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Service, a sustainability technician with the Sustainability Department, a Women’s Center Intern, Rieke Scholar & Diversity Advocate in the Diversity Center, and a Resident and Community Assistant with Residential Life for three years. I have remained engaged with the Hilltop, Tacoma, community from which I was born and raised. I continue to be supported by the care and support of Peace Community Center and New Direction Church of God by Faith, the Campus Action Project Grant from the American
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needs to return to our national and international conversation. We’ve summarized all this into our mission statement: The mission of Pacific Lutheran University is to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care—for others, for their communities, and for the earth. That’s a very Lutheran mission statement and I can tell you that everyone at PLU without exception is deeply committed to it. So when you wonder about whether Pacific Lutheran University is “Lutheran
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throughout the book, the first handwritten Bible since the invention of the printing press in the 15th century. The 1,165-page manuscript, which has yet to be bound, and its authentic reproductions are massive — seven volumes, 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide when open. It takes 14 people to carry the whole thing into a church. So, I couldn’t carry it. But I can tell its story. For me, the story mirrors Pacific Lutheran University’s mission — a deep commitment to liberal arts learning, care for others and
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Distinguished Alumna Award Through years of dedication and service, this alumna has achieved professional or vocational distinction. Jen Cohen '94 Read Story Distinguished Alumnus Award Through years of dedication and service, this alumna has achieved professional or vocational distinction. Dr. Munro Cullum '81 Read Story PLU Mission Award Awarded to an alumnus/a or friend of the university who has embodied the PLU mission through service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities and
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, seize the moment. My jacket smelled odd for the rest of the J-Term trip, but I didn’t care, nor did anyone else. It was probably not just the jacket that smelled, but most of my clothes since we were on a ship for 10 days straight with no access to laundry facilities. But like I said before, totally worth it. In January 2010, I traveled to Antarctica thanks to Pacific Lutheran University’s study away programs. It was an experience I never in my wildest dreams thought I’d get the chance to live, and
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, Dr. Snee, Dr. Grosvenor, Dr. Chavez, and Dr. Wilkin made my undergraduate experience an invaluable one. The faculty at PLU truly care about the success of students like me, and I am so blessed to have had the opportunity to learn from such passionate individuals. Thank you. What’s next? My immediate plans include a summer internship with Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell Governmental Affairs in Tacoma. In January 2012 I hope to return to Olympia as a session aide, completing the biennium I first
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learning model you use. How did you start down this particular path as an educator? I started with my physics students, creating lessons online on a learning management site and having them complete assignments within a window of time. This was great, because I knew students could take more ownership of their learning and self-manage their progress. I wanted to be able to give them more personalized feedback. I didn’t want to limit their learning with a deadline or with grades, I wanted them to be able
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how his experience on the PLU Football team helped shape his approach to business leadership. How would you summarize the work of the Northwest Seaport Alliance? Our mission is built around creating economic wealth and opportunity for people throughout the state. We do that through the management of our properties and partnering with private sector businesses to create jobs and economic activity here in this region and throughout the state of Washington. There is a lot of detailed work that drives
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Administration degree. She holds a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University and a Master of Science in national resource strategy from Industrial College of the Armed Forces. She served as U.S. Ambassador to Namibia from 2004 to 2007 and has held assignments aboard including Sweden, Hungary, Kenya, Sudan, Turkmenistan and Malaysia. She has served as the executive director of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, in the U.S. State Department, responsible for the management and financial
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lives, choose where they go to school or work and have access to water and food. You can’t help but care about hearing people talk about their hopes and dreams after seeing them denied on a first-hand basis. What type of work do you perform as PLU’s Vet Corps Navigator? I help provide our military-affiliated students (veterans, spouses or dependents) with peer-to-peer mentorship. In their transition to academic life, they have different barriers or obstacles than traditional students do. They have a
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