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PLU hosts celebration of life to honor Tom Pfeifle Posted by: Kari Plog / September 14, 2016 Image: Tom Pfeifle died Aug. 29 just before coming back to PLU for his sophomore year. A celebration of life will be held in Lagerquist Concert Hall on Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. (Photo courtesy of PLU Athletics) September 14, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 14, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University will host a celebration of life for Tom Pfeifle on Sept. 22 in Lagerquist

for the “Will Washington Be Next” rally protesting gun violence on March 14. Her mother passed out posters on the sidewalk. Her father stood on the capitol steps with the crowd. Her sister read a poem. “All of us are personally affected by this,” Anderson said. “All of us are in schools and on school campuses every day, so it’s a family gig. But also a family fear.” Anderson, a first-year student at PLU, created “Will We Be Next,” the student movement meant to raise awareness of the threat of gun

a crowd of other newly minted American citizens from countries such as China, India and Canada — at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Tukwila. The room was spacious with rows of church-like pews. They were welcomed by an enthusiastic host who greeted them with a big smile, firm handshake and many congratulations. After everyone settled into their seats, a congratulatory pre-recorded message from President Donald Trump played on a projector screen. The path to citizenship

When the pandemic cut her Peace Corps service short, Margaret Chell ’18 enrolled in medical school Posted by: Silong Chhun / October 25, 2021 October 25, 2021 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing and CommunicationsDuring her senior year at Pacific Lutheran University, Margaret Chell ’18 decided to join the Peace Corps after a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer visited her global development class. She soon met with PLU Peace Corps advisor, Dr. Katherine Wiley to learn more. She was excited about the

of a Peace Corps volunteer group chat that had exploded overnight. She learned that an email had gone out from the Peace Corps Headquarters in Washington D.C. that all volunteers were being evacuated. “We had all been so naive and ignorant to what COVID even was, that I think we felt a little blindsided by that being the reason we were being taken out,” Chell said. Chell made it back home to South Dakota safely. But she found it difficult to hunker down as many were doing to ride out the first

PLU Psychology Professor Regarded as a Pioneer in Crowdsourcing Science Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 25, 2019 June 25, 2019 By Pacific Lutheran UniversityTACOMA, WASH. (June 27, 2019) — Dr. Jon Grahe's reach extends around the globe as an open science ambassador. Nearly a decade ago, Dr. Grahe declared that he wanted to change how we study social science. Because of his tireless efforts, a new approach to conducting research and training students is underway.For over 20 years, Dr. Grahe

MediaLab Documentary to Premiere at the Seattle Public Library Posted by: Zach Powers / November 11, 2015 November 11, 2015 By Amanda Williams '16MediaLabTACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 11, 2015)- MediaLab, the award-winning film production program at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU), will premiere its latest documentary, These Four Years, on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. These Four Years investigates the current state of higher education in North America, including factors that sometimes prevent potential

baseball teams for 11 years, including the San Francisco Giants and the Milwaukee Brewers; was inducted into the PLU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001; and was awarded the Heritage Award by the PLU Alumni Board of Directors in 2008. Kittilsby and his family also continue to support and connect with PLU in a variety of meaningful ways: Kittilsby has served on the Alumni Board, managed Lute Club and is on the Hall of Fame selection committee; his daughter, Kim Kittilsby ’84, is a two-term president of the

How Community Meals bring people together at PLU Posted by: mhines / January 3, 2024 Image: PLU and Trinity Lutheran Church are partnering up for a new collaborative dinner series, Community Meals. Community members gather around a table enjoying October’s meal and company. (All photos provided by Rev. Jen Rude) January 3, 2024 When people at PLU are asked, “What do you love about PLU?” “The sense of community” is the response you hear most often. This fall semester, different groups on campus

theme focuses on one of the biggest social movements of American history. Although the trip costs $900, she said the students will have the opportunity to fundraise through a letter-writing campaign. Not only will the trip include visits to famous landmarks in Atlanta, Montgomery, Birmingham and Selma, but students will also have the opportunity to reflect on the role the media plays in current social movements. Many of the revolutions in the Middle East have been sparked by social media, and the