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Shoebox Sharing: how one PLU alumna comforts those in need Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / December 23, 2019 Image: Kristina Garabedian ’08 is the founder of Shoebox Sharing — a nonprofit that donates fleece blankets, scarves and school supply packs to children in need around the globe. December 23, 2019 By Lora ShinnMarketing & Communications Guest WriterWhat if, by donating just an hour of your time, you could change someone’s life.Twenty years ago, while still attending her Central

Cece Chan: First-Year Student, Long-Term Goals Posted by: Marcom Web Team / February 28, 2020 Image: In her first year at PLU, CeCe Chan has contributed to and lead on matters of social justice within education while pursuing a major in political science. February 28, 2020 By Lora ShinMarketing & Communications guest writerTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 28, 2020 ) — Cece Chan’s activism awakening came in high school. As a third-generation Asian young woman, she realized Seattle Public Schools’ majority

PLU professors and students dive deep into the psychology of the pandemic Posted by: Zach Powers / April 26, 2021 Image: PLU psychology major Ricky Haneda and department chair Jon Grahe (photos by Silong Chhun/PLU) April 26, 2021 By Lisa Patterson '98PLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterAs the world was beginning to realize the enormity of COVID-19, two Pacific Lutheran University professors seized the 2020 moment to do significant research into the psychology of the pandemic.PLU

How Keegan Dolan’s PLU mentor helped him land a dream internship in Boston Posted by: Silong Chhun / July 22, 2021 Image: Keegan Dolan in Downtown Boston outside the headquarters of the Analysis Group (photo by Derek Palmer) July 22, 2021 By Lisa PattersonPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterHard work pays off. Networking is key. Relationships are everything. While this advice might sound cliché, people give it often, and for good reason. Just ask Pacific Lutheran University’s Keegan

Matthew Conover ’19 explains how PLU helped prepare him for a career in software engineering Posted by: Zach Powers / November 16, 2021 Image: Matthew Conover ’19 senior software engineer at Rainway, a Seattle-based video game streaming service. (Photos by Ed Carlo Garcia) November 16, 2021 By Lisa Patterson '98PLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterWhen Matthew Conover ’19 was a student at PLU, he recalls someone telling him there were two types of software engineers: the ones who chose to

Sophia Barro ’22 is following her passion for faith, literacy and diversity into elementary education Posted by: Zach Powers / May 19, 2022 Image: Education major Sophia Barro ’22 will soon begin teaching third grade at Saint Patrick Catholic School in Tacoma. Here, she holds one of her favorite children’s books, “Dreamers.” May 19, 2022 By By Isabella DaltosoPLU Marketing & Communications Student WriterSophia Barro ’22 is a senior education major and religion minor at PLU. She recently

Quan Huynh ’25 Discusses her Internship at the Washington State Senate Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 24, 2023 Image: Quan Huynh ‘25 at Washington State’s capitol building (PLU photo/Sy Bean) February 24, 2023 By Grant Hoskins ’23PLU Marketing & Communications Student WriterPacific Lutheran University Pre-Law Club President Quan Huynh ’25 unexpectedly stepped into the world of state government, with a bold new perspective. A self-described political newcomer, Huynh proudly represents PLU in

Former military linguist Kara Atkinson ’23 discusses her service on campus, academic research, and graduate school plans Posted by: Zach Powers / April 18, 2023 Image: Kara Atkinson is a PLU senior majoring in history with minors in religion and Holocaust & genocide studies. (Photos by Emma Stafki ’26) April 18, 2023 By Grant Hoskins ’23PLU Marketing & Communications Student Writer Kara Atkinson ’23 earned an associate degree while serving as an Arabic linguist in the United States Army prior

Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 discusses his global studies major, studying away, and his plans to attend UW’s Public Health Epidemiology program Posted by: mhines / May 5, 2023 Image: Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 5, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterHenri Coronado-Volta grew up in Seattle, Washington, and chose PLU because the smaller school offered the opportunity to build community, a chance to continue swimming, and living close to home—but not too

PLU French professor Rebecca Wilkin wins the 2024 Translation Prize Posted by: Jeffrey Roberts / June 7, 2024 Image: PLU Professor of French Rebecca Wilkin teaching a course titled “French / Francophone Feminisms.” (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) June 7, 2024 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & Communications The French-American Foundation has announced that PLU Professor of French Rebecca Wilkin is one of the winners of the 2024 Translation Prize. Wilkin and her co-editor and translator Angela Hunter, an