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was initially assembled so Moderow’s sons could have fun racing in their hometown of Anchorage, Alaska.Adopting Salt sparked an epic journey of Iditarod racing for Moderow, who completed PLU’s Rainier Writing Workshop Master of Fine Arts program in 2013. Now, that journey has culminated in a memoir about her experiences. Moderow’s recently released book titled “Fast into the Night: A Woman, Her dogs, and Their Journey on the North Iditarod Trail” recounts her captivating experiences running the

PLU helps celebrate Tacoma Pride Week by raising the rainbow flag on Red Square Posted by: Marcom Web Team / July 10, 2020 July 10, 2020 By Rosemary Bennett '21PLU Marketing and CommunicationsOn Tuesday, Pacific Lutheran University celebrated Tacoma Pride Week with its second annual pride flag raising. Hosted by the dCenter, the online/campus hybrid event featured five student speakers, who spoke about what pride means to them, especially in 2020.“Although this is only our second flag-raising

other marginalized communities are also included. Read Previous Renewable Energy Scholarship Read Next Dept of Energy Office of Science Summer Undergrad Internships LATEST POSTS Let’s Gaze At the Stars June 24, 2024 AWIS Scholarship February 26, 2024 Paid Engineering Internship with Tacoma Water February 2, 2024 USM School of Polymer Science and Engineering REU January 23, 2024

of Ferrucci Junior High) 15 PLU Alumni Use Alma Mater Pride to get Junior High Students Thinking About College Early By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications It’s hard to imagine a workplace more loaded with Lutes than Ferrucci Junior High School in Puyallup—outside of PLU itself, of course. Of the 40 teachers on Ferrucci’s staff, 15 have attended and/or graduated from Pacific Lutheran University—and their stories just keep intertwining: •    Ferrucci Principal Steven Leifsen ’96 and

crowd. Ever since, the Tacoma Dome has hosted the celebration, which now attracts as many as 4,000 people. At the event’s 20th anniversary last Monday, Cunningham and Bernice Griffin received community service awards from the city’s Human Rights and Human Services Department. “I didn’t understand the magnitude of what it (the award) was until I was there,” Cunningham said. Tears sprung to Cunningham’s eyes as she recalled what if felt like to stand on that stage and look out at the audience, all of

plant science and data science at the University of Arizona’s School of Plant Sciences Emmanuel Gonzalez may be an accomplished young scientist on track for an impressive research career, but as a high school student, he struggled. After attending Mt. San Jacinto College and Tacoma Community College, he arrived at PLU still feeling “a little bit lost.” “It was at PLU that I decided that college was for me, and that I’d give it my all,” he said, citing the guidance of “inspirational and motivational

team noted several of PLU’s innovative and best practices in the School of Business, including: Nourish Project: Students, trained by a professor of practice and alumni in the art of consulting, work as consultants to women- and minority-owned businesses. Guide X Side: This program links alumni, business leaders and community members with first-year and first-generation students, who meet with volunteer mentors periodically during the academic year. Business Justice Initiative: Launched in fall

in Olson, and will eventually make its way to the Anderson University Center, for Lutes to share memories of Pfeifle. Jane Pfeifle wrote a beautiful tribute to her son for The Mast, PLU’s student newspaper. And members of student media created a Tumblr to collect memories electronically. They also plan to join ASPLU, Campus Ministry and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) to create a multimedia memorial project. ————————————————————————- Dear Campus Community: It is with deepest sorrow that

crisis, and by night, he spent time with his housemates, fellow LVC volunteers, exploring their values and perspectives. “There was a lot of room for personal growth and self-examination of what my values are,” Goble said. “We all have this like mindedness of wanting to serve and the excitement of living, with a low income.” The relationships had as much if not more of an influence on Goble than the service component. After his year in Omaha, Goble came back to Tacoma and signed up for a year of

always the biggest thing.” Plans after graduation: “Attending the University of Washington’s Law School. I’ve had the idea of law school since I was a kid.”Nicole JordanMajor: Social Work. Hometown: Tacoma, Washington. Accomplishments at PLU: “My greatest accomplishment was falling in love with myself and finding a community at PLU who cared for me. I really struggled as an incoming first-year. I wasn’t sure how I would pay for college, and I felt very lost and unprepared and I wanted to give up, but