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, then he heard about the second plane. He hopped on one of the last trains to make it near Ground Zero and was near the centers as the first tower imploded and fell. He watched as people, including the mayor and his entourage, flee from the dust cloud, “Their command center had been destroyed,” he said. People opened up shops to get their colleagues out of the dust, and offered up water and food free of charge. “I saw New York at its best,” he said. He was soon asked to have his agency lead the

. It gets into your blood,” Wells mused, now going on 10 years at PLU. In that time, Wells has fed his passion by shaping future journalists, creating the award-winning MediaLab, and contributing to efforts to create a media studies center at PLU. The MediaLab idea was born in 2004. The best and brightest media students in journalism, video, photography, public relations, and other disciplines have since scored over a dozen awards as well as one Emmy. MediaLab students have traveled into areas

PLU Archaeologist Visits Some VERY Old Friends Posted by: Zach Powers / May 1, 2015 Image: Left, the shaft of a tomb is opened for investigation by the PLU archaeological expedition. Center, Ryan near Tomb 60. Right, the expedition works outside a tomb under a canopy. (Photos Courtesy Denis Whitfill, PLU Valley of the Kings Project) May 1, 2015 By Evan Heringer '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 1, 2015)- Howard Carter may have discovered King Tut’s tomb in 1922, but the Valley

. He was at the center of Lute Vote, a campus-wide effort to increase civic engagement among PLU students. He helped register more than 300 voters by raising awareness in various government and politics courses, as well as organizing community-based events such as Parkland Rocks The Vote. Beiermann also partnered with PLU Concierge for a Get Out The Vote Drive — making it easier to send mail-in ballots — and organized political forums and debate watch parties on campus. Beiermann credits

Kenzie Knapp ’23 discusses summer environmental work, role with ASPLU, and public transit advocacy Posted by: Silong Chhun / August 30, 2021 Image: Kenzie Knapp ’23, incoming ASPLU Environmental Justice Director at the Pierce County Transit center near PLU campus. (Photo/John Froschauer) August 30, 2021 By Veronica CrakerMarketing and CommunicationsIn the spring of 2021, Kenzie Knapp ’23 was awarded a Udall Foundation scholarship. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships, fellowships, and

through your internship? It is a full-time job. I work about 40 hours a week. It is a heavy workload, but it is also fun, so it doesn’t feel like work. We are making a simulation for small satellites. I work remotely for the Langley Research Center in Virginia, and my mentor there has really helped me with making connections while working virtually. The three-hour difference in time zones is a bit of a challenge, but it is manageable. One of my biggest takeaways from working with NASA is the