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Olympian and advocate Elana Meyers Taylor to deliver PLU Commencement address Posted by: Zach Powers / April 25, 2023 April 25, 2023 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University will welcome Elana Meyers Taylor to the Tacoma Dome on Saturday, May 27 to deliver a Commencement address to the university’s graduating class. Meyers Taylor will share reflections inspired by her historic career as the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history and a tireless

Professor of Music Gina Gillie receives K.T. Tang Faculty Excellence Award in Research Posted by: Jeffrey Roberts / January 25, 2024 Image: Professor of Music Gina Gillie (Photo: John Froschauer / PLU) January 25, 2024 By Jeffrey RobertsPLU Marketing & CommunicationsThe K.T. Tang Faculty Excellence Award in Research recognizes up to two faculty scholars who have made significant contributions to their disciplines through the dissemination of research findings related to the discovery

Associate Professor Emily Davidson receives 2023 Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching Posted by: Jeffrey Roberts / January 25, 2024 Image: Emily Davidson smiles as she receives the 2023 Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching. (PLU Photo / Emma Stafki) January 25, 2024 By Jeffrey RobertsPLU Marketing & Communications The Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching recognizes a member of PLU’s faculty who embodies a commitment to excellence in their ability to communicate knowledge and inspire students

Rhoberta Haley appointed as dean of PLU School of Nursing Posted by: mhines / February 5, 2024 Image: PLU announces new Dean of Nursing Rhoberta Haley. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) February 5, 2024 By MacKenzie HinesPLU Marketing and Communication Following a competitive national search, Pacific Lutheran University officials have announced that Rhoberta Haley, Ph.D., R.N., will serve as the dean of the university’s School of Nursing. “We are extremely excited to be joined by Dr. Rhoberta Haley given

Krise Endowed Internship Fund Posted by: Thomas Krise / April 17, 2014 April 17, 2014 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsAnnouncing the Patricia L. and Thomas W. Krise Endowed Internship Fund. The benefits of a summer internship—even an unpaid one—are unlimited and undeniable: Students can apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to real-world situations, network with people in the industry and gain valuable work experience and insight (and sometimes even a job offer). Just

Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre Posted by: Marcom Web Team / February 28, 2023 Image: Image: Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger in Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (PLU Photo/Sy Bean) February 28, 2023 By Lisa Patterson ‘98PLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterLike it did for so many, the theatre called to Associate Professor Amanda Sweger when she was in those awkward teen years. “For the first time, I felt accepted,” she said. Yet she

PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center selected for Registrars to the Rescue service project Posted by: Julie Winters / July 28, 2016 July 28, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (June. 23, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University’s Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) is one of two Tacoma-area museums selected for a service project by Registrars to the Rescue (R2R), an initiative of the Washington Museum Association.Curators with R2R will visit the SCC on June 22 and work in

NW Seaport Alliance CEO John Wolfe ’87 discusses his career in maritime leadership Posted by: Zach Powers / November 3, 2022 Image: John Wolfe ’87 is the CEO of the Northwest Seaport Alliance, a marine cargo operating partnership of the Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) November 3, 2022 By Zach Powers ’10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsShortly after John Wolfe ’87 graduated from PLU he went to work for a Seattle-based company called SeaLand Shipping Line. In the

A new space for neurodiverse students on campus Posted by: shortea / April 28, 2023 April 28, 2023 By Alex Reed '23PLU Marketing & Communications Student Writer Last October, a new club emerged on campus: the Student Neurodiversity Club. Although small, this club is having a growing impact on the PLU community. When attending a recent SNC meeting in the first floor Stuen lounge, I was greeted by a cheerful collective of students, as well as fidgets. There was a unique sense of empathy among

Year” by the Society of Professional Journalists of Western Washington. Now, Kari returns home to PLU as the Senior Editor for Content Development for Marketing and Communications where she uses her writing skills to lift up stories of her fellow Lutes. Plog with her press pass at Super Bowl XLVIII What is the most exciting part of returning to PLU? The most exciting part about returning is seeing how the campus has changed and, more importantly, how it hasn’t. The community is just as thoughtful