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people from a variety of faith traditions. Hopefully their college education will give them the tools to do that in a thoughtful, respectful and open way.” Read Previous Lute reflects on his Japanese-American identity through pilgrimage, community event Read Next Firmly Committed: In Response to DACA decision 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 Three students

love the institution so deeply that he came to represent a deep and abiding connection between PLU and the community.” Retirement meant Dick could strengthen his passion for community and volunteer work. He was elected to a six-year term as Metro Parks district commissioner in ’91, was an active member of Rotary Club of Tacoma #8, the American Leadership Forum and Tacoma’s City Club, and was on the Washington State Advisory Board for Arts Education and the State Arts Alliance. Dick’s dedication to

criminal justice system take place in,” she explains. “Our curriculum will investigate theories of criminal offending, highlight inequalities in American society, and encourage students to think about how these inequalities impact victim and offender experiences.” PLU criminal justice majors and minors will learn a wide variety of skills founded in academic methods, but designed for real-world application. /* fix for jQuery UI library issues when using the date picker popup */ jQuery.browser

Center, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement. Among the first of its kind between Yad Vashem and an American university, the agreement pledges that the two organizations will work collaboratively towards a shared goal of strengthening efforts to promote education and remembrance of the Holocaust and encourage the study of the Holocaust in schools and universities, communities and other institutions.“We are very proud to enter into this partnership with Yad Vashem,” said PLU

like us.’” Delos Reyes was also very aware of how she was seen by students—how she didn’t fit the image of the white American they expected. Delos Reyes became comfortable telling students about her heritage, and she appreciated being able to travel to a country with distinct urban and rural regions that reminded her of the Philippines, where her parents were born. Throughout Delos Reyes’ life, music has been a thread connecting her upbringing to her education. “My whole family is very musical

the nation becomes selective in who is a good immigrant and who is a bad immigrant. As a white, Jewish woman living in a relatively wealthy community, she understands the need to speak out against injustice and persecution. She attended the Women’s March and Indivisible’s protest against the violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville with her husband and their young daughter. Professor Kaufman involved her daughter in the events because she wants her to know that “part of being an American

-Bertoni is a visiting assistant professor here at PLU in the departments of Religion and Environmental Studies. She is originally from Oakland, California, and has had a passion for helping the environment from a young age. During her Senior year of high school, Robinson-Bertoni had the opportunity to take courses at the University of California, Berkeley, and she chose to first take an environmental studies class. From there, she went on to get her Bachelor of Arts degree at Berkeley in American

university but briefly changed course when she was told her dreams were silly. As a result, she dipped into the Classics sphere. Next, Hunt decided to test the viability of her dreams in Egypt, where she attended The American University in Cairo and went on her very first archaeological dig, with Donald Redford—a friend of PLU Professor Don Ryan. Hunt ran into Ryan at an archaeology conference in 2008 and happened to mention she was available if, you know, he needed help with any of his digs. Hunt said

following year while working as a ski patroller and volunteering in various capacities, including as a backup medic at Holden Village. After finding out that I got into the University of Washington School of Medicine, I traveled extensively before starting school in July of this year.What are some of your fondest memories from PLU?IB: I was on the PLU Men’s rowing team for three years. The sunrises and the foggy mornings on American Lake are very memorable. Other moments like running on the golf course

Q&A with pre-med student David Yun ’22 Posted by: vcraker / March 30, 2022 March 30, 2022 By Zach Powers '10Marketing and Communications David Yun ’22 has been busy throughout his four years at Pacific Lutheran University. The pre-med student and chemistry major has been an academic standout, serving as a chemistry teaching assistant presenting research at the Murdock Conference and the American Chemical Society convention. He’s held down a variety of jobs, including working as a medical scribe