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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 29, 2016)- First-generation immigrant Shiva Thapa ’17 struggled to find a sense of belonging in his new country. After two years of searching, he finally found his identity in the Army. “Oftentimes when you are from somewhere else, you find that you…
education and athleticism. "(ROTC) isn’t about making you a soldier, but making you a successful human being. (ROTC) is building overall successful citizens for the country."- Shiva Thapa '17 Thapa said he feels fortunate to have been chosen for the Maude Foundation Green to Gold award, given its high standards for excellence. “The Maude Foundation looked to see who was the best among all of the Green to Gold scholarship winners, and I was the lucky one,” he said. Lt. Col. Erik Dye, professor of
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Terri Card ’83 doesn’t just care about people. She cares about caring for people when they need it most. Card is the chief operating officer of outpatient operations for MultiCare Behavioral Health, but says she’s still a clinician and care provider at heart. That might…
organizational heads as a dedicated and high-capacity leader and was named vice president of clinical services and COO of Greater Lakes Mental Healthcare in 1998. She enrolled in the Master’s in Health Administration program at Chapman University and graduated in 2005. In 2012, she was named President and CEO of Greater Lakes. In 2018, when Greater Lakes merged with MultiCare, she was named to her current position. As COO of outpatient operations for MultiCare Behavioral Health, Card oversees the outpatient
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Gavin Knapp ’23 reflects on Fife Public Schools with a new lens, now student teaching with one of his former educators. Gavin Knapp discovered his vocation for special education in an unusual way – volunteering with unified sports in high school. Although his former high…
instilled in him the values of respect and care for each student, regardless of their background. “Every student deserves an equal opportunity and to have the same rights that everyone else does. Students can be supported in school and be afforded the best opportunities for their teachers to learn how they learn,” Knapp said. For Knapp, student teaching is a symbiotic relationship. Teachers ought to learn about their students as much as they teach them. Building rapport is essential in a classroom
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With a stream of hairspray PLU will enter the 80’s for the spring production of Steel Magnolias . The production runs for two weekends in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater, March 5 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30…
Steel Magnolias opens March 5 in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2015 March 3, 2015 With a stream of hairspray PLU will enter the 80’s for the spring production of Steel Magnolias. The production runs for two weekends in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater, March 5 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. The play, set in a small town in Louisiana, features an all-female cast. The scene is set in Truvy’s in-home beauty salon
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With a stream of hairspray PLU will enter the 80’s for the spring production of Steel Magnolias . The production runs for two weekends in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater, March 5 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30…
Steel Magnolias opens March 5 in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 3, 2015 March 3, 2015 With a stream of hairspray PLU will enter the 80’s for the spring production of Steel Magnolias. The production runs for two weekends in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater, March 5 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. The play, set in a small town in Louisiana, features an all-female cast. The scene is set in Truvy’s in-home beauty salon
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Zach Grah ’13, left, and his fellow students ran a simulated company for 20 consecutive quarters, culminating in a competition against 29 other universities in Long Beach, Calif. (Photo by John Strutzenberg) Capstone teaches student the strength to take risks By Barbara Clements Zach Grah…
opportunity to work for a new business venture presented itself. Grah was one of six business majors who participated in the International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition in Long Beach, Calif. For the competition, student teams create a simulated company, develop a product concept and business model for that company, and then run that company – top to bottom – for a simulated 20 consecutive quarters. Grah was elected as CEO of the “business,” ResoLute, which competed against 29 other teams
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TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 24, 2019) — Research has become Pacific Lutheran University grad SarahAnn McFadden’s life. This year, McFadden ‘11 landed a position as a postdoctoral associate at the Yale Institute of Global Health in New Haven, Connecticut, where she spends her time analyzing factors…
Passion for solving unanswered questions drives PLU alum’s research career Posted by: Marcom Web Team / January 7, 2020 Image: SarahAnn McFadden, alumna of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. She is a post-doc researcher at the Yale Institute for Global Health. 11/13/19 12:05:43 PM Photo by Tony Fiorini January 7, 2020 By Ernest JasminMarketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 24, 2019) — Research has become Pacific Lutheran University grad SarahAnn McFadden’s life. This year
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Like it did for so many, the theatre called to Associate Professor Amanda Sweger when she was in those awkward teen years. “For the first time, I felt accepted,” she said. Yet she quickly realized she didn’t like acting or auditioning. So, she spent a…
Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre Posted by: Marcom Web Team / February 28, 2023 Image: Image: Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger in Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (PLU Photo/Sy Bean) February 28, 2023 By Lisa Patterson ‘98PLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterLike it did for so many, the theatre called to Associate Professor Amanda Sweger when she was in those awkward teen years. “For the first time, I felt accepted,” she said. Yet she
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Like it did for so many, the theatre called to Associate Professor Amanda Sweger when she was in those awkward teen years. “For the first time, I felt accepted,” she said. Yet she quickly realized she didn’t like acting or auditioning. So, she spent a…
Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre Posted by: Marcom Web Team / February 28, 2023 Image: Image: Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger in Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (PLU Photo/Sy Bean) February 28, 2023 By Lisa Patterson ‘98PLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterLike it did for so many, the theatre called to Associate Professor Amanda Sweger when she was in those awkward teen years. “For the first time, I felt accepted,” she said. Yet she
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The Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music and the Dick and Helen Weathermon Joyful Noise Endowment for Jazz Studies will host the PLU Weathermon Jazz Festival on Tuesday, March 21. The public is invited to the festival’s evening concert showcase featuring Aubrey Logan, the PLU…
faculty at 7:30 p.m. in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.“The festival is an exciting day for our community,” said PLU professor and Director of Jazz Studies Cassio Vianna. “More than 250 High School students will join us to share experiences, meet our students and faculty, and get inspired by Aubrey Logan’s outstanding musicianship. We’re thrilled to have her on our campus this year,” An accomplished singer, trombonist and songwriter, Logan has recorded three solo albums and
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