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PLU’s Marks Constitution Day With Free Speech (and More) Keynote Speaker U.S. Rep. Denny Heck Headlines Sept. 23 Conversation About Democracy By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communication Pacific Lutheran University will mark Constitution Day on Sept. 23 with a keynote address by U.S.…
original document starting at noon Sept. 17 in Red Square. Pick up a copy, then prepare an informed question or two for some pretty serious governmental experts. Heck (D-Wash.), who represents Washington’s 10th Congressional District (covering most of Pierce and Thurston counties and part of Mason County), will discuss what he’s observed about our government during his first term as a member of Congress. Following his address, Heck will moderate a roundtable discussion among Washington Rep. David
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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 1, 2015)- More than 225 families were able to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner last week thanks in large part to the Pacific Lutheran University Delta Lota Chi Turkey Basket Drive. The student-led Turkey Basket Drive is organized by the PLU nursing group Delta…
students. Selk laughed when she talked about all the work that goes into the project and explained that the baskets are kept in students’ homes during preparation, turning homes into mazes of turkey baskets. This year, the drive was led by Selk and fellow seniors Bryanna Stowers, Ciani Torres and Suzi Allen. Each nursing cohort raised money for the baskets and PLU nursing alumni donated $390. On Tuesday, Nov. 24, the group gathered their baskets and delivered them to families in need. “At PLU we pride
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TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 4, 2017)— It’s been more than a little hot on Pacific Lutheran University’s campus this week. With temperatures creeping toward the 100s, one Lute is offering a reprieve with images of something a lot cooler. McKenna Morin ’19, a communication major, is…
during a study away experience in Antarctica with the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education earlier this year. The contest receives more than 9,000 entries nationwide and internationally, with submissions from the United States, Canada and 46 other countries. As a contest finalist, Morin’s image of a penguin pointing its beak to the sky will be published in a hardback book that Photographer’s Forum will distribute nationally. She also has the opportunity to win higher-level awards
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In an index developed at the Brookings Institution, The New York Times ranks PLU in top 10 of “value added colleges regardless of major” in this piece by James B. Stewart: http://nyti.ms/1FMW7q1 One important thing to note here is that two of the schools named in…
lines,” labeled them “New American Colleges,” and predicted a bright future for them. The emergence of New American Colleges and Universities as high achievers in rankings based on “added value” suggests that Boyer was right. Brennan O’Donnell President, Manhattan College Richard Guarasci President, Wagner College Thomas W. Krise President, Pacific Lutheran University *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous ‘What’s a Lute?’ — Go Lutes Edition Read Next PLU Sunday at Eastside Baptist
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PLU’s student-athletes understand what it means to be part of a team. They learn how to build on their teammates’ strengths, overcome failure and achieve collective goals. We spoke with Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) officers Danny Samson ’22 and Bridget Duven ’22, both political science…
development and for the PLU community as a whole. What things have you learned about being a college athlete and a student? How do they benefit one another? Danny: Being a student-athlete has taught me numerous lessons. I have learned how to be a more responsible individual, work in a team with differing personalities, and manage my time while juggling multiple roles. The opportunity to participate in athletics while also furthering my education has only given me positive experiences that I will continue
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Lutes often find ways to show gratitude to the community that supported their education, but Justin Foster ’02 got started early. An entrepreneur, marketer, and technology developer, he has been an active supporter of PLU and the School of Business since graduation. “I received a…
Why PLU grad and entrepreneur still gives back to the School of Business Posted by: shortea / August 13, 2019 Image: Justin Foster ’02, and School of Business Dean Chung-Shing Lee photographed in the Morken Center for Learning & Technology at PLU, Wednesday, July 3, 2019. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) August 13, 2019 By Vince SchleitwilerGuest WriterLutes often find ways to show gratitude to the community that supported their education, but Justin Foster ’02 got started early. An entrepreneur
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So now what? After going to the Big Apple and making it big – as in a key part on a Broadway, Tony-winning, Pulitzer Prize winning play big – what’s next? Louis Hobson ’00 gets asked that question a lot these days. And his answer…
, 10 months. Life has seemingly come full circle for the performing arts major, who after appearing in a number of plays after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University in 2000, decided in 2008 that it was time to take the plunge and see if he could make it in New York City. So with no prospects and only the promise of a blow up mattress on a friend’s living room in Queens, Hobson left his wife behind and took the risk. And that make all the difference for the Puyallup native. Within a few weeks
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Profs, students talk about going green PLU has made great strides in reaching its sustainability goals, campus leaders and students stressed last week. However, especially in the area in energy conservation, PLU staff and students need to be conscious off turning off the lights or…
run their laptops. “They looked at me and said, “Out of the wall socket, of course,” he laughed. One can talk about the chemical interaction that causes the depletion of the ozone layer, or, to make it stick, professors should focus on the socioeconomic forces at work, Naasz noted. For example in his class, he has his students look at the economic context of why some countries continue to produce products that harm the ozone layer. Jim Albrecht, associate professor of English and Susan Harmon
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Moral issues in health care reform The debate over the nation’s health care system has been swallowed up or sidelined during the last 60 years by war, impeachment, union opposition, and of course political bickering. During this year’s presidential election, the issue is again one…
the war, crudely put, seems to be whether it’s a direct government subsidy” or not. Menzel said he would try to push aside the political debate – which generally has Democrats calling for more government intervention and Republicans countering that tax credits and free market economics is the fix – and look at the moral implications of the health care debate. “In the end, there are conflicting moral views underneath these political wars,” Menzel said, who added that he does plan to look carefully
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Embracing the ‘bigger questions’ and living with a true sense of joy CALLING ANY UNDERGRADUATE an expert in spirituality might be an overstatement. But in speaking with Timothy Siburg, it is abundantly clear that he has done some deep thinking about the nature of spirituality…
conference of the Fund for Theological Education, an organization dedicated to support young people as they explore and respond to God’s calling in their lives. Siburg graduated in May with a double major in religion and economics. He plans to attend graduate school and continue his research on the effectiveness of the service that religious, nongovernmental organizations provide in less-developed regions of the world. “The overall spirituality of the PLU campus comes out of our focus on vocation
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