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  • TACOMA, Wash. (May 23, 2019 ) — Judging by its accomplishments, Pacific Lutheran University’s Class of 2019 is poised to make an immediate impact on the world — mostly because they already have done so much at PLU. Here’s a look at just a handful…

    Center,” she added. “I just want to give a shout-out—my heartfelt thanks—to Nick Templeton. He was not only my writing tutor. We became friends.” They’ve even discussed going back to her village to offer workshops there. Read Previous PLU named Top 10 Peace Corps producer in the country Read Next Why PLU grad and entrepreneur still gives back to the School of Business LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour

  • In Times Challenging and Uncertain: Plans Change – Values and Mission Endure By President Loren J. Anderson Welcome to our 2009 University Fall Conference. This morning we gather and prepare to launch the 120th year in the life of Pacific Lutheran University. We do so with…

    Development joined in launching Project Access, and now over $500,000 has been raised to fund a total of 143 Project Access Scholarships. Both last fall, and again during spring semester, our admission, student services, academic advising, student life, financial aid and business offices organized special programs to bolster retention by working with both current and prospective students on personal and financial planning issues. These efforts were supported by faculty and staff across the campus who were

  • Q&A With Carrie Mesrobian MFA ’13 Rave Reviews Are Rolling in For Her New Book, ‘Perfectly Good White Boy’ By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Right out of the gate, Carrie Mesrobian’s first young-adult novel, Sex & Violence , racked up some serious…

    liked about it. Many of these people are teenagers, but some are adults and some are librarians who work with teenagers. Some of these people who email me, however, are offering pharmaceuticals designed to help me with me various personal problems or beseeching my aid on behalf of Nigerian royalty. Pablo dispatches those people with several barks and growls and then he wipes his paws of them and we go back to the business of making up fake people. Read Previous PLU Professor Colleen Hacker is First

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 22, 2018) — It’s official. The Class of 2018 at Pacific Lutheran University is wrapping up the final list of “lasts.” There are the lasts that students (soon to be alumni) are likely happy to bid farewell: the last final, the last…

    activities — such as getting in and out of cars, carrying groceries and reaching above the head — a little easier. “I’m still doing volunteer work there and the class went from four students to 20 now,” Brass said. “They just love it and I love seeing seniors being physically active and not living a sedentary lifestyle.” Brass hopes to continue to work with seniors and their mobility, perhaps opening his own business to this end. And his advice for PLU students? “Don’t be discouraged by failing a class

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bfe90PTrXY Pacific Lutheran University Inaugural Address By President Thomas W. Krise Before we get started, I’d like to have a word with the brand new freshmen and transfer students. You are, after all, MY class.  We all become Lutes together today. I have proof that…

    (so well represented here today), and in the fine and performing arts. It also includes a suite of select graduate and professional programs that all seek to build our students’ capacity to serve the world— nursing, marriage and family therapy, finance, education, creative writing, and business. So, you see, the world needs more PLU. Lives of Service and Care As a community and as individuals, PLU people care about the development and success of our students and of each other. We have high

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 4, 2015)—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…

    . And, maybe most of all, an impact that will last well beyond 25 years. Here are the stories: “The Women’s Center has made me a leader of my own life! It also has given me the courage to create my dreams and live them. It’s given me a voice and the passion to speak for those who cannot. It made me see the world differently, always asking myself, ‘How can I do more? How can I inspire more change?’ It’s made me that woman I am today … a business owner, empowering women to take ownership and control

  • On the Path to Peace Communication Professor Amanda Feller’s peace-building cohort, all graduating in 2014, comes together at PLU. From left: Caitlin Zimmerman, Lauren Corboy, Sydney Barry, Kendall Daugherty, Rachel Samardich, Rachel Espasandin, Jessica Sandler and Anna McCracken. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Eight Graduating Women Give…

    . It’s a much deeper connection.” In addition, Sadler explores ethical coffee sourcing and the link between sustainability and social justice through her Sustainability Fellowship. Her peace philosophy: “Peace starts with intentional engagement with another person,” Sadler said. “It’s hard even here at PLU, where we all have common experience—everyone’s rushing around and there’s no time for intentional listening and engagement. You help yourself as much as the other person by laying aside business

  • The Spanish word, Duende (du-end-ay), has come to refer to the mysterious power that art has to deeply move a person. Soon-to-be graduates in the Department of Art and Design chose this word to rally around for their senior exhibition in the University Gallery, opening…

    degree with a concentration in graphic design. He intends to pursue a job where he may work with others in a business-like setting. ARTIST STATEMENT I am interested in fantasy, mainly the ones where people have the power within themselves that they have yet to unlock. Within fantasy it intrigues me the way that a character is designed, whether it be the clothing they wear, the weapons they wield, the way they carry themselves, the mythical beasts that come forth to their aid, and most importantly

  • PLU President Thomas W. Krise welcomes faculty and staff back to campus, highlighting the strengths of PLU and his goals for the future. (Photo by John Froschauer) “A University of the First Rank” By President Thomas W. Krise Good morning and welcome to the 2012…

    ourselves as we do this planning work are: 1) where are we going, 2) how will we know when we’ve arrived, and 3) what steps to we need to take to get there? As we ask and answer these questions, we’ll need, of course, to carry on with our regular duties while we work on a process to embed strategic planning in our normal structures and ways of doing business. We’ll need to move promptly on some things, so we’ll naturally have something of a two-speed process to live through. Please know that we aim to