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four students worked at KOMO-TV. Each year since 2008, Communication students have worked with local media outlets to cover election night—one of the only programs in the country where students work Election Night alongside the professionals.) PLU Communication students Michael Diambri ’18 and Matthew Salzano ’18 at the Yes on I-591 rally on Election Night 2014. (Photo: Carolyn Adolph/KUOW) I signed up with my best friend, Michael Diambri, a fellow journalism major (and my employee at PLU’s college

Certified Teachers, making PLU ninth in the nation for graduates who choose to become NBCTs.“This is an affirmation of our program,” said Frank Kline, Dean of PLU’s Department of Education. “It’s something that I feel proud about.” Dannielle Hanson, who graduated from PLU with a bachelor’s degree in 2008 and a master’s in Teaching in 2010, is a member of the acknowledged NBCT class. She’s now a sixth-grade teacher at Cougar Mountain Middle School in Graham. She’s been teaching there for three years, but

initiative developed by Tacoma-based nonprofit Degrees of Change in partnership with Pacific Lutheran University (PLU). “The Seed Teachers program is a perfect fit for our district. It creates continuity for students to pursue a degree so that they can come back and have an impact on students in their home community. This journey will empower graduates with scholarships, mentorship, and hands-on work experience within our schools, shaping them into future leaders in education,” said Franklin Pierce

list of best regional universities in the West. PLU was one of only three Pacific Northwest universities ranked in the top 15 of the highly competitive category that includes universities from as far away as Texas. “PLU is dedicated to providing a transformative, purposeful and interdisciplinary education that creates a strong foundation from which our graduates are prepared to be lifelong learners and can build successful and meaningful careers,” said President Allan Belton. “We are proud of our

Resident Artist, Jessica Spring, Wins Major Award From Tacoma Arts Commission Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / September 28, 2014 September 28, 2014 Jessica Spring Will Accept AMOCAT Award—and Exhibit Her Work—in Tacoma Oct. 2 By Taylor Lunka ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker Pacific Lutheran University resident artist Jessica Spring has been selected to receive an impressive AMOCAT award from the Tacoma Arts Commission. Every year, the commission honors those who contribute to the

Annual ‘Empty Bowls’ event fills empty stomachs Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 6, 2015 Image: Empty Bowls with bowls my by PLU students and faculty in the Anderson University Center on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. (Photo/John Froschauer) November 6, 2015 Pacific Lutheran University students and faculty have found the perfect recipe to fill empty bowls around Pierce County. The sixth annual Empty Bowls will be held from 4-6 p.m. November 18 outside Old Main Market in the Anderson University

PLU Theatre focuses on Community in upcoming Godspell Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / February 22, 2017 February 22, 2017 With laughs and exuberance, PLU theatre performs Godspell, the musical based on the gospel according to St. Matthew. The story outlines the journey of Christ as he gathers his disciples and forms a community of faith. Godspell plays March 9, 10, 11, 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. and March 19 at 2 p.m at Pacific Lutheran University in the Studio Theater of the Karen Hille Phillips

Arts. This particular show is an example of PLU’s commitment to providing dynamic and challenging experiences for students in all aspects of theater with classical text, a large cast, and unique stage effects. Shakespeare’s shortest play begins with a shipwreck that separates a family: twin brothers with a matching pair of twin servants are separated into brother/servant pairs and each assume the others have died. Many years later, all four find themselves in the same town with farcical results

audience: patients at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, Wash. Thirteen flutists will perform at Mary Bridge November 22, bringing to life pieces composed specially for young listeners. “The Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble is thrilled to have the opportunity to bring the joy of music to children at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital,” said Jennifer Rhyne, assistant professor of flute and music theory. PLU alumna Sarah Kintner ‘14 was the inspiration for this upcoming program. Kintner was a prospective

December 1, 2009 The Meeting Pace Chris McKnight ’12 likes to think of Hinderlie Hall as a meeting place between upper and lower campus. And he has a point: the hall sits right on the slope – called Hinderlie Hill, no less – that divides upper and lower campus. But to McKnight, a sophomore math major from LaConner, Wash., the idea of a meeting place means more than that. He considers it the place where all types of PLU students come together. “Hinderlie is the bridge – there is a little bit of