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  • November 18, 2010 PLU alumnus came for the hoops, stayed for the connections By Kari Plog ’11 Steve Maxwell, ’90, always knew he wanted to be in business, but that isn’t what originally attracted him to Pacific Lutheran University. “I came to PLU to play basketball,” Maxwell said. “Of the schools recruiting me, I loved PLU programs, I loved the coach and I loved the campus.” Steve Maxwell ’90 Maxwell is the President for the South Puget Sound District of Key Bank. It was basketball that drew

  • March 19, 2012 Karissa Bryant ’03 with school girl at Sacred Heart Boarding School in Shillong, India. Here Bryant is asking the girls who live at the school what they wanted to be when they grew up. In the evening they would share Khasi songs with Bryant and she would teach them English songs. (Photo courtesy of Karissa Bryant) Alumna works to teach, train students in India By Katie Scaff ’13 Since graduating from PLU in 2003, music and vocal performance major Karissa Bryant has travelled the

  • Stories Welcome Mare Blocker and Jessica Spring, visiting assistant professors of art and design, discuss the massive letterpress donation by WCP Solutions — the Thorniley Collection — and the interdisciplinary nature of printing and book arts. Read More Thorniley Collection The Thorniley Collection of Antique Type, a massive donation to PLU’s Publishing and Printing Arts Program, has elevated the university’s letterpress resources. Learn how this historic collection was cultivated, how it landed at

  • A Conversation with Dr. Moneyang and Dr. Ortigas Posted by: Matthew / December 8, 2017 Image: Dr. Patrick Moneyang, French (left) and Dr. Jose Ortigas, Spanish. December 8, 2017 By Athena Gordon '18PLU HumanitiesOn Friday, September 29th, Athena Gordon had a conversation about vocation, teaching, and the importance of languages with two professors in the Department of Languages & Literatures. José Ramón Ortigas is an Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies who earned his PhD from the University

  • Federal Student AidUnsubsidized Stafford Loans (Direct Loans)Unsubsidized Stafford Loans (Direct Loans)Although payments are deferred while you are enrolled at least half-time, unsubsidized loans accumulate interest while you are in school. If you can, it is recommended that you try to pay the interest on these loans while you are in school.Loan amount: LOAN of $20,500 per year Deadline: Applicants are considered for this loan when their FAFSA application is being processed. The loan is

  • Pacific Lutheran University offers many services for students and provides a rich array of resources to encourage academic success. Students are encouraged to become familiar with the offices and services described in this section of the catalog. Additional information about these resources is available from each of the offices or from the Division of Student Life and the Office of the Provost. Academic Assistance Center Finding tutors for courses and assistance with study skills Library 124

  • January 12, 2011 Todd Sheridan Perry ’92 worked on many of the Gollum scenes in the second Lord of the Rings movie. How Todd Sheridan rose from PLU to become one of Hollywood’s most successful special effects wizards By Barbara Clements Remember the scene in the “The Lord of the Rings – Two Towers,” where outraged forest guardians, called Ents, descend on the tower where the evil wizard is trapped? The walking, talking and very large trees tear down a dam, and floodwaters surge into the valley

  • continue to teach for another year?“What are they going to put on your headstone? ‘Mark worked one extra year?’” a friend asked him during that time in the summer of 1996. It was “damn good advice,” Carrato remembers. He let his law school deferral go, continued teaching in Japan for another year, and then traveled the world for nearly 16 months, ending up in Ecuador teaching again.  Now a foreign service officer at the helm of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Power

  • The Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice is pleased to present the 2024 Spring Capstones. May 16 – 4:45-7:00 pm Anderson University Center Please see the schedule below for presentation room locations. Select each student’s name for their presentation title. Schedule of Events4:45 pm  –  Class Picture on the AUC Stairs 4:50 pm  –  Welcome – Dept Chair, Dr. Laura McCloud – AUC 203 5:00 pm  –  Session 1 5:40 pm – Break with light refreshments 6:00 pm  –  Session 2 6:40 pm  –  Awards

  • Forsyth Wins Two National Titles at NCAA Championships Posted by: vcraker / June 2, 2021 June 2, 2021 By Mark AlbaneseDirector of Sports CommunicationPacific Lutheran University senior Bailey Forsyth cemented her place in the record books on Saturday, closing her career by winning national titles in both the 100-meters and 200-meters to highlight the final day of the 2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships at North Carolina A&T State University’s Irwin Belk Track Complex. In