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campus.” The on-campus service connects students with volunteer agencies and organizations throughout the area. The Spring Volunteer Fair will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23 in the lower level of the UC. “The fair is a chance for students to talk to different agencies from Pierce County and find out what sorts of things there are to do outside of the Lutedome,” Reece said. Contact the Volunteer Center This year, the fair’s opportunities will focus on environmental volunteer

Where’s the New Testing Center? Posted by: Holly Senn / February 24, 2020 February 24, 2020 What: There is a new Testing Center where students can make up a course exam in a proctored environment. Where: Mortvedt Library, room 332. The room is on the third floor in the southwest corner of the building. (See maps outside the third floor elevator and at the top of the third floor stairs.) Who: For students enrolled in PLU courses who miss an exam and for PLU students with disability

October 29, 2012 For the Tacoma Art Museum’s Day of the Dead exhibit, PLU students built an altar to remember and celebrate the lives of women who have died in Juarez, Mexico. (Photos by John Struzenberg ’15) Dia de los Muertos By Chris Albert The Tacoma Art Museum is expecting a few extra guests from beyond the grave for Day of the Dead – Dia de los Muertos. The museum is hosting a celebration of Day of the Dead by inviting more than 20 community groups – including PLU students – to build

studying away on all seven continents, and one of eight groups posting to the Sojourner blog. Auxiliary services director Mark Mulder and assistant philosophy professor Brendan Hogan made the T-shirts as a way to achieve a group identity among the students. In the group’s few short weeks on the South American continent, it’s proven to be much more than a simple T-shirt, Mulder said. “It is a chance for students to identify with their role as Sojourners, as ambassadors of global citizenship, and to

, dedicated to the study of ethics. “We are deeply grateful to the NADA Foundation’s gift to support the emergency needs of students and ethics programs,” said PLU President Thomas W. Krise. “With more than a quarter of our students eligible for the federal Pell Grant program, the university has a number of students who walk a fine line with their finances. When an emergency arises, these students are especially vulnerable to disruptions in their incomes. This NADA Foundation grant will help soften the

leadership, creative innovation, global awareness and ethical responsibility. It is designed for both business and non-business majors. The program offers a small class size and can be completed in as little as nine months.  “We recommend PLU as an excellent choice for an aspiring MBA,” said Rob Franek, The Princeton Review’s editor-in-chief. “What makes our Best Business Schools list unique is that we factor in data from our surveys of students attending the schools about their campus and classroom

athletic facility renovations that have been taking place during the past two years. Some changes – like the artificial-turf field and an additional natural turf field to the west of it – are obvious. The new fields provide ample space not only for intercollegiate competition, but for all students’ recreational needs. Other changes may not be immediately apparent, but they also enhance the PLU student experience. For instance, the construction of an all-weather track (which allowed the university the

opportunities to meet and work with mentors in the business community, students do get every chance to roll up their sleeves and get that essential hands-on experience. That was certainly true for Liz Anderson ’10, a business major with an emphasis in accounting and public relations director for the fund. She was part of the fund last year when the economy tanked. She, like  other members of the board, jumped in and tried to figure out what to do. “You really have to keep on top of things,” she said. And

Northwest Association for College Admission Counseling (PNACAC) conference in Boise, Idaho.The Rising Star Award honors individuals and programs that exemplify excellence and dedication to serving the needs of students in the transition from high school to college. It encourages affiliates of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) to identify and nurture new members and programs, as well as continue professional development of organization members. NACAC is an organization of

October 12, 2012 ASPLU aims to increase student voices in upcoming election For many PLU students the upcoming election will mark the first chance they’ve been able to vote — at least in a presidential election. In an effort to increase the number of young voters, which make up the largest demographic in this year’s election, ASPLU and several other on campus partners started a new project called Lute Drive. The five-week drive ended on Oct. 5, but it surpassed its goal of registering 300