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. He tirelessly taught field camp over a thirty-year period in the Cascade Mountains near White Pass. While this program was designed for PLU students, he often had students from various universities around the country. During the five weeks each summer, he challenged students to keep up with him as he enthusiastically drove one lane roads and scrambled up the hillsides in search of outcrops. Even after having two hip replacements, he could still out climb the undergraduates and even those who
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and Alexandra Dreher ’17 were awarded full-service positions in Mexico and Germany, while Ellie Lapp ’17 was selected as an alternate for a Fulbright in Spain. PLU has produced more than 100 Fulbright recipients since 1975, and was named a top producer of scholars accepted into the program in 2014-15 by The Chronicle of Higher Education. For Otey, a sociology and Hispanic studies double major from Billings, Montana, the Fulbright award came as a huge surprise. She said it was a rare opportunity
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with experience in television, technology and higher education and serves on the SOAC advisory board. Heacox’s resume includes time as a network executive in New York and Los Angeles with NBC, and the first director of the Paul F. Harron Graduate Program in Television Management at Drexel University. He currently serves as president and general manager of KING 5, KONG and NWCN. “The best part of my job is watching people work together at the top of their individual games. With a unified mission
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one person has on their community is multiplied exponentially when repeated by those we encounter daily.” The idea is that each individual commits to positively impacting five people each day, by actions as simple as saying hello or striking up a conversation. In turn, those five people will reach out to five others, creating a domino effect, explained Tamara Power-Drutis, ASPLU vice president. The premise of the campaign coalesced following the February 2008 shootings at Louisiana Technical
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knowledge of the traditional practices of the genre, as well as the innovative and most current practices in the genre. Demonstrate a commitment to the practices that produce effective creative writing, which include thoughtful drafting, engaging in research as needed, a careful revision process, receiving feedback and providing feedback to others, and refining work towards publication-ready quality.
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inviting creek that encouraged kayaking, fishing, and playing has beco,e a lazy stream in many parts of Parkland. Thankfully, there are still areas, such as the Mayfair Playfield, where the creek is full and flowing. Unfortunately, even here, the creek shows signs of poor maintenance as two picnic tables sit awkwardly among the rocks and fallen branches in the water. Clover Creek stretches roughly seventy-one square miles and is owned by the Chambers-Clover Watershed Council. The watershed has been
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to providing excellence in our living environments that are comfortable “homes” for students and that are conducive to learning. These include study spaces and places where they can engage with peers and faculty to continue learning from each other outside of the classroom. Student success includes learning from peers through casual interactions or around specific interests, such as with clubs and organization, or spiritual growth. We are committed to creating these comfortable informal gathering
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System, Charleen Tachibana ‘77 serves as the chief nursing officer and oversees the quality and safety of the Seattle-based hospital and healthcare nonprofit. We recently spoke to Tachibana, who also serves as a Pacific Lutheran University regent, about her role as a COVID-19 incident commander at Virginia Mason, leadership and self-care.PLU: How would you describe your role at Virginia Mason? Tachibana: My role is to look at all things related to quality and safety for patient care, clinical care
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investment options. Evaluate insurance policies to see if they are fair and sound. An actuary might deal with questions such as: What is the risk of an earthquake occurring in Western Washington and what is the expected cost of recovery? How will legislation regarding air bags affect the amount insurance companies pay out for auto accidents? How can we make the social security system financially sound even with all the baby boomers retiring?Why Study Actuarial Science at PLU?PLU has developed a minor in
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The Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education continually strives to do better and be better for students. Through continual pursuit of new opportunities, the Wang Center is able to complete critical self-reflection to encourage growth for stronger programs tomorrow. PLU has been recognized for its efforts to expand global education on and off campus, as well as improve programs, and care for the environment. 2019 2019 2014 2012-2013 2009 2009 January 2006
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