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  • Pacific Lutheran University Assistant Professor of Biology Lathiena Nervo was recently named one of Cell Mentor’s “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America.” A developmental biologist in her second year at PLU, Nervo is equally passionate about teaching, biological research, and increasing diverse representation in science.…

    aspects of the job that drew you to PLU? The individual faculty members that I talked with during my phone interview, and then my in-person interview, seemed so supportive. I was really looking for that in the next stage of my career. I really wanted a department that was collegial, that didn’t just talk about being supportive, actually was supportive and was willing to step in and help in any way they could. I was also really impressed with the multiple mentorship programs we have for first-year and

  • Thomas W. Krise arrived as Pacific Lutheran University’s 13th president on June 1. He was chosen for his passion for a liberal arts education, as well as being a strategic thinker and first and foremost a teacher and an academic. (Photos by John Froschauer) What’s…

    also some of the same attributes he values personally and ones that attracted him to PLU, he said. In one way, he feels that coming to PLU, with its strong academic programs, as well as being near Joint Base Lewis-McChord has intertwined the threads of his life. “I feel like everything in my life is coming together,” he said, adding that both his academic and leadership credentials will be valued here. Thomas W. Krise joined PLU softball Head coach Erin Van Nostrand and the team at Safeco Field to

  • Center Stage: The $20 million Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts officially opens in October By Steve Hansen Jeff Clapp ’89, PLU artistic director of theater, PLU theater program undergraduate, son of a theater professor, likes to tell a story of his tenure…

    an incredible achievement for Pacific Lutheran University and the School of Arts and Communication. Having one of the region’s preeminent performance arts centers on our campus provides an exemplary environment for learning and creativity. The opportunities for our students, whether through our multifaceted programs or collaborations with area performing arts organizations, are limitless, ” said Cameron Bennett, dean of PLU’s School of Arts and Communication. “Kiss Me, Kate” will be the first of

  • Learning perspectives About a dozen students silently sit in a semicircle around a Makah woman, as she shows them how to make a cedar bracelet. Students mimic her as she holds several foot-long strands of cedar bark strung out from her mouth to her hands.…

    understanding of how important it is to us to preserve our culture and we do that in many ways,” she said. Although the PLU program is helpful for outsiders, many of the Makah’s programs are geared toward teaching their own community. From the tangible, like basket weaving, to in-depth storytelling that teaches a lesson, is a lesson unto itself and expresses the rich heritage of the Makah people. That hope is what Huelsbeck tries to teach in the way of voice and authority. Every individual has a voice or an

  • By Taylor Lunka ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 17, 2014)—On Sept. 19, President Barack Obama joined Vice President Joe Biden in launching the It’s On Us campaign—to keep men and women safe by putting an end to sexual assault on…

    affected by this,” said Stephens. Aaron Steelquist, Programs Coordinator, Student Involvement and Leadership Steelquist, with the help of Hai Doan, Assistant Director of Social Media and Technology in Student Involvement & Leadership, created the PLU posters for the It’s On Us campaign. The posters, which can be seen throughout campus, feature students and staff—everyone from athletes, professors, student leaders and faculty has been invited to participate. “Everyone seemed into the idea and wanted to

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 6, 2016)- Travel from the shores of Puget Sound to the fjords of Norway with the exhibition Edvard Munch and the Sea , on view exclusively at Tacoma Art Museum April 9 through July 17, 2016. This is your opportunity to dive…

    contest, and additional activities at the PLU campus. Check www.TacomaArtMuseum.org for more information. Edvard Munch and the Sea is generously supported by Propel Insurance, Nordstrom, ArtsFund, and Pacific Lutheran University.Related Programs and EventsMembers’ Opening Celebration, Saturday, April 9, 6 – 9 pm, Location: TAM Revel in Munch’s deeply personal relationship with the sea and its symbolism in his work—as a solitary subject, a backdrop for summer holiday makers, or as a dramatic reflection

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 10, 2016)- Typically, summer allows college students to take advantage of free time that’s hard to come by during the academic year. But for many Lutes, summer is a time to work hard and continue their vocational endeavors. Students travel, work internships…

    college and become an officer,” Mejia said. “It’s something that I’ve always wanted to do, for a long time.” A requirement of the national ROTC program is to spend a summer between your junior and senior years at the Cadet Leadership Course (CLC). Cadets from ROTC programs around the country travel to Fort Knox to learn necessary skills to plan missions and events for younger students at their universities. It is a mentorship chain that starts with the seniors. “The seniors are mentoring the juniors

  • Pacific Lutheran University Assistant Professor of Biology Lathiena Nervo was recently named one of Cell Mentor’s “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America.” A developmental biologist in her second year at PLU, Nervo is equally passionate about teaching, biological research, and increasing diverse representation in science.…

    ? The individual faculty members that I talked with during my phone interview, and then my in-person interview, seemed so supportive. I was really looking for that in the next stage of my career. I really wanted a department that was collegial, that didn’t just talk about being supportive, actually was supportive and was willing to step in and help in any way they could. I was also really impressed with the multiple mentorship programs we have for first-year and early-career faculty members. That’s

  • TACOMA, WASH. (August 10, 2015)- Each summer PLU students fan out across the globe — working, researching, studying or just plain relaxing. Many students leverage the summer months as an opportunity to add depth to their resumes by completing internships at local and corporate businesses,…

    this summer: I’m spending 30 hours per week working as the Summer Camp Intern, reporting to the Director of Soccer Programs. I spend on average two hours a week as a Grassroots Marketing Team Member, reporting to the Promotions and Experiential Marketing Coordinator. And lastly, for another two hours a week, depending on the event schedule, I’m serving as Assistant to the Coordinator of THE NINETY, reporting to the Clubhouse and Loyalty Coordinator. Wow, that’s a lot! Can you share a bit about what

  • TACOMA, Wash. (July 23, 2015)—During the Aug. 2-12 Rainier Writing Workshop, more than 100 students and faculty will gather at PLU to participate in classes, workshops, readings and other creatively immersive activities. The 10-day workshop, the annual summer residency of Pacific Lutheran University’s Master of…

    Writers and Writing Programs Board. A recipient of an NYFA Fellowship Award and a GAP Grant from Artist Trust, he has had his work published in journals including Virginia Quarterly Review, North American Review, Tin House and Chattahoochee Review and in anthologies such as Asian American Poetry: The Next Generation. He is the music editor for At Length Magazine and teaches in the MFA program at Western Washington University. Jim Heynen. Heynen, best known for his short-short stories about “the boys