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summer after my first year, I did a program with the Business school to do a service project in Nicaragua. (3) My sophomore year, I did the IHON Oxford program during J-term and spring semester. (4) That summer, I went to Guatemala for an internship with the U.S. Embassy and also had funding from the PLU Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education to do a research project on Guatemala’s civil war monuments and the indigenous genocide that occurred through that civil war. (5) The J-Term of

from passionate faculty. It was a coincidence that found Zee studying in Tacoma. His parents had wished their son to have the advantages of an overseas education, but worried what may come of him “without close supervision,” he joked. As it happened, PLU physics professor K.T. Tang visited Hong Kong (Zee was a student at the high school where Tang had once studied) and made an impression on Zee and his parents. “They thought that if I studied physics in Tacoma, Professor Tang could keep an eye on

ongoing evaluation of a strategic enrollment management plan, and to help the institution achieve and maintain the optimum recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of students. An important part of SEMAC’s work is to help the administration set enrollment goals that allow for the long-term fiscal sustainability of the institution so as to better provide a high-quality educational program for our students, and a stable and vibrant work environment for our employees. PLU will benefit if we set

Program  provides public recognition and financial rewards to elementary and secondary schoolteachers, principals and other education professionals who are furthering excellence in education,” according to the Milken Foundation website. In addition to being recognized as an outstanding teacher, Jones also received an unrestricted $25,000 to spend on other educational endeavors. CISL helps low income parents and parents of color to navigate the school system, according to Jones.  Additionally, CISL

having a few select students ‘sit in’ with the professional trio and see if they can hang with more mature musicians playing at a high level,” says Deacon-Joyner. Invitations to PLU Jazz Day have been extended to Seattle-area high-school jazz band directors and students, PLU music supporters and alumni. Organizers recommend that attendees arrive at Tula’s early to guarantee a seat at the intimate locale. Live In-Studio at KPLUWednesday, April 29The Jazz Sound Trio and students Zach Miller and Brandon

April 1, 2013 Greg Youtz: Composing for the cannery – of boxcars, rhinos, and grapes By James Olson ’14 In 1973, a 17-year-old Gregory Youtz departed from Sea-Tac International Airport and landed in France. Meritoriously skipping the third grade, the young composer had afforded himself the luxury of a year in limbo – graduating high school a year early and giving himself time to explore before college. In the dead space between high school and “higher learning,” potential itineraries sprawled

Christian, Franklin Pierce High School and Washington High School. “My favorite aspect of the show is seeing the level of talent and creativity the students provide and meeting with the student artists,” Sarah Wise ’11,  PY// Art From Parkland’s Youth founder, said. “It never fails to amaze me what the artists bring to the table or their personal stories behind their work; and it always impresses me to hear what the PLU student jurors see and appreciate in the work.” An opening reception was held for

Former PLU President Eugene Wiegman will be remembered for his passion for service, advocacy and Tacoma Posted by: Marcom Web Team / July 13, 2020 July 13, 2020 By Zach Powers '10Marketing & CommunicationsFormer 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 work with,” says PLU

20 Minutes Can Make All The Difference Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 9, 2020 Image: Image: Photo courtesy of Greater Tacoma Community Foundation March 9, 2020 By Greater Tacoma Community FoundationWhen school lets out at Tacoma’s Birney Elementary, Sergio Beltran (Class of ’10 PLU sociology alum) can be found outside the cafeteria greeting students as they head into Expanded Learning at the All-Star Center. On a recent Thursday, Sergio noticed one student looked a little down as he entered

expression, a First Ranked School—a University of the First Rank, coupled with his expectation that we would attract students from well beyond the newly admitted state of Washington to include students from other states and countries suggests that we have aimed from the beginning to be more than an institution of merely local prominence. It also suggests that we would become engaged in international education, which of course we have done with great gusto. The Pathway to Distinction We have also grown up