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May 7, 2013 Training with the Lute battalion By Katie Scaff ’13 Most college students don’t walk out of the classroom and directly into a leadership position. Most don’t have a job locked down more than a year before they graduate. And most don’t get the training needed to make those type of things happen for free. But Ray Velásquez isn’t like most college students. Velásquez is part of a small minority who will graduate and immediately rise the ranks and have a guaranteed job for the next

Reformation, and they pervade our campus in so many ways. In that sense, PLU is as “Lutheran” as it can be. I think what this alumna and others are intuitively asking is, “Yes, we see the emphasis on vocation and service to the community (which you wouldn’t normally see at a secular university), but is PLU still connected to the roots which give life to these things?” Tending to the “roots” requires the presence of a vital Campus Ministry, worship life including Morning Prayer and Sunday Eucharist

Let’s Gaze At the Stars Keck Observatory Open House Posted by: alemanem / June 24, 2024 June 24, 2024 Join members of the PLU Physics Department and the Tacoma Astronomical Society (TAS) starting at 8:30pm on Thursday, August 15th, 2024 to take a tour of the observatory, learn about the stars, and look through telescopes (if there are clear skies)! Dress warmly. Follow the red lights to the dome. https://calendar.plu.edu/event/observatory-open-house Read Previous AWIS Scholarship Read Next

March 29, 2012 Photo by John Froschauer Dr. Jennifer Specht ’94 A passion for research and the needs of her patients By Barbara Clements It comes down to a series of small steps, fleeting encounters, or choices that may not seem significant at the time, but in the view of hindsight, they become key compass points that lead to one’s calling. That is the way that Dr. Jennifer Specht ’94 sees it. Specht is an assistant professor in the Division of Medical Oncology at the University of Washington

the name, we strive to ensure the safety and comfort of all students. This campus community is definitely welcoming of the LGBTQIA+ community and we are always making active and mindful efforts to continue a safe and welcoming environment. Below are just a few of the many resources PLU offers to help educate students around an LGBTQIA+ identity and navigating through different moments of collegiate life: Prism Club Lavender Community LGBTQ+ Faith Resources Transgender & Gender Non-Binary Resources

YouTube Short: The PLU Pantry Posted by: shortea / March 30, 2023 March 30, 2023 Learn more about the PLU Pantry, which exists as a resource to serve students, staff, and faculty who are experiencing food insecurity in any way. Read Previous On the Court and in the Classroom: A Brother and Sister Find Success at PLU Read Next Psychology major Stephanie Aparicio Zambrano ’23 on her internship & student experience LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean

. Was there a particularly memorable project or professor from the past four years? I’ve taken many upper-level Hispanic Studies classes with Dr. Giovanna Urdangarain. Dr. Urdangarain is from Uruguay and started a project with Dr. Rona Kaufman interviewing the residents of a Jewish nursing home in Montevideo, their caregivers and loved ones. We’re creating a digital archive of narratives collected from Uruguayan Jews who experienced the Holocaust, migration and the diaspora. So for the past 12

. Some scenes needed to be shot backward and then flipped in post production to create certain motions. Tedious, yes, but also very fun and very much worth the effort! For the final video, I edited each segment together and adjusted length as necessary. I also added music and credits, and finally, plugged in narration by Kirsten Kendrick from KPLU, who was kind enough to narrate the video. Here is the final product:  https://youtu.be/WPWLLCHdw2s This was a very different project from the interview

February 28, 2011 Actors practiced the art of Bunraku puppetry to express Paula Vogle’s play, “The Long Christmas Ride Home.” Pictured here are David Ellis ’11 and Abigal Pishaw ’12, who play the parents in the play. (Photo by John Froschauer) Actors and puppets take audience through a bittersweet, Christmas car ride By Barbara Clements Most of us have this childhood memory – sometimes cherished, sometimes tucked away under lock and key – of the family road trip. The miseries of sitting in the

PLU Football: Behind the Scenes Posted by: Zach Powers / September 20, 2022 September 20, 2022 The PLU football team has begun its 2022 season. Join us at Sparks Stadium for home games in September, October and November. Full schedule available at: golutes.com/sports/football Read Previous PLU biology professor Amy Siegesmund receives national teaching award Read Next Professor Maria Chávez quoted in article about women of color in the workplace COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the