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everything she wanted in life without ever giving back herself, a contrast to what PLU and Habitat have long partnered to do. “Giving back,” she said. “It’s why we did this.” Patty Krise said she kept telling herself not to look down as she creeped down the side of the building. But, she did look left: “I had a gorgeous view of the Puget Sound.” Joel Zylstra, director of the Center for Community Engagement and Service, said the Habitat Challenge was a fun way to spend a Friday. It’s the most recent way

the net worth of Mr. Bill Gates. Even though I may be poking fun through slight exaggeration, I am very fortunate to have experienced the challenging nature of coursework at PLU and the efficient study skills that I have fine-tuned. What’s next? Next year, I am very excited to be attending medical school in the middle of a desert. I was accepted into the M.D. program at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. For the last four years of my life, the worry has been about “staying dry” in the

New economics mentorship program eases classroom-to-career transitions for PLU students Posted by: Marcom Web Team / September 26, 2019 September 26, 2019 By StaffMarketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 25, 2019) — The academic rigors of higher education provide a rich, well-rounded foundation for students preparing for a professional career. Sometimes, however, it’s the reassuring helping hand of an experienced mentor that best smooths the ensuing transition from classroom to the

their perceptive acumen, the strength of their bond to a particular anchoring group, the capacity or willingness of those groups to welcome or tolerate new ways of thinking, and the possibilities for forming an alternative community that supports the life of the mind. PLU Religion students and Professor Aimee Hamilton at a visit to Sikh Temple in 2016 Two items on the list raise particular complications to teaching humanities at PLU. First, a significant and growing number of our students come to us

naturally, or did you intentionally challenge yourself or do something a bit different? My books prior to “The Galleons” were definitely more concerned with my immediate and contemporary life. Starting with “The Galleons,” there’s definitely a historical element that is a new element in my writing, but the catalyst for that historical perspective was a personal one because I was thinking a lot about my grandmother who died in 2016, at 92 years old. Thinking about her life and my own personal loss, it

mountaineering course. That Reidel had never done this before didn’t matter. She wanted to challenge herself. The basic mountaineering class, taught by university fellow and archeologist Don Ryan, familiarized students with knots and carabineers, climbing techniques and how to survive in the wild. He uses these skills while shimmying up and down ropes into Egyptian tombs on his research trips. The half-semester class included an overnight trip nearby into the Cascade Mountains to test skills outside the gym

comprised of many musicians, artists and teachers who honed their skills while incarcerated. This collision between captivity and creativity culminated at Brundibar. Brundibar was exploited as Nazi propaganda, used as false evidence of the Nazi’s ethical treatment of those they imprisoned. Weissberger can be seen playing the cat in a 1944 recording. Weissberger has spent her adult life traveling all over the globe to be involved with productions of Brundibar, reminding the world of the importance of

PLU Welcomes Doctor of Nursing Practice Cohort as First Doctoral Program Posted by: marcom / May 3, 2016 Image: A PLU Nurse Practitioner student works during a health-outreach activity at the Sumner Senior Center. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) May 3, 2016 By PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WASH. (May 27, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University welcomes its first Doctor of Nursing Practice cohort to class orientation on May 28. The DNP, which prepares graduates in the advanced-practice specialty

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

will focus on skills and strategies to facilitate difficult conversations around race in workplace and educational settings.Headlined by four nationally-known speakers (listed with bios below) with expertise in diversity, racial equity and multicultural education, The People’s Gathering will seek to help attendees increase their personal and professional cultural competency. “Our goal is to bring company leaders, employees and student leaders together to create a supportive space in which