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— since earning a bachelor’s in communication at PLU. He’s now a recruiting coordinator at Equity Residential, a publicly traded real estate investment trust with properties and offices nationwide. David told me he “can’t even imagine” what his 10-year-old self, living in a Kenyan refugee camp, would have thought if he could have known the accomplishments he would achieve in the two decades to come. That is what I try to think about. I literally came to the U.S. without shoes on my feet. We walked

support to these able and dedicated leaders. PLU is blessed in a special way each year by the work of our remarkable cadre of academic program leaders and deans. This year we will be searching for new deans for the School of Arts and Communication and the School of Education and Movement Studies. During these important transitions, Professor John Hallam from art, along with associate professors Mike Hillis from education and Karen McConnell from movement studies will be serving as acting deans. We

you walk into President Belton’s office on the first floor of Hauge the first thing that might catch your eye is the large sign behind his desk. Painted in PLU’s signature black and gold, and in all caps, it says “SEE THE POSSIBILITIES.” It’s a statement piece that ties together the collection of PLU-branded adornments throughout the room. More importantly, it’s a daily reminder. Belton says he takes a good look at it every morning before sitting down at his computer.  “There’s a reason I have

stand and accept our welcome. Finally, a special word of welcome is due a remarkable leader who is joining our team, dean of the School of Arts and Communication, Cameron Bennett. A chamber musician and soloist, Cameron has had an active and varied career as an administrator, accomplished pianist and educator. He comes to us from Ohio Wesleyan University where he was professor of music and chair of one of the most respected liberal arts music programs in the country. Cameron would you please stand

. Some will immediately enter the vocation of their choice, others continue their academic pursuits. They all have found a passion for a vocation and are ready to engage the world. The students who shared their stories here joined more than 850 students who graduated from PLU this academic year. Abigail Pishaw – Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre, minor in communication Abigail Pishaw ’12 is from Forest Grove, Ore. Why PLU? Plain and simple, it felt like home. I remember stepping on campus for my

, the Director of Administration, and the Executive Director of Communication) and I have been thinking about this process as strategic planning. We have been keen to make our strategic planning process not some kind of exercise that we do every so many years but rather to embed our planning into our regular processes of governance, using existing structures to the maximum extent possible. We’ll have more specifics about how we hope to manage this planning process, but I’d like to take a few minutes

Recent Music and Theatre graduates share their experience at PLU Theatre major Morgan Roberts ’21 and her roommate and music major Cecilia Lewis ’21 are interviewed by communication major Rosemary Bennett ’21 about their PLU experiences as performing arts majors and their post-graduation plans. Posted by: vcraker / July 1, 2021 July 1, 2021 Read Previous PLU Media Lab students win Emmy for documentary Read Next Major Minute: Tom Smith on Theatre & Dance LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on