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constitution and bylaws for the president of the university. In a related move, the board also named Dr. Joanna Gregson, professor of Sociology and chair of the faculty, to the post of acting associate president and academic counsel. Joanna will assume full-time administrator status, while Dr. Michelle Ceynar, professor of Psychology, will assume the role of chair of the faculty.Thank You ReceptionThe entire PLU community is invited to a reception to thank Dr. and Mrs. Krise for their service and celebrate

, Relay For Life was started in Tacoma in 1985. In 2016, more than 5,000 community-based Relay For Life events will be produced in more than 20 countries. PLU’s rendition of Relay For Life features a 6-hour team walk around the university’s upper campus. Festivities will began at 5:30 p.m. in Red Square with a performance by the PLU Jazz Ensemble and the opening ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. Teams will then walk until midnight, while simultaneously enjoying student performances ranging HERmonic and

as they pack up.“Students are in such a hurry to return home during move out, that they will often not use their best judgment in what they should throw away and what they should recycle,” PLU Waste Diversion Coordinator Ryan Grant said. That’s why the Office of Sustainability offers ways to keep material out of landfills. In 2014, a total of 212,801 pounds of material left campus during move out. Almost three-quarters of that material avoided landfills in a process called diversion. Instead, the

energy consumption, promote alternative transportation, provide funding to student and faculty-led green proposals and take other measures to benefit the environment. Among the PLU achievements cited in the rankings, BestColleges.com highlighted: 1.    PLU is working to earn (at least) LEED Gold Certification for every building on campus. 2.    PLU’s Dining & Culinary Services recently adopted a zero-waste policy using the Green Tray Program. 3.    Students and faculty members who would rather not

support. The university’s Office of Financial Aid has expertise in navigating financial packages that keep student’s college careers a reality. Getting the most bang for their buck really boils down to working with financial aid counselors, working ahead and providing as much financial information as possible. Filling out the FAFSA is a must and the sooner the better, even if it is just initial information, Soltis said. “The more they can give us, the better we can work with the information,” Soltis

superstars Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. The agency’s first project was building Kobe Bryant’s Website, kb24.com, and creating original content and films that are featured on it. Ford uses multiple formats to shoot campaign ads – even his Super-8 camera. “I fell in love with filmmaking at PLU. My friends and I would make videos and skits that led to more nuttiness,” says Ford. Ford became a copywriter in 1999 and spent the next seven years writing ads for Wieden + Kennedy, a Portland Ore., ad agency. In

ASPLU Programs Director Olivia McLaughlin ’14. LollaPLUza Help Wanted ASPLU is looking for volunteers to help with this year’s event. If you are interested in lending a hand (and getting a free breakfast, lunch, and LollaPLUza 2014 T-shirt), email Olivia McLaughlin at mclaugom@plu.edu. “This year at Lolla we wanted to cater to more of the student body,” said McLaughlin. “We’ve really tried hard to hit a big group of students with the variety of music we have.”Lolla-goers can expect to hear hip-hop

August 6, 2013 Work on the Ness Chapel and the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts continued through August, and will continue until just before students arrive. (Photo by PLU Photo Director John Froschauer) Construction on the performing arts center, dugouts and the halls continue throughout the summer After a very busy summer, it’s almost showtime. Finishing work continues on the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, as Phase Two construction wraps up in the

parts of your application. What are the questions that I need to answer on the application? We ask basic questions about you and how to contact you. We also ask for an artist’s resume, letter of intent, and a digital portfolio. What should my artist’s resume focus on? An artist’s resume could be accomplished in several different ways, depending on your preference. It could be the same as a resume you would use to apply for a job but lists art classes, volunteer work, or anything else in the arts

Presidents Climate Commitment last January and PLU’s master planning documents. “It’s been a focus of PLU even before we wrote it down,” Kohler said. “That’s the culture. It’s the best thing about PLU.” The construction of the Morken Center for Learning and Technology essentially launched the idea to purchase renewable energy, Kohler explained. PLU designed the environmentally friendly building based on the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. The