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Kiana The Mighty: PLU senior, transfer student shares story of personal struggle with mental illness Posted by: Kari Plog / June 10, 2016 Image: Kiana Norman ’17 (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) June 10, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (June 13, 2016)- Kiana Norman ’17 wears a lot of hats. She’s a singer, an actress and a writer. She’s a student, a sister and a daughter. A future world traveler, online journalist and theater critic, if all goes according to plan.But

PLU master’s graduate earns Women of Influence Award after pivoting from professional soccer to finance Posted by: Kari Plog / June 15, 2016 Image: Photo courtesy of Kate Deines ’16 June 15, 2016 By Natalie DeFord '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (June 15, 2016)- Kate Deines ’16 is a natural on the soccer field and has a long résumé to prove it. She played at the local, college, national and international level, garnering recognition until her retirement from the sport in 2015

Alternative spring break programs help Lutes connect to Parkland community and beyond Posted by: Kari Plog / April 21, 2016 Image: Students volunteer at the Emergency Food Network on March 30 as part of an alternative spring break program, Parkland Immersion. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 21, 2016 By Natalie DeFord '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 21, 2016)- Senior Tyler Dobies and first-year Caitlin Johnston say spring break changed their lives. While some Pacific

, “worth giving your life for.” PLU students search for, and articulate to themselves and to each other, convictions that provide steadiness and inspiration. They test their aspirations and convictions against the ideas, concepts and theories they engage in class. They search out faculty who will converse with them about how what they are learning in their courses connects to who they are becoming. They spend time with mentors who listen as they give voice to their developing senses of themselves and

Elite rower, PLU alumna continues showing up, competing on world stage with goal of achieving Paralympics gold Posted by: Kari Plog / March 24, 2016 Image: Natalie McCarthy ’09, a former student athlete and varsity crew team member who now trains as an elite rower, was a bronze medalist in the 2013 World Championship in Chungju, South Korea. (Photo by Robert Carrasco) March 24, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 24, 2016)- Natalie McCarthy ’09 lost her

Nurse Practitioner (FNP) students in rural and underserved communities to administer primary care to those in need.The money comes in the form of an Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) grant for the 2016-17 academic year, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). It will cover tuition and living stipends for students in the FNP program. Those students already have clinical experiences in a variety of clinics in the

PLU’s Whiteneck and Smith Global Peacebuilding Award helps Lutes independently work abroad on humanitarian efforts Posted by: Kari Plog / September 20, 2016 Image: Taylor Bozich ’17 (Photo by Zach Powers/PLU) September 20, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 20, 2016)- This summer, Taylor Bozich ’17 affirmed what she long assumed to be true about humanitarian work — it isn’t easy. She also reaffirmed that’s exactly the kind of work she wants to do after

PLU’s Gospel Experience works to bridge cultural gaps and connects campus to larger community Posted by: Kari Plog / February 29, 2016 Image: PLU hosts the Gospel Experience in celebration of Black History Month on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Performances by Erica Walker, Anointed Brothers, Pleasant Movement Dance Company, special guest DaNell Daymon and the Greater Works Chorale, and PLU’s own Gospel Choir. (Photo/Angelo Mejia ’17) February 29, 2016 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing

, Economics, and History. I will be the moderator and M.C. Mr. Tilden emphasized how excited he was for the open conversation format, a style that he often uses with industry analysts, shareholders, and employees. During the event, we will discuss Alaska’s environmental policies, marketing strategy, business ethics, and labor practices—plus anything else that the students want to ask. It should be a great deal of fun. The lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17, and is free and open to the

MediaLab reminisces on a decade of service, invites alumni to mark anniversary with fundraising event at Tacoma Art Museum Posted by: Kari Plog / October 17, 2016 Image: MediaLab members for 2016-17. Front row (left to right): Jenny Kimura ’17, Michelle McGrath ’17, Chris Boettcher ’17, Eric Zayas ’17, Julia Grosvenor ’19 and Elise Anderson ’17. Back row (left to right): Joshua Wiersma ’17, Kelly Lavelle ’18, Nicole Jones ’19, Rachel Lovrovich ’18, Cara Gillespie ’17, Rhiannon Berg ’18 and