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my own voice as an academic professional; it was here I found mentors that helped me become a leader; and it was here that I could relax a little. Over the years I have also used the Center to hold Philosophy seminars. Some of my most successful and fulfilling classes were held in the Women’s Center, and I attribute much of that to the atmosphere it provides. The houses have changed over the years, but not the spirit of the place. Erin McKenna Faculty at PLU since 1992; former Chair of Women’s

certainly a Lute. Kim graduated in 2015 with degrees in mathematical economics and psychology and a minor in statistics. Currently, he is in his third year at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law School at Arizona State University in Phoenix, AZ. “PLU really set things well for me,” Kim said. But the college path was not easy for Kim. His family emigrated from South Korea in 2005 and entered the United States on a year-long visitor visa. His parents bought a dry cleaning business south of Portland

staff alike have signed pledges saying they will work, actively, to prevent sexual assault. And now, from Olson Gymnasium to Ramstad Commons to the Anderson University Center, signed Lute pledges are hanging all over campus. Warwick said organizers thought the campaign was an especially good fit for PLU because of the work being done on campus around active bystanders. For example, at the beginning of the 2014-15 school year, new students and athletes attended a workshop on bystander training. And

nice breakfast at the hotel, and then took a walking tour through the town.  The morning was filled with church bells.  By the end of the tour we were able to spend the day seeing the sights.  Many of the colleges, the town market, punting on the river, museums, as well as evensong and chapel services (the one at Trinity Church was particularly good to see and hear).  We’ll participate in evensong at King’s College chapel tomorrow evening and then off to London! Just let me play my LUTE June 3rdThe

ceremony. “It’s been one heck of a journey,” Alshaibani said, reflecting on her four years as a Lute. "It’s been one heck of a journey."- Alaa Alshaibani Alshaibani didn’t initially want to attend PLU — she only applied because her dad liked its proximity to home. But after a visit to campus, she was hooked. “The staff was amazing, my admission counselor Hannah Middlebrook was awesome, the students were warm and inviting, and I was just so mad that I liked it,” she quipped. And here she is, poised to

to go out and make the most of my one wild and precious life. Kelvin Adams – Bachelor of Science in physics, minor in mathematics Kelvin Adams ’12 is from Portland, Ore. Why PLU? I came to PLU because I wanted to be a Lute! The sense of community at PLU was head and shoulders above every other school I visited, and I wanted to be a part of this community. I was also drawn to the fact that at PLU you have access to professors who are truly invested in your education and who even show up to events

becomes your family and your familiar place. Soon it will all be about the hard work and great fun of living the PLU experience. One day you wake up and you REALLY feel it: “I’m a Lute.” I think that day came for me this morning! And, looking at you now, I KNOW that feeling lasts a lifetime. President Thomas W. Krise gives his inaugural address. (Photo by John Froschauer) And so our celebration today is two-fold. We celebrate the beginning of a new era for PLU as we open its 123rd year. And we

launches the PLU Pledge: A Lute Loan Safety Net, offering students reimbursement for their student-loan payments should they need assistance making those payments after graduation. PLU is the first and only institution in Washington state to go all-in on a loan repayment pledge to better position its students to fearlessly pursue their passions. When he was appointed interim president in 2017, Belton wanted to reform the process of how opportunities were considered, how ideas were exchanged, and how

all the subjects I came to PLU pursing, with many thanks to the advisers and professors I have had. I have been able to live on campus all four years so I can definitely say that I have experienced firsthand the trends and transitions in the Lute Dome. And that feeling of the opposite of loneliness that I have felt through my four years here can be summed up somewhat in this quote, “It’s not quite love and it’s not quite community; it’s just this feeling that there are people, an abundance of

Fellowship Founded in the mid-19th century, the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) grew rapidly in the early decades of the 20th century. During this period, the YMCA built facilities and offered programs that would develop the “mind, body and spirit” of young men—most of them white and middle-class. During the 1940s and 1950s, the YMCA increasingly served women, children, nonwhites and non-Christians. This broadening of scope demonstrated the YMCA’s adaptability and ultimately led to the 2010