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In Times Challenging and Uncertain: Plans Change – Values and Mission Endure By President Loren J. Anderson Welcome to our 2009 University Fall Conference. This morning we gather and prepare to launch the 120th year in the life of Pacific Lutheran University. We do so with…
-quality strikes” I mentioned, including the Global Scholar Grants, the NMR installation, our newly endowed chairs, as well as our public capital grants were made possible by generous donors and excellent development work. Given the economy, “mega” gifts were rare, and so the comprehensive campaign total grew more slowly, yet reached a total of $63.5 million by year end. In addition to these achievements, it was an award-winning year for the division. KPLU won numerous journalism awards including the
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9:55 a.m. | March 5 | Regency Room Click here to see a recording of Dr. Ara Norenzayan's talk! Who: Dr.
the United States. Who: Jessica Zimmerle ‘13 Bio: Jessica Zimmerle is the Program and Outreach Director of Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light, a statewide nonprofit that seeks to build bridges with a faith-based approach to environmental justice. Jessica supports houses of worship implementing sustainable practices and engages the faith community in advocacy campaigns on climate justice, salmon recovery, chemical safety, and more. Jessica graduated from PLU in 2013 with a BA in
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Photo by Dr. Rose McKenney Dear Pierce County, Over the last semester in my Environmental Studies 350 course at PLU, I began to truly appreciate the importance and impact of community. In a time of social distancing and virtual classes, the class’ rare physical sessions were a literal and metaphorical breath of fresh air. As we conducted our data collections at the Parkland Prairie, I could not stop thinking about the negative impact that our communities have had on other communities, both
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From Diversity Abroad: Minority & Students of Color Abroad In the U.S. you might be classified by your ethnicity, but abroad, you may be identified first as an American.
Study Away Identities Resources The Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education seeks to
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More than 850 students will graduate from PLU for the 2011-2012 academic year. Spring Commencement takes place Sunday, May 27 in the Tacoma Dome. (Photo by John Froschauer) In their own words Compiled and edited by Chris Albert This spring, new PLU graduates closed a…
graduation, so it’s definitely not a method I recommend for choosing a university! However, if I had been a more reasonable and mature 18-year-old, I might have chosen PLU for its beautiful campus, close-knit community, small class sizes, commitment to sustainability, emphasis on discovering a vocation, Sunday brunch (call me crazy, but I really liked the UC food!), or – best of all – it’s knowledgeable, caring, and down to earth professors. My PLU experience: My PLU experience has been a roller coaster
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Calling All Lutes to Protect the EarthThursday, April 4, 2019 + 12:00 Noon to 4:15 PM + Xavier 201Despite current federal rollbacks of protection for land, water, and air, we are witnessing remarkable efforts by students, public servants, and activists to diminish human-produced climate change. School Strike for Climate, the New Green Deal, and the Sustainable Tacoma Commission are local, national, and international efforts to protect and conserve the earth, our beautiful and suffering home
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The Reboot of Outdoor Rec The Reboot of Outdoor Rec https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2019/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2019/01/outdoor-rec-banner-1024x532.jpg 1024 532 Thomas Kyle-Milward Thomas Kyle-Milward https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2019/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2019/02/thomas-kyle-milward.jpg January 8, 2019 February 21, 2019 LUTHERAN HIGHER EDUCATIONFor the Earth For today’s PLU students, the university’s Outdoor Recreation program is a reliable portal to the Pacific
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Photograph of Rachel Carson - courtesy of Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University Rachel Carson, writer, scientist, and ecologist, grew up simply in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania. Her mother bequeathed to her a life-long love of nature and the living world that Rachel expressed first as a writer and later as a student of marine biology. Carson graduated from Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham University) in 1929, studied at the Woods Hole Marine
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Media and AwardsHonoring our hard-working Lutes!Sustainability Partners With Goodwill PLU Symposium: Water is rare Sustainability: Go Trayless, Save Food Sustainability Partners With GoodwillPLU Symposium: Water is rareSustainability: Go Trayless, Save FoodNon-Profit Organizations Campus Initiatives
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and faculty research in chemistry, an Analytical Chemistry Scholarship, or for matching funds for equipment purchases. Charles and Ann Laubach and their son and daughter Brian and Lori are alumni of Pacific Lutheran University. Charles passed away in November, 2004 The LeMay Chemistry Student and Faculty Research FundThe LeMay Chemistry Student and Faculty Research FundH. Eugene LeMay (University of Nevada, Professor Emeritus, PLU ‘62) and wife Carla LeMay (PLU ’64) graciously provide financial
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