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In the movie Jerry Maguire , the lead character is an incredibly successful and charismatic sports agent. Jerry has a crisis of conscience one night, after the young son of one of his injured players curses him out. Jerry realizes he’s come to value his…
the verge of implementing a modified Responsibility Centered Management (RCM) system, which will depend on us all clearly knowing and managing our income and expenses. *Note: All comments are moderated Is the board aware of the fact that we have not made enough cuts in staffing with the downturn in student enrollment?It’s true that in some areas we are still staffed to accommodate 3,600 students. The Philosophy of Enrollment models are pointing toward a target range for total enrollment of 3,250
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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 11, 2017)- Kevin O’Brien, dean of the Division of Humanities, acknowledges that programs in his department could be hit hard when Pacific Lutheran University approves final cutbacks in the coming months. Still, he’s as committed as ever to the institution’s mission. On…
decisions. Let them know you appreciate the work they do. Volunteer. Share your professional expertise with current students and new alumni, engage with the Alumni Board or talk with prospective students about PLU. The world needs more Lutes. Financial support. The incredible work by our faculty and students is the direct result of philanthropy. Please consider making a gift in the name of someone who inspired you. You can choose specific schools, departments, teams and programs. (While fundraising to
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by David Domask Example of phishing email (click to enlarge) Yet another round of fraudulent “phishing” emails have been sent across Campus masquerading as an official email warning users that their accounts are about to be shut down unless they are verified. As we have noted…
have clicked on any links in these emails or responded to them, call the Help Desk at 253-535-7525 This phishing campaign has been attacking users for several months, taking over PLU accounts and sending more phishing emails from PLU accounts They often include PLU logos to mimic official PLU emails and claim to be from the non-existent PLU Webmail Management Team FAQ Q: What exactly is a phishing email? A: A phishing email is basically an email meant to trick users into revealing sensitive
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Ash Bechtel always wanted to be in healthcare, she just wasn’t sure which direction to take — nursing or medical school. So, Ash counseled with family and academic advisors before deciding to pursue a biology major that would put her en route to becoming a…
she normally wouldn’t take. She enrolled in Land Management and Conservation Biology, which she says broadened her view. “It helped me understand that with science and human bodies, nothing is a closed loop,” she recalls. “The way we work with the environment, the world and other organisms affects how we function as humans.”A holistic worldview has served Ash well. When diagnosed with long COVID her sophomore year, Ash used the experience to frame her capstone project, “Exercise is Medicine
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MultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization that’s been caring for communities in Washington state since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital in 1882. MultiCare has grown from a Tacoma-centric, hospital-based organization into the largest, not-for-profit, community-based, locally-owned health system in the state…
aspirations of going into management, but she was identified by her peers and 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. Read our full
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Robert N. Bellah, the Elliott Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley, was the lecturer for the annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture, Oct. 24. (Photo by John Struzenberg ’15) Adapting to the advancements of modernity By Katie Scaff ’13 How…
Ian Morris, which measures a society’s energy capture, organization, information management, and war-making capability. “Twice before 1800 the index of development reached 43: during the Roman Empire in the first century CE and during the Southern Song Dynasty around 1000 CE. In the last 18th century, both the West and China had reached 43 again, but seemed headed for another hard ceiling when something new under the sun happened,” Bellah said. The new advancement was the invention of the steam
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Watch PLU’s Earth Day Lecture Live! Click here for the Livestream of former Gov. Christine Gregoire’s talk, 7:30 p.m. April 22. Former Gov. Christine Gregoire to Speak at PLU for Earth Day By Barbara Clements PLU Marketing and Communications Think of Puget Sound as a…
, Gregoire said she’s also proud of her work in pushing for an equitable division of the water in Eastern Washington. When she first arrived on the scene as DOE director, none of the sides were talking to each other. And the fish and crops were suffering. Once she became governor, she pushed all sides to the table and dangled $300 million in a bank account that would be available to parties if progress were made. Finally, old silos came down and the Columbia River Water Management Act was passed
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TACOMA, WASH. (May 8, 2018) — Three Pacific Lutheran University student-media organizations have received a total of four Emmy Award nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — Northwest Chapter. MediaLab — which was nominated twice for its four-part documentary series “A…
Longstaff ’19, makeup and floor management; Hallie Harper ’21, Eric Zayas ’18 and Ali Struble ’21, camera operators; and Dina Longstaff ’19, costumes/crew. Emmy winners will be announced at an awards event Saturday, June 9, at the Fremont Studios in Seattle. Sam Ellefson '19, host and executive producer of "Late Knight." (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) LEARN MORE“Late Knight” is produced entirely by students, featuring monologues, guest interviews, games and performances. It occurs six times per academic
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Pacific Lutheran University has just announced a Fixed Tuition Guarantee that will ensure tuition for the 2022–23 incoming class of first-year and transfer students will remain the same throughout their undergraduate years at the university. This guarantee disrupts the general practice of higher education institutions…
Frechette, PLU’s dean of enrollment management and student financial services.While some schools have lowered tuition in an effort to grab attention, these reductions are often funded through equal reductions in financial aid — reductions that eliminate financial risk to the institution but fail to make education more affordable to students. “At PLU, we believe in access, but access without success is not opportunity,” Frechette added. “I’m proud that PLU is helping to remove barriers to graduation
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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. Lutes are showcasing these skills both in and out of the classroom, and both on and off the…
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 to be able to draw from throughout my life. Bridget: Like many other students who partake in extracurricular activities, you very quickly learn time management. I think this is such an important skill to have and will transcend jobs, activities and phases of life. For me athletics provides an
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