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  • TACOMA, Wash. (Feb. 25, 2015)–The awards for MediaLab’s 2014 original documentary, Waste Not: Breaking Down the Food Equation , keep rolling in. The documentary has won three additional awards in the past week. Waste Not , which focuses on global food waste and hunger, received…

    .”About PLU's MediaLabMediaLab, an award-winning, student-run media and applied research organization, is part of the Center for Media Studies located within the School of Arts + Communication at Pacific Lutheran University. MediaLab students work on projects for external clients across the media spectrum, including market research, photography, graphic design, web design, writing, video, public relations, event planning and more.In addition, Waste Not also is a finalist in the National Broadcasting

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 4, 2015)—Jennifer Warwick, PLU Victim Advocate and Voices Against Violence Project Administrator, has been selected to participate in the national Think Tank on Sexual Violence Prevention on College and University Campuses organized by the Centers for Disease Control. Warwick, who has worked…

    on College and University Campuses organized by the Centers for Disease Control.Warwick, who has worked with the Department of Justice since 2006 with PLU’s Campus Grant Project and over the past three years as a private contractor to review grant submissions, was recommended by the DOJ to take part in this meeting of experts who will compose a set of guidelines for funding future grant projects out of the CDC. “The purpose of this Think Tank is to pull together 40ish professionals (including law

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 17, 2015) Pacific Lutheran University has earned 2014 Tree Campus USA Recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation and will be included in the 2015 edition of The Princeton Review Guide to 353 Green Colleges. “PLU has long been recognized as a leader…

    honor by meeting Tree Campus USA’s five standards, which include maintaining a tree-advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance and student service-learning projects. The recognition from the Princeton Review identities PLU as one of the 353 most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States. The education services company chose the schools for the sixth annual edition of its “Green Guide” based on data

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 5, 2015)- Pacific Lutheran University graduate student Krista White has been awarded the Puget Sound Business Journal Women of Influence Scholarship. A student in PLU’s Master of Science in Finance program, White will be awarded $7,500 by the publication. “What stands out…

    professors on research projects and in two undergraduate courses. In addition to providing financial support toward White’s education, the members of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Women of Influence advisory board will make themselves available as professional mentors and White will also have the opportunity to mentor students pursuing degrees and careers in finance. “Throughout my undergrad and graduate years I haven’t really had anyone mentoring me, and that would have been really nice,” says

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 5, 2017)- MediaLab, the applied research and multimedia program at Pacific Lutheran University, has won a 2017 Grand Prize Award from the National Broadcasting Society – Alpha Epsilon Rho, for the documentary film Changing Currents: Protecting North America’s Rivers. Changing Currents ,…

    MediaLab projects and productions, please visit: www.changingcurrentsdoc.com or www.plu.edu/medialab, or call Rachel Lovrovich at 253-459-9229, or email lovrovrp@plu.edu. Read Previous The Mast wins Apple Award in NYC for best student newspaper Read Next Pacific Lutheran University Announces Leadership Transition 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

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 4, 2017)- MediaLab, the applied research and multimedia program at Pacific Lutheran University, has received a 2017 Emmy Award nomination from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — Northwest Chapter for the documentary film “Changing Currents: Protecting North America’s Rivers.“…

    establishment in 2006, MediaLab has received more than three dozen other national and international recognitions, including four First Place Grand Prizes from the National Broadcasting Society, six Emmy nominations and one Emmy win. For more information about “Changing Currents,” or other MediaLab projects and productions, please visit www.changingcurrentsdoc.com or https://www.plu.edu/medialab/, or call Rachel Lovrovich at 253-459-9229, or email lovrovrp@plu.edu. Read Previous Lutes storm annual Wayzgoose

  • Like many students, Emily Peterson ’14 began her time at PLU unsure of what, exactly, she wanted to do. “I wanted to work for the United Nations,” she says. “Although at the time, I didn’t know what it was, to be honest, when I was…

    Organization (WHO) and United Nations. Peterson and her team help run campaigns, design programs and special projects, and monitor and track global policies. A recent project included work with 11 partner companies to negotiate global incremental, voluntary sodium reduction targets in breakfast cereals. The process took two years of negotiations over targets. After obtaining the agreement, the targets could be presented to the WHO’s director general. The U.S. and the E.U. might develop rules for sodium

  • Following a competitive national search, Pacific Lutheran University officials have announced that Rhoberta Haley, Ph.D., R.N., will serve as the dean of the university’s School of Nursing. “We are extremely excited to be joined by Dr. Rhoberta Haley given her leadership and more than three…

    campus president.  Haley’s extensive background as a faculty member, scholar, and administrator reflects a commitment to inclusive excellence. “Dr. Haley’s profound understanding of the social determinants of economic inequality and health disparities, coupled with her advocacy for broader educational access, underscores her dedication to fostering equitable healthcare practices,” said Ward. “Additionally, her expertise extends to successful involvement in grant-funded projects.” “My passion is to

  • By Michael Halvorson, ’85. The Benson Program in Business and Economic History is pleased to announce the selection of three student-faculty research teams for Summer 2021. The fellowships are selected by the Innovation Studies steering committee and funded through the generous support of Dale E.…

    fellowship program was inaugurated in 2016 and is directed by Dr. Michael Halvorson, Benson Family Chair of Business and Economic History at PLU. For more information and a list of completed projects, see Benson Summer Fellowships. Read Previous Halvorson Delivers Homecoming Lecture on Programming and Social Movements Read Next Summer Research Fellows Share Results LATEST POSTS Recording of Glory M. Liu’s 2023 Benson Lecture Released November 21, 2023 Benson Research Fellows to Present March 31, 2023

  • By Michael Halvorson, ’85. The Benson Program in Business and Economic History is pleased to announce the selection of three student-faculty research teams for Summer 2021. The fellowships are selected by the Innovation Studies steering committee and funded through the generous support of Dale E.…

    ). Gracie has served most recently as President of the Associated Students of PLU. The Benson summer fellowship program was inaugurated in 2016 and is directed by Dr. Michael Halvorson, Benson Family Chair of Business and Economic History at PLU. For more information and a list of completed projects, see Benson Summer Fellowships. Read Previous PLU Alum Discusses Eisenhower’s Work During 1918 Pandemic Read Next A Conversation with Dr. Rebekah Mergenthal LATEST POSTS Professor Mike Halvorson publishes