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wanted to support the sciences.“George sort of felt like he owed his success and his career to PLU,” said Lauralee Hagen, senior director of advancement. “He was very nostalgic about professors and his here and really wanted to do something to give back.” Hagen worked with the Longs to secure an endowment fund that supports two to three student internships in the natural sciences each summer, as well as an annual lecture. This is the second year that the George and Helen Long Science, Technology and

Printmaking professor pens book on feminist history Posted by: Reesa Nelson / December 6, 2016 December 6, 2016 By Mollie Smith ’17 and Mandi LeCompteThe project started during the run-up to the 2008 Presidential election. Jessica Spring, visiting instructor of art and design and Elliott Press manager at PLU, discovered a quote by Elizabeth Cady Stanton that she felt summed up the election cycle nicely: “Come, come my conservative friend, wipe the dew off your spectacles and see the world is

Understanding the Divide: Academic Research and Our Students Posted by: bodewedl / October 28, 2015 October 28, 2015 by Lizz Zitron and Amy Stewart-Mailhiot There is often a sizable divide between what students actually know and their perception of what they know. There is an equally sizable divide between students’ high school academic experience and their college one. Both of these divides can lead to frustration for faculty and students. For example, papers are poorly-cited and full of

Musician turned math major is excited about teaching in his community Posted by: Marcom Web Team / April 29, 2022 April 29, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing and CommunicationsKevin Canady-Pete ’22 has a history with the Pacific Lutheran University campus. He grew up down the street, just a couple of miles from the university. The Franklin Pierce High School graduate came to PLU intending to pursue a music education major. While he enjoyed playing music at PLU, he discovered he had a passion

Latino student and spent most of his life in Lakewood and then Spanaway, about 10 minutes from PLU, and he knew he wanted to come here for college, so he could remain close to his family.He also knew from an early age that he wanted to be a doctor. “Before my freshman year, I did a Multicare nursing camp, and I was already working in a pharmacy, about to receive training to be a pharmacy technician,” Gavidia says. Gavidia knew he wanted to take a non-traditional path to medical school. “I wanted to

from PLU with a degree in nursing and thought she’d found a career in that field until a 2008 audition for Black Entertainment Television’s first all-gospel talent show, “Sunday Best.” Aikin would go on to beat out some of the country’s best church singers to win the contest and was awarded a major contract with Zomba Gospel  — the largest gospel label in the world. “I think it’s wonderful when alums give back, stay connected,” Aikin said. “PLU is a part of my academic journey, but they’re also

him. Even when, as a second-year Lute, it led him to rethink plans to follow his parents into medicine and toward a major in communication. Even when it nudged him out of a burgeoning early career in public relations and into the world of corporate internal communications.Zeebuyth’s curiosity eventually led him to join the communications team at Starbucks, where he served in six different roles over a 10-year span, starting as a project manager and departing as a director of communications. It’s

students in Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific and Thurston Counties receive an excellent and equitable education. That birthday gift, Hall says, is the gift that keeps on giving. She feels privileged to work with a talented team of communicators. “I have loved watching the communications team blossom and grow,” she says. She’s had a variety of roles supporting internal and external communications needs, including web design, graphic design, social media and web and document accessibility projects