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Pacific Lutheran University and President Allan Belton are excited to announce Mike Snyder as the new Director of Athletics and Recreation, following a national search. “I’m thrilled to welcome Mike to the Lute family,” said Belton. “He brings proven experience and an exciting vision for…
weight room renovation and expansion. He also spearheaded a proactive Title IX audit that led to a plan for equitable operations, created innovative varsity programs in esports and competitive dance and cheer, and negotiated sponsorship deals with Collegiate Sports Management Group, Gatorade, BSN Sports, and two charter bus companies. “I’m excited for Mike to lead our athletic department,” said Head Volleyball Coach Kevin Aoki. “He has a proven track record of success at the Division III level and
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PLU alumnus came for the hoops, stayed for the connections By Kari Plog ’11 Steve Maxwell, ’90, always knew he wanted to be in business, but that isn’t what originally attracted him to Pacific Lutheran University. “I came to PLU to play basketball,” Maxwell said.…
continues to see positives in PLU and is amazed by the institutional expansion. “Since coming back I’ve had a great interaction with the university,” he said. “The facilities are marvelous.” In addition to representing Key Bank in the South Puget Sound area, Maxwell serves on multiple non-profit community boards, including the University of Washington Tacoma, Junior Achievement, Pierce County Chamber of Commerce and the Pierce County Economic Development Board. He is an active member seeking to attract
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A native of Yemen, Abdulghani Mosa ‘23 had no idea what his future would hold when he moved to Tacoma in 2012. “Moving here, everything changed,” said Mosa, who was 12 years old when he and his family joined his father who was already living…
people who look like them,” Cunningham said of Mosa and the Act Six students she oversees. “I just try to keep them centered and remind them of their purpose.” 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 www.plu.edu/change-makers.Mosa’s Act Six cadre, a group of PLU students who enter the program together in their first-years
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On Monday, February 19, 2018 (President’s Day), students at Pacific Lutheran University are invited for a special tour of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters (HQ). The event is being sponsored by Amazon and PLU’s office of Career Connections and Alumni and Constituent Relations . Interested PLU students…
interdisciplinary endeavor. In the wake of this cross-fertilization and expansion, I came to believe that most innovation research is best approached through an interdisciplinary frame. I still try to implement this insight at PLU, where we specialize in interdisciplinary training. At Amazon Corporation, there are now 5,000 people working on Alexa and related technologies. This represents a major investment in money and people power, and it indicates how important the company believes that conversational
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By Michael Halvorson, Benson Chair in Business and Economic History. On Monday, February 19, 2018 (President’s Day), students at Pacific Lutheran University are invited for a special tour of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters (HQ). The event is being sponsored by Amazon and PLU’s office of Career…
interdisciplinary endeavor. In the wake of this cross-fertilization and expansion, I came to believe that most innovation research is best approached through an interdisciplinary frame. I still try to implement this insight at PLU, where we specialize in interdisciplinary training. At Amazon Corporation, there are now 5,000 people working on Alexa and related technologies. This represents a major investment in money and people power, and it indicates how important the company believes that conversational
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8:15 a.m. | March 8 | Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts Who: Bob Ferguson Title: Washington State Attorney General Bio: Bob Ferguson is Washington State’s 18th Attorney
: Disciplinary Approaches to Migrant StoriesPanel Title: Mobility Made Visible: Disciplinary Approaches to Migrant Stories Who: Rebekah M.K. Mergenthal Title: Associate Professor of History at Pacific Lutheran University Bio: Rebekah M.K. Mergenthal received her B.A. from Columbia University and her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Her research and teaching interests involve many aspects of U.S. history, especially westward expansion, colonization, and race relations. Who: Adela Ramos Title: Associate
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By William Giddings, Professor Emeritus September 1995
three until Anderson’s retirement in 1991. Growth continued in 1964 when Dr. Wayne Gildseth came to the department. When Gildseth left and Anderson became Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 1966, Dr. Frederick Tobiason and Dr. Donald Lee came; Lee left after one year and Dr. Burton Nesset replaced him. Further expansion was facilitated greatly through a major grant from the Research Corporation administered by Dean Anderson and co-authored by Dr. Sherman Nornes of the physics department
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Four PLU women from the Department of Economics present their research at a national undergraduate conference in Memphis, Tennessee.
commuter, Jessen said her topic easily resonated with voters at the time she pursued it. She said Sound Transit 3, a ballot measure in the November 2016 election that proposed the expansion of the regional public transit system, was a hot-button issue that added even more intrigue to her already relevant research. “I was very interested to find out that public transit is highly subsidized,”Jessen said. “I was interested in looking at the subsidy rate and how that affects the rider rate.” Subsidy Rates
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Carson J. Bergstrom, Senior Capstone Seminar A molecular library consisting of triazoles and benzotriazoles, functionalized with amides and nitriles in various substitutions was synthesized.
38 years respectively, for females and males. Gene therapy and editing in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) has been used to treat SCD. However, there are a few limitations such as low editing efficiency and decreased cell expansion. Cell expansion is very crucial for gene editing strategies. Our study focused on evaluating a novel small molecule to improve gene editing outcome. The proprietary compound we tested increases HSCs expansion and homology directed repair (HDR) editing efficiency
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Thursday, March 4 - Symposium in Downtown Tacoma Opening Reception (5:30 pm - 7:00 pm) Location: Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, Foyer Keynote 1 (7:00 pm - 8:45 pm) The Olympic Games,
of sports for “social good” such as assisting the integration of new immigrants and in reducing crime in the cities of Norway. Also considered will be the relationship between voluntary sports clubs and health policy. Dr. Eivind Asrum Skille, Faculty of Health and Sports, Hedmark University College, Elverum, Norway Location: University Center, Room 133 B-3) “Beijing-The Paralympic Experience” The world is experiencing a large expansion of athlete participation. The roots of the Paralympic games
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