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, helped him learn the ins and outs of budgeting, accounting, marketing, advertising, negotiation and more — everything necessary to build a successful business. “Without that education, I don’t think I’d be able to do this right now,” Bunk said. And whatever Nightside is doing, it’s working. Last year, Bunk said, sales increased 54 percent. The partners are working on a potential expansion, too. Still, the plans — true to Bunk’s philosophy — are more like guidelines than blueprints. “We have ideas

, Jones was the first in his family to pursue higher education, something he has drawn from throughout his time at PLU. “I got accepted fast as heck,” he said. “I just remember being ecstatic about that.” Jones comes from a small family — “they’re kind of quirky people,” he said. His great-grandparents emigrated from Europe at the tail end of the Great Depression. “I came here flying solo in a lot of ways,” he said of PLU. Still, Jones acknowledges that he wasn’t totally alone. He counts on his chosen

Wallschlaeger, director for Evangelical Mission, Southwestern Washington Synod P LU embraces its middle name—its Lutheran heritage and higher education values that engage students, faculty and staff from all faith and religious backgrounds (or no religious affiliation) in meaningful and authentic ways. The university exists at the intersection of spiritual diversity and change in the Pacific Northwest, an area known as an exciting spiritual frontier and simultaneously, in contrast, known as the “none zone

of Fine Arts, died in December 2018 at the age of 90. Moe helped mold the university’s fine arts program into one of the best in the region during his nearly 30 years at PLU. He was hired as a professor of education in 1965, then named both Dean of the School of Fine Arts and Dean of Graduate and Summer Studies in 1975. Marcia and Dick Moe (Photo courtesy of The News Tribune) He helped boost PLU’s musical ensembles, including Choir of the West. In 1968, Moe helped establish Tacoma Opera, which

double majored in music and theatre, was very involved in both programs at PLU. He sang in the Choir of the West and helped create Night of Musical Theatre, an annual, student-produced musical revue. Hobson said his liberal arts education at PLU taught him “how to learn,” providing him skills he continues to carry throughout his career. “There was an atmosphere of make your own way and find things you like to do,” Hobson said of PLU. “I produce and I act and I write and I direct. I don’t know if I

of them at PLU. Additionally, Jones was the first in his family to pursue higher education, something he has drawn from throughout his time at PLU. “I got accepted fast as heck,” he said. “I just remember being ecstatic about that.” Jones comes from a small family — “they’re kind of quirky people,” he said. His great-grandparents emigrated from Europe at the tail end of the Great Depression. “I came here flying solo in a lot of ways,” he said of PLU. Still, Jones acknowledges that he wasn’t

pressure from myself to hurry up and figure out what I’m going to do with my life. Angenette P. Call (Program Manager for Partnerships & Professional Development in the School of Education) What gets you up in the morning? Knowing there is a hot cup of tea waiting for me downstairs. Also, trying to find how I can inject what I love into what I am doing. How does your work at PLU impact the PLU community? I wear a lot of different hats. I coordinate summer sessions, help find courses taught, market the

know your ’80s stars. View 25th Anniversary Video and photos from the Women’s Center’s 25th anniversary prom. View Stories of Inspiration and Lasting Impact By Sandy Deneau Dunham ResoLUTE Editor Since its founding in 1990, Pacific Lutheran University’s Women’s Center has empowered women and their allies to become advocates for gender equity and social justice. Along the way, through education, counseling, mentoring and even celebration, its staff, volunteers and community have changed perceptions

Speakers Free and Open to the Public. Formal registration has ended. You are welcome to attend any of the lectures, please join us! Wednesday, November 1Steve PressmanRobert P. EricksenSteve PressmanPresentation Title: “Holy Secrets: Behind the Scenes” Who: Steve Pressman, documentary filmmaker Bio: Steven Pressman was born and raised in Los Angeles and received an undergraduate degree in political science at the University of California at Berkeley. He worked for many years as a newspaper and

her studying away during her sophomore year and including her senior recital that begins in just about an hour! – and won the Student Soloist competition last year, performing one of the most fearsomely difficult violin concertos – the Violin Concerto by Erich Korngold. She is a perfect example of PLU’s incredible institutional commitment to the arts, linking them firmly to the liberal arts and international education, and making all of these opportunities available for every student at PLU