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to exploring ways to help students find meaning and purpose in life – or “vocation”– will become a structuralized part of the university through the Center for Vocation. Thanks to a $500,000 gift from Linda ’63 and Charles Barbo and a $100,000 gift from the Class of 1958, the Center for Vocation, has a growing financial foundation to continue the momentum of the Wild Hope Project. PLU hopes to raise an additional $3.5 million to permanently endow the Center for Vocation. “The Center for Vocation

Emergency Food Network (EFN)—and, doubly fittingly, that Lute is a former PLU basketball star and Athletic Hall of Famer: Don Brown ’92. Brown, now vice president and senior relationship manager for KeyBank’s business banking department, said he came up with the idea during a Tacoma Chamber of Commerce Leadership class—taught by another Lute, Catherine Pratt, associate dean of the PLU  School of Business. “During the class we were separated into teams and challenged to come up with an event that can

demonstrate the most potential for affecting positive change and leadership in academic and co-curricular life on campus. It began with Director of Military Outreach Michael Farnum, an Army veteran who set up the endowment to honor the wishes of his late father-in-law, Sgt. 1st Class Eugene C. Price. Dean is a member of the Snohomish tribe, which is a small tribe associated with the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, a Native American community in the mid-Puget Sound area. She is the first recipient of the

Knight,” earned the fourth Emmy nod for a short-form fiction feature titled “Twas The Late Knight Before Christmas.” The production crew for "More Than a Mission" during filming. (Photo courtesy of Cara Gillespie '17) “A World of Difference,” which premiered two episodes in Seattle earlier this year, explores the shifting cultural landscapes of race, class, immigration status and gender across North America. It earned both nominations in the long-form, non-fiction documentary category. “We worked

a Peace Scholar, and studied abroad in Oxford, England, and Oslo, Norway. We recently met with Paez to learn more about his PLU experience. What drew you to PLU? I attended Keithley Middle School and Washington High School in Parkland, Washington. Many of my school events were hosted at PLU. I wanted the small class sizes and the study-away opportunities. You started at PLU with an interest in pure math. Tell me about your math major.  I like that mathematics is about discovery. You have this

, including providing period products in all public bathrooms and organizing more Spanish-first speaking engagements and spaces. Study away pulls it all togetherAsh’s journey through self-discovery at PLU included a switch in minors. Although she was originally minoring in chemistry, Ash made the switch to gender, sexuality, and race studies (GSRS) after the introductory class captured her attention. “I was able to look at the world in new ways and it really fascinated me,” says Ash. “It was definitely a

to impact people’s lives in a positive way, but I also didn’t want to major in biology or chemistry, so I entered my freshman year as a computer science major,” he says. It was a choice that would radically change his chosen path.In his first computer science class at PLU, Gavidia learned how quickly software can scale and impact people around the world. “Just one person, or a small group of people, can accomplish so much,” Gavidia says. That moment was key for him: he realized he didn’t have to

undergraduate.  “I didn’t really know what I wanted to study. Philosophy was something I had always interacted with but didn’t really have a name for. Then I took this philosophy class and it was like oh, this is what I have been interested in.” Dr. Arnold says, “Broadly speaking, all areas of the academy and education have elements of philosophy to them. You could do the philosophy of just about anything: physics, religion, literature etc. I don’t think philosophy is done only in its department. The way it

category after five rounds of auditions and tough competition. In the final round, his performance of Mozart’s “Se Vuol Ballare” left the audience in awe. “I felt so much growth since I started my vocal journey in 2020 with my first voice teacher, Ryan Bede, and then with Holly Boaz in 2021,” he shared. Jack’s success is a testament to the exceptional coaching and world-class music program at PLU. As a vocal performance major, Jack has honed his skills in singing in different languages using the

academics, but so much about myself as a person. My path and journey to PLU wasn’t straightforward and yours may not be either, but I can say with absolute certainty that PLU was the perfect fit, in the perfect place, with the most perfect people–it had been right next to me all along. Guest Blogger: Cady Bigelow ’22, Admission CounselorMake the most out of going to college in the PNW Read Previous Biology class participates in research project Read Next YouTube Short: Men’s Ultimate Frisbee LATEST