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  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 26, 2016)- Joel Zylstra said Pacific Lutheran University’s partnership with the nonprofit Habitat for Humanity began with a cup of coffee at 208 Garfield four years ago. Zylstra, director of Center for Community Engagement & Service (CCES), said his perception of Habitat…

    PLU works with local Habitat for Humanity to build lasting partnership, sustainable community, homes for people in need Posted by: Kari Plog / April 26, 2016 Image: Volunteers, including some from PLU, secure and align a wall at a Habitat for Humanity build site in the Woods at Golden Given, a sustainable 30-home housing community. The house was built for a student who, at the time, was studying marriage and family therapy. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 26, 2016 By Brooke Thames '18PLU

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 31, 2015)—On Aug. 1, the Lutes and I started our 10-day adventure to England: Eighteen women’s soccer players and 14 men’s soccer players, along with both teams’ coaching staff and a trainer, were fortunate enough to play soccer, experience a new culture…

    memorable time I’ll share with my team. The games and practices gave us confidence coming into preseason that will carry over to our season. Seeing where some of top professional teams play was like a childhood dream come true, and traveling around England was an unforgettable experience. I wouldn’t want to share these memories with anyone but my soccer family. This story contains information from Tyler Scott/PLU Athletics. Read Previous PLU Stages Special 125th Anniversary Exhibition at Seattle’s

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 20, 2016)- Member institutions of the ELCA Network of Colleges and Universities, including Pacific Lutheran University, released a statement Tuesday condemning hateful messages and phone threats directed at a Kansas university and its president. “The 26 member institutions of the ELCA Network…

    , Kansas. President William Jones posted to Facebook about the incident on Friday. He said the messages are “disgusting and are completely contrary to our core values and intellectual identity.” Jones also said he received a call from a man claiming responsibility for the messages along with others who claim to be associated with a hate group. He stated that “the chalk messages were written in response to the makeup of my family (I have two adopted, biracial children), to some of the things that have

  • Thinking about becoming a social worker? Compare a BSW and an MSW and explore if an MSW is worth it. In social work, two degrees stand out: the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and the Master of Social Work (MSW). Understanding the differences and their…

    of social work. These roles may include social work assistants, case managers, community outreach coordinators, and family support workers. A BSW provides the opportunity to work directly with individuals and communities, assisting them in accessing necessary resources and support. With a BSW, you can work in settings like child welfare agencies, healthcare organizations, and non-profit organizations. You can contribute to the well-being of individuals, families, and communities by addressing

  • TACOMA, WASH. (August. 31, 2016)- The sale of KPLU from Pacific Lutheran University to Friends of 88.5 FM was finalized on Tuesday, August 30. Friends of 88.5 FM, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization formed to preserve the local National Public Radio affiliate, officially took ownership of…

    PLU and Friends of 88.5 finalize sale of KPLU Posted by: Zach Powers / August 31, 2016 August 31, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (August. 31, 2016)- The sale of KPLU from Pacific Lutheran University to Friends of 88.5 FM was finalized on Tuesday, August 30.Friends of 88.5 FM, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization formed to preserve the local National Public Radio affiliate, officially took ownership of KPLU at 12:00 a.m. on Wednesday. In a sale approved

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 12, 2016)- Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., says Pacific Lutheran University already exhibits academic excellence in a variety of ways: rich global education, robust student-faculty research, world-class faculty members and, of course, eager students who are ready to change the world. But Brown…

    linked to academic excellence,” Brown said during a speech at the annual Fall Faculty Conference. “It provides a richer intellectual environment, better preparing all our students to live, work and serve others in an increasingly global and multicultural society.” Currently, Brown says, PLU is making major strides in improving the diversity of its student body. This year, 42 percent of incoming first-year students are the first in their family to attend college and 35 percent of them identify as

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 4, 2016)- Kamari Sharpley-Ragin reluctantly admits that he used to joke about racism. The ninth-grader from Lincoln High School in Tacoma says it didn’t seem like a big deal, since he never really experienced overt discrimination himself. Now, he says he knows…

    Students from PLU and Tacoma’s Lincoln High School work together to fight racism Posted by: Kari Plog / February 4, 2016 Image: A group of PLU and Lincoln High School students present their hand-made puzzle project titled “Keep an Open Mind” in The Cave. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) February 4, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 4, 2016)- Kamari Sharpley-Ragin reluctantly admits that he used to joke about racism. The ninth-grader from Lincoln High School in

  • Friends of 88.5 FM and Pacific Lutheran University reach agreement for the sale of KPLU Contributions of $7 million from 18,000 donors preserve KPLU as an independent, community-licensed public radio station Tacoma, WA — Pacific Lutheran University and Friends of 88.5 FM, a nonprofit community…

    and deeply gratified by the outpouring of support from the community,” said KPLU General Manager Joey Cohn. “Our listeners saved something they felt a personal and emotional connection to, and told us KPLU felt like their friends or family. We want to grow that connection and ingrain ourselves even more into the community. We want to be a resource that tells illuminating stories and plays wonderful music, so KPLU can continue to be, as listeners have said, ‘a soundtrack to our daily lives’.” The

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 27, 2017)- The third biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial Lecture will be held at 7 p.m. on March 1 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at Pacific Lutheran University. Shamil Idriss, a global leader in diplomacy and global…

    curiosity about the rest of the world.” As CEO of Soliya, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to cross-cultural engagement, from 2008-2014, Idriss worked closely with family members of Ambassador Stevens and the Obama administration to establish the J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative. “I feel as though I’m one of the few people who didn’t know him,” Idriss says of Stevens. “It’s extraordinary how many people I’ve talked to who came into direct contact with him and on whom

  • Tacoma, May 16, 2021 This week we interviewed Mariken Lund , a PLU junior and Innovation Studies minor who recently started her own sustainable clothing business in Norway. Mariken is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects on the PLU campus. However,…

    Sustainability and Innovation: An Interview with Fashion Designer Mariken Lund An Innovation Studies student explains how she started ELSK the Studio Posted by: halvormj / May 16, 2021 May 16, 2021 Tacoma, May 16, 2021 This week we interviewed Mariken Lund, a PLU junior and Innovation Studies minor who recently started her own sustainable clothing business in Norway. Mariken is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects on the PLU campus. However, during the