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September 22, 2009 Bill Gates Sr. urges students to ‘Show up’ Bill Gates Sr., the father of Bill Gates of Microsoft fame, told a packed audience in Lagerquist Hall Tuesday night that the number one quality students can cultivate is “to be concerned.“Not necessarily about everything, but be concerned about things that are unacceptable in this world, whether it be down the street, or in the middle of Africa,” said Gates. At 83, Gates is working full-time as the co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda
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am going to build peace,” Beiermann said. Beiermann ’18 will join Cate Rush ’19 for a seven-week peacebuilding experience in Norway as part of Pacific Lutheran University’s Peace Scholars Program. They will learn peacebuilding skills and practices at a weeklong workshop in Lillehammer, along with 16 other students from Lutheran universities across the U.S. Then, they will spend six weeks at the International Summer School, part of the University of Oslo, with students from around the world. This
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PLU alumnus Kell Duncan creates space for socially conscious Phoenix businesses Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / January 6, 2020 Image: Kell Duncan ‘11 is the co-owner of the Churchill, an Arizona-based collective of small businesses that has become a popular destination since it opened in September 2018. (Photos by Danny Upshaw) January 6, 2020 By Ernest JasmineGuest Writer for Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 6, 2020) — Basketball drew Kell Duncan ‘11 from Arizona to Pacific
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6 Ensembles, 3 Clubs, 2 Directorships, 1 Stellar Scholar Posted by: Silong Chhun / March 14, 2022 March 14, 2022 By Teddy WingoPLU Office of AdvancementWhen Kaila Harris ’24 received her PLU acceptance letter, it was a special moment for her and her family. Upon its arrival, Kaila read the letter, which included the contents of her financial aid package, aloud to her parents.“When I finished, my dad stood up, gave me one of the tightest hugs I’ve had from him in my life, told me he was proud of
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star in a high-profile musical production. However, one Lute is dramatically defying that expectation. Justin Huertas graduated almost six years ago, in 2009, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre. Now, he is in Lizard Boy at the Seattle Repertory Theatre — a show he wrote, composed and stars in. “I didn’t actually believe it was true,” Huertas said, regarding his show being in the theatre’s spring season, “until the marketing department [at the Seattle Rep] sent me a press release, and I was
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Highlights Upcoming Events Re•forming Reflective Viewing Feb. 23 Lecturer Mare Blocker will lead participants in the practice of Visio Divina, a contemplative, prayerful viewing of selected illuminations in The Saint John’s Bible , as part of the event “Reflective Viewing: Finding the Divine Within You.” The People’s Gathering Feb. 24 “The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness” takes place at PLU 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Featured topics at the conference will include implicit bias, institutional
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Sarah Wise Sarah visiting the Leipzig Zoo on a weekend excursion PLU Class of 2011 Graphic Design Major Studied away in London and for J-Term in England, Germany and Greece Completed a Marketing Internship in London Now working at the LeMay Car Museum in Tacoma First of all, I’m a third generation Lute and I attended PLU with the clear determination to study away. My mom went to London while a student at PLU, and I viewed study away as something you just do. I’m even quoted in a Mast article
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Summer Internship: Environmental Studies major works as a bio tech at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Posted by: nicolacs / July 22, 2022 Image: Image: Environmental Studies major Fiona Ashton-Knochel ’24 spending the summer at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. (Photo courtesy of Fiona Ashton-Knochel) July 22, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsFiona Ashton-Knochel ’24 is spending her summer on a bird refuge in Brigham City, Utah. The Environmental Studies major sat down with
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Human Resources Make sure all of your paperwork has been completed with HR and is in your file prior to starting work. You will need to complete an I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification form) which requires in person verification of identification documents. Click here for a list of acceptable documents. Also, please contact Human Resources to request your PLU ID number if you don’t have it already. You will not be able to complete some of the tasks below without being in the “system” and
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the course I thought I would take — freshman me would have laughed if you’d told her she would triple major, especially with religion, and I think that’s something special about being at PLU,” Sheflo said. “I’ve been able to develop my interests and do a lot of things at once to continue to chase them down.” In addition to her studies, she rowed all five years (she took a tuition-free PLUS Year) and is captain of the rowing team and on the executive board for the Student Athlete Committee. She
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