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  • Shalita Myrick, Pacific Lutheran University’s new chief operating officer and vice president for administrative services, has one major takeaway after completing her first week on the job. “This is the most open and welcoming community I’ve ever been a part of,” she says. Throughout the…

    . “Shalita’s deep leadership and facilities experience, as well as her astute understanding of how to cultivate high-performing teams, are going to be tremendously helpful here at PLU,” says PLU President Allan Belton. At PLU, Myrick will lead the Division of Administrative Services, which includes the business office, human resources, risk management, and facilities. She will also play a critical role in the continued development of the Partnership for Health Innovation and serve as an essential

  • Poster 1 Poster 2 Poster 3 Poster 4 [Exhibit has closed.] Mortvedt Library is hosting a new popup exhibition from the National Archives ,  Rightfully Hers, “commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19 th Amendment. Rightfully Hers explores the history of the…

    /disqualifications, such as the intersection of gender and race with citizenship (who counts as a citizen?), land ownership (who owns real estate? how much real estate qualifies?), religion (e.g., in various states Baptists, Catholics, Quakers, and non-Christians were banned from voting), age, and literacy. “Following the 2016 election, the fight for voting rights remains as critical as ever. Politicians across the country continue to engage in voter suppression, efforts that include additional obstacles to

  • Theatre major Zivia Rich ’24 loves a good story. She is especially fond of them in the form of a radio show or podcast. Growing up, the Seattle-area native spent much of her time listening to KUOW, their local National Public Radio station. “We have…

    . “So that style of radio is very close to my heart.” This fall, Rich is pairing their love of audio storytelling and theatre education to create an independent production of “The War of the Worlds.” Based on the H.G. Wells novel, the show’s themes include colonialism, superstitions and prejudices — topics Rich believes are still prevalent today. “I can’t speak to what H.G. Wells was thinking when he was writing it, but a lot of it is more inwardly reflective,” Rich said. “The Martians coming down

  • Busy dad envisions healthy ‘Plan B’ for parents Just like so many other families, Peter Gradwohl ’90 and his wife, Andrea, once struggled to balance busy work schedules with the stress of providing healthy food for their three kids. So, three years ago, with people…

    lunches.” Creating options every day was no easy task. Especially for the Gradwohl’s youngest son, Major, who suffers from Celiac disease, an intolerance to gluten. Gradwohl began seriously thinking about convenient alternatives to packing lunches every day. Fantazimo Foods was the solution. In partnership with the Seattle catering firm Gretchen’s Shoebox Express, parents can order lunches online by 4 p.m. and lunches will be delivered to schools and camps the next day. Fantazimo currently offers

  • Meant to Live: Keynote speaker shows a passion for service and nursing By Barbara Clements When Charleen Tachibana, ’77, first stepped on to the Pacific Lutheran University campus, she knew she had found a place that felt like home. Tachibana had moved out to the…

    trips had a huge impact on my leadership journey,”she says. The Toyota system focuses on a fast-paced work environment, but also one where leaders are expected to be open with their employees. And advice for newly-minted nurses? Prepare yourself for change, Tachibana says. In fact, embrace it. “You have to keep your mind open to what society needs and to learn new things,” she says. Looking back as to why she entered nursing, Tachibana, 56, says she actually started thinking about nursing as a

  • Last year’s Hebrew Idol finale included a Red Carpet entrance and a student MC. This year, the event is moving to a bigger venue – the CK in the UC. (Photo by Theodore Charles ’12) Hebrew Idol takes it to the next level By Chris…

    their thoughtful inquiry and imagination. The finale has become an annual event on campus, growing in size and production every year. “We’ve done five years of out-staging ourselves,” Finitsis said. “Each year the students get me thinking, ‘How am I going to keep this growing?’” The project culminates with a finale on-campus at 6 p.m., April 19 in the CK of the UC. This past year, the project won a NWACC Award for Innovation in Educational Technologies and a Carol Sheffels Quigg Award for Excellence

  • Engineer turned poet named Washington State Poet Laureate By JuliAnne Rose ’13 Realizing her passion and remarkable talent for poetry in her thirties, engineer-turned-poet Kathleen Flenniken’s work was bolstered when she received Washington State Poet Laureate earlier this year. Kathleen Flenniken ’07 was named the…

    , Flenniken experienced firsthand the social implications and secrecy surrounding the events of the Hanford nuclear site, which she explores in her book, Plume. “I’m interested in the way our personal lives interact with the political direction of our country,” said Flenniken of her poetic inspiration. “Thinking about secrecy and the damage it can do to a community and to a society.” In addition to her work with young students, Flenniken also engages with poets across the state by highlighting their wide

  • Zylstra to lead PLU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service By Barbara Clements The way Joel Zylstra ’05 sees it , PLU’s mission is all about reaching out, getting involved and making a difference of individuals in the nearby Tacoma and Parkland community. It is…

    coordinate mentoring projects by PLU students. PLU students from an education class dealing with multicultural issues in the classroom will be going out to the schools. In turn, “fifth graders will be coming to PLU for a day, and hopefully it will put them on the trajectory of thinking about college,” he said. Eventually, Zylstra would like to see PLU known as much for its involvement in the local community as it is now known for its nationally recognized study-away programs. And the way he sees it

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 28, 2019) — “Butterfly Confessions” is not your average stage play. In the words of PLU’s Director of Multicultural Outreach & Engagement, Melannie Denise Cunningham: “If you’re on a journey of cultural literacy, then this is an opportunity to step into a…

    — while at the same time we’re making the pieces our own,” said Cece Robinson ‘20, a senior performing in the show. When thinking about how she wanted the show to come to life on PLU’s campus, Cunningham reflected upon the university’s first all-black production, “Fences,” directed by recent graduate Josh Wallace ‘19.  “I saw how it affected the students that were in the performance … the opportunity to bond and really feel proud about a work that had cultural relevance to them, that they could

  • The PLU Residence Hall Association, or RHA, brings students together for social events, community forums, and to advocate for residence hall-related issues. RHA president Hezekiah Goodwin ’22 thinks of his role in building a vibrant student community as a campus vocation. We met with him…

    thinking about how we can move forward and break down some of these barriers — see if we can work together to progress further than RHA has been in the past.PLU Residence Hall AssociationRHA encourages student development through educational and social programming that provides a forum to share ideas and common concerns, and establishes an effective and representative advocate body for residence hall related issues. Read Previous Timely Research Read Next No Mud, No Lotus COMMENTS*Note: All comments