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July 7, 2008 A summer job that doesn’t suck By Steve Hansen Of all the potentially tedious summer jobs, here’s a new one: spending hours on your knees, rolling over one boulder after another, just to see what’s underneath. For Stephanie Agoncillo ’08 and Melissa Youngquist ’09, this was a coveted gig. And when Assistant Professor of Biology Michael Behrens is doing the rock-rolling, all the better. Students and faculty take their summer research projects into the wilds of the Pacific Northwest
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September 8, 2008 New Lutes, returning students move into halls The room in Tingelstad was exceedingly bare, as new roommates, Carly Romo and Nikki Noble, concentrated on filling out their sign-in forms. In the wings of the 14-by-16 foot room, huddled two moms, a friend and grandma, all waiting to unload the cars below. Julie Romo, ’85, Carly’s mom, filled up a jeep they’d driven together from Alaska. After they arrived last Thursday, neither was sure it would all fit. But at least they only
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PLU Shines Light on Student Mental Health with GivingTuesday Campaign Posted by: Silong Chhun / November 30, 2020 Image: (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) November 30, 2020 This GivingTuesday, Pacific Lutheran University will challenge the community to raise an additional $8,470 for student mental health services. GivingTuesday kicks off December 1, to inspire individuals and organizations to transform their communities and their world.“Mental health resources support an essential aspect of
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Broadway Today! a musical revue to open the 2018-19 season Posted by: Kate Williams / September 17, 2018 September 17, 2018 By Kate WilliamsOutreach ManagerThe Theatre & Dance department opens the season with Broadway Today!, celebrating and performing songs from the past two seasons of Broadway’s biggest hits. Madison Willis ’20 who is co-directing the production with Department Chair and Associate Professor Tom Smith, described it as a musical revue with a wide range of performances, singing
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Mitchell Helton ’15, Forbidden Fruit by George Jay Smith, directed by Jill Heinecke ’13, and Between Red and White by Kate Howland ’12, directed by Joshua Parmenter ’15. “This is a really great mix of shows with a really great mix of students, some who’ve been performing since high school and others who are in their first production,“ says Jill Heinecke ’13, who is directing Forbidden Fruit. The students are challenged with this quick turnaround production – they audition, rehearse, open and close in
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February 9, 2012 Employee volunteers wanted to join PLU emergency response teams When disaster strikes, PLU and its community members must be prepared to help ourselves before outside agency (fire, medical) help arrives. To that end, it is calling for willing volunteer employees to join various PLU emergency response teams. Training and equipment will be provided. Please contact Jennifer Wamboldt at 6042 or wamboljm@plu.edu. The Disaster Assessment Team (DAT) inspects structural building
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, life-changing charities such as United Way.” Pledges this year can be made through United Way’s secure campaign website on eWay using a provided campaign code, username and password. Donations can be given as a one-time gift or donated through payroll deductions (deductions will begin January 2013). For more details, visit www.plu.edu/human-resources. The campaign runs through November. Read Previous Honoring our veterans Read Next Follow your dreams and say “yes” to opportunities, Patricia Krise
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Public Opportunities to See the King During His Visit to PLU Posted by: Sandy Dunham / May 1, 2015 May 1, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (May 1, 2015)—The public will have two opportunities to see His Majesty King Harald V of Norway on May 23 when he visits Tacoma in honor of Pacific Lutheran University’s 125 anniversary: during his arrival at PLU, at 11:15 a.m., and at the Tacoma Dome, where the King will deliver PLU’s Commencement address and receive an
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Mitchell Helton ’15, Forbidden Fruit by George Jay Smith, directed by Jill Heinecke ’13, and Between Red and White by Kate Howland ’12, directed by Joshua Parmenter ’15. “This is a really great mix of shows with a really great mix of students, some who’ve been performing since high school and others who are in their first production,“ says Jill Heinecke ’13, who is directing Forbidden Fruit. The students are challenged with this quick turnaround production – they audition, rehearse, open and close in
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group Delta Lota Chi with the help of other PLU organizations and residence halls. Delta Lota Chi collects money and donations throughout November and uses the funds to go grocery shopping and put together bins with an entire Thanksgiving dinner inside. “Being able to provide Thanksgiving meals to families in need feels amazing,” Kerri Selk ’16 said. “Especially when the majority of the families we serve are single mothers.” The volunteering, shopping and delivering is all done by students. Selk
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