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already underway. Her bequest will also fund a variety of other projects including those to benefit faculty scholarly activities and to provide financial support for students. Phillips’ lifetime giving and bequest total almost $25 million, making her the largest single benefactor in university history. She was a PLC nursing graduate and served as a member of the Board of Regents for nine years beginning in 2000. Engage the World: The Campaign for PLU will continue through May 2012 raising support of
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what real adversity is,” Dickerson added. “Real adversity is not how many minutes you play or don’t play in a basketball game. Real adversity is having a father die and having a brother with Down syndrome.” As Zach adjusts to the competitive level of Division III basketball, he will likely see more playing time. “He has worked hard and he asks questions and tries to do what you tell him to do,” Dickerson said. “He does have the athletic talent that can make him successful at this level.” For Zach
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composers are writing for the instrument today; and the tuneful Fantaisie by Jules Demersseman, one of the earliest works written for the saxophone — the perfect “dessert” following two heavier works. “In competitions you can be supremely prepared, but depending on who the judges and other competitors are, you can still come away empty-handed,” Steighner commented. The success was sweet; he had competed at this competition five times before, but the best he had achieved was Alternate Winner. In the end
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year Supporting Success Scholarship, and a $1,500 per year Housing Grant (if you live on campus). Additional financial aid in the form of work study and loans may be applied to room, meals, and other expenses. Regents’ Scholarship (one of our Presidential Scholarships) Each year, eligible students are encouraged to apply for our top academic and leadership Presidential Scholarships (by the December deadline). The first of these awards is the President’s Scholarship ($34,000 per year), and on
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March 2, 2009 Making study away possible A new $2 million scholarship fund will increase study abroad opportunities for low-income students at Pacific Lutheran University. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave the university a $1 million challenge grant to initiate the endowment fund a year ago. Since then, a matching $1 million has been raised from donors, including the estate of Arthur H. Hansen, Loren and MaryAnn Anderson, Charles Bergman and Susan Mann, and Iver and Ginny Haugen
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of Wisconsin in Marshfield/Wood County. Kuehn, who is particularly interested in food aesthetics, also led a presentation on Tuesday, when the symposium sessions opened for PLU and the greater community. His talk, entitled “Cooking and Love: Why No One Can Ever Cook Like Grandma,” was part of a session on food passions. Other sessions on Tuesday included topics, such as the chemistry of farming, how to know what goes into your food, and feeding the public. The two-day symposium ended with a
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telling the story of a community in peril,” Dr. Kate Hoyt, Assistant Professor of Communication, and faculty advisor of MediaLab “The public should attend because with our changing climate the issue of coastal erosion will become a much bigger deal for many people in the coming future. It is also a great opportunity to learn the story of North Cove and what makes the residents so resilient and special,” Garrett Johnson, Student Director of the documentary. The premiere will be Saturday, April 27th at
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students following a strong recommendation from the university’s Admission and Retention of Students (ARTS) Committee.These new procedures allow prospective students to choose whether to provide standardized testing scores as part of the application process, and will be put into effect in time for the incoming Fall 2019 class.“Going test optional means PLU is taking a giant step toward leveling the playing field for applicants, living our mission by working to ensure that a college education is
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not participate in any form of religion,” Torvend said. “And she will be speaking in a part of the country that witnessed many departures from the church after it voted in 2009 for the full inclusion of gays and lesbians as church leaders.” That latter issue still resonates as timely and relevant, especially in light of the Oct. 18 reversal by Roman Catholic bishops of a controversial document that had talked more positively of homosexuals than any other in the church’s history. Eaton earned a
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business and in the community, but also be a mentor to other women.” “Krista took the top honor because she was able to impress the scholarship committee with her academic and leadership abilities in the MSF program as well as professionalism in an interview,” explains Smith. White will graduate in May with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average. While a graduate student at PLU, she has served as Head of Research for the Gary Baughn Student Investment Fund and as a Graduate Fellow, assisting Finance
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