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Amy Spieker ’09 on community health advocacy, service and building relationships Posted by: Marcom Web Team / February 25, 2020 February 25, 2020 By Lisa Patterson '98Marketing & Communications Guest Writer TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 18, 2020) — If you’ve ever wondered whether leaders are born or made, the answer is both. At least it is when you’re referring to Pacific Lutheran University graduate Amy Spieker ’09. Growing up in a Navy family, Spieker moved her fair share of times, and in doing so was
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November 30, 2012 Patricia Krise, Ford Motor executive and wife of PLU President Thomas Krise, talks about pursuing goals and seeking out mentors to a group of MBA students during a State Farm MBA lecture in November. Behind her is the Ford Mustang (of course) driven by her husband. (Photo by John Froschauer) Say “yes” to new opportunities, Patricia Krise advises MBA students By Barbara Clements University Communications As she wound up to take a crack at hitting a ball thrown by Rollie Fingers
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Facilitating Healing: What is a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy? Posted by: thiriba / March 23, 2021 March 23, 2021 Mental illness is just one expression of the growing stress experienced by families and communities in our fast-paced, highly-connected age.Society has grown increasingly fragmented and polarized, and issues like economic uncertainty, substance abuse, fractured families, poverty, health concerns, and homelessness are everywhere. These challenges are affecting the social
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Lute Chemists and the PLU Day of Vocation Apr 5th-6th Posted by: yakelina / April 5, 2016 April 5, 2016 The PLU Day of Vocation is almost here! PLU Chemists are a big part of it this year! (i) Keynote: Michelle Long, ’85 PLU Regent and chemistry alumna, Tues 4/5, 7 – 8 p.m., Scandinavian Cultural Center Join PLU Regent and alumna Michelle Long as she kicks off this year’s Day of Vocation with a talk that addresses the challenges of finding purpose in life. Michelle claims that experiences
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Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Posted by: nicolacs / February 3, 2021 February 3, 2021 The polymer summer research experience (REU) program in the School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at The University of Akron is open to apply. This competitive REU program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the University of Akron. Students will participate in an 9-week internship to investigate a fundamental question within
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Music professor Gina Gillie discussed her new composition and short film Posted by: Silong Chhun / November 21, 2022 Image: Professor of Music, French Horn Gina Gillie (PLU photo/John Froschauer) November 21, 2022 By Zach PowersMarketing & Communications Professor of Music Gina Gillie recently premiered her first electroacoustic music composition at Seattle Symphony’s Octave 9. Titled “Pale Blue Dot for solo horn and fixed media,” the piece is inspired by the 1991 photograph taken by the
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Free Summer Jazz Series brings Stars-and the community-to PLU Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / June 29, 2014 Image: A crowd enjoys the music at a 2013 Jazz Under the Stars concert at PLU. (Photo: PLU student John Struzenberg ’15) June 29, 2014 16th Annual Jazz Under the Stars Kicks Off July 10 By Sandy Deneau Dunham, PLU Marketing & Communication As a gift to the community—and really, to everyone who attends—the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music kicks off its free summer concert
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January 3, 2013 Montana native gets back to his roots in a new anthology on the West By JuliAnne Rose ’13 Inspired by the history of the West, Russell Rowland ’81 has made a career exploring Western identity. Partnered with long-time friend, Lynn Stegner, Rowland produced a new anthology that delves into the evolution of the Western identity. “It was an issue that I was really excited to explore,” Rowland said. “I was really surprised how many well known writers were willing to contribute
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Philosophical Discourse and Tweeting: On Dr. Pauline Shanks Kaurin’s Public Philosophy Posted by: Matthew / December 5, 2017 Image: Dr. Pauline Shanks Kaurin, philosophy, is PLU’s resident Twitter Diva. December 5, 2017 By Gillian Dockins '19PLU HumanitiesFollowing Dr. Pauline Shanks Kaurin’s recent publication in Newsweek, PLU’s Philosophy Department Chair sat down with me to discuss her article’s reception, the role of Twitter in philosophical discourse, and how philosophers of the modern day
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Are we there yet? Guiding students with course goals and objectives Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Have you ever attempted to drive to a new restaurant at night with only a vague idea of where it was located? Trying to reach a destination without some necessary information can invoke feelings of anxiety and frustration. Students may feel the same way about reaching the objectives of your courses if they are at all unsure of where
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