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recipient honored with the Patricia L. and Thomas W. Krise Endowed Internship Fund. President and Mrs. Krise established the highly competitive internship fund last year, awarding one student applicant per summer $2,000 in financial support, and opening unpaid internship opportunities that otherwise would be out of reach. “We think of the endowment as a way to foster PLU’s important mission while also supporting other important missions, all the while providing our students with the chance to get

April 12, 2012 Calvin W. Goings ’95 keynote speaker for Biz-Tech Talk Executive Forum The Assistant Associate Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Calvin Goings ’95, will be the keynote speaker for the Biz-Tech Talk Executive Forum April 17 at the GBC. The forum will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The topic is entitled “The SBA and Small Businesses: The Drivers of Innovation, Competitiveness and the Keys to Long-term Growth.” The forum addresses issues affecting Pierce County in

PLU Wind Ensemble travels to Hawaii Posted by: Kate Williams / January 15, 2019 January 15, 2019 The PLU Wind Ensemble will be traveling to Hawaii at the end of January for their 2019 Hawaiian Tour. This will mark the groups’ first time touring the islands in over 20 years. The tour dates will be January 23rd – 30th on the island of Oahu, with stops at University of Hawai’i-Mānoa, Mid-Pacific Institute, and several local high schools. A Honolulu Connection Event will occur on Saturday the 26th

You Ask, We Answer: How is your Honors Program? Posted by: shortea / March 4, 2024 March 4, 2024 Professor Seth Dowland, director of our International Honors Program (IHON for short), along with a couple current IHON students answer questions submitted by prospective PLU students about what it means to be an IHON student. Read Previous YouTube Short: Exploring Oceanography in the Pacific Northwest Read Next What’s in our room? With Jess Mason ’24 LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus

of many that went viral. (Photo by Kevin Ebi '95, livingwilderness.com) “At the time, I thought I had a few dramatic images, but I really didn’t think they would travel the world as they have,” Ebi said. “To a certain extent, I think it wasn’t any one image that caused this to go viral — it was the story.” And the story has resonated. The images have appeared in newspapers from Russia to Australia. A quick internet search pulls up pages upon pages of stories citing Ebi’s firsthand account. “A

September 22, 2008 DMC grants appear in classrooms Interactive software, a Wii to use in graphic design and a video which will record future teachers at work – all these ideas received funding this year through the Digital Media Center Small Grants fund. Each year in May, Layne Nordgren ‘76, Director of Instructional Technologies and his crew award three to five DMC Small Grants to PLU faculty seeking support for the integration of instructional technology into their courses. This is the fourth

have sold more than 100,000 copies since 2007 and have been performed all around the world. The cross-country collaboration culminated in the world premiere of Gjeilo’s piece Meridian, performed by the PLU Wind Ensemble, assisted by the Choir of the West and University Chorale on October 17 in Lagerquist Concert Hall. Meridian was specifically written for the PLU Wind Ensemble to perform. Also performed was Gjeilo’s new arrangement of The Spheres from his Sunrise Mass. Gjeilo worked with the

Colleges 2015” is one of the most widely used and recognized college-ranking publications. Its rankings are based on academic reputation, retention, graduation rate, faculty resources (including class size), student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving rate. PLU has ranked among the top 20 Western region universities every year since the first annual “Best College” survey in 1983. “The publication of college rankings is a business enterprise that capitalizes on anxiety about college

piano for people to play. Even though it’s kind of out of tune, it’s still nice to have it to practice on,” she said. Every so often, visitors to the first floor can hear scales, arpeggios, and perhaps even a contemporary tune, as a student takes a break from studying and sits down at their “alternative keyboard.” It’s those little details that make the Tingelstad community so unique. Another feature enjoyed by Tingelstad residents is the house communities, each consisting of two stories. A tightly

participated in a competitive assignment to practice their art presentation skills. Pastor Jen Rude shared the idea of “practicing courage,” the theme of the semester for University Chapel. Pastor Jen wanted to commission a piece to represent practicing courage, and chose Margaret’s proposal to be constructed and displayed in the chapel. Margaret said, “I chose to depict moments of everyday courage that I observe in those around me. The image on the piece about self harm was particularly personal, as I