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Mary Beth Sheehan ’00, Immigration Law Attorney Posted by: Zach Powers / November 18, 2015 November 18, 2015 Mary Beth Sheehan ’00 is an award-winning attorney specializing in immigration law, including removal defense, asylum, U visas, VAWA claims, family-based petitions, adjustment of status and naturalization. Sheehan is one of 11 notable alumni currently featured in a billboard campaign that asks “what can you do with a PLU degree?” Others featured in the campaign include Android co-founder

October 15, 2012 Deirdre N. McCloskey – distinguished professor of economics, history, English, and communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago – spoke about the value of the middle-class during the annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. (Photo by John Struzenberg ’15) The value of the bourgeoisie By Katie Scaff ’13 Don’t be ashamed of being bourgeois, said Deirdre N. McCloskey, distinguished professor of economics, history, English, and communication at the

April 1, 2013 Greg Youtz: Composing for the cannery – of boxcars, rhinos, and grapes By James Olson ’14 In 1973, a 17-year-old Gregory Youtz departed from Sea-Tac International Airport and landed in France. Meritoriously skipping the third grade, the young composer had afforded himself the luxury of a year in limbo – graduating high school a year early and giving himself time to explore before college. In the dead space between high school and “higher learning,” potential itineraries sprawled

first-year LATEST POSTS Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024 Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place

experience,” he said. For each of them, it was a great way for their students to see them outside of the lecture halls, Halvorson said. “Students tend to think you don’t have a life away from campus,” Anderson said. “For me it’s a good way to demonstrate I’m not the scary guy they think I am, just because I teach statistics,” Grahe said. The energy from the crowd and the kind comments from students afterward certainly made it clear they accomplished that, Halvorson said. He’s a professor by day and

Innovation Studies Student Launches Business During Pandemic Posted by: vcraker / May 28, 2021 May 28, 2021 In less than six months, Mariken Lund '22 built a website for her sustainable clothing business, received a crush of orders, and started averaging 60,000+ views on TikTok and other social media platforms. And she did it all during a pandemic. Lund is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects at PLU. However, during the pandemic, she returned to Oslo, Norway

the 100-meters, Forsyth pulled away from the field midway through the race in Saturday’s finals, clocking a time of 11.80 seconds to secure the national title. The Langley, Washington native and global studies and economics major was 0.15 seconds faster than runner-up Terrianna Black of Loras College and capped off the 2021 season undefeated in the 100-meters, winning all eight races she competed in. “I honestly don’t really have the words to put to this, I’m still a bit speechless! If you had

. Franklin hasn’t been concerned with what is usual. She's concerned with bringing people together to solve problems. Franklin, the first African-American woman to serve as a Washington state senator, attended several South Sound universities, but earned her master’s degree in social science and human relations from Pacific Lutheran University in 1974. At the time of her attendance, Franklin was raising children, working and taking night classes. “At PLU, you get to see your professors, you get to see

PLU Business Students Donate Class Project Revenue to Wounded Warriors Posted by: Zach Powers / December 23, 2015 Image: PLU business students Bree Watkins ’16, Liandra Daniels ’16, Jillian Stanphill ‘16 and Freddie Fisher ‘16 present Gary Cashman and Nino Gray Jr. of the Wounded Warrior Project a $500 donation. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) December 23, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (December 23, 2015)- On Wednesday, Dec. 16, Pacific Lutheran University

final season. “When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die,” says Cersei Lannister to Ned Stark—the lead character and hero of Game of Thrones—right before he is imprisoned and executed in Season 1. Not only does the moment of Ned’s execution shock the audience by ignoring an established rule of television—do not kill your main character, especially in Season 1—it set the tone for what Thrones would continue to do until its completion. HBO’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy