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University as part of a longer tour of U.S. schools hosted by Chinese “agent” EduKeys, sat at tables arranged in a rectangle, with all the Beijing students facing outward, expectantly. After a few key talks—including one from Professor David Huelsbeck on his time spent studying the Makah tribe of Neah Bay—a mass of PLU students was ushered in and seated across from the waiting students. During the exercise, the Lutes and the Chinese students exchanged ideas about how their cultures intersect, using

February 10, 2014 PLU Ranks 3rd Nationwide for Peace Corps Volunteers PLU Marketing & Communications Pacific Lutheran University has catapulted 15 spots up the Peace Corps’ list of the top volunteer-producing colleges and universities for 2014—from No. 18 all the way to No. 3. The annual list recognizes small, medium, large and graduate institutions; PLU tied for third this year in the category of small universities (fewer than 5,000 students), with 16 undergraduate alumni currently serving as

students? “Everything just felt so nice – everyone was so welcoming,” she said. Alazadi values community – it is an essential component of her family life and her Muslim faith. Her family fled Nasiriyah, Iraq, in 1990 after a failed uprising and a subsequent crackdown from dictator Saddam Hussein. After four years in a refugee camp in Saudi Arabia, she and her family landed in Everett, Wash. She was only four. The tight-knit Iraqi community of 100- or-so families has sustained her ever since. Alazadi’s

Diversity Center Alumni: Performative Allyship Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / November 14, 2019 Image: From left: Associate Vice President of Marketing & Communications Lace Smith, Dean of Inclusive Excellence Jennifer Smith and Boo Dodson ’12 sit down with host Angie Hambrick, PLU’s Associate Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, to discuss Performative Allyship — what it looks like, how it hurts minoritized communities and how to be better allies. November 14, 2019 By

Summer 2017 Boeing Chemical Technician Internship Posted by: alemanem / December 13, 2016 December 13, 2016 Over the course of the 10-12 week internship experience you will have the opportunity to: Work directly with a mentor in your field of study while finding solutions to real world problems Experience our products up close by touring state-of-the-art manufacturing and research facilities Interact directly with company leaders to discuss strategy and the future of Boeing Build a lasting

students to major in Sociology. “In fact, we see a drop in the number of our majors if we ever take her out of the Intro to Sociology teaching rotation,” said Joanna Gregson, PLU Professor of Sociology and Sociology Department Chair. Luther, who has taught Sociology at PLU for seven years, says she most enjoys working with students individually: “Because in addition to helping them problem-solve challenges that arise in their research, I also get to witness their sociological development and applaud

November 18, 2010 PLU alumnus came for the hoops, stayed for the connections By Kari Plog ’11 Steve Maxwell, ’90, always knew he wanted to be in business, but that isn’t what originally attracted him to Pacific Lutheran University. “I came to PLU to play basketball,” Maxwell said. “Of the schools recruiting me, I loved PLU programs, I loved the coach and I loved the campus.” Steve Maxwell ’90 Maxwell is the President for the South Puget Sound District of Key Bank. It was basketball that drew

July 2, 2013 Into the clouds By James Olson ’14 On the rare cloudless days, from PLU’s campus, Mt. Rainier can be witnessed asserting its sublime dominance over the Pacific Northwest. The day I met Allison Stephens ‘01 was not one of those days, but its call could still be heard, muffled and resilient. She told me that she would be climbing the mountain in August and that she was apprehensive about it. She also told me that she has never done anything like this before. The summit would be

From Opportunity to Opry Posted by: Zach Powers / June 5, 2015 June 5, 2015 By Matthew Salzano '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (June 5, 2015) — Deanna Fallin ’09 wrote an email on April 8 to her former faculty adviser, Pacific Lutheran University Chair of Art and Design JP Avila, to share some exciting news.“It’s crazy to think that I was just some young college kid, sitting in your office, trying not to cry over a recent breakup,” she wrote. “Look at me now! It’s so exciting

the world again,” Anderson says. “Having natural light is so much better. Sometimes I’ll take a break and just look out the windows at the view of the trees.” Now, rectangles of sunlight illuminate sewing machines, mannequins and labeled racks of tailored costumes as students pull needles through, or stand still while Anderson (right) tracks yellow measuring tape around an arm or a waist. The costume shop also has noted a rise in efficiency in the new space, in part due to Anderson’s involvement