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  • May 9, 2008 Regents recognize faculty, student leaders At the annual spring meeting, the Board of Regents approved 12 faculty recipients of Regency Advancement Awards and recognized student and faculty leaders. The Regency Advancement Awards are intended to enhance opportunities for professional development and encourage faculty to pursue scholarship and creative projects. The annual awards are competitive, and faculty member must submit detailed applications about their proposed project. Each

  • Parkland’s Advocate Posted by: Logan Seelye / September 3, 2024 Image: Jani Hitchen ’96 visits with constituents. (Photo courtesy of Pierce County) September 3, 2024 By Zach Powers '10, MFA '24Resolute EditorJani Hitchen ’96 has lived in Parkland for more than 30 years. “I moved here to go to PLU and never left,” she says with a chuckle.Hitchen majored in education and enjoyed a long career teaching in Lakewood’s Clover Park School District and Spanaway and Graham’s Bethel School District. She

  • VALEDICTION LECTURE BY SAMUEL TORVEND, PROFESSOR OF RELIGION Crumbs from the rich man's table In this public lecture, Dr. Samuel Torvend will narrate how a student’s crisis significantly shifted his teaching and research. Livestream (3/3 at 7 p.m.) Crumbs from the rich man's table: How a poor, single-mother Lute changed my lifeValediction Lecture by Samuel Torvend, professor of religion Thursday, March 3, 2022  |   7:00 p.m. (PST)   |   Scandinavian Cultural Center, Anderson University Center

  • March 1st, 2023 The Servant Diplomat: Reflections on a Career in Diplomacy by Ryan Gliha, Diplomat in Residence — Northwest, U.S. Department of State 7:00 p.m., Scandinavian Cultural Center Keynote preceded by a panel presentation with PLU alumni and Returned Peace Corps volunteer at 4:00 p.m. with Shella Biallas ’04, Haley Ehlers ’16, Lucas Gillespie ’16, Sam Rise ’11, MA ’12 PLU welcomes Ryan M. Gliha, who currently serves as the Diplomat in Residence for the Northwest at UC Berkeley, where

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  • Why Study Earth Science?Global society is based on geology. Our energy resources, construction and manufacturing materials, food and agricultural products, and building sites all depend on the geologic environment. Dramatic geological processes such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or floods impact many areas of the world. Less dramatic but ongoing processes such as rivers, wind, soil erosion and glacial movement sculpt the landscape and change how humans use the Earth’s surface. Geology

  • Can the Innovation Studies minor help you to be more (well…) innovative? Posted by: halvormj / November 8, 2017 Image: Turn on the lights. (Photo by Diz Play on Unsplash.) November 8, 2017 By Damian Alessandro. Innovation. If you read the popular press, you’ll see that this word is constantly thrown around in professional settings. But what does it mean? For some, innovation is all about progression and disruption. One of the defining ideologies of our time, innovation makes room for both

  • Dancers learn new moves under guest choreographers Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 21, 2016 Image: Miranda Winter and Amy Arand lift Tory Rivera at PLU on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 21, 2016 Once a year, dancers and dance lovers come together for an incredible show in Eastvold Auditorium that features both artistry and grace. This year, Dance Continuum on April 8 and 9 features more than 50 dancers and a variety of styles including modern, jazz, step, swing

  • Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it During the 2023-2024 academic year, 2,345 students received PLU-funded aid, with the average PLU student receiving $37,036 in scholarships. Through scholarship support, donors are part of a network of care that supports students in pursuing their educational goals, unlocking their full potential, and becoming leaders… June 24, 2024 Biology

  • Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it During the 2023-2024 academic year, 2,345 students received PLU-funded aid, with the average PLU student receiving $37,036 in scholarships. Through scholarship support, donors are part of a network of care that supports students in pursuing their educational goals, unlocking their full potential, and becoming leaders… June 24, 2024 Biology

  • PLU announces Carol Sheffels Quigg Award winners Posted by: nicolacs / December 21, 2022 December 21, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University is pleased to announce the winners of The Carol Sheffels Quigg Award for Excellence and Innovation, established by alumna and regent Carol Quigg, whose endowment funds the awards. The Quigg Awards provide support for faculty, staff, and students who have demonstrated unusually inventive, original, and creative