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Henri Coronado-Volta grew up in Seattle, Washington, and chose PLU because the smaller school offered the opportunity to build community, a chance to continue swimming, and living close to home—but not too close. He double majored in global studies and Hispanic studies and minored in…
-graduation plans? I’ll get a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology. I am specifically interested in global public health and plan to focus on the Hispanic population. Gaining a broader understanding of world events was important. Hispanic studies is my second major, as I hope to focus on the Hispanic community, in public health. My grandfather came here from Mexico as a migrant farmworker with my great-grandmother and his brothers and sisters. He never had the opportunity to get past a third-grade
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On June 18, Benjamin Rasmus ’06 began a cross-country bike ride to bring awareness to the issue of hunger and food waste in the U.S. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Lute Cycling from one Washington to the Other to Focus Attention on Hunger and Food Waste By…
all. After this ride, Rasmus considered the cross-country ride and decided, why not? So the idea was born to bike from Seattle to Washington, D.C., and use the ride as a way to raise awareness about the amount of food wasted in the U.S. (130 billion pounds annually) and the fact that in a country of great wealth, some 50 million people go hungry or lack reliable access to food. Rasmus’ ride also will highlight the gleaning movement that is growing across the U.S., with major stops in Denver
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Minor in Anthropology 16 semester hours Required: ANTH 102. Choose: ANTH 101, 103, or 203; 4 semester hours from ANTH 330–345; 4 semester hours from ANTH 350–499 At least 8 semester hours of ANTH
of agriculture and metallurgy and to enrich our understanding of extinct societies. (4) ANTH 203 : Great Discoveries in Archaeology - ES, GE This course will teach you the basics of archaeology and about a few of the more exciting archaeological discoveries worldwide (Kennewick Man, King Tut, Machu Picchu, etc.). This will include seeing the instructor make flaked stone tools out of obsidian and discuss how such knowledge helps to inform us about the past. The course will also explore what has
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Program Coordinator | Alumni & Student Connections | amsdenga@plu.edu | 253-535-7416 | Grace graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications (strategic communication concentration).
creating social media content. Biography Grace graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications (strategic communication concentration). She is thrilled to now be working at PLU, which she started in 2020 as the Administrative Support Assistant in the Office of Student Financial Services. In her free time, she enjoys scrapbooking, creative writing, and attending events such as local farmers markets, holiday craft fairs, the Washington State Fair, and
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TACOMA, Wash. (March 4, 2015)—Since its founding in 1990, Pacific Lutheran University’s Women’s Center has empowered women and their allies to become advocates for gender equity and social justice. Along the way, through education, counseling, mentoring and even celebration, its staff, volunteers and community have…
Women’s Center, I had very few connections to the PLU community. After becoming a part of the WMGS program and attending the reception at the Women’s Center this year, I finally feel like a real member of the PLU community, and have made great connections to the staff and other students through the various programs put on by the center. I have never felt so welcome and accepted at any space at PLU as I have at the Women’s Center.” Chynna Boonlom ’17 Current volunteer, member of SAPET and co-leader of
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The Humanities faculty at PLU are not only great teachers and able servants of the university, they are also highly-regarded researchers and authors.
BooknotesThe Humanities faculty at PLU are not only great teachers and able servants of the university, they are also highly-regarded researchers and authors. We are proud to feature recent books by faculty in the PLU Humanities division. Click on the book cover to visit publisher websites!Overpour by Jane WongThe Violence of Climate Change: Lessons of Resistance from Nonviolent Activists by Kevin O'BrienAncient Egypt: The Basics by Donald Ryan
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The Humanities faculty at PLU are not only great teachers and able servants of the university, they are also highly-regarded researchers and authors.
BooknotesThe Humanities faculty at PLU are not only great teachers and able servants of the university, they are also highly-regarded researchers and authors. We are proud to feature recent single and co-authored books by faculty in the PLU Humanities division. Click on the book cover to visit publisher websites! Chord by Rick Barot The Purposes of God: Providence as Process-Historical Liberation by Michael Zbaraschuk Jesus, Debt, and the Lord's Prayer:First-Century Debt and Jesus' Intentions
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Elizabeth Larios ’21 decided she was going to be a neurosurgeon in the fourth grade. That’s when her class took a field trip to a science museum and Larios saw an exhibit about the human brain. Returning home that day, she told her mom: “I’m…
Music and Medicine: Elizabeth Larios ’21 returns to Namibia to research infections and teach marimba Posted by: nicolacs / November 2, 2022 Image: Image: Fulbright-recipient Elizabeth Larios ’21 (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) November 2, 2022 By Anneli HaralsonResoLute Guest WriterElizabeth Larios ’21 decided she was going to be a neurosurgeon in the fourth grade. That’s when her class took a field trip to a science museum and Larios saw an exhibit about the human brain.Returning home that day
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TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 17, 2015)— “We’re all a bunch of nobodies, trying to tell everybody, about somebody who can save anybody,” Rev. Dr. Arthur Banks told the congregation at Eastside Baptist Church on Sunday, Nov. 15. It was “PLU Sunday” at the predominantly black faith community…
‘PLU Sunday’ Celebrates Life, Faith and the Friendship Shared by PLU and Eastside Baptist Church Posted by: Zach Powers / November 17, 2015 Image: Business major Thomas Copeland ’17 (far left), PLU Director of Multicultural Recruitment Melannie Denise Cunningham (third from left), physics major Sydney Spray ’19 (fifth from left) and social work major Emily Odegard ’18 (fourth from right) sing with members of the Eastside Baptist Church choir on Sunday, Nov. 15. (All photos by John Froschauer
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In the summer of 2016, Rev. Jen Rude and her spouse Deb packed their things and drove two thousand miles West on Interstate 90 to a new home and a new call. Six-and-half years later, Rude is no longer PLU’s “new pastor from Chicago.” Now…
Rooted and Open: Rev. Jen Rude talks about centering community, spiritual diversity, and Campus Ministry Posted by: Zach Powers / November 1, 2022 November 1, 2022 By Zach PowersResoLute EditorIn the summer of 2016, Rev. Jen Rude and her spouse Deb packed their things and drove two thousand miles West on Interstate 90 to a new home and a new call. Six-and-half years later, Rude is no longer PLU’s “new pastor from Chicago.” Now she’s known around campus simply as Pastor Jen: a thoughtful
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