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at PLU?  A place where you know that the professors truly care about their students and their development as a whole person. I came to PLU from a big state university.  I was not in the best place mentally when I transitioned from there to PLU.  I had a lot of doubts, frustration and no idea what I was truly passionate about. Then I came to PLU.  It was not easy at the beginning by a long stretch.  However, my Kinesiology department was where I knew I had a place.  I could go and talk to my

. What makes you proud to be a PLU faculty member? The accomplishments of former students. To watch them thrive in highly competitive fields is gratifying. That might be grad schools, or the professional world. Does PLU feel different than other universities that you’ve studied or taught at? Yes it does! It is a much more personalized and caring environment. When I first came to campus, I was struck by the obvious level of care and personalized attention. High standards and rigor create pressure

math to understand migration LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community May 22, 2024

hard for exciting opportunities Read Next Yaquelin Ramirez’s ’22 passion for helping others leads to a future in healthcare LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve

climate change one tree at a time Read Next PLU’s culturally sustaining STEM program helped prepare Becca Anderson to be a dynamic teacher LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to

‘local’ really means, and what a plant looks like and how to care to for it.” Eventually, Mares would like to see the garden become a place where students meet and a venue for events, such as master gardening workshops, a harvest festival and musical performances. Plans are in the works to build a greenhouse, and in the future, a tool shed and gazebo. Volunteers are invited to work in the garden every Sunday from noon to 3 p.m., and donations of tools, materials or even compostable food scraps are

Arntson and Carol Quigg. The class had raised almost $70,000. Berntsen described Forness as a cautious, quiet professor type who took great care of himself after having a heart problem in early 2008. By the time of the reunion, his classmates noticed that he seemed to look healthier than he did when he was a student. Then everything changed. In mid- February Forness had a heart attack. It was severe enough that his heart could not be completely repaired. Then, in quick succession he had a stroke

both places you can ‘follow your bliss,’ but here it is linked to things that are fundamental to who, as a university, we are.” He points to PLU’s mission statement, using its environmental language as an example – though he notes that any portion of it would be relevant. “When we talk about ‘care for the earth,’ it is linked to who we are as a university” Torvend said. “There is a moral and ethical connection [to such ideas] because of our middle name.” With the chair comes a certain level of