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PLU Sends Thoughts and Sympathy to Northwest Colleges Coping with Recent Tragedies Posted by: Zach Powers / October 2, 2015 October 2, 2015 TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 2, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University students and staff gathered outside Leraas Hall in the Rieke Science Center on Oct. 2. to write and sign sympathy cards for the communities of North Seattle College and Umpqua Community College. Five students of North Seattle College were killed Sept. 24 in a collision involving an amphibious tour

Peter Serko to Perform “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” at PLU on October 27 Posted by: Zach Powers / October 22, 2015 Image: “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” will be performed in the Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theater at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27. October 22, 2015 By Matthew Salazano '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, 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

/PLU) November 17, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 17, 2015)— “We’re all a bunch of nobodies, trying to tell everybody, about somebody who can save anybody,” Rev. Dr. Arthur Banks told the congregation at Eastside Baptist Church on Sunday, Nov. 15. It was “PLU Sunday” at the predominantly black faith community located a few blocks from Tacoma’s Salishan neighborhood and First Creek Middle School. The three-hour service ran an emotional gamut, joyously

Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Washington Agree to Extend Deadline for Completion of a Definitive Agreement for the purchase of KPLU Posted by: Lace M. Smith / January 15, 2016 January 15, 2016 PLU and the UW have agreed to extend the deadline for completion of the Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) for KUOW to acquire KPLU to January 29, 2016, so that the due diligence review can be concluded.  Additionally, the two universities have agreed to allow a community group time to

2016-17 Spotlight Series: Re•forming Posted by: Zach Powers / September 26, 2016 Image: (photo by John Froschauer/PLU) September 26, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsIn recognition of the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran reformation, throughout the 2016-17 academic year a wide range of academic, community and artistic events at Pacific Lutheran University will address questions and concepts relating to Re•forming.UPCOMING EVENTSSecond Annual César Chávez & Dolores Huerta

Conference at PLU focuses on how to have productive conversations about race and equity Posted by: Zach Powers / January 27, 2017 January 27, 2017 Tune in: The People's Gathering is streaming live By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 27, 2017)- Genesis Housing and Community Development Coalition will host a professional development conference called The People’s Gathering on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University on Friday, February 24. The full-day conference

PLU Interim Leadership Announced Posted by: Lace M. Smith / May 8, 2017 May 8, 2017 Dear Campus Community: I am happy to share with you the news that the Board of Regents of PLU voted on Saturday to elect Mr. Allan Belton—who currently serves as senior vice president and chief administrative officer—to the post of acting president, effective June 1. Allan will continue to lead the division of Administrative Services and he will be tasked with the duties and authorities set forth in the faculty

President Belton’s Statement on Charlottesville Posted by: Lace M. Smith / August 15, 2017 Image: PLU students stand in solidarity with students of color, undocumented students, Muslim students, LGBTQ students, and other people who experience marginalized identities. (PLU/John Froschauer) August 15, 2017 Dear Campus Community: The news from Charlottesville, Virginia over the past few days has shocked, angered and saddened many of us. Our prayers are with the victims of violence, their families

third-year law student with employment lined up after graduation, an activist philanthropist and an upstanding community member, Kim checks all the “American” boxes. Except for one: actually being a legal citizen. Kim is one of the approximately 800,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in the United States. DACA grants temporary visas to young people who arrived in the United States with their parents as undocumented immigrants. While Kim might not be an American legally, he is

PLU debuts new ‘CheckFive’ initiative, designed to strengthen communities virtually Posted by: Marcom Web Team / April 9, 2020 April 9, 2020 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (April 9, 2020) — Physical distancing and shelter-in-place directives have made traditional ways of keeping in community challenging at best during the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s why PLU is rolling out “CheckFive,” a social media initiative designed to rebuild networks and spark connections among