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  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 12, 2015)—Brockton Gates ’12 walked through a backyard toward the basement of a quiet house in Seattle. He was on his way to interview for a job at a small and successful startup, Porch, where he eventually would become the Head of…

    would become the Head of Executive Communications and Evangelism.“Coming out of school, I was really keen on the idea of starting my own business, and I had heard from a friend and fellow PLU alumni about a little startup company that he had been working at, and he mentioned they were hiring, so I applied,” said Gates, who earned a degree in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations and Advertising and a minor in Marketing. “Fortunately I got the job and, in the true spirit of how

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 31, 2015)—On Aug. 1, the Lutes and I started our 10-day adventure to England: Eighteen women’s soccer players and 14 men’s soccer players, along with both teams’ coaching staff and a trainer, were fortunate enough to play soccer, experience a new culture…

    Goal!! PLU Soccer Teams Bond—and Win—on 10-Day Trip to England Posted by: Sandy Dunham / August 31, 2015 Image: The PLU soccer community poses in front of the Manchester United stadium during a 10-day trip to England. (Photo courtesy assistant athletic trainer Todd Yamauchi.) August 31, 2015 By Lena Moreno ’17For PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 31, 2015)—On Aug. 1, the Lutes and I started our 10-day adventure to England: Eighteen women’s soccer players and 14 men’s soccer

  • Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away

    Constituent Communications Manager Kathy Allen Alumni Engagement Coordinator Nesvig Alumni Center Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 253-535-7415 800-ALUM-PLU www.plu.edu/alumni/ ADDRESS CHANGES Please direct any address changes to alumni@plu.edu or 800-ALUM-PLU. ABOUT RESOLUTE Volume 1, Issue 10 ResoLUTE (ISSN 0886-3369) is published three times a year by Pacific Lutheran University, 12180 Park Ave. S., Tacoma, WA, 98447-0003. Postage paid at Tacoma, WA, and additional mailing offices. Address service requested

  • FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (Aug. 6, 2015)—Ann Kullberg ’79 has never taken a formal art course, but her work is internationally known—and her story is as colorful as her art. Though the lines were not always straight, and there were rough patches along the way, Kullberg…

    “set a course for her life,” she said. Within a year, she had gallery representation in Oregon and had sold seven more paintings. But it wasn’t enough. Kullberg was divorced, and one of her two children, then 2, was so ill that he was hospitalized every four to six weeks. Her moxie to support herself and her children drove her to pursue her art with great energy. “As Einstein said, ‘In the midst of every crisis is an opportunity,’” Kullberg said. Her “big break” came with her first portrait

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 24, 2015)—Courtney Lee ’15 applied for an internship with the U.S. State Department four times. After missing the mark three times and not hearing back the fourth, Lee had all but forgotten about it and was already looking at other positions. Then…

    Student’s Study Away Experiences Lead to State Department Internship Posted by: Sandy Dunham / September 24, 2015 Image: Courtney Lee ’15 just left for Washington, D.C., for her high-profile internship in the U.S. State Department’s Educational Affairs department, where she will work with a Senior Policy Officer to examine programs and their effectiveness. (Photo: Quinn Huelsbeck ’16) September 24, 2015 By Samantha Lund ’16PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 24, 2015)—Courtney

  • Former three-term State Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson, Ph.D., succeeds, Frank Kline, Ph.D. TACOMA, WASH. (July 7, 2016) – Terry Bergeson, Ph.D., has joined Pacific Lutheran University as interim dean of the School of Education & Kinesiology . Bergeson has extensive experience in state education,…

    Former State Superintendent joins PLU as interim dean of the School of Education and Kinesiology Posted by: Zach Powers / July 7, 2016 Image: Terry Bergeson, interim dean of the PLU School of Education and Kinesiology. (photo by John Froschauer/PLU) July 7, 2016 By Donna GibbsPLU Marketing & Communications Former three-term State Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson, Ph.D., succeeds, Frank Kline, Ph.D.TACOMA, WASH. (July 7, 2016) – Terry Bergeson, Ph.D., has joined Pacific

  • Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away

    Kari Plog ’11 Christian Caple PHOTOGRAPHER John Froschauer VIDEOGRAPHER Rustin Dwyer CONTRIBUTORS Claudia Berguson Tim Sherry ’67 Joshua Wiersma ’18 COURTESY PHOTOS Greater Tacoma Peace Prize Jonathan Nesvig ’67 EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Simon Sung ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Lace M. Smith WEB TEAM Logan Seelye Sam O’Hara ’16 Chris Albert CLASS NOTES Kathy Allen ’17 PROOFREADER Rebecca Young EDITORIAL OFFICES Neeb Center 253-535-8410 resolute@plu.edu www.plu.edu

  • PLU’s MSMR Candidates are doing great things! Following last semester’s project with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, MSMR Candidate, Jessica Wagner, was invited to be a panelist at the 2018 Traffic Safety Conference! Shelly Baldwin, Legislative Liaison and Media Relations Manager at the Washington Traffic Safety…

    their research and marketing campaign ideas at the conclusion of fall semester’s Marketing Strategy and Management course. So impressed, Baldwin wanted to share their findings and continue the discussion statewide at the Traffic Safety Conference held in Kennewick, Washington this April. Wagner joined two other panelists, Jessie Knudsen and Brent Mason. Knudsen, Communications Consultant from the Department of Licensing, highlighted the DOL’s first digital campaign to target younger audiences with

  • Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away

    President for Marketing and Communications Daniel Lee Vice President for Advancement Joanna C. Royce-Davis, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students OFFICE OF ALUMNI AND CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT Laura Rose ’03, ’11 Executive Director of Alumni and Constituent Engagement Jessica Pagel ’08 Director Nolan Ryan Assistant Director Nesvig Alumni Center Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 253-535-7415 800-ALUM-PLU www.plu.edu/alumni/ ADDRESS CHANGES Please direct any address changes to alumni@plu.edu or 800

  • Kate Monthy ’04 and Dmitry Mikheyev ’10 empower fellow artists at Spaceworks.

    do, which is invaluable,” Monthy said. “He bumped the level of all our communications way up. Everything is enhanced thanks to him.” Mikheyev is also known in the Spaceworks office for his boundless vivacity. “He is full of energy, as a person and as a marketer,” Joy said. “His work always feels bright, fresh and new.” Monthy and Mikheyev maintain their creative lives outside Spaceworks — Mikheyev as his stage personas, and Monthy as a choreographer and dance instructor at Tacoma School of the