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  • . This poster and public-service outdoor campaign throughout the Puget Sound region advocates for individual responsibility and action in our language choice and usage.                         Read Previous Yoga Instructor turned Mystery Novelist visiting PLU’s Garfield Book Co. Read Next Military Trailblazer Who Was Sexually Assaulted in College Will Share Her Story With PLU Audience COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or

  • TACOMA, WASH. (July 18, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Nursing earned $350,000 to further its long history of placing Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) students in rural and underserved communities to administer primary care to those in need. The money comes in the form of…

    Nurse Practitioner (FNP) students in rural and underserved communities to administer primary care to those in need.The money comes in the form of an Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) grant for the 2016-17 academic year, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). It will cover tuition and living stipends for students in the FNP program. Those students already have clinical experiences in a variety of clinics in the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (August 10, 2015)- Each summer PLU students fan out across the globe — working, researching, studying or just plain relaxing. Many students leverage the summer months as an opportunity to add depth to their resumes by completing internships at local and corporate businesses,…

    our region. It allows us to see where our strengths lie and where there is room for improvement, to guarantee future wins for the department. I also had the opportunity to work with three of my fellow interns —who are incredible— on a project. The project asked teams to generate a concept that could make the customer experience at Nordstrom more convenient. After creating a presentation, all of the stores’ teams presented their ideas for the managers throughout the store. The winning team’s idea

  • By Michael Halvorson ’85 On Thursday October 19, 2023, the PLU community welcomed Glory M. Liu of Johns Hopkins University to present the 17th Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History . The lecture took place in the Regency Room of the Anderson University…

    remarks by Prof. Halvorson, and a fascinating Q&A session with Dr. Liu. To view the lecture in its entirety, click this link. For questions about usage and appropriate citation for this resource, contact Michael Halvorson at halvormj@plu.edu. Our warmest thanks to Dr. Glory M. Liu for visiting Pacific Lutheran University, and to the Benson Family Foundation of Portland, Oregon, for sponsoring the lecture series. Short Biography of Glory M. Liu Glory M. Liu received a PhD in Political Science in 2018

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 17, 2016)- MediaLab at Pacific Lutheran University, the multimedia, applied research organization that celebrates 10 years of success this fall, counts more than 200 students as participants throughout the decade. Those participants are invited to mark the organization’s milestone anniversary Nov. 5…

    MediaLab reminisces on a decade of service, invites alumni to mark anniversary with fundraising event at Tacoma Art Museum Posted by: Kari Plog / October 17, 2016 Image: MediaLab members for 2016-17. Front row (left to right): Jenny Kimura ’17, Michelle McGrath ’17, Chris Boettcher ’17, Eric Zayas ’17, Julia Grosvenor ’19 and Elise Anderson ’17. Back row (left to right): Joshua Wiersma ’17, Kelly Lavelle ’18, Nicole Jones ’19, Rachel Lovrovich ’18, Cara Gillespie ’17, Rhiannon Berg ’18 and

  • TACOMA, WASH. (August 6, 2015) — Thanks to a major award, one Lute is spending her summer in a juvenile detention center — as a mentor who is paying it forward. Jessica Milian ’15 is the second recipient honored with the Patricia L. and Thomas…

    valuable work experience,” said President Krise. “Patty and I established this endowed internship to be an example for others to consider imitating,” said continued Krise. “Ideally, we’d have several opportunities for PLU students to take up unpaid internships with great organizations with missions that mesh well with PLU’s mission–and get paid for their work.”The President's BlogGet to know PLU President Thomas W. Krise by following his blog! Millan, a transfer student and veteran who’s married to an

  • TACOMA, WASH. (July 28, 2015)-  It’s safe to say Forrest Griek ‘00, ’02 loves being at school. Currently the principal of Tacoma’s Browns Point Elementary, Griek has spent his career serving in a variety of positions at schools throughout the South Sound, including Todd Beamer…

    on to earn a Master of Education (also from PLU), principal certification, superintendent certification and a Doctorate of Education. Earlier this summer, the tireless principal was named a national “Emerging Leader” in education by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). The two-year Emerging Leaders program “prepares a young, diverse group of educators to help shape education policy and advocate for the whole child (the long-term development and success of children

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 13, 2016)- Grace Zimmerman ’18 was already thrilled to pursue a study away experience in Namibia. But her excitement compounded after learning she received a competitive scholarship, one of more than 2,800 awarded by the federal government to students such as herself…

    of students who study away, as well as the places to which students travel. Learn moreVisit to learn more about the Benjamin A. Gilman International ScholarshipWill Taylor, a study away advisor at PLU, introduced the scholarship to Zimmerman after she applied to the Namibia program. Taylor said Zimmerman was the “perfect candidate” for this scholarship who had an advantage as a nursing student. “(The Gilman Foundation) is looking for students who are studying in non-traditional locations studying

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 7, 2016)- Have you ever dreamed of running away with the circus? Nicole Laumb ’11 did and plans to do it again. “The giggles were endless,” she told her loyal Facebook followers at the end of the tour with the Flynn Creek…

    Running away with the circus: PLU alumna does aerial performances following winding vocational journey Posted by: Kari Plog / October 7, 2016 Image: Nicole Laumb ’11 traveled for three months over the summer with Flynn Creek Circus, an animal-free circus in California. (Photo courtesy of Laumb) October 7, 2016 By Kiana Norman '17 and Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 7, 2016)- Have you ever dreamed of running away with the circus? Nicole Laumb ’11 did and plans to

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2015)— Chinese President Xi Jinping is coming to Tacoma on Sept. 23—and Pacific Lutheran University Professor of Music Greg Youtz is playing a significant role in the international event. As chair of the Tacoma-Fuzhou Sister City Committee, Youtz was instrumental in…

    in a bit of limelight with the arrival of the Chinese president next week.” Youtz, a composer who has studied classical Chinese music and culture for years and speaks frequently on Chinese arts and culture, already has been interviewed by a Seattle-based China blogger, by the Beijing correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and by TV Tacoma; he’ll also appear on KING-5 News at 4 on Sept. 17. Youtz, who served for 20 years as director of PLU’s China Gateway Study Abroad Program at Sichuan