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spent his first day at Sol y Luna feeding Daniel his lunch, cleaning him up and making sure he could rest comfortably. He continued providing this one-on-one care in the days and weeks to follow, but soon Sol y Luna’s director Marian Joanna Hijlkema had other plans for Williams. After his second or third trip to Mexico to volunteer Hijlkema finally asked him about his background. “Up to that point I just said that I was a Norte who liked to spend time in Merida and wanted to volunteer,” Williams

by Mary Oliver brings to life this journey of vocation – “What will you do with your one wild and precious life?” “Colleges need to remain places where you can ask troubling questions, push the boundaries and seek knowledge wherever that might be,” Krise said. He expressed how PLU is a place where care for the mind, spirit, body, community and the earth are pillars to stand on. He reminded students that the faculty and staff who work here are following their vocation. “PLU is full of people where

such a highly-regarded institution and to help shape the next generation of people committed to lives of service, leadership and care for others.” Donna Gibbs is the new Vice President of Marketing and Communications. Gibbs most recently served as managing director, and helped establish the west coast operations, of Bluetext, a Washington, D.C.-based digital marketing and strategic communications firm that counts among its clients Google, Adobe, Cisco and Intel.  Before joining Bluetext, Gibbs

PLU’s mission is built to tackle challenging issues like those all people face moving past this divisive election cycle. “The word ‘care’ in our mission statement is especially important today: PLU is and will remain a place that honors, respects and protects people of all kinds: of all races and ethnicities, all religions, all classes, all sexual identities, all nationalities,” he said. “We Lutes will work together to do what we can, in our institution and in our communities, to build a model for

their traditional lifestyle,” said Michael Farnum, PLU’s director of military outreach. “We want them to know that we appreciate the sacrifice. We care about them and we welcome them into the community.” Read Previous PLU student recounts election-night experience in TV newsroom Read Next Lute catches ‘activism bug,’ gains confidence in political arena COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a

central to our institution’s mission of educating students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care – for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.” Read Previous PLU named Top 10 Peace Corps producer in the country Read Next Gov. Inslee visits campus for town hall meeting with PLU community COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS

, and their passions,” Mulder said. “There is an incredible amount of support from faculty, and students are never a number … but rather a relationship. Even students who were a bit unsure of a master’s degree in analytics find that they can flourish in analytics because of this approach. In all cases, the care that PLU is known for will be present in the course design, whether that is working independently at times, or with others.” MSMA students have the option of enrolling in a nine-month or 21

annual Bjug Day of Giving. (Photo PLU / Sy Bean) Students, faculty, staff and friends celebrate the 10th annual Bjug Day of Giving. (Photo PLU / Sy Bean) PLU is grateful for all those who “gave to what they love” during the 10th annual Bjug Day of Giving on October 17-18. During this joyful PLU tradition, a community of 2,000+ Lutes who care about student success made this the biggest year yet. In a remarkable display of unity and generosity, Lutes from across the world joined forces within 48 hours

here Tom has been a positive impact for his doctors and nurses; they admired his spirit and his clarity in letting us know exactly what he wanted,” the statement says. “We are so grateful to God for the gift Tom has been. We can’t imagine a life without that gift, even though we lost him early.” Our campus pastor, the Rev. Jen Rude, has been in touch with Tom’s family and will continue to offer support. It is hard to find meaning in the passing of one so young and so full of life. Please take care

grew up in Bellingham. I loved growing up there but wanted to attend college outside my hometown…but not too far. When I toured PLU, everyone was so personable. There was so much individual attention and care for every student on the tour, which continues that way today. I was also drawn by the values placed on diversity, justice and sustainability. What is your major and/or minor? Ruggeri: I have three majors—theatre, political science and environmental studies. I also have a minor in gender and