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Tacoma, Wash. (July 15, 2015)— After negotiations concluded and legislators from both sides of the aisle reached agreements on an operating budget, transportation bond and a number of education issues, the third and final special session of the 2015 Washington Legislative Session, the longest in…
eligible to receive a State Need Grant now eligible to receive a grant. Read Previous School of Business Faculty Member Elected President of CFA Society Seattle Read Next Granddaughter of Charleston Shooting Victim to Share About Forgiveness at PLU-Sponsored March & Festival COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 4, 2016)- For the first time in the event’s five-year history, TEDxTacoma will be hosted at Pacific Lutheran University on April 22. For the event’s host, Adam Utley, the new location signifies a homecoming of sorts, as the the improv performer and…
minds. There’s no business in the world, The Yes Works included, that doesn’t improve, that isn’t strengthened in direct correlation with the improvisational strength of its people. Read Previous State lawmakers adjourn session with new budget that maintains State Need Grant funding levels Read Next PLU employee Logan Seelye to share his story of triumph, struggle and faith at TEDxTacoma COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled
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Former PLU President Eugene Wiegman passed away on July 1 at the age of 90. Dr. Wiegman will be remembered for his remarkable career in education, government, advocacy and ministry—and his unceasing kindness and compassion. “Dr. Wiegman was a pure joy to talk with and…
alumnus Willie Stewart ‘69. “He had an amazing warmth and ease about him that allowed him to relate and connect with anyone, from the highest leaders in business and government, to the homeless folks he served breakfast to for years as a volunteer at Urban Grace Church.” Dr. Wiegman was the ninth president of PLU and served in that role from 1969-1974. While at PLU, Dr. Wiegman spearheaded many initiatives intended to reflect a changing society. One example is remembered particularly fondly by Stewart
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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…
because it helps us get educated and helps us to reach our dreams and to be leaders in our community.” Today Mosa is a business administration major with a concentration in accounting. He plans to pursue a career in law enforcement. He credits Act Six with helping him get through his first year in college. “I came from a family where no one attended college, I’m the first generation,” Mosa said. “I struggled a lot —I struggled due to my English. I used my mentor, Miss Melanie… I turned to her and she
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The 253 PLU Bound scholarship recipient from the Key Peninsula near Tacoma began his first year intending to major in music education. But best-laid plans often go awry. Lindhartsen soon realized that wasn’t the path for him. He knew he wanted to study music, but…
knew he wanted to study music, but he wasn’t interested in teaching.“At the time I was doing a general music major and considering minoring in communication or business,” Lindhartsen said. “But through my involvement with LASR (PLU’s student radio station) I was able to explore the music community and learn about careers outside of composition, performance and education.” He credits conversations with music professor Greg Youtz, an inspirational songwriting and production course, and his experience
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The college experience is about education in the classroom, but it’s also deeply rooted in building tools and traits that translate into rewarding professional careers after graduation. For some PLU student entrepreneurs, those budding careers get started while they’re still on campus. An app to…
time it’s something people are dependent on,” he said. “The goal is gone from me being able to pay from school to actually making a difference for other students.” Mbugua, who was born in Kenya but grew up in Kent and Federal Way, has an entrepreneurial streak and sees his app as the first step toward future business ventures. He also gets to be his own boss, which is something that’s important to him. “Tech companies like Google, they treat their employees very well, but at the end of the day
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TACOMA, Wash. (May 22, 2015)— With Commencement on May 23, Pacific Lutheran University sends its largest class ever out into the world—more than 800 Lutes are eligible to graduate, with 755 expected to participate in the Commencement ceremony. Judging by the accomplishments of the Class…
) KonopaskiMajor: Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. Hometown: Port Angeles, Washington. Accomplishments at PLU: PLU single-season record holder in saves and ERA, PLU career record holder in saves and ERA; Northwest Conference record holder in single-season saves and career saves; three-time First Team All Northwest Conference relief pitcher; 2014 d3baseball.com First Team All-American relief pitcher; 2014 ABCA Second Team All West Region pitcher; 2015 d3baseball.com Preseason First Team
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What will the world look like when China is calling the shots? By Barbara Clements Even by the most conservative estimates, China will overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy by 2027 and will climb to the position of world economic leader by…
interested in making key trade and business alliances with other countries, and ignores what might be happening in a humanitarian or ecological sense within that country. “They have a very strict policy of non interference in other countries’ affairs in that way,” Youtz noted. China’s currency may eventually become the standard by which all other currencies are measured, Jacques noted. And the country will, and already has begun to influence the G20, which is fast outstripping the power of the G7
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PLU President Tom Krise teaches a course on Caribbean literature during the spring semester. (Photos by John Froschauer) President Krise goes to the front of the class…to teach By Katie Scaff ’13 When students walked into Admin 214 at the beginning of spring semester for…
. It’s never dismissed.” Krise said he plans to continue teaching one course a year. He’s currently developing a J-term 2014 class on management lessons from literature. Prior to coming to PLU, he co-taught the course for six years with a business professor. In next year’s course he will take the class to Washington D.C. so they can connect with former Lutes working in government. “I love the combination of tying in internships and co-ops with management lessons from literature, which neatly ties my
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PLU Makes Strong Showing at National Race & Pedagogy Conference By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications The 2014 Race & Pedagogy National Conference in Tacoma Sept. 25-27 features more than 2,000 local, regional, national and international participants—including a large contingent from Pacific Lutheran…
New Critical Conscience.” The conference challenges participants to align concepts of education and justice in ways that call for conscience, critique and change—all concepts, in turn, that align precisely with PLU’s mission. PLU participants include: • Ruth Bernstein, Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Management and Nonprofit Studies • Callista Brown, Associate Professor of English • Melannie Denise Cunningham, Director of Multicultural Recruitment • Emily Davidson, Assistant
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