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  • Remarkable good fortune, unparalleled generosity Dale and Jolita Benson are among PLU’s most generous donors. They have given the university just about $5 million in the last decade. In 2004, they established the Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic history, the first fully funded…

    in China for 20 years. My extended family has lived like that all the way, living lives of service.” Dale, who also has Lutheran clergy in his lineage, agrees. “Giving back to PLU was something I always thought about doing if I ever had the resources to do it. And once I got into the banking world, it became apparent that I might reach that goal,” he said. “We have always believed that it is important to reach out and help others because helping others is what life is all about,” Jolita said

  • PLU grad reaches new horizons, finds calling at NASA By Cassady Coulter ’14 After coming across an ad for a job at NASA in the newspaper , Sheryl Wold ‘76 decided to take her chances and send in an application. Wold didn’t just land the…

    foothills of San Jose, Calif. with her fiancé, two horses and two mules. In her spare time, Wold takes care of her animals and enjoys trail riding with her fiancé. She also makes time to get together with Nowadnick and their group of close friends for annual reunions. Read Previous German-language Advent service Read Next KPLU names new general manager 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

  • Maj. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl, the Deputy Commanding General of I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, talks to students as part of the MBA Executive Leadership Series. (Photos by John Froschauer) Building leaders through faith, trust and risk-taking By Chris Albert In any organization, the pillars…

    catches up to you.”After his time at West Point and seven years in the military, Dahl headed to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was older than many of the students and had more life experience. Many of the students learned from him and, likewise, he gained new perspectives. “It really broadened my mind,” Dahl said. As his career continued in military service, he continued to take unconventional routes that helped widen his experiences and worldview. At one point, he had the

  • PLU Center for Media Studies and MediaLab students Amanda Brasgalla, Olivia Ash and Valery Jorgensen (L to R) conducting a video interview. New Center for Media Studies Takes the Classroom Into the Community By Natalie DeFord ’16 Communications Major Like many college students, Olivia Ash…

    community partner. PLU’s reputation for service learning is nothing new. But School of Arts and Communication Dean Cameron Bennett said community engagement is especially important for students interested in pursuing careers in arts, media and communication in the 21st Century. “Our objectives are to increase our public outreach, further engage with our communities and enable our students to have every opportunity to succeed in a marketplace that is constantly changing and evolving, ” said Bennett. Ash

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 19, 2015)—Author, professor and cultural geographer Dr. Carolyn Finney is the keynote speaker for the 2015 Earth Day Lecture at Pacific Lutheran University on April 21. Finney’s lecture, “ This Patch of Soil: Race, Nature and Stories of Future Belonging ,” is…

    Day Lecture is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, Anthropology Department, Associated Students of PLU, Biology Department, Center for Community Engagement & Service, Diversity Center, Economics Department, Environmental Studies Program, Global Studies Program, History Department, Philosophy Department, Residence Hall Association, Women’s Center and Women’s and Gender Studies Program.Earth Day Lecture 2015 What: Dr. Carolyn Finney presents the 2015 Earth Day Lecture, This Patch of Soil: Race

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 17, 2015)— “We’re all a bunch of nobodies, trying to tell everybody, about somebody who can save anybody,” Rev. Dr. Arthur Banks told the congregation at Eastside Baptist Church on Sunday, Nov. 15. It was “PLU Sunday” at the predominantly black faith community…

    /PLU) November 17, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 17, 2015)— “We’re all a bunch of nobodies, trying to tell everybody, about somebody who can save anybody,” Rev. Dr. Arthur Banks told the congregation at Eastside Baptist Church on Sunday, Nov. 15. It was “PLU Sunday” at the predominantly black faith community located a few blocks from Tacoma’s Salishan neighborhood and First Creek Middle School. The three-hour service ran an emotional gamut, joyously

  • TACOMA, WASH. (June 16, 2016) – Just three short weeks after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University, Denae McGaha ’16 will embark on the journey of a lifetime. The communication major will travel for three consecutive months, visiting five continents and more than 10 different countries.…

    to plan the trip of her dreams. She created the itinerary for the entire journey, choosing every city and how long she will stay in each place.“It was completely open for me to choose where I wanted to go,” McGaha said. “They pledged up to $10,000 in airfare and in basically every place I will be staying with people via Homestay.com (a travel lodging service similar to Airbnb).” McGaha’s journey will begin June 22. She flew to Tokyo, Japan. From there she will circle the globe, visiting: Sydney

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 8, 2017)- Last semester, master’s students in Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Business got their hands dirty and counted craft breweries, farms and grocery stores as their classroom. The MBA Marketing Management course brought them to the agricultural community of Skagit County,…

    grocery stores as their classroom. The MBA Marketing Management course brought them to the agricultural community of Skagit County, where teams of Lutes researched and presented marketing solutions in partnership with the Skagit County Economic Development Alliance. “We got to use the Skagit Valley as a background where students are learning and then applying,” said Mark Mulder, assistant professor of business. “This project also incorporates service learning, which is a big part of PLU’s pedagogy

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 7, 2018)— Michael Farnum, director of military outreach at Pacific Lutheran University, is playing matchmaker. “It’s sort of like a dating site,” Farnum said. But Farnum is not talking about the next OKCupid or Match.com. Instead, he’s connecting students through SaLUTE, a…

    . “When you are in the military you have a ready made group of friends, so I think a lot of people struggle with being lonely when they are outside of that.” The hope for SaLUTE to offer a way for veterans to catch up with academics, but also continue their military service in a new way. “I think this program shows that they are not done giving back to their country,” Mason said. “It’s an outlet, I think, for the veterans to pass along what they have learned and to feel like they are the future of

  • Dear campus community, Pacific Lutheran University’s community is deeply rooted in care. It is in our mission to continue creating a campus environment that welcomes, values and protects the voices and vocations of our community members and recognizes the humanity in all of us —…

    yourselves and let’s take care of each other, because the world needs more Lutes. Allan Belton, Acting President An interfaith service honoring the memory of the 11 congregation members who were killed at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh will be held on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church, 1211 South “I” Street in Tacoma. Additional resources: PLU Transgender and Gender Non-Binary Resources How can we help students make sense of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting and a week of violence