spring Break participants during a chapel service on March 19, the Rev. Dennis G. Sepper, university pastor, said, “We never know where the journey will lead us, whether or not it will change us. But it will.” Here’s a look at the trips: ● The local option: For the Parkland “staycation,” students will deal with food issues in the Parkland community and meet with community members. “The most important thing students will

  • PLU Sustainability Program is a Finalist in Nationwide Competition This is a still photograph of one of the opening slides of PLU’s sustainability video. (Photo: Katherine Martell / PLU) Voting on PLU’s stop-motion video begins April 1 By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications…

    -change facts / then measure and transform their carbon impacts.) Starting April 1, the video will be posted online here. Anyone can vote in the video competition, and everyone can cast one vote per day. In conjunction with the video competition, Second Nature will run an online feature on each of the 28 finalists, and their videos, two times throughout April: PLU is scheduled to be featured April 11 and April 24. Winners of the 2014 Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards will be notified in May

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 5, 2018) — MediaLab, the applied research and media services program at Pacific Lutheran University, received six awards last week from the Accolade Global Film Competition of Southern California for the new documentary series “A World of Difference.” “A World of Difference,”…

    Competition of Southern California for the new documentary series “A World of Difference.”“A World of Difference,” which publicly premiered in Seattle on Feb. 17, investigates the shifting cultural landscapes of difference, diversity and inclusion. The film series, produced by a team of six PLU undergraduate students, received Accolade Awards of Merit in the following categories: Documentary Short, Use of Film/Video for Social Change, Original Score, Editing, Documentary Program/Series, and Contemporary