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August 15, 2012 Blue (and green) heaven By Steve Hansen Back in high school, Erica Boyle was on her way to a soccer tournament in Alaska when she looked out the window of her plane. “That’s a lot of water down there,” she thought to herself. “I should check that out.” Below was Puget Sound. For someone who loved to hike and explore the arid slopes of the Rocky Mountains near her hometown of Lakewood, Colo., the lush green mountains and the shimmering blue water had an undeniable appeal. Erica

PLU Awarded $14,000 for Washington Youth Development Nonprofit Relief Fund Posted by: Silong Chhun / December 4, 2020 December 4, 2020 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsSchool’s Out Washington and the Washington State Department of Commerce has awarded Pacific Lutheran University a grant for $14,000 from its Washington Youth Development Nonprofit Relief Fund. The grant will go toward the Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA program, which prioritizes early exposure to STEM topics and

capital projects, including the renovation of Eastvold Hall which was recently renamed the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Scheduled for completion in the fall of 2013, the center will house a remodeled Eastvold Auditorium, the new Studio Theater and the scene shop. It will be the finest performing arts center in the South Sound area. Tower Chapel will also be renovated, and has been renamed the Ness Family Chapel. It is funded through a generous gift from Kaare and Sigrunn Ness

Pacific Lutheran University’s graduate programs? Connect with us today!Pacific Lutheran University seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care — for other people, for their communities, and for the world.  PLU purposefully integrates the liberal arts, professional studies, and civic engagement in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. With distinctive international programs and close student-faculty research opportunities, PLU helps its 3,100 students from all

everything she wanted in life without ever giving back herself, a contrast to what PLU and Habitat have long partnered to do. “Giving back,” she said. “It’s why we did this.” Patty Krise said she kept telling herself not to look down as she creeped down the side of the building. But, she did look left: “I had a gorgeous view of the Puget Sound.” Joel Zylstra, director of the Center for Community Engagement and Service, said the Habitat Challenge was a fun way to spend a Friday. It’s the most recent way

Interested in Hydrogen Storage Material Analysis? Posted by: alemanem / July 8, 2020 July 8, 2020 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is seeking to fill a position for a Post Doc Research Associate – Hydrogen Storage Material Analysis. Read the job description, qualifications and apply via this link. Read Previous Job Opportunities at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Read Next Entry Level Job Opportunities at Fred Hutch LATEST POSTS ACS Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Respect (DEIR

changing Tacoma, the Puget Sound region and the world. YWCA Pierce County CEO Miriam Barnett will talk about charitable giving in a presentation titled “Intent and Impact; When Making a Difference Doesn’t.” She says that she’s enjoying the challenge of planning a compelling talk that fits TEDxTacoma’s five- to eight-minute standard. “TED talks are unique because they are a concentrated way to plant seeds of change,” Barnett said.  “I am excited to share a message meant to do exactly that — plant a seed

On Exhibit: Resources about Acknowledging and Respecting Indigenous Languages and Land Posted by: Holly Senn / November 17, 2021 November 17, 2021 Exhibit Overview This exhibit highlights resources for exploring the south Puget Sound indigenous Salish family of languages, including Twulshootseed. As the PLU land acknowledgement notes, “PLU is on the traditional lands of the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Steilacoom peoples; we acknowledge and respect the traditional caretakers of this

successful dates at New York’s Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center, tours of Russia, Singapore and Hawaii and Japan, Greta’s sound is now reaching new audiences. Greta has released seven CD’s on the respected jazz label Origin Records and a DVD live concert with guitarist Mimi Fox. Her latest cd “I Wanna be Loved” Resonance Records was critically acclaimed. Greta is also a respected and generous teacher. She has been on faculty at Jazz Camp West, Drayton Harbor Jazz Festival and The Fairbanks Summer Arts

Puente Orchestra and many others. He has released seven albums as a leader on Origin records, three of which made it into the top 10 on the national jazz radio including last year’s “East-West Trumpet Summit,” which made it all the way to number one on the Jazz Week chart. JazzTimes magazine has described him as “One of the world’s best trumpeters.” July 14 – The Jazz Senators The Olympia Jazz Senators Big Band includes the finest jazz musicians in the South Puget Sound area. Members hail from