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for renovation, and in 2021, an anonymous lead gift moved renovations to the lab and other spaces in the Rieke Science Center to the front of the line for capital project improvements at PLU. “Teaching and learning practices have changed since the A&P lab was originally designed,” says Auman. “The upgrades we’re making within Rieke will not only provide better technology and collaborative distance-learning opportunities, they will also support more inclusive teaching practices and enhance learning
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Endowment gifts are one of the most powerful ways you can support Pacific Lutheran University. With an endowment gift, you make a difference at PLU both now and in the future. Gifts to the endowment are carefully invested to provide long-term financial support to PLU. Annual distributions from the endowment provide funding for scholarships, undergraduate and faculty research, global education, and other university programs and positions. Whether adding to an established endowment or creating a
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involvement and leadership-and her husband, Kevin, have endowed the Benilda Regis Arinto Frey Scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to female students who, like Eva, were the first in their family to attend college. Eva is quick to point out that, as someone in her mid-30s who works at PLU, she doesn’t have the money to make a sizeable one-time gift. Eva and Kevin’s gift to PLU is made in the form of a deferred gift-they named PLU as the beneficiary of their life insurance policy. The couple
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the 50th anniversary of their graduation in the fall of 2008. “The whole thing was Norm’s idea and it all came from his generous spirit. No one knows this, but he was so determined to succeed that he put up an anonymous gift-an additional $10,000-to be the last money raised should we get within striking distance of our goal,” Dave says. At the reunion, 130 of their 200 classmates were in attendance, including current PLU regents Neal Arntson and Carol Quigg. The class had raised almost $70,000
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Anniversary Recognition Revised October 2009 In appreciation for their long-term service, faculty and staff of the university who are regularly employed in a with benefits status (.5 FTE or more) will receive special recognition during major anniversary years: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and more. Anniversary awards (pins, certificates, gift cards as outlined below) are typically presented at the university’s annual Christmas Celebration. At that time, recognition and gifts are given to
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, Calif., where Scott recently switched careers from coaching to real estate and development and Sherith is an agent for Thrivent Financial. And PLU still plays a major role in their lives together: The couple has taken out a life-insurance policy with PLU as the owner and beneficiary. Scott Squires said he and his wife decided to give back through a life—insurance policy for a few reasons.“From a PLU perspective, it’s a large gift—it could be,” Squires said. “For us, initially, it’s an opportunity to
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August 23, 2010 Brues put ‘exclamation point’ on their time at PLU In his words, former Professor of Economics Professor Stan Brue, along with his wife Terri, wanted to “put an exclamation point” on their long association with PLU. This past May, the university accepted their gift of $500,000 that will endow annual scholarships and offset study-away expenses for several students in the Social Sciences. Stan and Terri arrived in Tacoma in 1971, he as a new assistant professor and she as a
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at PLU. In particular, he was a member of the famous “Committee on Committees,” the forerunner of the Governance Committee, and the “Computer Committee” that was subsumed into the Instruction Resources Committee. He also served as a Long-Range Planning Committee member from 2007-2009. “Bryan was very kind and supportive,” says PLU Mathematics professor Daniel Heath. “He served as a mentor to me when I first arrived at PLU, and welcomed my wife and I into the math department and into his family
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before, but on a professional level,” Lindhartsen said. In just the 30-year history of the individualized major, PLU students have designed degrees in digital media, Indigenous studies, global health, and environmental education. To do this, students draw from PLU courses and develop their expertise through extensive and rigorous conversations and planning with a committee of faculty who support and guide them. “You take courses from all around the university, as well as experiential learning, like
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