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Keven Drews’ doctor told him he was out of options in his longtime fight for his life. So, he launched a crowdfunding campaign to earn $500,000 for a clinical trial at Fred Hutchinson Cancer
journalist in both Canada and Washington state. He finished the program in 2016, 13 years after receiving his diagnosis. Drews was living in the U.S. in 2003, working in Port Townsend for the Peninsula Daily News, when one of his spinal vertebrae came apart. Donate NowHelp Keven Drews '16 raise money for an experimental cancer treatment. “When I felt my vertebrae and accompanying back spasm it was sort of like a blunt knife going into my back,” Drews said. Multiple myeloma is a cancer that starts in the
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My Academic Pathway provides you with the basic tools for planning your pathway to academic success at PLU.
Prepare for the JourneyMy Academic Pathway provides you with the basic tools for planning your pathway to academic success at PLU. Click on any of the links below to find out more information on New Student Registration; Two-Year Course Cycles; Advising Resources; and Career Connections.Contact For guidance on My Academic Pathway please see your Academic Advisor. New Student RegistrationMORETwo-Year Course CyclesTwo-Year Course Cycles help in your academic planning.MOREAdvising ResourcesThere
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After a rare heart condition cut her soccer career short, Shelby Daly ’13 found her calling as an athletic trainer.
at the middle school two blocks from her family’s home in Kenai, Alaska, Daly began to feel lightheaded. She was dizzy. She couldn’t catch her breath. She called her mom for help. When her mom arrived at the field, she found her daughter unconscious and called for an ambulance. The hours and days that followed changed Daly’s life forever. After that ambulance ride – during which her heart rate soared to life-threatening levels – she was transported via helicopter to a hospital in Anchorage. The
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The PLU School of Business is a community of engaged faculty, staff & administrators who provide an excellent business education in a student-centered learning environment grounded in the liberal
Learn more about earning your MBA at PLU Apply to MBA MBA Information Sessions You can earn your MSMA at PLU, Find out more by clicking below! Apply to MSMA MSMA Information Sessions The School of Business is located in the Morken Center for Learning and Technology, PLU’s newest academic building. It is an environment where students benefit from personal interaction with faculty who combine a love for teaching with outstanding academic credentials and years of professional experience. A
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The Washington Monthly Also Names PLU a ‘Best Bang for the Buck’ Institution TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 24, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University ranks number 25 in the Best Master’s Universities category of the national 2015 Washington Monthly College Rankings released Aug. 24. That’s PLU’s best ranking in…
the national 2015 Washington Monthly College Rankings released Aug. 24. That’s PLU’s best ranking in years, and places the university among the top 4 percent of the country’s more than 700 master’s universities. “We at PLU are pleased to be recognized for the high quality of our programs and outcomes,” said PLU President Thomas W. Krise. “The key thing to note in any ranking is what goes into the formula; Washington Monthly focuses on social mobility, research and service, and our faculty, staff
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TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 22, 2015)- Members of the Pacific Lutheran University community have the unique opportunity to learn about the AIDS epidemic through theatre. The one-man show “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” will be performed in the Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theater at 7 p.m.…
show “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” will be performed in the Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theater at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27. Peter Serko is the writer and performer of “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg.” Serko lost his brother, David, to AIDS in 1992. Inspired by a memory quilt 20 years later, he began The David Serko Project in February 2012. To create the foundation of “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg,” Serko used Facebook to connect with more than 100 friends of David who helped
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Two years before he founded the only local peace prize in the nation, Thomas Heavey ’74 was in the middle of a war.
Lutes Create Unique Local Peace Prize Lutes Create Unique Local Peace Prize https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2017/01/peace-prize-cover-1024x532.jpg 1024 532 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg January 3, 2018 February 6, 2018 ABOVE: The Nobel Field is a powerful, permanent exhibition at the Nobel Peace Center museum in Oslo that beautifully displays pictures and
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TACOMA, WASH. (October 28, 2015)-Pacific Lutheran University is on the cutting edge of the U.S. government’s financial aid process. The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator (NASFAA) was looking to recommend changes in how students submit their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)…
. In the current system, families have to wait till the end of the tax year and then file their FAFSA beginning January 1 of the school year they plan to attend. From there, some are selected to have their information verified before an offer of financial aid is complete. Time is a critical factor, says the NASFAA. Under the current structure, delays can cause an unfavorable chain reaction: A delay in completing the tax return can mean a delay in submitting the FAFSA, which can result in a
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TACOMA, WASH. (March 9, 2016)- Mosquitoes are pests to some, but for Rebekah Blakney ’12 they carry a wealth of information that can unlock solutions to global health issues. Now with the outbreak of the Zika virus, that’s as important as ever. Blakney isn’t at…
contributing to work that aims to educate and inform people about infectious diseases. The third-generation Pacific Lutheran University graduate conducts backyard surveillance of mosquitoes in Atlanta, where she works as a field manager at Emory University. Her team collects and identifies the insects, working in and outside the lab studying the spread of West Nile virus. Blakney said it was PLU’s commitment to global citizenship, social justice and environmental conservation that helped her discover her
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PLU has so many opportunities for students to get engaged whether it’s studying away, going on a weekend hike, joining a club, or hanging out at the AUC.
Contact Phone: (253) 535-7153 Text Only: (253) 527-6708 Email: natasha.lemke@plu.edu Senior Assistant Director of Admission - Equity & AccessNatasha was born and raised here in Tacoma, Washington and has lived here ever since. She loves the proximity to the state Capitol and Seattle, while totally appreciating the mix of concrete and green spaces that Tacoma offers. One of her favorite places to visit is Five-Mile Drive. The fact that you can be part of the hustle and bustle without the
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