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  • Andrew Miller ‘14 and his partners at Mount Vernon’s Tulip Town were counting on a big haul in April. That’s when 350,000 tourists normally flock to the area to celebrate the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival and admire seas of colorful blooms. A graduate of PLU’s…

    fun to collaborate with Andrew… as a true Lute, he has a heart for serving others and thinks of his team as being in the smile business, not the tulip business. “Recently, my wife and I were able to help with the Tulip Town operations for a day in Mount Vernon and pick up around 200 tulip bouquets donated to bring smiles to those serving others. We connected with Good Samaritan Hospital, where they were able to put fresh bouquets of brightly colored tulips in every department of the hospital. We

  • When Pacific Lutheran University alumnus Eric Johnson ’83 majored in political science and minored in biology, he wasn’t sure how the two would fit together in a career. After he graduated from PLU, he earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of Washington…

    . And so one of the things that is perhaps not surprising, but very true is the complexity of harbor operations. It is not as simple as just ships come in, get unloaded by people and put on trains, and so forth. It is a very, very complex ballet of interests that intersect down here. And that complexity might surprise people. I also think a lot of people would be surprised by how much time we spend on environmental projects and the resources we put into improving the natural environment. These

  • Jasneet Sandhu had planned to minor in global studies. But soon into her PLU experience, she decided to double major in it, along with computer science. She added anthropology and religion as double minors—as part of a strategy to enjoy her college experience at a…

    Punjab region in the 1980s, when government police picked up and killed young Sikh men and orchestrated military operations on Sikh holy places. In class, she wrestled with the history of international relations—and why the global system allowed this to happen.“I try to bring the Punjabi Sikh topic into the classroom, as it’s under-studied,” she says. “I want to make a difference and have an academic understanding of these issues.” Sikhs can face discrimination in the U.S. due to appearances. They

  • PLU alumna serves as interim director of Tacoma’s Rainbow Center.

    staffers at the center. She began as the center administrator, then continuously changed positions as the center hired new full-time staff members. Her title preceding interim director was programs and operations manager. Each position has nurtured Brewer’s enthusiasm for community connection and engagement. “I love…learning about people,” she said. “Everyone who comes up is different and they all have different stories.” Brewer became the interim director of the Rainbow Center in January, stepping

  • “In 1993 Margie Witt, a young Air Force nurse, was chosen as the face of the Air Force’s “Cross into the Blue” recruitment campaign.

    went on to earn a master’s degree in library and information science from the University of Washington. Brian is a recognized leader in the government and nonprofit sectors, and has developed cross sector recognition as an innovator. He has a proven track record in developing and implementing innovative educational programs and leading large-scale operations that provide digital skills training, community-based learning, and educational advancement for children, families, and adults. Read more

  • 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…

    revenue needs to come from academic programs, continuing education, auxiliary enterprises, fundraising, and cost-saving efficiencies. As we’ve said from the beginning, it won’t be a straight line to reach our goals. *Note: All comments are moderated It is hard to budget if you don’t know how much income you are producing.True enough. Thanks to the hard work of the Finance and Administration Division (with help from many other units), we have a much better handle on revenue and expenses, and we’re on

  • Travis McDaneld ’23 is entering his fourth year at PLU as an economics major, minoring in data science. When he enrolled at PLU, he had every intention of majoring in business, although he admits to not having any idea about what he wanted to do…

    Economics Mentoring Program, McDaneld spent his summer interning with Russell Investments as a data analyst with the global data operations team. Russell Investments is a global investment manager operating in 31 countries. McDaneld shares with us his experience interning with the company. The internship was so successful, McDaneld was invited to continue the partnership through the end of the year.How did you come across this internship? I wanted to get into finance to get that financial industry

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 7, 2016)- Have you ever dreamed of running away with the circus? Nicole Laumb ’11 did and plans to do it again. “The giggles were endless,” she told her loyal Facebook followers at the end of the tour with the Flynn Creek…

    Mishler) Laumb says she heard about the opportunity by word of mouth, pointing to the circus’ popularity. “The director of operations knew I was a circus junkie,” Laumb said. “She had me interview for a position and (I) ended up working at the box office and being a company member.” Laumb already had some training. She was honing her skills in aerial silk performance at CircusMecca — Mendocino Center for Circus Arts. Aerial silk performance is a form of acrobatics. Performers hang from panels of the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 8, 2017)- Laura Brewer ’03 was no stranger to activism when she started volunteering at the Tacoma Rainbow Center in 2000. An active Lute, Brewer engaged in a variety of LGBTQ advocacy work on Pacific Lutheran University’s campus through Harmony, known today…

    preceding interim director was programs and operations manager. "I would describe it as a place where people can come and fully be themselves."- Laura Brewer '03 says of Tacoma's Rainbow Center Each position has nurtured Brewer’s enthusiasm for community connection and engagement. “I love…learning about people,” she said. “Everyone who comes up is different and they all have different stories.” Brewer became the interim director of the Rainbow Center in January, stepping into the position following six

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 10, 2016)- When Justin DeMattos ’19 enters his junior year at Pacific Lutheran University in a few weeks, he will be coming off an internship experience that’s out of this world (quite literally). DeMattos, a physics major and computer science minor, traveled…

    have really helped me and encouraged me to apply and put myself out there. How has this internship helped improve your computer science skills? In all kinds of ways. I’ve learned all kinds of different languages, operations, new ways to think about things and new ways to solve problems. It’s really been a great experience that’ll help me in the future, not just in computer science, but physics as well. How has your experience as an intern impacted your future career goals? I love the science field