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  • be together on Friday nights to do our prayers together,” Eaton said. Four years later all that has changed. Thanks to Eaton, the Alijah Jewish Club has been rebuilt. Having graduated with an undergraduate degree in nursing last month, Eaton leaves behind a club with a healthy membership base. “Now, there are six Jews on our leadership team and about 20 others who regularly attend Shabbats and other meetings and activities,” she said. “We also have big events at Hanukkah in the fall and Passover

  • November 1, 2010 Ramstad Scholarship a fitting tribute to a PLU leader By Greg Brewis Gifts in memory of a loved one are a cherished part of the close relationship with the university that are often built by PLU families. There is surely no more poignant example of this than the establishment of an endowed scholarship by family and friends in memory of Marvin J. Ramstad ’38. The scholarship is the recognition and reaffirmation of the significance of one young man’s college experience, an

  • March 28, 2011 The Rose comes home Sunbeams stab out through the dust and darkness in Tower Chapel, as Ramon Coranado carefully eases the 30-inch heart of the Rose Window from its lead fittings in the window frame where he had just placed it. The other pieces already have been fitted into place. This is the last and final piece. The fit isn’t quite right, so both Coranado, and his boss, Paul Martinez, of the stained glass specialist Judson Studios in Los Angles, will trim a bit more, before

  • September 21, 2012 PLU Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students, Laura Majovski (middle), introduces a parent to PLU President Thomas W. Krise during this year’s move in day. Majovski was named the recipient of the 2012-2013 Scott Goodnight Award in Region V of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. PLU VP wins the Scott Goodnight Award PLU Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students, Laura Majovski, was named the recipient of the 2012-2013 Scott

  • July 13, 2014 PLU Awarded PSE Foundation Grant to Update Campus Emergency-Notification System PLU Marketing & Communications Pacific Lutheran University has received a $15,000 grant from the Puget Sound Energy Foundation to increase the university’s capacity to respond to the campus community and the public during emergencies and natural disasters. As a result, PLU is implementing a new Emergency Notification System this summer: the Metis Secure MS-5100 Indoor Emergency Help Station. For less

  • Willie Stewart ’69 talks breaking barriers as Tacoma’s first black principal in 1970 Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / January 20, 2020 Image: Willie Stewart ’69, winner of the 2019 Tacoma Peace Prize, sits down to discuss breaking barriers in 1970 as Tacoma’s first black high school principal. January 20, 2020 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 17, 2020) — In 2019, Willie Stewart '69 received the Greater Tacoma Peace Prize for his community work and racial

  • Providing Classroom AccommodationsAccommodating students with disabilities in higher education is an active collaborative effort between faculty, students, disability services and staff.  Coordinated efforts and support from departmental, administrative, facilities, and other student service personnel can also enhance the overall accessibility of the postsecondary environment for students with disabilities. Faculty Notification LettersFaculty Notification Letters are emailed to professors once

  • 2023 Physics Capstone SymposiumSenior Physics capstone presentations will take place Monday, May 15th starting at 2pm in Morken 210. 2:00pm Gann Wilcox – “Conservation of Electrical and Thermal Energy – a High School Lab Manual” Typically, conservation of energy lab exercises only relate mechanical energy (kinetic and potential). These forms of energy are visually intuitive, but these limitations deprive students of the big picture of energy conservation. As a future high school physics

  • Emergency Preparedness/ResponsePLU has developed a complete emergency response structure which will be activated in any situation which cannot be handled in a normal and customary manner. Residential Life is fortunate to have capable, trained staff living in each residence hall who will be able to respond on short notice.  However, any event falling into the emergency category will likely require the assistance and cooperation of many persons and offices.  Every residential student has a

  • Items potentially hazardous to members of the campus community are prohibited. This policy applies to the campus, university owned buildings and vehicles, and at any university sponsored off-campus event.  Students who are aware of a weapon on campus are encouraged to make a report with Campus Safety at 253-535-7441 or call the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department anonymous gun hotline at 1-800-862-4867.  Given recent events on university campuses, PLU students are expected to demonstrate common