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warm, supportive and an intimate community, which made it an easy place to fit in,” she said. Now as PLU’s Director of Career, Learning & Engagement working in Alumni and Student Connections, she is helping students feel at home as they forge their own paths at PLU, and she’s helping guide them to what’s next. Tell us about your own experience as a PLU student. I’ve been a PLU student twice, both as an undergrad and as a graduate student, and I’ve truly loved both experiences.  … I enjoyed having

February 9, 2012 Philosophy Department to host Food Symposium PLU’s Philosophy Department will host a two-day Food Symposium on Feb. 20 and 21. On Monday, Feb. 20, there will be closed sessions for invited participants only, but on Tuesday, Feb. 21, PLU students, staff, and faculty, as well as the greater community, are invited to attend the sessions which cover a variety of topics on food and food ethics. The second day of the symposium features more than a dozen speakers, including keynote

injustices surrounding access to clean water, according to The H2O Project Team’s memorandum. While the project works at raising awareness about water issues, they also aim to raise money to donate toward the Bellefonte Community College in Shillong, India. The college is ran by Sister Helen Puwein, who was a presenter during the Wang International Symposium – Our Thirsty Planet, this past February. One-hundred percent of the money raised will go directly to helping construct the college where members of

Ensemble and Chorale—as well as prominent local talent: steel-drum artist Obe Quarless (pictured), vocalist Marlette Buchanan and DaNell Daymon and the Greater Works Chorale. Concert details Date and time: 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20. Location: Lagerquist Concert Hall in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center at PLU. Tickets: $8 general admission/$5 for alums and patrons over 55/free to the PLU community and students under 18; call 253-535-7411. For more information: http://bit.ly/PLUConcert In addition to

, we believe this to be an urgent conversation prompted by our mission and PLU’s commitment to diversity and justice,” said Rachel Haxtema, program coordinator at the PLU Center for Community Engagement and Service. The program will be moderated by PLU Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies Emily Davidson and the panel will include PLU Lutheran Studies Chair Samuel Torvend, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Sergia Hay, the Rev. Mark Knutson of Augustana Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon

chair. “PLU has played an important role in my life and I am honored and grateful to be giving back in some way,” Grogan said. “For me, being a part of a community means giving back along the way. We try to instill in our children the concept of abundance, and giving back is a reflection of that.” Grogan has served on various non-profit boards in Pierce County for the past 14 years, including serving as chair of the board for Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and for the Greater Tacoma Community

had supplies that were in critical need in our community and were not currently being used,” said Teri Phillips, the university’s chief operating officer. “So donating those supplies to those needing them most was an easy decision.” Campus Safety members delivered the pallets of donated supplies by van to the Pierce County EOC late Friday afternoon.“It was extremely important that PLU donate as much as possible to the community need, it is part of our mission of care,” Phillips said. “We hope our