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  • By Michael Halvorson.  On October 17, 2017, PLU alum Brad Tilden (1983) engaged with students, faculty, and alumni in a lively conversation about the past, present, and future of Alaska Airlines. The special event was organized as the 13th annual Dale E. Benson lecture in…

    Benson Lecture with Brad Tilden Draws 400 at PLU Posted by: halvormj / October 24, 2017 Image: Benson lecturer Brad Tilden with faculty panelists Sergia Hay, Michael Halvorson, Norris Peterson, Bridgette O’Brien, and Mark Mulder. October 24, 2017 By Michael Halvorson.  On October 17, 2017, PLU alum Brad Tilden (1983) engaged with students, faculty, and alumni in a lively conversation about the past, present, and future of Alaska Airlines. The special event was organized as the 13th annual Dale

  • PLU has 11 team national championships, 57 individual and relay national championships, 283 conference championships, and 391 all-Americans. Go Lutes! Learn more about student-athlete opportunities .

    We are the champions! Posted by: mhines / June 6, 2023 June 6, 2023 PLU has 11 team national championships, 57 individual and relay national championships, 283 conference championships, and 391 all-Americans. Go Lutes! Learn more about student-athlete opportunities. Read Previous PLU senior and triple major Allison Sheflo discusses her PLU experience Read Next The Arts on Red Square: Get your groove on and unleash your inner artist! LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index

  • The Rose comes home Sunbeams stab out through the dust and darkness in Tower Chapel, as Ramon Coranado carefully eases the 30-inch heart of the Rose Window from its lead fittings in the window frame where he had just placed it. The other pieces already…

    the lead holdings. As if recreating a puzzle, each piece was cleaned and waterproofed, and then fitted into the lead. Then the entire operation and window moved north again for reassembly. It was time for the center piece to go in again Wednesday afternoon. Up the ladder Coranado goes, as Martinez follows him up on a separate ladder and hands him the centerpiece. The sunbeams become slits of light, still peeking through the edges of the panes, to be sealed up with glazing later in the day. For

  • In March 2020 PLU shifted to online learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “How will classes work? Will there still be group projects? Will Capstone presentations still happen? How long will it be like this?” These are just some of the questions students and…

    literature and history, says “I basically do all my research on the internet, the PLU library database list is my best friend right now.” Regardless of whether students currently reside on or off campus, they find a use for Mortvedt Library’s resources. But as useful as the library is, in the Humanities there’s also great merit to be found in the input of one’s peers. James notes that “interacting with other students is super useful.” Discussion and collaboration might seem harder to partake in during

  • Student perspective: The Iditarod Editor’s note: PLU student Loren Liden headed up to Alaska to cover the Iditarod. The following is a reflection on her experience. The Iditarod, a 1,000-mile dogsled race across the state of Alaska, finished Sunday, March 20. A remarkable feat of…

    watched mushers cross the finish line, talked with the biggest names in mushing, celebrated with fans of all types, and soaked up Alaska’s history and culture. To witness and take part in such a communal celebration, such a testament of humanity and of the Great Alaskan Wild changed me. I want to strive like mushers do and celebrate like Alaskans — in reflection of the past, and in hope for the future. Read Previous The Rose comes home Read Next Gift for all-purpose field primes athletic facilities

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 31, 2017)- The Rev. Jen Rude, campus pastor, says interfaith work lies at the heart of what it means to be a Lutheran institution of learning. The new Multifaith Meditation and Prayer Space is one in a series of efforts to acknowledge…

    use. Articles include religious texts such as the Bible, Quran and Tanakh, as well as a selection of prayer rugs, meditation bells and icons. The space formally opens Sept. 8 with a short ceremony at 10:30 a.m., during which Rude and a number of local religious leaders of various faiths will offer prayers and blessings for the space. Rude says the space is the product of a growing need for a non-affiliated spiritual location on campus. “We had heard from students who were not Christian that there

  • Clarissa Gines was one of the first students to graduate with PLU’s art history undergraduate degree in 2012. It wasn’t easy—she had a child during her senior year, and juggled parenthood with schoolwork and an internship at a Seattle-based art gallery. She then worked as…

    Alum combines passion for art and community with Tacoma Creates Posted by: vcraker / August 5, 2022 August 5, 2022 Clarissa Gines was one of the first students to graduate with PLU’s art history undergraduate degree in 2012. It wasn’t easy—she had a child during her senior year, and juggled parenthood with schoolwork and an internship at a Seattle-based art gallery. She then worked as a gallery assistant, Museum of Glass associate, and gallery exhibitions manager for the next seven years. All

  • You are invited to join PLU Chemistry Alumni and the Master’s Industrial Internship Program in the UO’s Knight Campus for a panel discussion about how to launch your career in industry and get a master’s degree at the same time! Virtual Alumni Panel & Info Session Friday, November 20th…

    Virtual Alumni Panel & Info Session with University of Oregon Posted by: nicolacs / November 17, 2020 November 17, 2020 You are invited to join PLU Chemistry Alumni and the Master’s Industrial Internship Program in the UO’s Knight Campus for a panel discussion about how to launch your career in industry and get a master’s degree at the same time! Virtual Alumni Panel & Info Session Friday, November 20th 3:30PM Pacific RSVP: (Requested, Not required) https://forms.gle/dXicSqABLMouCQpu7 Panelists

  • Life of the Mind: Democracy & the American Dream – for DREAMers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Pk401CS6M About the DREAM Act – and DREAMers Named after the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, a measure first proposed in 2001, DREAMers are undocumented immigrant high-school graduates who are…

    their families. –Maria Chávez By Maria Chávez PLU Associate Professor of Political Science When she was 11, “Ana Sofia” came to the United States on a tourist visa with her parents and sister. Now 18 and a high-school senior in Seattle, she learned of her status as an undocumented immigrant only two years ago—and has found the new knowledge unsettling. “It’s just the feeling of feeling unwanted,” she said. “Even though you have not done anything bad—because I don’t feel I’ve ever done anything bad

  • “Doesn’t the world need good schools and educated persons?” With this simple question, Martin Luther urged the leaders of his nation to establish public schools for children and reshape the

    , and care for others, their communities and the earth – springs from the Lutheran insistence that study in the liberal arts is a liberating experiencing, freeing the learner from superstition, ignorance, solipsism, and a small life focused on the self alone. Study in the natural and social sciences, the humanities and the fine arts is a distinctive mark of Lutheran education and the indispensable foundation for a life marked by resilient ethical commitments. Read more … 4. Learning and research