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Peace Prize. “He said ‘Yeah, another headache,’ but then said how honored he was to receive it,” Kpodo said. The entire visit lasted 15 minutes, but Kpodo said she will remember it for the rest of her life. Jinnie Hanson ‘06, Marketing & Communications Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound, said Kpodo rose through the ranks of contenders based on her work and volunteer efforts both at home and at the clubs. Hanson noted that Kpodo has worked on various volunteer projects, including
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April 14, 2014 PLU’s BAP Team Puts the ‘Best’ in Best Practices PLU’s winning BAP team, from left: Nicholaus Townsend-Falck, Jessica Reid, Jessica Resop and Courtney Forbis. Takes 1st Place in Regional Competition By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications How’s this for best practices? PLU’s chapter of Beta Alpha Psi has competed in exactly one Regional Best Practices Competition—and, its first time out, won first place. PLU’s Delta Rho chapter—Nicholaus Townsend-Falck ’16, Courtney
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June 3, 2014 MESA at PLU Celebrates 30 Years of Success Students gather at PLU for the 2014 MESA Day engineering competition. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) June 17 Luncheon Celebrates Achievements and Looks Toward the Future By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications When the MESA program was established at Pacific Lutheran University in 1984, it served about 20 students. Today, 30 years later, the program has worked with more than 14,000 students, said JR Nobles, director of Tacoma
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September 28, 2014 Going for a Grammy! Micah Haven ’09 is in his fifth year as band director at Meeker Middle School in Tacoma. (Photo: Tacoma School District) Micah Haven ’09 is 1 of 25 semifinalists for the 2015 Music Education Award By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications When you think Grammys, you might think Béyoncé and Macklemore—but you might not think Lute. It might be time to rethink the Grammys. Micah Haven, a 2009 Music Education graduate of Pacific Lutheran University
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October 2, 2014 PLU Line Cook is Set to Sizzle at National Competition Jason Sipe, an MBA student and line cook at the Anderson University Center, has been selected to compete in the first-ever ment’or Young Chef Competition. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) By Taylor Lunka ’15 and Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Most days, MBA student Jason Sipe works as a line cook at PLU’s Anderson University Center. But on Oct. 30, he’ll take his considerable culinary skills to the swanky
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PLU’s Melannie Denise Cunningham is Keynote Speaker at Tacoma’s MLK Day Celebration Posted by: Zach Powers / January 9, 2015 Image: [Photo by Jawara O’Connor] January 9, 2015 By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 9, 2015)—Melannie Denise Cunningham, Director of Multicultural Recruiting for Pacific Lutheran University, will deliver the keynote address at the City of Tacoma’s signature January event—the 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration. Expected to
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PLU Associate Professor Rebekah Mergenthal to Join Actor Danny Glover at Buffalo Soldiers Museum Event Posted by: Sandy Dunham / January 20, 2015 January 20, 2015 [Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army Materiel Command/ Creative Commons License] By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 20, 2015)—On Jan. 25, one of cinema’s most trailblazing actors, Danny Glover, will visit Tacoma’s Theatre on the Square for a fundraising event in support of the Buffalo Soldiers Museum. Rebekah
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PLU Wind Ensemble to Premiere Crowd-Commissioned Composition on Tour of Tennessee Posted by: Zach Powers / January 20, 2015 Image: [Photo by John Froschauer/PLU] January 20, 2015 By Zach Powers & Mandi BradyPLU Marketing & Communications and the School of Arts and Communication TACOMA, WA (Jan. 20, 2015)—The Pacific Lutheran University Wind Ensemble is heading South this month to perform four concerts in Tennessee. The tour includes performances in Nashville on Jan. 23 and 28, Chattanooga on
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location into a digital map that may be accessed online or through an app. February 25, 2015 By Evan Heringer ’16PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Feb. 25, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University’s Sustainability Committee is now accepting applications for two 2015-16 Sustainability Fellowships.The Fellowship, which has been selecting students since 2006, is open to students from any discipline. It is an opportunity for students to research, examine and propose strategies that could strengthen
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Education Career Fair Brings Major Employers to Campus—and Results in Immediate Jobs Posted by: Sandy Dunham / April 6, 2015 Image: Students and employers connect at the Education Career Fair at PLU on March 18. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 6, 2015 By Taylor Lunka ’15PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (April 6, 2015)—Last year, Pacific Lutheran University’s undergraduate Education program achieved a 100-percent hiring rate, while the graduate program saw 90 percent of its
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