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, which, as I mentioned above, constitute about 10 percent of total revenues). But, we live in a complex world, where we need to be able to support smart students who don’t have the means to afford a college education, and we need to compete in an educational marketplace that includes public universities that receive direct subsidies from the state and private universities with far larger endowments. So, our tuition fee often rises at a rate very similar to those at other colleges and universities

July 27, 2012 Tyson Bendzak ’10 clowns around at Nike before leaving for the Olympics in London. Persistence, passion and his skills on a unicycle paid off for the alum, who majored in physical education.(Photo provided by Tyson Bendzak) Focus, persistence land alum at Nike, and this week, at the Olympics in London By Barbara Clements, University Communications A passion for teaching, an interest in Nike and, oh, a unicycle. Who knew this eclectic combo would translate into an airline ticket to

make higher education accessible to students from all financial backgrounds.  Kaila grew up an hour and a half from Tacoma in Castle Rock, Washington and attended Castle Rock High School. An education major, with an emphasis in special education, and a music minor, PLU was always her first choice. “I was really lucky because my high school band director, Mrs. Dietz was a PLU alum,” Harris explained. “We even had the opportunity to come up to PLU and attend music workshops with PLU educators while I

” means “togetherness.” For six teachers in Washington and seven teachers from Namibia, the word personifies the relationship-building that lies at the heart of education.“It was a vision that was bubbling in my mind because of the dreams of teachers, both here and in Namibia,” said Jan Weiss, associate professor of education. This year, Pacific Lutheran University launched the Uukumwe Project, a teacher exchange program with teachers who graduated from PLU and teachers from three schools in the

the presence of presidents and presidents’ delegates who bring greetings in person from dozens of universities across the country. I join the entire PLU community in thanking the delegates not only for their presence, but also for demonstrating, visually, that the higher education community really is a community, and that we all prosper together. I am also personally grateful for the presence of so many friends and relatives, many of whom have traveled from far away. They include my mother, Beth