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  • of 25, Jerry was back at PLU, hired to be the first business office manager. Among his contributions to the university: helping to make operational the first business computer systems on campus. The payroll system was automated, enabling direct deposit of employee paychecks as early as 1967-68. After awhile, they settled down in Bellevue, Wash., to raise their two sons. Jerry became a CPA working in the profession for nearly 40 years, and, in 1983 established his own practice serving individuals

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 21, 2016)- Senior Tyler Dobies and first-year Caitlin Johnston say spring break changed their lives. While some Pacific Lutheran University students may have gone on vacation or had fun in the sun, other Lutes – like Johnston and Dobies – were busy…

    Lutheran University students may have gone on vacation or had fun in the sun, other Lutes – like Johnston and Dobies – were busy with alternative spring break programs designed to broaden their perspectives.They say what they learned has opened their eyes and will help them to positively impact the PLU community. Dobies, a theater major, said he wanted to go on a trip and learn more about environmental justice outside of PLU. So, he went on one of the short-term spring break trips offered by the Wang

  • White House competition honors PLU health care efforts Posted by: Kari Plog / February 27, 2017 Image: (From left) Tolu Taiwo, Monica Richardson and Kim Riano in Washington, D.C., last month. The trio accepted a certificate on behalf of PLU’s Health and Wellness Committee, after the university was named a Healthy Campus honoree by the White House. (Photo courtesy of Taiwo) February 27, 2017 By Kiana Norman-Slack '17PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 28, 2017)- As Michelle Obama

  • Carl Petersen wrote, produced and starred in a short film titled “All The Marbles,” which screened at the Cannes Film Festival in France as well as the Gig Harbor Film Festival.

    narrows the nominee pool to five; Petersen hopes “All the Marbles” makes the cut. Petersen said his time studying theatre at PLU helped prepare him to write, produce and star in film projects. His says the education in makeup, sound, set design and a host of other production elements equipped him for the roles he’d need to take on as an independent filmmaker. “There were all these various things in the theatre department that I had to work on that I realized really helped me later, because in creating

  • Within the environmental studies curriculum at PLU, the social sciences provide perspectives on the environment from a human point of view, balancing the ecological perspectives contributed by the

    A Study of the Environment, Connectivity, and the World Around UsPacific Lutheran University sits upon the traditional lands of the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island, and Steilacoom peoples; we acknowledge and respect the traditional caretakers of this land.Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the relationships between humans and the environment. Managing the environment requires interdisciplinary tools and knowledge about natural systems, human institutions

    Environmental Studies
    253-535-8700
    Rieke Science Center Room 158 Tacoma, WA 98447
  • Lutes storm annual Wayzgoose event in Tacoma Posted by: Kari Plog / May 2, 2017 Image: Students transport one of many giant prints created with a carved 3-by-3-foot sheet of linoleum and a steamroller at the 13th annual Wayzgoose letterpress festival in Tacoma on Sunday, April 30. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) May 2, 2017 TACOMA, Wash. (May 2, 2017)—Pacific Lutheran University students and instructors participated in the 13th annual Wayzgoose on April 29-30. Lutes joined the annual letterpress

  • , Monica Holtclaw and Suzanne Moore. The symposium is hosted both on the campus of PLU and University of Puget Sound. Attendees will travel to the PLU campus in the afternoon to tour the Elliott Press, visit The Art of Wayzgoose in the University Gallery, browse the Boge Library, and hear talks in Ingram. Graphic Design II and Art of the Book students will be assisting, and student Hyunhee Kim ’15 is preparing keepsakes for the attendees to print at Elliott Press. In addition, the Puget Sound Book

  • Brock, “Ethics, Now and Then:  Patristic Sources and Contemporary Christian Ethics” Elisabeth Ward & Ericka Michal, “Material Identity:  A Study of The Scandinavian Cultural Collection and Scandinavian Immigrants of the Puget Sound Area”  2015-16: Suzanne Crawford O’Brien, Troy Storfjell, & Kelly Hall, “Language Revitalization and Critical Indigenous Pedagogy” PLU News article: Kelly Hall – Indigenous Studies Major Adela Ramos & Clay Snell, “The Lives of Animals:  Humans, Pets, and Literary Form in

  • Microsoft City of Tacoma Optional Emphasis: Healthcare Management Technology and Innovation Management Entrepreneurship and Closely Held Enterprises Supply Chain Management Loading... It’s FREE to apply to PLU When you're ready, we're here. Apply now and fulfill your potential! Get Started Related Programs: Master of Science in Marketing Analytics – Online Program My teachers at PLU were more than subject-matter experts. They had a moral compass, and they cared about us. I didn’t realize it at the time

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