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June 4, 2009 Finding strength through community WHEN SHE CAME to PLU as a first-year student, one might excuse Bashair Alazadi for being slightly more anxious than most students. Alazadi is Shi’ite Muslim. There might have been a few butterflies, she said, but that had more to do with going to college than on matters of faith. On that account, she says she has felt comfortable since the moment she first set foot on campus. What does Muslim student Bashair Alazadi find in common with her fellow

Meet Cameron Emerson ’08 Posted by: Marcom Web Team / April 14, 2019 April 14, 2019 By Jeannette ShimkoCommunications Coordinator/Administrative AssistantTACOMA Wash - Life from PLU to Google Interested in a future job at a major tech company? Come and meet a Pacific Lutheran University graduate who successfully followed that career path. Cameron Emerson ’08 graduated from PLU with a degree in Economics. These days the Oregon native works out of Chicago as the Midwest manager of Google’s Cloud

looking to satisfy their sweet teeth. For almost a dozen years, the university and Garfield Street have provided a safe place for kids to enjoy Halloween festivities. Students living on campus can sign up through their residence halls to pass out candy to children on Halloween night. “Most of them [the students] really enjoy having the little kids come,” said Rebecca Rumpza, office supervisor of PLU’s Residential Life. On Garfield Street, many businesses offer activities such as cookie decorating

July 30, 2011 Forty years of of serving and caring By Hailey Rile ’13 Marilynne (Buddrius ’68) Wilson Marilynne (Buddrius ’68) Wilson came to PLU planning to study social work. But a simple conversation with her parents one day led to a different career path. “I called home and told my parents I was in something I didn’t think I wanted,” Wilson said. “They called the minister. He called me and said, ‘what about a nurse?’ I said ‘okay.’”The Almira, Wash., native subsequently earned a bachelor’s

nearly $19,000 which, in turn, settles nearly $1.9M in medical debt for our neighbors in Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Students researched key audiences through surveys and focus groups, strategized and planned communications to reach those audiences, and learned to run significant fundraising campaigns. Undue Medical Debt is the only nonprofit in the medical debt forgiveness sector. Students chose to work on this campaign for their neighbors in the Pacific Northwest, and to use their education in

that letter. Don’t worry if you don’t remember seeing it when you first got your offer – there’s a lot of info in that letter! If you have received a personalized financial aid offer in the mail, you’ll find your PLU ID Number printed in the upper right hand corner of the paper. If you still can’t find your PLU Student ID number, call the Admission Office at 253-535-7151 and we can provide it over the phone after a couple of security questions. Guest Blogger: Melody Ferguson, Associate Dean of

October 1, 2013 Did You See This? Share Your Slice of History On Sept. 27, 1963—just weeks before his death—President John F. Kennedy spoke at a joint PLU-UPS Convocation at Tacoma’s Cheney Stadium. Speaking to a huge crowd of rapt Lutes and major-league dignitaries (including then-PLU President Robert Mortvedt, U.S. Sens. Warren Magnuson and Henry (Scoop) Jackson, Washington Gov. Albert Rosellini and Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall), Kennedy called for social justice, community and

What About Monkeypox? Posted by: Marcom Web Team / July 14, 2022 July 14, 2022 Monkeypox has now shown up in Pierce County and we are in close contact with Tacoma Pierce County Health Department (TPCHD) to determine an appropriate initial campus and Health Center response to this matter. TPCHD sends out regular updates on new cases, which, as of today, number two unrelated individuals, neither of whom have experienced recent travel. This link will take you to the TPCHD announcements related to

experience level with both full-time and part-time positions. They test for and verify a variety of client samples, ranging from pesticides analysis used in agricultural products, to trace metal analysis in water sources. At the end of the day, whether it’s a legal issue with major recall or quality assurance, they provide unbiased data for application in whatever the customers’ needs may be. The skills and experience you will gain here will guide you in your career and prepare you to work in almost any

Mary Beth Sheehan ’00, Immigration Law Attorney Posted by: Zach Powers / November 18, 2015 November 18, 2015 Mary Beth Sheehan ’00 is an award-winning attorney specializing in immigration law, including removal defense, asylum, U visas, VAWA claims, family-based petitions, adjustment of status and naturalization. Sheehan is one of 11 notable alumni currently featured in a billboard campaign that asks “what can you do with a PLU degree?” Others featured in the campaign include Android co-founder