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women had to write an essay on the importance of cultural diversity in their lives, and each practiced for a month to sing the traditional Sankta Lucia song in Swedish. Kane will receive a $500 scholarship for being chosen as the Lucia. The Sankta Lucia festival was introduced by PLU in 1951 by Rev. E Arthur Larson. To start the tradition here, Larson send a white-robed student to wake up members of his Swedish language class one December morning. The Lucia legend began when Lucia was born to a

admires an older brother, who is now in prison. The tolerance here for his sometimes violent outbursts may be a thing of the past next year. Lee finds Carlos strolling toward the 400 building. “Carlos, come talk with me and let’s discuss what you need from us over the next nine days,” he tells the boy, whose height allows him to look Lee straight in the eye. Back to Class Acts Main Read Previous Biologist use Murdock grants to study birds, fish Read Next Looking into the laws behind adoption COMMENTS

and community members – to make a connection with PLU. “People would feel much closer to the school,” he said. All this wouldn’t be important, Stuen and Olbertz agree, if PLU’s mission wasn’t something they could believe in. They do. Their other daughter, Elaine ’12, also attends PLU. Stuen, who volunteers for PLU as the alumni representative for her class of 1972, points to the university’s continuing focus on global education, as one of many things PLU does well. Add that to PLU’s commitment to

kind in the state, has provided a national platform for PLU to offer world-class training in the care of older adults. Another part of the CGEP that has gained national recognition was the Congestive Heart Failure Community Transition Program, in which MultiCare and PLU’s School of Nursing joined up to follow patients home after they leave the hospital.  The program received a $250,000 startup grant from the Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future program, an initiative between the Northwest Health

campus in December 1951 by the Rev. E. Arthur Larson, professor of Swedish. The first Lucia was Lola Murk Gracey (class of ’54). Dressed in traditional Lucia garb, she rose early and went from room to room in Harstad Hall, offering fellow students cookies and hot coffee. Lola donated the crown she wore in 1951 to the SCC’s permanent artifact collection. From its humble beginnings, the Sankta Lucia Fest has become a time-honored tradition at PLU. The 2013 celebration takes place in Lagerquist Hall on

overall, third for best value, fifth in best school for veterans, and 15th for best undergraduate teaching among 102 schools across 15 states. Published last week, U.S. News & World Report’s college guide is one of the most widely used and recognized college-ranking publications. Its annual rankings are based on 17 measures of academic quality including but not limited to academic reputation, retention, graduation rate, faculty resources (including class size), student selectivity and financial

Fort Lewis College in Colorado. The PLUS Year supports students affected by the pandemic by allowing them to delay some of their courses, labs, and experiential learning opportunities by providing them with up to two additional semesters of coursework tuition-free. The PLU Fixed Tuition Guarantee Program ensures tuition for the 2022-2023 incoming class of first-year and transfer students remains the same throughout their undergraduate years, eliminating the passage of the rising cost of tuition to