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New PLU Kinesiology Club Uses Some Muscle to Meet Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll Posted by: Sandy Dunham / December 2, 2014 December 2, 2014 By Taylor Lunka ’15 PLU Marketing & Communication Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 2, 2014)—One of the newest clubs at PLU this year—the Kinesiologists of the Future Club or, as it’s known on campus, KFC—is kicking off with a bang. Since it is the Kinesiology club, founders Kevin De Jong and Jordan Zepernick, both seniors, knew they wanted to do an

253 PLU Bound Scholarship seniors prepare for final year as program grows Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / September 10, 2019 Image: 253 PLU Bound students gather for a group photo at Red Square on PLU’s campus. September 10, 2019 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 10, 2019) — With Monday's Convocation marking the beginning of their senior years, Pacific Lutheran University’s first full class of 253 PLU Bound Scholarship recipients are just two semesters away

. From space, a ruthless Lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg.” Renegades “Secret identities. Extraordinary Powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice. The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies — humans with extraordinary abilities — who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and

November 17, 2008 Serving so others don’t have to While serving in Iraq Col. Scott E. Leith came to know one of the luckiest or unluckiest people he has ever met.“It depends on how you look at it,” he told a crowd last week at the Veterans Day Celebration in Mary Baker Russell Music Center Lagerquist Concert Hall. Leith and about 1,000 of his “best friends” were positioned in the backyard of the Iraq Insurgency. Their days were filled with firefights during the ongoing battles. There he met an

Cascadia Center to research the issue. “It seemed like an important issue so we decided to take it on,” said chief videographer Linnea Anderson ’12. “We were given free reign in terms of who to talk to and the direction the film would take.” They have traveled up and down the corridor to talk with politicians and experts in the field, including Washington State Senator Mary Margaret Haugen, Oregon Representative Nancy Nathanson, Bruce Agnew at the Discovery Institute in Seattle, and Dr. Anthony Perl at

on College and University Campuses organized by the Centers for Disease Control.Warwick, who has worked with the Department of Justice since 2006 with PLU’s Campus Grant Project and over the past three years as a private contractor to review grant submissions, was recommended by the DOJ to take part in this meeting of experts who will compose a set of guidelines for funding future grant projects out of the CDC. “The purpose of this Think Tank is to pull together 40ish professionals (including law

of these kids, I am a failure and so is 99.9 percent of the rest of the world. No one here wants to be a failure. Well, what really makes one successful? Is it money? Fame? Is it winning gold medals in Athens? How about having your name in the “Guinness Book of World Records?” This summer, I went hiking with a child psychologist who gave me a really simple definition of success, and to be honest with you, I kind of like it. He said that a successful child is one who contributes positively to the

. Malick has sustained a 23-year relationship with Pacific Lutheran University, and looks forward to highlighting the First Peoples’ culture through this captivating performance.This event is co-sponsored by Pacific Lutheran University and Tacoma Public Schools. Cover image designed by Legacy Graphic Studio with slight modification by PLU Marketing and Communications. Click here to learn more about the Wang Center study away gateway to Trinidad and Tobago and Candice Hughes ’08, PLU Program Coordinator

competition, O’Malley competed with 2020 teammates Nate Adams ’20, Sam Crompton ’20. Together, they defeated thirty teams from around the region to win the ACSM Northwest Regional Student Knowledge Bowl and qualify for nationals. Due to the pandemic, Adams and Crompton graduated before the team could compete in nationals, so new additions Whittaker and Alyssa had to step-up and prep-up for the challenge. “I’m proud of the way both of our teams worked with each other and played off of each other’s

provide a platform for, the essential communication that occurs in the physical classroom.  Although there’s not a perfect replacement for in-person conversation, online discussion tools can be used to promote student communication and collaboration. These tools also offer alternative methods of communication that aren’t possible during face-to-face interactions. Campuswire is an engaging and modern online discussion tool that replaces discussion boards with a single platform that combines course