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Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Meet the Deacons Uncategorized / September 1, 2014 Bassist Michael Boyd, 67, attended the Medical College of Wisconsin after graduating from PLU in 1968 and then did residencies in Detroit and Boise before a two-year stint in the Vietnam-era Navy as a ship’s doctor. As a family physician, he founded Olympia Family Internal Medicine. Now retired, he plays bass for the rock group Daryl and the Diptones, a Tacoma
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The Pragmatism of the Liberal Arts Posted by: alex.reed / May 26, 2022 May 26, 2022 By Roberta BrownOriginally published in 1999My lifelong commitment to the liberal arts took root in the fourth grade, when I met my classmate and dear life-long friend Sally. During that entire year, Sally rode her bike to my house, and after school, we both rode our bikes to hers. We read books on her neatly made bunk beds and I spent the night there as often as possible. In junior high, Sally lugged her books
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Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Data ScienceIn today’s digital age, there is great demand for professionals who can navigate complex questions in data science.Our data science major and minor are about ethically stewarding and gleaning insights from data. We are committed to developing data scientists who understand the weight of their contributions and recognize the far-reaching impacts of their work beyond just immediate outcomes. As a graduate of our data science program, you will be prepared
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PLU alumni husband-wife duo doing their part in New York City’s COVID-19 battle Posted by: nicolacs / April 14, 2020 Image: Sean Boaglio ’13 and Chrissy Boaglio ‘14 are both in the thick of New York City’s fight to contain COVID-19 — Sean as a physician and Chrissy as a physician assistant. April 14, 2020 By By Lora ShinnMarketing & Communications Guest WriterTACOMA, WASH. (April 14, 2020) — In a parking lot outside Stony Brook University Hospital, two tents allow physicians to triage up to 100
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continue educating Lutes long after our time as stewards of the University has passed. The Board of Regents also adjusted, effective June 1, 2017, the endowment’s spending rate from 5 percent to 4.75 percent per annum. Looking Forward Pacific Lutheran University’s priority is to continue to focus on our students – their learning and their success. This priority drives all of our decisions and is at the heart of everything we do. We realize this priority when we increase scholarship opportunities, when
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Going for a Grammy Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / September 28, 2014 Image: Micah Haven ’09 is in his fifth year as band director at Meeker Middle School in Tacoma. (Photo: Tacoma School District) September 28, 2014 When you think Grammys, you might think Béyoncé and Macklemore—but you might not think Lute. It might be time to rethink the Grammys. Micah Haven, a 2009 Music Education graduate of Pacific Lutheran University and now the director of bands at Meeker Middle School in Tacoma, is a
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. Through PLU and specifically through the NAIS program I was able to explore topics that have always been of interest to me, namely topics around Indigenous peoples and issues. The NAIS program also gave me the space to explore and understand my own indigeneity, both on a personal and a scholarly level, which has helped me grow immensely. Because of this and because of the support and encouragement from the faculty within the program I realized that my future endeavors belonged where my passions belong
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From Oxford, England to Oaxaca, Mexico, Jackie Lindstrom ’23 uses math to understand migration Posted by: nicolacs / May 23, 2023 Image: Jackie Lindstrom ’23 is a chemistry and math major and minor in Hispanic Studies. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 23, 2023 By By Emily Holt, MFA ’16PLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterRecently, chemistry major Jackie Lindstrom found herself in Oxford, England, conducting a series of informational interviews with public health representatives from Oxfam and
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April 25, 2008 Growing season begins at community garden On Sunday, April 20, the grand opening of the PLU Community Garden’s permanent site officially kicked off Earth Week. Located on 121st Street South behind Ingram Hall, the 10,000-square-foot site is much larger than the garden’s previous a 150-square-foot plot on lower campus. Sunday’s festivities included a ceremonial ribbon cutting by President Loren Anderson, a blessing of the garden by campus pastors Dennis Sepper and Nancy Connor
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February 29, 2012 PLU announces new president A highly regarded university administrator, professor of English and retired Air Force officer has been named president of Pacific Lutheran University. The Board of Regents met Feb. 29 to receive the unanimous recommendation of the presidential search committee and elected Thomas W. Krise the 13th president of PLU. “His experience, his proven leadership ability and his understanding of the values and aspirations of the university make Thomas Krise a
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