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wanted to attend. At the beginning of February, Kate Schneider, PLU Director of Employer Relations, emailed me saying I was one of the students selected to go to Amazon. PLU students got a great view of Seattle’s Lake Union from the top of one of Amazon’s buildings. (Photo: Amanda Brasgalla ’15) I was really excited, and shortly after, we were contacted by an Amazon recruiter who shared additional information and prepared us for the event. On the morning of Feb. 23, we left campus bright and early

, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants” tells a story about pecan trees, which don’t fruit predictably (as in annually or bi-annually), but do fruit all together —  having shared nutritional and other resources, depending on each other to flourish. She concludes, “all flourishing is mutual.”   As beautifully illustrated by new design professor Junichi Tsuneoka on the cover of this issue of Resolute, PLU strives to be something of a garden for flourishing. Our roots run deep and our stems and

Alumni mentorship helps student land dream internship in Boston Posted by: vcraker / September 2, 2021 Image: Keegan Dolan in Downtown Boston outside the headquarters of the Analysis Group (photo by Derek Palmer) September 2, 2021 By Lisa PattersonPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterHard work pays off. Networking is key. Relationships are everything. While this advice might sound cliché, people give it often, and for good reason. Just ask Pacific Lutheran University’s Keegan Dolan ‘22

SUMMER, 3-CREDIT, ALL-OUTDOOR FIELD SCIENCE COURSE With Ecosystem Field Studies Posted by: alemanem / February 17, 2021 February 17, 2021 Now accepting applications for the SUMMER, 3-CREDIT, ALL-OUTDOOR FIELD SCIENCE COURSE with Ecosystem Field Studies! Get in nature, breath fresh air, and enjoy a safe and inspiring field science course in the Colorado Rockies An opportunity to apply your classroom & textbook learning while immersed in a spectacular & transformative educational field-camp

A PLU Christmas, Winter Rose Posted by: Kate Williams / November 12, 2018 November 12, 2018 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerDon’t miss one of the most beloved holiday traditions in the Pacific Northwest, as the Choir of the West, University Chorale and University Symphony Orchestra present our annual Christmas concerts. This year’s theme, Winter Rose, features performances of works by Gerald Finzi, Herbert Howells, Michael Praetorius and others, mixed with traditional carols and seasonal

OHSU 2021 Equity Internship Program Posted by: alemanem / November 18, 2020 November 18, 2020 OHSU is looking to do an in-person internship for 2021! This program has proven to be extremely beneficial and a stepping stone for our future physicians and scientific researchers. To learn more see the OHSU Equity+Internship_2020+flyer or visit https://www.ohsu.edu/center-for-diversity-inclusion/equity-research-program to apply. Read Previous Virtual Alumni Panel & Info Session with University of

June 16, 2008 Gala marks a decade of Jazz Under the Stars Warm summer nights, picnic dinners, stargazing and the soothing sounds of jazz all add up to the PLU summertime favorite Jazz Under the Stars. For a decade, the free outdoor concert series has brought popular Northwest jazz musicians to the Mary Baker Russell amphitheater. The concerts, held weekly in July and August, attract nearly 200 people each week. “We’re proud to have sustained a professional-level summer jazz concert series for

April 1, 2012 Michael Pavel, Skokomish Nation tribal member and Professor of Education Studies at the University of Oregon, gives the keynote address for Earth Day at PLU. (Photos by Theodore Charles ’12) Skokomish Nation tribal member brings emotion to Earth Day By Katie Scaff ’13 We need to get back to the environment, because that’s where peace and harmony exist, according to Michael Pavel, Skokomish Nation tribal member and Professor of Education Studies at the University of Oregon. “We are

. After months of wrestling with doubts, Kennedy had committed himself to go to Uganda under the auspices of Global Youth Partnership for Africa to teach bicycle repair to residents of a large slum outside the capital city of Kampala. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPT41Hpz6zM A few weeks later, Kennedy stepped off of the plane in Uganda, and again, tried to steady his breathing. He felt the humid, cloying night air tuck around him like a cloak. He now had $500 left in his bank account had had a $100

New piano chair looks forward to a new chapter at PLU Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 21, 2011 October 21, 2011 After more than 25 years performing piano, Oksana Ezhokina opens a new chapter of her life as an Assistant Professor of Music and Chair of Piano Studies at PLU. Ezhokina performed in Lagerquist Concert Hall as a guest artist in 2000 for the very first time and says she was immediately taken with the school and the collaborative environment. “It was the spirit of the faculty, the