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PLU Dedicates New Baseball Press Box to Jim Kittilsby ’60 on May 3 Posted by: Sandy Dunham / April 28, 2015 Image: PLU will dedicate its new baseball-field press box to Jim Kittilsby ’60 on May 3. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 28, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (April 7, 2015)—Jim Kittilsby ’60 is the first to admit he probably wasn’t the premier baseball player of his era—or the winningest baseball coach once he returned to his alma mater in 1970

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Shoebox Sharing: how one PLU alumna comforts those in need Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / December 23, 2019 Image: Kristina Garabedian ’08 is the founder of Shoebox Sharing — a nonprofit that donates fleece blankets, scarves and school supply packs to children in need around the globe. December 23, 2019 By Lora ShinnMarketing & Communications Guest WriterWhat if, by donating just an hour of your time, you could change someone’s life.Twenty years ago, while still attending her Central

PLU professors and students dive deep into the psychology of the pandemic Posted by: Zach Powers / April 26, 2021 Image: PLU psychology major Ricky Haneda and department chair Jon Grahe (photos by Silong Chhun/PLU) April 26, 2021 By Lisa Patterson '98PLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterAs the world was beginning to realize the enormity of COVID-19, two Pacific Lutheran University professors seized the 2020 moment to do significant research into the psychology of the pandemic.PLU

How Keegan Dolan’s PLU mentor helped him land a dream internship in Boston Posted by: Silong Chhun / July 22, 2021 Image: Keegan Dolan in Downtown Boston outside the headquarters of the Analysis Group (photo by Derek Palmer) July 22, 2021 By Lisa PattersonPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterHard work pays off. Networking is key. Relationships are everything. While this advice might sound cliché, people give it often, and for good reason. Just ask Pacific Lutheran University’s Keegan

Matthew Conover ’19 explains how PLU helped prepare him for a career in software engineering Posted by: Zach Powers / November 16, 2021 Image: Matthew Conover ’19 senior software engineer at Rainway, a Seattle-based video game streaming service. (Photos by Ed Carlo Garcia) November 16, 2021 By Lisa Patterson '98PLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterWhen Matthew Conover ’19 was a student at PLU, he recalls someone telling him there were two types of software engineers: the ones who chose to

Sophia Barro ’22 is following her passion for faith, literacy and diversity into elementary education Posted by: Zach Powers / May 19, 2022 Image: Education major Sophia Barro ’22 will soon begin teaching third grade at Saint Patrick Catholic School in Tacoma. Here, she holds one of her favorite children’s books, “Dreamers.” May 19, 2022 By By Isabella DaltosoPLU Marketing & Communications Student WriterSophia Barro ’22 is a senior education major and religion minor at PLU. She recently

Music professor Gina Gillie discussed her new composition and short film Posted by: Silong Chhun / November 21, 2022 Image: Professor of Music, French Horn Gina Gillie (PLU photo/John Froschauer) November 21, 2022 By Zach PowersMarketing & Communications Professor of Music Gina Gillie recently premiered her first electroacoustic music composition at Seattle Symphony’s Octave 9. Titled “Pale Blue Dot for solo horn and fixed media,” the piece is inspired by the 1991 photograph taken by the

Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 discusses his global studies major, studying away, and his plans to attend UW’s Public Health Epidemiology program Posted by: mhines / May 5, 2023 Image: Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 5, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterHenri Coronado-Volta grew up in Seattle, Washington, and chose PLU because the smaller school offered the opportunity to build community, a chance to continue swimming, and living close to home—but not too

Distinguished Staff Award. Greg Briggs is the Network Manager for Information and Technology Services. Greg has worked for Information and Technology Services for over 15 years and has distinguished himself through his dedication to providing reliable communications infrastructure for everyone at PLU.  Greg has a unique role that requires him to have a working knowledge of everything from nursing simulation manikins, laundry and vending machines, HVAC control systems, cash registers and the other 13,000