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  • New endowed chair created A new endowed chair has been created in the School of Education and Movement Studies – The Jolita Hylland Benson Endowed Chair in Elementary Education honors Jolita Benson. It has been funded by Dale and Jolita Benson through The Benson Family…

    Movement Studies and the university. These include serving as associate dean of his school, vice-chair of the faculty, member of multiple faculty committees–among them Campus Life, Educational Policies and Faculty Affairs; service on a Provost Search Committee, Campus Ministry Council, and many more. Within the wider Tacoma community Reisberg has served on boards and worked in a range of organizations devoted to improving the lives of children, especially poor children. In 2004 a gift from the Benson

  • Student perspective: The Iditarod Editor’s note: PLU student Loren Liden headed up to Alaska to cover the Iditarod. The following is a reflection on her experience. The Iditarod, a 1,000-mile dogsled race across the state of Alaska, finished Sunday, March 20. A remarkable feat of…

    watched mushers cross the finish line, talked with the biggest names in mushing, celebrated with fans of all types, and soaked up Alaska’s history and culture. To witness and take part in such a communal celebration, such a testament of humanity and of the Great Alaskan Wild changed me. I want to strive like mushers do and celebrate like Alaskans — in reflection of the past, and in hope for the future. Read Previous The Rose comes home Read Next Gift for all-purpose field primes athletic facilities

  • The PLU campus community is grateful to the nearly 2,000 Lutes who came together to celebrate and support what they love at PLU during Bjug Day of Giving on October 17-18. Together, $1.2 million was raised in support of student success and experiences. Through the…

    Bjug Day of Giving on October 17-18. Together, $1.2 million was raised in support of student success and experiences.Through the outstanding generosity of Lutes across the globe, our community came together in a remarkable show of support for students.  A main focus during Bjug Day is raising funds for scholarships, inspired by the $450,000 scholarship match created by a group of 45 donors. With this opportunity, gifts to any area of campus were matched with an additional gift to student

  • They call it the crows nest. On the top floor of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, the PLU costume shop is abuzz, preparing for Macbeth, which opens with a student preview on May 8. The new space is, for all involved,…

    says about Anderson. “It’s been a real gift to see how happy she is in that space. She’s an old soul for the theater department; working with her is a delight, truly.” Read Previous Dance 2014 Features Student Choreography Alongside Faculty and Guest Compositions Read Next “The Boys Next Door” opens Oct. 16 LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023 Twisted Tales of Poe: A Theatre/Radio Collaboration May 16, 2021 Theatre Guest Artists in Spring 2021

  • The main line of communication between the student and the university is through your PLU email. Important information is sent to you via your PLU email, including regarding the status of your

    Services. A revised Offer of Financial Aid will be emailed to your PLU email account. This is very important because if you attend less than full-time you are not eligible for university gift aid and other types of financial aid could also be at risk or prorated. A student’s enrollment schedule is always listed at the bottom of the e-billing statements. If it is less than full-time, you must contact Student Financial Services, aid will be revised. Undergraduate full-time = 12-17 credit hours Graduate

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  • Bob Dylan, odd instruments inspire Reid A swish of the paintbrush or the swirl of oils on canvas, it was the early colors in Clement Reid’s life that shaped his love of music. His mother, Dorothy, was a commercial artist in the 1930s through the…

    he talked about what inspires his musical compositions today. “I really didn’t have any particular gift in that area,” Reid said of his mother’s innate talent with the paintbrush. “But I did want to transfer what she did into music. “I found that I liked expression in modern music,” he continued. “I know there were people who didn’t like modern music, but it just seemed natural to me.” The genesis of his career in composition came in junior high, when he composed a guitar piece. He still has the

  • Art software has applications across campus It looked like a photograph of a cell phone sitting on a table, only it wasn’t. The image wasn’t real at all. It was created using a 3-D digital modeling tool called Rhinoceros Software , Rhino for short. Created…

    (which give the created images a real-life look) to PLU. The retail value totals $30,000. “It’s a major gift,” said associate art professor Spencer Ebbinga. “It sort of seems to me this is what PLU is all about – come here, do great things and find opportunities to give back.” The program is similar to AutoCAD, 3D Studio Max and Form-Z, he explained. What makes it stand apart is its usability and low cost. “This allows us to teach our curriculum in a whole different way,” he said. Ebbinga’s been

  • Upright dignity:Making a difference, one wheelchair at a time By Chris Albert In the distance as the dust sifts through the air, a middle-aged Iraqi man walks to a makeshift United States military medical station. Draped in his arms is a young child, his son.…

    wasn’t too long after Brown and Blauser first spoke that a shipment of 31 wheelchairs made it to Iraq. Since, there have been more than 720 wheelchairs given to Iraqi children. All of which carry a story, not unlike the father who carried his son his whole life. “Giving them the dignity and respect of being up off the ground,” Brown said, “I just think that’s a great gift.” Many of the soldiers who have been part of this program have told him the same thing over and over again. “This is the one great

  • Port of Tacoma CEO sees strength in community Northwest native and Port of Tacoma CEO John Wolfe ’87, prides himself for being part of an organization that creates jobs. Established by the citizens of Pierce County, Wash., in 1918, The Port of Tacoma is among…

    the community because they own the port.” Community means a lot to Wolfe, who grew up in Puyallup and still lives there today with his wife, Debbie, and two children, Alyssa, 16, and Zach, 15. Read Previous The Rose comes home Read Next Gift for all-purpose field primes athletic facilities transformation COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25