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PLU and located in the Anderson University Center, the center provides free one-on-one and small group tutoring for K-12 students in the Franklin Pierce and Bethel School Districts. The success of the center was recently recognized by local leaders. The Pierce County Expanded Learning Opportunity Fund, a partnership between Pierce County and the Foundation for Tacoma Students, awarded a $49,250 grant to PLU to support the Parkland Literacy Center, roughly quintupling the organization’s modest

I’m pursuing the right path.”The council selects one recipient every two years. Last year was Hammerstrom’s first complete year of teaching at PLU – or anywhere else. In 2010, he earned his Ph.D. in religious studies from Indiana University. A northwest native – from the Portland area – he always wanted to return to the Pacific Northwest. Working at PLU provided a great opportunity to return to an area he loves and to follow his passion for Buddhist studies. The accolades haven’t stopped with the

health care would be the ultimate goal, but then a couple of classes focused on plant development and global agriculture grew a new passion“I have a family history of agriculture, my grandfather used to have apple orchards in Eastern Washington,” she said, explaining why her PLU biology classes resonated with her. “From that point forward, I began to pursue plant biology, as I had both personal and academic passion in the subject.” On her way to her degree, Davis completed a capstone project on plant

Lutes Participate in Alumni Job Shadow Program Posted by: vcraker / February 14, 2022 February 14, 2022 Pacific Lutheran University’s Lute Job Shadow Program is an opportunity for current students to connect with alumni working in their chosen careers. The Alumni and Student Connections Office do a great job of connecting students to alums who are working in the field they are interested in. Elli Pippin, PLU’s assistant director for career and experiential learning, said the program was

peacemaking efforts around the world. The Forum features keynote speeches by leading international peacemakers as well as faculty-student led sessions on diverse aspects of peace and peacemaking. The multidisciplinary focus of the Forum is emphasized through designating specific days to address peace in relation to science and health, business and global studies. The keynote speaker for the March 2013 forum is the Yemeni journalist and peace activist Tawakkol Karman. She is one of three women awarded the

for Education Abroad as established by the Forum on Education Abroad, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit, membership association recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission as the Standards Development Organization (SDO) for the field of education abroad.The Forum provides training and resources to education abroad professionals and its Standards of Good Practice are recognized as the definitive means by which the quality of education abroad programs may be judged. For PLU

BJUG DAY: Q&A with Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Posted by: Silong Chhun / October 28, 2021 October 28, 2021 By Veronice CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsPLU’s student-athletes understand what it means to be part of a team. They learn how to build on their teammates’ strengths, overcome failure and achieve collective goals. Lutes are showcasing these skills both in and out of the classroom, and both on and off the playing field. Your support does more than fund new uniforms, equipment and

. To the last question, the answer is a resounding “yes,” says Farnum, and the rest of the veterans interviewed last week. Between the educational benefits provided by the G.I. Bill and through PLU’s Yellow Ribbon Program, which picks up the rest of the tuition costs for vets to attend college, the decision is absolutely a “no brainer,” Farnum said during some downtime between classes at the UC last week. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNiQCHa93o8 “Hey, if I can do it, anyone can,” said Farnum, 46

January 12, 2011 Todd Sheridan Perry ’92 worked on many of the Gollum scenes in the second Lord of the Rings movie. How Todd Sheridan rose from PLU to become one of Hollywood’s most successful special effects wizards By Barbara Clements Remember the scene in the “The Lord of the Rings – Two Towers,” where outraged forest guardians, called Ents, descend on the tower where the evil wizard is trapped? The walking, talking and very large trees tear down a dam, and floodwaters surge into the valley

February 22, 2011 PLU first responders By Chris Albert Over the last year, Search and Rescue and Building Inspection teams have been training to be best prepared for an emergency. Last winter, a call out to the PLU community garnered several volunteers interested in joining the PLU Search and Rescue team. Those interested in volunteering for the Search and Rescue team should contact Emergency Program Manager Jennifer Wamboldt at ext. 6042 or by e-mail at wamboljm@plu.edu. The team, comprised of