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June 28, 2010 Even after graduation, a way to stay involved – 65 years later By Chris Albert When Annabelle Birkestol ’45 was deciding which college to go to, her mother gave her an offer she couldn’t refuse. Check out Pacific Lutheran University and, if you go there, I’ll pay for it, Birkestol was told. It was also a good fit for Birkestol, who describes her experience on campus as one of the happiest times of her life. Annabelle Birkestol ’45. Plus, she found her calling as a teacher. That

1950. In 1955 she graduated in nursing from Pacific Lutheran College (now PLU) and Emanuel Hospital in Portland. After college graduation Karen served as a nurse in her hometown. She then worked at Swedish Hospital in Seattle before helping to open the new University of Washington Medical Center in 1959. She was its first nurse and worked there for 30 years in clinical nursing and as head of the outpatient clinics for heart, cancer, Alzheimer’s and AIDS patients. After retirement, Karen moved back

four schools across the region, their families and 13 PLU Mathlete student coaches, stemming from a variety of academic disciplines. A short program acknowledged the elementary middle school Mathletes and their PLU Mathlete coaches. Student Mathletes had the opportunity to share poster presentations around a variety of complex math problems and learn more about the Washington State Math Olympiad, scheduled to take place on May 5 at Thompson Elementary School. Mathletes, originally founded by PLU

Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics at Central Washington University Posted by: nicolacs / August 17, 2021 August 17, 2021 Central Washington University is very pleased to host the APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics on January 21-23, 2023. The application site will open on Monday, August 30, 2021 and will close promptly at 5PM EST on Monday, October 4, 2021. The keynote presentation will be given by Dr. Donna Strickland, professor in the Department of Physics and

Paid Engineering Internship with Tacoma Power Posted by: nicolacs / April 11, 2023 April 11, 2023 As an Engineering Intern you will assist in providing and maintaining the departmental computing and functional systems capability for the Resource Operations & Trading group, which is a mission critical 24/7 operation. The Resource Operations & Trading group optimizes Tacoma Power’s Resource portfolio through efficient, reliable dispatch of generation resources to maximize wholesale energy sales

Q&A with Sophia Barro ’22 on her student teaching experience Posted by: vcraker / May 26, 2022 May 26, 2022 Sophia Barro ’22 is a senior education major and religion minor at PLU. She recently completed full-time student teaching at Lakeview Hope Academy. We spoke with Barro about her experiences at PLU and as a student teacher, and about the values she hopes to inspire in her future students. How did you know you wanted to be a teacher? Teaching has always been a big part of my life. I am one

2009, and her mother Liz Moore was trying to raise funds so Isabel could have her own service dog, one especially trained for someone with autism. A therapy dog had visited Isabel’s school earlier in the year and Liz saw a spark between her daughter and the dog. After seeing the interaction, she began looking into getting Isabel a therapy dog. “He was very calm. He didn’t ask anything of her. He just let her talk so she was just able to sit there and talk,” Liz said. “It was like she knew he was

relocate the family to his native Australia to hopefully make his recuperation process a bit easier. Now, Nicole, Paul, and their two young daughters live in Ocean Grove on the Southeast coast of Australia near Melbourne. Their moving process was documented on a recent episode of HGTV’s House Hunters International, but the process of moving and filming a TV show, while fun, wasn’t always easy.How did you get involved with HGTV, and what was the pre-filming process like?  We spent our last three weeks

Sophia Barro ’22 is following her passion for faith, literacy and diversity into elementary education Posted by: Zach Powers / May 19, 2022 Image: Education major Sophia Barro ’22 will soon begin teaching third grade at Saint Patrick Catholic School in Tacoma. Here, she holds one of her favorite children’s books, “Dreamers.” May 19, 2022 By By Isabella DaltosoPLU Marketing & Communications Student WriterSophia Barro ’22 is a senior education major and religion minor at PLU. She recently

close. He double majored in global studies and Hispanic studies and minored in Holocaust and genocide studies. We recently met with the PLU senior to discuss his plans for improving health for all.What did you enjoy or learn from your Global Studies major? I enjoyed learning about the strengths and challenges experienced by countries worldwide. In my classes, we studied countries through the use of case studies. It’s important to me to learn what’s happening beyond the United States and how events