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herbarium curator at the Slater Museum for ten years. Many of the specimens were collected, identified, annotated and beautifully mounted by Irene, and upon her retirement she turned her energies to expansion and curation of the PLU herbarium collections to reflect the diversity of western Washington flora. In addition to her work in the Herbarium, the most obvious fruit of her post-retirement labors is her illustrated key, Vascular Plants of Western Washington, published in 1984. Irene Creso started
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participated in managing key enterprise accounts including Adobe and Gateway Computer. Gibbs has also served as vice president of corporate communications at Nike, where she was chief communications strategist and spokesperson on a wide range of issues including regulatory concerns, production sourcing and labor practices, mergers and acquisitions and financial performance during one of Nike’s most rapid periods of global expansion. Prior to Nike, Gibbs was director of public relations at Mattel, Inc
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-school program and a drop-out prevention specialist. “We see tremendous growth in the students referred to our programs,” continues Shultz. “For example, last year students enrolled in our reading programs improved on average by one full grade level, and for math students the average improvement in scores was 33 percent.” Speer has served as the Executive Director of CIS of Key Peninsula since 2003. She says the growth of the chapter during her tenure that she is most proud of is the expansion of its
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Full-tuition Scholarship Program Now Open to Yakima Students Pacific Lutheran University has announced the expansion of the Act Six Scholarship to Yakima Valley students, broadening the reach of this highly successful full-tuition, full-need scholarship partnership. Act Six, a leadership and scholarship program that connects local community affiliates with faith- and social justice-based colleges,… November 10, 2020 News, Announcements, Accolades
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been talks about expanding the restoration site, and said the investment in expansion of the site could potentially save the university money. He said the site could include parts of the current golf course, once that land is redeveloped. “I’m hoping that area becomes a part of the natural habitat restoration site,” he said. “It seems it’s in the best interest of the university.” The grant proposal approved by the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation outlined plans for the site to be dedicated as
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Schools Superintendent, Lance Goodpaster. Launched in spring 2023, the Seed Teachers program aims to build a more equitable school system by helping diverse homegrown leaders become high-impact educators who reflect the students they serve. Initially involving Tacoma Public Schools (TPS), Degrees of Change, and PLU, the partnership has expanded to include Franklin Pierce School District. This expansion reinforces a commitment to investing in local, diverse talent, and cultivating educators with deep
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pursue excellence and seek to participate in the evolution and expansion of professional roles. Shared Values and Guiding Principles We accomplish our work in the School of Nursing with attention to the vision, mission, and values of the SoN, University, and the discipline and profession of nursing. We actively pursue our development as a community devoted to learning and scholarship, collaborative engagement, growth, meaningful service, and love and compassion for all humankind.
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Communication Samantha has worked tirelessly to forge convergence among all of student media. This digital expansion has helped make PLU one of the most progressive student media operations in the state. In addition, Samantha has presented her research titled “Convergence: Just Do It” at a national convention in New York City earlier this year. Under Samantha’s leadership, the Society of Professional Journalists recognized Mast Magazine during its inaugural year as a finalist for the Mark of Excellence
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corn is a corn, it doesn’t really matter where you get it. In the marketing context we ask ‘how do we allow consumers to think about this in different ways, so it’s not just a commodity,’” he continued. The direction for this year’s course started with Andrew Miller ’13, a graduate of PLU’s MBA program who works as director of business retention and expansion for Skagit County. “Initially up here, there was a lot of ‘yeah we’ve worked with other schools before and it never really worked out
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, Soliai decided to apply and was accepted into the program. This helped pave the way for her to go to PLU. “A lot of my friends who are in Act Six, like me, they wouldn’t be able to afford a private university like PLU,” Soliai said. “Private schools are dream schools for some kids.”Invest in Change-MakersThis spring, members of the community and PLU alumni, family and friends are invited to boldly invest in students like this through the expansion of the Act Six scholarship program. Learn more at
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