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leadership and finding ways to collaborate.   When I started here I also felt like I needed to be really student-centered. Many students were ready to embrace me in this role as soon as I was introduced as the campus pastor. It took faculty and staff a bit longer to build a comfort level. Now I’ve been here long enough that hopefully I’ve earned some credibility and trust. Now I have rich relationships with faculty and staff members and I think of this as part of my role as pastor. I feel like my role is

to Opportunity: Andrew Whitney ’12, Director of Seed Internships Read Next NW Seaport Alliance CEO John Wolfe ’87 discusses his career in maritime leadership 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 share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and

inquiry and leadership,” languages taught at the university also needed to enable students and scholars to engage in an ongoing critical examination of, and dialogue with, the original texts from the past that have shaped and influenced our –and others’– present. Without this, the university only produces what Luther called “unlettered preachers of the faith”: well-intentioned and well-versed purveyors of ideas that they have accepted but have no means to investigate or to transcend. Luther’s insight

special education Why PLU? Thinking back four years ago, I decided to come to PLU for the small campus, ability to relate to professors, and the opportunity to study abroad. I knew I was looking for a place where global education was relevant and with the opportunity to student teach in Namibia, as well as multiple avenues for student leadership, I knew this was the place for me. My PLU experience: My experience at PLU has been a series of stories to make up a chapter book teaching me life lessons

Faculty Feature: Meet Amanda Sweger, Associate Professor of Theatre Posted by: Reesa Nelson / April 9, 2020 April 9, 2020 The PLU Theatre & Dance Department is lucky to have Amanda Sweger as a faculty member. Amanda has taught at PLU since fall 2012. She focuses on lighting and scenic design and has a professional practice outside the classroom. Continue reading to get to know Professor Sweger and learn more! What is your educational background? I graduated with a BFA in Design and Technology

realities together at PLU, a white-dominated space where they dealt with microaggressions from members of the community throughout their educational experience. Still, he says Panago was quick to listen to many perspectives, to carefully and thoughtfully respond with intention. Angela Pierce ’12, another fellow Act Six scholar from the cadre, says that’s one of the first memories she has of Panago. She recalls being blown away by how pensive he was for a 17-year-old prospective student, during

Faculty Feature: Meet Amanda Sweger, Associate Professor of Theatre Posted by: Reesa Nelson / April 9, 2020 April 9, 2020 The PLU Theatre & Dance Department is lucky to have Amanda Sweger as a faculty member. Amanda has taught at PLU since fall 2012. She focuses on lighting and scenic design and has a professional practice outside the classroom. Continue reading to get to know Professor Sweger and learn more! What is your educational background? I graduated with a BFA in Design and Technology

mental health and thought, ‘how can we reach students in a way that faculty maybe can’t?’ As fellow students, we thought the best way to reach them was through us.” A student leadership group that consisted of Beck, Haneda, Jade Vanags ’23, Kelsey Turner ’23, Tahra Menon ’23, and Ariana Schieber ’22 worked to put together care packages filled with mental health resources. “This has been a challenging year for PLU students,” said Vanags, psychology major and Psychology Club president. “We wanted to

winter blasted the city. “This guy seems steady, and I haven’t heard any scandal attached to his name, which is good.” True and true on both counts. And Parnell ’84, Alaska’s 10th governor and PLU alum, isn’t bothered a bit that he’s been labeled “Captain Zero,” or “Mr. Oatmeal” by political opponents. It underscores his quiet and deliberate leadership style. “I take it as a compliment,” said Parnell in his office, two months to the day after he moved into the governor’s office. He’s sitting with his

in their environment. “I just realized it was an opportunity for me to be a leader,” Ojala-Barbour said. Reed Ojala-Barbour holds one of the Garry oak saplings that will one day take root on the PLU campus. The Clover Creek watershed is a unique environment, he said, just like PLU. Campus leadership was supportive of his efforts. “PLU has a unique climate of getting students involved in the institution,” Ojala-Barbour said. He learned that although PLU staff couldn’t do all the work, he found a