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  • Ensuring access to essential PLU programs By Steve Hansen Tim Vialpando ’02 has had an active relationship with PLU, both as a student and as a graduate. As a student, he served as ASPLU president and participated in the study group that developed the Wild…

    be able to name a seat in the remodeled auditorium. It won’t have his name on seat – it will have the names of his parents. “It is a way for me to honor my parents for the contribution they made to my education,” he said. Read Previous Alumna finds good fit at PLU Read Next A generous couple 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 Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first

  • LeMays see good stewardship on campus and seek to support it By Steve Hansen Gene ’62 and Carla (Hansen) ’64 LeMay met on the PLU campus when a mutual friend suggested to Gene that there was “this gal” that might need some tutoring. It is…

    students now to have that same opportunity. “PLU is a good steward of what they have,” Gene said. “It makes it a lot easier to give a gift, because we know they will take care of it and put it to very good use.” Read Previous Alumna finds good fit at PLU Read Next A generous couple 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 Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024

  • The Faculty Excellence Award in Mentoring recognizes the efforts of a faculty member who serves as a personal or professional guide to students or colleagues and makes a profound difference in the lives of others as a role model, confidant, critic or co-learner. Professor of…

    colleague shared, “Dr. Shore initiates mentoring relationships with grace and care, seamlessly blending encouragement with constructive feedback.”  In her nomination packet, colleagues and former students shared examples of Shore’s unwavering support and invaluable guidance during pivotal life moments, with the recurrent theme being her genuine concern for individual growth. Former students described how they continue to trust Shore with questions about professional and personal lives–a testament to the

  • Science Happens (and Much More) When Monika Maier ’09 was preparing for a month of fieldwork in the remote South Hills region of Idaho a year ago, she made sure to study-up on more than just crossbills, the birds they would be researching. She also…

    alone all the time. There was nobody at night to share what you saw that day, to share what you learned. I really enjoy that part of the research.” Maier agrees. “Research like this is all about the relationships,” she said. “Yes, we are working with birds out in the forest, but we’re really working with people. I realized that’s what I really enjoyed about it.” These types of experiences don’t just happen in the South Hills. In the 50 grant-supported student-faculty research projects that take

  • A commitment to educating the entire student By Steve Hansen If you want to see the intersection of athletics and academics in the lives of PLU students, look no farther than Molly Stuen ’72 and Zenon Olbertz ’71. Both were athletes at PLU – Molly…

    November 1, 2010 A commitment to educating the entire student By Steve Hansen If you want to see the intersection of athletics and academics in the lives of PLU students, look no farther than Molly Stuen ’72 and Zenon Olbertz ’71. Both were athletes at PLU – Molly raced for the ski team and Zenon played football. The couple, who later married, met on the slopes of Whistler, B.C., where the ski team was practicing. Molly Stuen ’72 and Zenon Olbertz ’71. Molly is also the granddaughter of Ole

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 5, 2015)- Writer and director Steven Pressman screened his Emmy-nominated documentary film, 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. & Mrs. Kraus , on March 4 as part of PLU’s Eighth Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education. Several hundred people gathered in…

    March 4 as part of PLU’s Eighth Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education.Several hundred people gathered in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts to watch the film, which tells the story of an American couple, Eleanor and Gilbert Kraus, who dared to venture into Nazi Germany in 1939 to save the lives of 50 children. Pressman happened to stumble upon the incredible story when he met his future wife and granddaughter of the Kraus’, Liz Perle, on the streets of San

  • Off to China Blending the Chinese tale of Monkey with an original musical composition comes natural for PLU Music Professor Greg Youtz. The guy is not only a well-respected composer, but learning about and engaging the Chinese culture is a passion of his. “My head…

    the music was thought of as risqué to say the least. “Jazz has started to make a resurgence,” Youtz said. “It should be quite a revelation for a lot of people.” Along with performing the PLU group will get the chance to hold workshops with Chinese musicians. It will be a collective of performing, meeting and building relationships. “It is some of the work I’m most proud of doing,” Youtz said of helping to foster those relationships between PLU students and Chinese students. Read Previous What to

  • J-Term 2020: Travel with us to Italy via our blog . PLU offers a variety of study away program options to make this important component of a PLU education accessible to as many students as possible. Narrow your search by exploring your options by academic…

    ’09 on community health advocacy, service and building relationships LATEST POSTS Meet Cameron Emerson ’08 April 14, 2019 PLU Alum Visits Department of Economics April 15, 2019 National Conference on Undergraduate Research April 16, 2019 Economics Alum Receives Award June 24, 2019

  • Student learns disaster’s impact firsthand By Kari Plog ’11 Boats remain docked in Venice, La. as oil continues to gush from a ruptured BP oil well offshore in the Gulf Coast. “I would love to talk to y’all, but my job is my number one…

    moratorium that ceases more labor is not in popular demand. Editor’s note: Kari Plog was down in the Gulf Coast Region with the PLU MediaLab working on their documentary about oil production in North America. Read Previous Alumna finds good fit at PLU Read Next A generous couple 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 Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela

  • Forty years of of serving and caring By Hailey Rile ’13 Marilynne (Buddrius ’68) Wilson Marilynne (Buddrius ’68) Wilson came to PLU planning to study social work. But a simple conversation with her parents one day led to a different career path. “I called home…

    degree in nursing. After graduation, Wilson began her nursing career at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. It was at that job she realized the two most important skills her PLU professors taught her: how to problem solve and how to think logically. “I remember when I got my first job at Sacred Heart and thinking, ‘I don’t know how to do anything,’” Wilson said. “Lo and behold, I discovered I knew how to think.” Wilson met her husband, Lewis, in 1969. The couple married two years later and