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Policy Experts to Team With PLU Students for Minimum Wage Debate Posted by: Zach Powers / September 22, 2015 Image: Students, faculty and alumni packed Xavier 201 for the 2014 Ruth Anderson Public Debate. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) September 22, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (September 22, 2015)—On Thursday, Oct. 8, members of the Pacific Lutheran University Speech and Debate team will partner with local policy experts to publicly debate the potential

PLU community members raise funds and awareness at Relay For Life Posted by: Zach Powers / April 12, 2016 Image: PLU Relay for Life on Friday, April 24, 2015. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 12, 2016 TACOMA, Wash. (April. 12, 2016)— On April 15 Pacific Lutheran University students, faculty members and staff will come together for Relay For Life, an annual fundraiser benefiting the American Cancer Society. Now known as the world’s largest, most impactful cancer-fighting fundraising event

The Mast wins Apple Award in NYC for best student newspaper Posted by: Kari Plog / April 6, 2017 Image: Photo courtesy of Brook Thames ’18 April 6, 2017 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 6, 2017)- I love souvenirs. So, when I traveled to the College Media Association spring conference in New York City, I had to snatch up as many “I Love New York” keepsakes as I could. T-shirts, stickers, mugs — you name it, I bought it.But my favorite souvenir from New York

Gov. Inslee visits campus for town hall meeting with PLU community Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / May 10, 2019 Image: ASPLU’s Lute Vote is proud to welcome Governor and presidential candidate Jay Inslee to campus on May 13th. May 10, 2019 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (May 10, 2019) — Governor Jay Inslee will be holding a town hall at Pacific Lutheran University’s Karen Hille Phillips Center auditorium on Monday, May 13th, at 9 a.m.Gov. Inslee will field student

PLU alumnus Kell Duncan creates space for socially conscious Phoenix businesses Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / January 6, 2020 Image: Kell Duncan ‘11 is the co-owner of the Churchill, an Arizona-based collective of small businesses that has become a popular destination since it opened in September 2018. (Photos by Danny Upshaw) January 6, 2020 By Ernest JasmineGuest Writer for Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 6, 2020) — Basketball drew Kell Duncan ‘11 from Arizona to Pacific

PLU ranked the number one college in Washington for financial aid Posted by: Silong Chhun / November 3, 2020 Image: Commencement 2019 November 3, 2020 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University has been recognized as the No. 1 school in Washington state for financial aid by LendEDU, an online marketplace for personal finance products. The report, released October 28, 2020, also ranks PLU ninth in the country.“This ranking reflects PLU’s institutional commitment

PLU announces plans for a full return to campus this fall Posted by: Zach Powers / March 2, 2021 March 2, 2021 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University has announced the intention to return to in-person learning for Fall 2021. The news was shared with campus last Friday in an email from President Allan Belton.“Like every action we’ve undertaken as a community during the pandemic, this decision is being made in full consideration of public-health guidelines and

PLU Receives $11,000 Grant for Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA Program Posted by: Silong Chhun / August 18, 2021 August 18, 2021 By Veronica CrakerMarketing and CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University has been awarded another grant from School’s Out Washington and the Washington State Department of Commerce to be used toward the Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA program.The $11,000 grant comes from the Washington Youth Development Nonprofit Relief Fund. The MESA program prioritizes early exposure

Computer science major Cody Uehara ’22 works hard for exciting opportunities Posted by: Silong Chhun / April 18, 2022 April 18, 2022 By Isabella Daltoso ’23PLU Marketing and CommunicationsCody Uehara '22 is a senior computer science major at Pacific Lutheran University. Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, he came to PLU to play football, and eventually found his passion for computer science. We talked with Uehara about his experiences at PLU and the exciting things he has been working on during

Connecting for Commerce: Port of Tacoma Executive Director Eric Johnson ’83 Posted by: Zach Powers / November 7, 2022 Image: Eric Johnson ’83 is the executive director of the Port of Tacoma. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) November 7, 2022 By Zach Powers ’10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsWhen Pacific Lutheran University alumnus Eric Johnson ’83 majored in political science and minored in biology, he wasn’t sure how the two would fit together in a career. After he graduated from PLU, he earned a