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personality and wide variety of extracurricular interests (all of which she showcased in her 60-second video application), made her an ideal fit for the Snap Gap contest. The winner is required to partner with StudentUniverse to share and document the journey as it happens. “I will be posting on my personal blog, as well as the StudentUniverse blog, and also taking over the StudentUniverse Snapchat account three times per week,” McGaha said. Throughout her summer travels, McGaha plans to focus on being in

Firmly Committed: In Response to DACA decision Posted by: Lace M. Smith / September 6, 2017 Image: In the spring of 2016, students, staff and faculty joined in on the PLU4US: For and With Undocumented Students crowd funding campaign to raise over $30,000 for undocumented PLU students (Photo: PLU/Hansel Doan) September 6, 2017 Dear Campus Community: This morning, the White House announced a plan to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in six months. I want to affirm

January 3, 2011 Student-satisfaction remains high in national survey PLU continues to exceed national norms on 10 of 12 scales. By Greg Brewis According to the results of a national survey, student satisfaction with PLU continues to exceed national norms on 10 of 12 scales. The Student Satisfaction Inventory asks students to identify the issues that are most important to them. It’s the primary tool used by PLU – and many other universities – to assess the effectiveness of campus services. PLU

Washington College by a 13-second margin. The Lutes raced down the 2,000-meter course in six minutes, 56.721 seconds with the Shorewomen a distant second in 7:10.297. “Anytime you’re at the national championships you want to win a race. When you line up at the national championships you want to come in first and we were able to execute our race plan,” said Head Coach Andy Foltz. Jessie Dougherty coxswained the 1V8+ that was crewed by Ali Smith, Elizabeth Horner, Hannah Beach, Harper Bolz-Weber, Julianna

May 7, 2013 PLU President Tom Krise teaches a course on Caribbean literature during the spring semester. (Photos by John Froschauer) President Krise goes to the front of the class…to teach By Katie Scaff ’13 When students walked into Admin 214 at the beginning of spring semester for English 216: African and Caribbean short stories, some were a little surprised to find the university president, Tom Krise, standing in the front of the room with Professor Barbara Temple-Thurston. “There were some

Destiny.No matter how early Belton drives to work, South Tacoma Way is brightly lit by street lights, bus stops, and electronic business signs. Once he visits his coffee shop, he turns on 112th Street South and heads toward campus. A strange thing happens when he crosses the Tacoma city boundary and enters unincorporated Parkland: the lights go out. “I started noticing middle and high school kids walking to school in total darkness,” Belton says. “There are no street lights, no sidewalks, and very few

Nifty Interest in Cautiously Yet Courageously Learning an Exquisitely Radical Skill). Tyson got the required signatures and filed the paperwork. And with it came 500 bucks from ASPLU, PLU’s student government, to buy six new unicycles. Before long he and other Lunicyclists were practicing weekly and riding around campus. Things like this happen all the time at PLU. There are more than 70 clubs on campus, and new ones are starting all the time. Some are serious endeavors that focus on social

. Dr. Artime, whose research interest is in the area of Traumatic Stress, completed a 2-year collaboration with the University of Washington, funded by PCORI. Her project developed a stakeholder learning community, composed of college clinicians, administrators, student life professionals, community members, and students who investigated evidence-based trauma focused treatments for use in university counseling centers. Dr. Artime engages her students in research which is timely, and bridges the gap

J-Term 2020 – Study Away in Italy Posted by: Marcom Web Team / December 24, 2019 December 24, 2019 J-Term 2020: Travel with us to Italy via our blog. PLU offers a variety of study away program options to make this important component of a PLU education accessible to as many students as possible. Narrow your search by exploring your options by academic discipline, location, duration and more. Visit the Wang Center for more info.Travel Blog Read Previous Congrats Bernice! Read Next Amy Spieker

J-Term 2020 – Study Away in Ireland Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 9, 2020 March 9, 2020 J-Term 2020: Travel with us to Ireland via our blog. PLU offers a variety of study away program options to make this important component of a PLU education accessible to as many students as possible. Narrow your search by exploring your options by academic discipline, location, duration and more. Visit the Wang Center for more info.Travel Blog Read Previous 20 Minutes Can Make All The Difference LATEST