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This Week at PLU: Veterans Day, Veterans Resource Fair, Military Appreciation Football Game Posted by: Zach Powers / November 10, 2015 November 10, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 10, 2015)- Throughout the week of Nov. 8-14 Pacific Lutheran University is hosting a trio of events celebrating and resourcing veterans and military service members.On Wednesday morning, the university will host a Veterans Day Celebration. On Saturday morning, it will host the

Marissa Meyer ’04, Best-Selling Author Posted by: Zach Powers / January 4, 2016 January 4, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsMarissa Meyer ’04 is the author of The New York Times best-selling series The Lunar Chronicles. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing and Children’s Literature at PLU and went on to receive her MFA in Publishing from Pace University. Meyer is one of 11 notable alumni currently featured in a billboard campaign that asks “what can you do

, staff and surrounding community members who use the online retailer.The service is available to Lutes and community members alike who want a secure option to receive and return packages ordered from Amazon.com. Customers can select any Locker location as their delivery address, and retrieve their orders there by entering a unique pick-up code on the Locker touch screen. Lockers at PLU are located on upper campus in the Anderson University Center, near Campus Concierge, and in the Morken Center for

Intersections goes digital Posted by: hassonja / December 12, 2017 December 12, 2017 Cover art by Diego B. Lasansky Intersections, Number 46, Fall 2017 Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It is published by the NECU, and has its home in the

Teacher/Coach/Award-Winning Alumnus Inducted into National High School Hall of Fame Posted by: Sandy Dunham / August 21, 2015 Image: PLU President Thomas W. Krise, right, presents Mike Burton ’69 with the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) August 21, 2015 By Matthew Salzano ’18PLU student writer TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 21, 2015)—Mike Burton ’69 has been inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame for his 39 years of service as a national-award-winning speech and

anchors for the school district’s summer program, and with a special eye toward hiring new alumni like Meyer and Allen who had done their student-teaching senior projects Namibia. The cross-cultural experience they both received in Africa made them ideal job candidates for the excursion to Alaska. After the summer-school adventure ends, both already have interviews lined up for the school year, they said. “The time in Namibia really made my future clear,” Allen said. “I know I want to be a teacher

attend college outside my hometown…but not too far. When I toured PLU, everyone was so personable. There was so much individual attention and care for every student on the tour, which continues that way today. I was also drawn by the values placed on diversity, justice and sustainability. What is your major and/or minor? Ruggeri: I have three majors—theatre, political science and environmental studies. I also have a minor in gender and sexuality studies. I took the PLUS Year to get it all done. Knapp

Birders of PLU form? There were a lot of people interested in it. During PLU’s 2023 Earth and Diversity Week, we hosted a bird walk at the Port of Tacoma with the Student Sustainability Committee. That trip made me decide to form the club. Who are a few of your PLU mentors?One of the people I think of is Adela Ramos, even though she is not on campus anymore. She helped me get an internship at the Tacoma Tree Foundation in Summer 2022. In the math department, Tom Edgar, Ksenija Simić-Muller and Daniel

about the birds here. When did Birders of PLU form? There were a lot of people interested in it. During PLU’s 2023 Earth and Diversity Week, we hosted a bird walk at the Port of Tacoma with the Student Sustainability Committee. That trip made me decide to form the club. Who are a few of your PLU mentors? One of the people I think of is Adela Ramos, even though she is not on campus anymore. She helped me get an internship at the Tacoma Tree Foundation in Summer 2022. In the math department, Tom Edgar

learners come to class as “practice students” — Park helped that day’s teacher with the lesson. Students learned, all in Korean, how to make kimbap — a sort of Korean sushi roll. “She’s really been a leader in the program,” Yaden said.LEARN MORE AND APPLYVisit plu.edu/languages/startalk-teacher-program to learn more about the program or contact Bridget Yaden at byaden@plu.edu.  Read Previous For PLU’s Mary Moller, Nurse of the Year award was a career in the making Read Next PLU’s Diversity Center