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leaders were invited to lunch with Gov. Inslee in Olympia, and finally the Governor’s campus visit. The town hall will be proceeded by a 30-minute “Get-to-Know-Jay” session, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in KHP. This event is free and open to the public. No ticketing is required, seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Want to submit a question for Gov. Inslee?Submit a question for the governor to answer at Monday’s town hall and vote on the ones you like the most! Read Previous Forum on

received a “gold” designation and was ranked the sixth most “military friendly” institution among private universities offering doctorate degrees.Institutions earning the Military Friendly  School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2023-2024 survey with 665 earning special awards for going above the standard. Methodology, criteria, and weightings were determined by Viqtory with input from the

Loren J. Anderson joined hundreds at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Ballard for a vigil to remember victims of last week’s attacks in Norway.  These are the remarks he made during the service. Read Previous New ’employer relations’ position connects students with employers Read Next Light Fantastic COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins

Greater Lakes Mental Healthcare, and then to Xavier Hall, where she perched on the stoop  and reflected on all the PLU connections that had brought her to this point. With a bachelor’s degree in Child Development and Family Relations from the University of Maine, Sullivan had worked in Maine until she was laid off. After her father’s death, she and her family followed her sister to the Pacific Northwest, and her sister, as sisters sometimes do, gently pushed Sullivan to go back to school. Sullivan

media guides. “I worked in sports in an era in which there was almost daily face-to-face contact with the news media,” Kittilsby said. “This doesn’t happen anymore, and that’s not because Jim Kittilsby left and everything went to pot. That was before high-tech, and press relations were totally different. People say, ‘Gee, Jim, when you were publicist, the Lutes got a lot of ink in the papers and time on the Seattle stations.’ I can’t take credit for that. (The late, legendary coach) Frosty Westering

there.What did you enjoy about collaborating and researching with Professors [Peter] Grosvenor and Hames? I really appreciate the international relations theory aspect that Dr. Grosvenor was able to provide, as he has been to Palestine. I was able to get feedback and more nuance from him. I don’t shy away from peer reviews, because they just make the paper stronger, having multiple sets of eyeballs on it. Dr. Hames assisted me in tailoring some of the writing, because this paper is what I used when

Breakfast May 12 at 10p.m. Anderson University Center Commons Celebrity faculty servers and student performers will serve free breakfast to all students. Free for students     Lincoln, Douglas, and Slavery: In the Crucible of Public Debate May 14 at 6p.m. Xavier Hall: Philip A. Nordquist Lecture Hall Dr. David Zarefskey is one of the foremost argumentation scholars in the world, and he will bring his expertise to campus this spring to lecture about the 1858 presidential debates. Free admission, no

Determination), Tacoma Public Schools. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) Using examples from entertainment, news media, advertising and K-12 public education research, DiAngelo spent the morning illustrating a jarring truth: “the default of our society is the reproduction of white supremacy.” The afternoon centered on exploring the roots of white defensiveness and microaggressions, as well as ways to challenge racism in individual relationships, classrooms and institutions at large. Diversity Institute co

taught English and expanded his linguistic abilities and cultural knowledge. Returning to the U.S., he started teaching Spanish at Highline Public Schools’ Raisbeck Aviation High School in Tukwila. His passion evolved into something else: a desire to become not just a bilingual educator, but a bilingual educational leader. That goal led him to Pacific Lutheran University’s principal preparation program. The program helped him land a job in the Lake Washington School District as an elementary

. She learned about it from Bridget Yaden, chair of the Department of Languages and Literatures. “What I’m teaching them is how to teach,” said Yaden, who also serves as professor of Hispanic studies. “The way STARTALK teaches, you (learn to) teach 90 percent or more in the language.” PLU has partnered with Seattle Public Schools for 11 years to offer the grant-funded, three-week program. This year is the first time classes have been taught on PLU’s campus — a change that generated increased