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delivering world-class medical care, treatment and counseling. We recently caught up with four recent PLU graduates who are making an impact in health care; here they share their specialty areas, their motivations and the role PLU played in preparing them for their careers. Andrew Reyna, Medical Student, Oregon Health & Sciences University School of Medicine PLU Graduation Year: 2011 Degree: B.S. Biology Hometown: Salem, Ore. Current Residence: Portland, Ore. What sort of medical doctor are you planning

Administration (MBA) program, a highlight is the required (and included) 10-day International Experience. Mulder describes it as “an opportunity to use the world as a classroom and meet with industry executives to learn about business best practices all over the world.” In the past decade alone, business students have traveled to places like Chile, South Korea, Singapore and China. In the years ahead, faculty members are planning learning programs in Peru and Germany. As this tradition of global learning

attendees to think about what this means for student fit and persistence, university finances, and academic planning. Here are my answers to some of the questions that emerged. I invite you to ask more questions and share your thoughts below, or at upcoming student and faculty/staff forums this spring.Q&A with PLU Program LeadersHow much does the enrollment target affect a single unit/department rather than the whole?I think we can decide on an overall size of the institution with the understanding that

PLU study away was put on hold for 2020-2021. We were so excited to send students into the world again this year! The Annual Wang Center Photo Contest is an opportunity for #LutesAway students to reflect upon their study away experience and provides a way for students to share the world’s images, from their perspective, with the PLU community. If you’re ready to begin planning for your own study away experience and want to join the 40-50% of PLU students who study away at least once during their

saw the whole TED thing coming. Two years ago, a friend who’d done a TEDx event encouraged Hunt to apply for the fellowship. “I didn’t think much of it,” Hunt said—“yeah; yeah; like that’s ever going to happen.” Nonetheless, she “threw together” an application during a summer dig in Israel, figuring it was “good practice.” No need to get her hopes up. But then, last October, TED called for a couple of interviews. “I talked to them a lot,” Hunt said. “They were selling me on the program.” “That got

– University of London, and the Choir of Queen’s College, Oxford. The choir will join with the King’s Voices to present a Choral Evensong at famed King’s College Chapel in Cambridge. Following the tour of the United Kingdom, we will fly to Germany to participate in the 16th Marktoberdorf International Chamber Choir Competition. This bi-annual event is considered one of the world’s most important competitions for chamber choirs, and since its inception has drawn over 200 choirs from more than 40 countries

disservice.” Swenson grills small burgers for a weekend event on campus. Sourcing local Most university chefs can’t say with certainty where the meat they cook with comes from — but no one ever said PLU chefs are like most chefs. A student worker serves dinner in the University Commons. While the rest of the university moves toward the goal of being a carbon neutral by 2020, Dining Services staffers are searching for ways to reduce their own carbon footprint. They work with a number of local companies

of several years of hard work, community involvement and the pursuit of vocation. That pursuit doesn’t end after graduates walk across the stage at the Tacoma Dome on May 28. Alumni will look back on Commencement day fondly for many years to come. The event isn’t simply a ceremony. It marks the end of a transformative journey and the beginning of the next chapter. Although many of those Lutes are closing the book on their time at PLU, many of them will take the university’s mission of thoughtful

first city in the country to host an in-person event to promote the “Hate Won’t Win” campaign just a few weeks ago.  So once again, I was reminded that issues of racial equity are all around us. I started out these remarks by quoting our PLU mission statement.  I like to point out that the word “care” is an unusual one in a university mission statement, and we emphasize it unusually strongly by repeating “care for other people, care for their communities, and care for the earth.”  This triple

topic of discussion on the Internet, and the contentious elements of Game of Thrones – its attention to detail, different twists and revelations, as well as shocking events – have positioned it at the front of the debate. The show is so-called ‘event television,’ a spectacle that demands to be seen as it saturates pop culture. Even for those who don’t watch it, they are surrounded by its influence. As each episode finished, there was an collective all-consuming desire to know “What Happens Next.” It