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president, riot-team member and, at one time, public information officer. He’s an Air Force reservist, the culmination of military service that landed him in the Pacific Northwest after growing up in the Chicago area. And he’s a former firefighter and politician who served several years as an East Pierce Fire & Rescue commissioner. Still, Bunk — who earned his Master of Business Administration at Pacific Lutheran University while working full time in law enforcement — rarely knows for certain what comes

alumna Leslye Walton has been nominated for the prestigious William C. Morris YA Debut Award for her novel The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender . First awarded in 2009, the accolade “honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrates impressive new voices in young adult literature.” Walton, who graduated from PLU in 2004 with a B.A. in Education, says the nomination means the world to her. “I think one of the things I’ve ever wanted in life was to

Ensuring Student SuccessEnhancing the endowment for financial support for students is critical to ensuring access to college for all, regardless of their economic standing. It also enables the university to attract a diverse group of highly qualified students, and enrich their educational experiences, through scholarships, student-faculty research grants, and study-abroad stipends. Named endowed scholarships and grants mirror the university’s commitment to student access, the recognition of

Likomba Mask 2 Likomba 2 Artist: Unknown Makonde artist Name: Likomba (pl. makomba; sometimes also called lipiko) face mask Origin: Makonde people of Northeast Mozambique and Southern Tanzania Made of: Wood (ntene), human hair, beeswax, natural pigment Dimensions: Height: 10¼ in (26 cm), width: 7¼ in (18.4 cm), depth: 4¼ in (10.7 cm) From: Gift of Dr. Oliver E. and Pamela F. Cobb, 2009 Accession no. 2009.02.003 On display in PLU’s Mortvedt Library (2nd floor) Mozambique Tanzania Description: A

Earth Science Capstones 2023 Thursday, May 11th 1:45-2:00pm, Grayson Nottage Texas Water Mitigation 2:00-2:15pm, Caelan Colescott Examining the Impact of Gentrification on Urbanization and Ecological Indicators in Watersheds 2:15-2:30pm, Juj Navidi Assessing and Mapping Secondary Lahar Risk on Mt. Rainier 2:30-2:45pm, Francois Lalague Comparing Metamorphic Facies Across the Straight Creek Fault 2:45-3:00pm, Autumn Johansen Comparison of Phytholith and Carbonate (δ13C) data used as a proxies for

A Christmas Celebration from Pacific Lutheran University Choir of the West – Richard Nance, Conductor University Chorale – Brian Galante, Conductor University Symphony Orchestra – Jeffrey Bell-Hanson, Conductor The music on this album represents works from the 2011 and 2012 Christmas concert seasons, and features a new large work for choir and orchestra by Dr. David Deacon-Joyner, Associate Professor of Music. “Unto Us,” composed in 2012, is a prime example of the excellent creative work PLU