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  • . Olson Student Leadership Award by President Allan Belton Jessica Anderson ’07 is presented with the Distinguished Recent Alumna Award by President Allan Belton Brad Tilden ’83 is presented with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by President Allan Belton Pianist Alex Jones '20, Vice President Dan Lee and Choir of the West members prepare to lead attendees in song Guests stand to sing the hymn "Earth and All Stars!" accompanied by pianist Alex Jones '20 Thank you for your generous support of PLU!Hilary

  • . Olson Student Leadership Award by President Allan Belton Jessica Anderson ’07 is presented with the Distinguished Recent Alumna Award by President Allan Belton Brad Tilden ’83 is presented with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by President Allan Belton Pianist Alex Jones '20, Vice President Dan Lee and Choir of the West members prepare to lead attendees in song Guests stand to sing the hymn "Earth and All Stars!" accompanied by pianist Alex Jones '20 Thank you for your generous support of PLU!Hilary

  • Tom '83 and Holly Buskirk: Keeping PLU's Unique Spirit of Service Alive As a longtime pilot for FedEx, Tom Buskirk ’83 considers his profession a technical one. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t value a liberal arts education, or the idea that a university should encourage its students to serve others. “It’s important for students to get high quality education – particularly in the liberal arts,” Tom said. “It teaches you to view the world in a totally different way. “PLU students are expected

  • October 13, 2008 Nurses tell of worldwide travels during panel They’ve traveled to the far corners of the globe: Liberia, Iraq, Vietnam and Colombia. They’ve seen desperate poverty, bombed out buildings, and quite frankly, incompetent medical care. However, the four nurses, all PLU alumni who returned to talk about their experiences for Homecoming on Friday afternoon, stressed that their stories don’t end there. Ed Hrivnak, ’96, Helen Holt ’97 (pictured above), Mary Barber ’02 and Mary Beth

  • March 20, 2013 Raechelle Baghirov ’05 teaching in Azerbaijan with the Peace Corps. (Photo provided by Raechelle Baghirov) In pursuit of wild hope in Azerbaijan By Katie Scaff ‘13 Discovering your wild hope doesn’t end when you leave PLU,  just ask Raechelle Baghirov ’05. After graduating, Baghirov spent three years volunteering with the Peace Corps in Azerbaijan, where she learned much more than a foreign language. “The phrase ‘a life of service’ was thrown around a lot. Professors would talk

  • October 1, 2013 Our Middle Name: People of Wondrous Ability Editor’s note: This essay is the first in a series of writings in Scene from various authors on Lutheran outreach in the world, and the impact and meaning of a Lutheran higher education. By Professor Samuel Torvend, Chair of Lutheran Studies In 1524, monasteries across Germany had closed, their property confiscated by greedy rulers. And with this, education of the young was abandoned. In desperation, Martin Luther wrote a heartfelt

  • Lute reflects on his Japanese-American identity through pilgrimage, community event Posted by: Kari Plog / August 29, 2017 Image: Stephen Kitajo ’12 serves on the board for the Puyallup Valley Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). His role in organizing the fair’s 75th Remembrance event in September includes sifting through archival records to confirm the names of the Japanese Americans once confined to the fairgrounds. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) August 29, 2017 By Brooke

  • across campus. Leaders at Pacific Lutheran University agree.The institution recently invested more than $630,000 to improve accessibility for students such as Green, who was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy when she was 3 years old. Growing up, doctors told her she may never move out of her parents’ house. Now, she’s a senior living in South Hall at PLU and considering law school. “I didn’t let that define me,” she said of the prognosis. Still, her journey hasn’t always been easy. Green, who

  • Mission and Philosophy of the Social Work ProgramMission: “Educating caring, skillful generalists to be ethical agents for global and local change.” The Pacific Lutheran University Department of Social Work is dedicated to educating individuals for social work practice with individuals, families, households, groups, communities and organizations within a generalist framework that is based on a philosophy of social justice, egalitarianism, pluralism, and compassion for the oppressed. The

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