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PLU biology professor Amy Siegesmund receives national teaching award Posted by: nicolacs / September 14, 2022 Image: Image: PLU Professor of Biology Amy Siegesmund says she takes great joy in building learning communities with students that explore how the microbial world is intricately tied to our lives. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) September 14, 2022 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University Professor of Biology Amy Siegesmund is the recipient of the American

prepare authentic dishes and get the best flavors because they understand the building blocks and culinary traditions behind them. “There’s great potential for kicking out some fabulous pasta dishes and pizza dishes,” McGinnis said. Arnone is one of only 61 certified master chefs in the United States. He was last on campus two summers ago to train dining staff on new Asian recipes he developed for PLU. A former classmate of McGinnis’ from the Culinary Institute of America, his background includes

student leaders led the eager freshmen in a handful of ice-breakers to help them get to know a few people they didn’t know before and maybe even take a step toward a new-found friendship. “I hope to meet new people, make new friends and hopefully discover more about myself,” she said. These relationships are important in building a campus culture, said Campus Pastor Dennis Sepper. “As a university that comes from the Lutheran tradition, we believe that everybody has a place, purpose and a role to play

fresh made sandwiches, soups and salads (using local products) to smoked Columbia River sturgeon, slow roasted pork belly and an array of cheese plates. Lunch, dinner, bar and happy hour menus are offered,with selections for individual diners or cheese and meat plates. LuteBuck$ are accepted. Yum! Tahoma Bakery & Café in the Columbia Center building on lower campus. Get a sandwich for lunch and a sweet treat made fresh. For dinner you can use your Dining Dollars or, if you don’t make it to The

, there’s a natural link between the two. He asks: Once students return from a study away program, what are they going to do with all that energy? “What better way to direct it than in our own backyard,” he said. “Community service is a great resume building, no doubt,” he added. “But it’s also part of PLU’s mission revolving around what it means to be a citizen, what it means to be a good neighbor, and  our individual and collective responsibility to participate in our community.” Zylstra graduated

savings of $75 million. Prior to working as a Project Manager, she was a member of the executive management team that launched and managed a 1200+ person financial call center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This Business Center was responsible for managing a $27.2 billion portfolio in an 18-state region. Krise also was one of the founding Market Representation Managers responsible for building the Infiniti franchise network. She successfully recruited, selected & installed 16 dealers in a 22-state

graduation and was surprised how strongly their core values aligned with his. Inspired by their values – building community, working for justice, and living simply and sustainably, Goble applied for LVC in February 2010. He was assigned to work with LVC’s community partner, Eastern Nebraska Community Partnership, in Omaha, as their resource specialist. From August 2010 until August 2011, Goble lived and worked in Omaha. By day, he helped provide financial assistance for people who recently experienced a

Media Group for seven years, building two successful magazines—and now, earning a prestigious award for it all. “It was a nice surprise,” Patterson said, adding that she loved the recognition but “couldn’t do anything without a great team.” Read Previous PLU Hosts Traditional Sankta Lucia Fest on Dec. 6 Read Next Luke Olson COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS

peace-building missions overseas. Andrew Larsen ’15 and Amy Delo ’15 will be representing PLU as the Peace Scholars for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Forum. While attending the three-day forum, held annually in Minnesota the last 26 years, the two will be listening to Nobel Peace Prize-winning speakers such as Leymah Gbowee, honored for her leadership in the nonviolent struggle for women’s rights and safety. Larsen is a religion and anthropology double major, with a political science minor. Larsen

building apps and producing “connected products”—so Venuelabs perfectly fits the bill. Crist calls the funds from Salesforce.com “a great source of validation that they [Venuelabs] are on the right track.” During his time at PLU, Crist took part in many School of Business events, including Washington Family Business Awards and Young Entrepreneurs, and says these programs helped him “reach outside the classroom” while still in school. Crist also fondly remembers the contagious excitement of students and