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  • Powers) Lutes Lead Local ‘40 Under Forty’ List By Sandy Deneau Dunham TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 6, 2015)—Every year, the Business Examiner selects outstanding South Sound business and community leaders for its prestigious 40 Under Forty program—and this year, five of those are Lutes. On Aug. 4, the honored Lutes joined the rest of the 40 Under 40 roster at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma for the recognition program. Here’s a look at the honorees—and the amazing things they’ve done already: Molly Hill ’05

  • her dog Abbe and a rotating crew of foster dogs who take up temporary residence. Her website is www.brendamillerwriter.com.Jason SkipperJason Skipper’s debut novel Hustle was a finalist for the PEN Center USA Award for Fiction. His work has appeared in Hotel Amerika, Mid-American Review, and South Writ Large, and he has received awards and recognition from Zoetrope: All-Story, Glimmer Train, and Crab Orchard Review. He teaches at Pacific Lutheran University.Barrie Jean BorichBarrie Jean Borich’s

  • Collaboration: Songs for the Spring of WaitingWhat do you get when you mix a poet, a composer, three musicians, and two editors? A fabulous collaboration between multiple School of Arts and Communication faculty with South Sound poet and PLU alumna Josie Emmons Turner ’07! These artists came together as part of Classical Tuesdays in Old Town Tacoma. Learn more and watch the performance. Nathan Adams '20 The PLU Years: Five Students x Four Years = Five Unique PLU ExperiencesEvery college experience is

  • life of an individual, even in the face of an oppressive regime. Over the course of five years in the 1990s, 100 young Namibian leaders studied at various Lutheran colleges in the United States as a post-apartheid strategy to mobilize for the country’s independence. Nine of those young leaders studied at, and graduated from, PLU. The PLU filmmakers investigated the influence of colonization, religion and denial of access to education during South African rule. They also discovered how the desire to

  • , Entertainment, and Design) phenomenon comes to the South Sound with TEDxTacoma, where live speakers and interdisciplinary presentations inspire deep discussion and new connections in our community. This year’s theme is “Did you know…” Tickets are $39 and $79, which includes a post-show reception. Learn MoreAbout Amy YoungDr. Anna Marjorie “Amy” Young is originally from Bellevue, Washington where she graduated from Bellevue High School.  She attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, earning a

  • call the Admission Office at 253-535-7151. Harstad, South Hall Residents and Commuter Students are the only people who are able to choose Meal Plan E. If you run out of Dining Dollars – you can add more at any time. Questions? Email mealplan@plu.edu

  • facilitated by Dr. Patricia Fawver (a sexologist specializing in the care of trans individuals) and featuring a panel of trans individuals and their loved ones were offered to staff. Approximately 100 staff members attended. A comprehensive resource webpage was created by the Division of Marketing and Communications. Transgender Day of Remembrance was co-hosted by the Center for Gender Equity and the Gender Alliance of the South Sound in November 2016, bringing together over 50 Tacoma and PLU community

  • graduating seniors. We are excited as you transition into the PLU MAE program!CS-STEM Program on KOMO News (May 2023)PI Gardiner and CS-STEM Teacher Candidate Nic Celebrado were interviewed about the CS-STEM Program by KOMO News. Link to the KOMO New Video, “STEM program aims to inspire students in South Sound school districts”.Western Regional Noyce Conference (March 2023)PI Munro and CS-STEM Teacher Candidates Mackenzie Anderson, Nicholas Celebrado, Haila Ignacio, and Juliana Rendler attended the

  • . Thanks to everyone who helped install the Rain Garden at Foss Hall and for removing invasive weeds from the campus native habitat area. Great job!The Fred L. Tobiason Outdoor Learning Center - A Habitat Restoration Project The Habitat Restoration Project is a student-led project that seeks to restore habitat south of the UC and on the adjacent western slope. The area was at one time dominated by invasive species such as Himalayan blackberry, English ivy and bindweed, but volunteers have already begun

  • TechnologyThe Morken Building or the Morken Center for Learning and Technology is home to the School of Business and to the Division of Natural Sciences’ Department of Computer Science, Department of Mathematics, and Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA Program. On July 31, 2006, the Morken Building was given a Gold rating by the USGBC, joining only the Neeb Center to be given a Gold building rating here on campus.Facility Action PlansPLU is also working to upgrade its other buildings on campus.  Below is a list