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  • September 1, 2009 11:15 a.m. – Mr. MacDougall’s seventh grade language arts class “I can wait.”With those three words, silence drops on the class of Joel MacDougall ’97.The 25 students know that for every second they continue to jabber, that time will be taken from lunch break or added to the last hour of the day. When they quiet, MacDougall, 34, reviews the basic concepts of “Where the Red Fern Grows.” What is the name of the two dogs? The main character? What gave Billie the idea to buy dogs

  • September 23, 2009 ‘We were made to move’ By Chris Albert When Professor Colleen Hacker was lecturing on the psychology of marathon running, a student in the audience began to think: “I can do that.” “Being able to share what you love with someone who also loves it is one of life’s greatest joys,” Hacker said. “To me it’s the best part of being a life-long learner.” In her spare time, PLU Professor Colleen Hacker runs marathons. In her spare time, Hacker runs marathons and hikes across

  • June 28, 2010 Even after graduation, a way to stay involved – 65 years later By Chris Albert When Annabelle Birkestol ’45 was deciding which college to go to, her mother gave her an offer she couldn’t refuse. Check out Pacific Lutheran University and, if you go there, I’ll pay for it, Birkestol was told. It was also a good fit for Birkestol, who describes her experience on campus as one of the happiest times of her life. Annabelle Birkestol ’45. Plus, she found her calling as a teacher. That

  • February 14, 2012 Posters aim to bring awareness to campus By Chris Albert This June, PLU will become a tobacco-free campus, but in the meantime posters and postcards are on display to spark conversation about the campus-wide change. “To gear up we’ve decided to do several educational initiatives to raise awareness,” said Matt Munson, Health Educator at the Health Center. Posters illustrating the negative outcomes of tobacco use are displayed throughout campus. PLU becomes a tobacco-free campus

  • four schools across the region, their families and 13 PLU Mathlete student coaches, stemming from a variety of academic disciplines. A short program acknowledged the elementary middle school Mathletes and their PLU Mathlete coaches. Student Mathletes had the opportunity to share poster presentations around a variety of complex math problems and learn more about the Washington State Math Olympiad, scheduled to take place on May 5 at Thompson Elementary School. Mathletes, originally founded by PLU

  • December 1, 2012 Dallas Gordon ’14: ‘Kraft and Betty Crocker ain’t got nothing on my dad.’ Gordon checks the step-by-step instructions on the back of her box of Hamburger Helper to make sure she doesn’t overcook her noodles. Gordon moved into a house off campus with her friends this year and has been slowly but surely learning the ropes to cooking on her own. She’s learned live off boxed versions of her favorite foods from home, homemade jambalaya and macaroni and cheese. “I have a lot of boxed

  • original location was at the corner of 112th st and Golden Given Rd. The Collison’s owned and operated the business until 1990 when their son, Pat Collison, and his new wife, Julie, (they met at a Real Estate Convention) bought the company. After Pat died unexpectedly in 2005, Julie began the process of taking over as managing broker. Now, Julie Collison is the vibrant face that runs and manages this self-proclaimed “Parkland born-and-bred company.”Not only is Julie also Parkland born-and-bred (Okay

  • This Saint Marches On This Saint Marches On https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2019/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/clouds-cover-1024x199.jpg 1024 199 Tad Monroe '97 Tad Monroe '97 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2019/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/06/tad-monroe.jpg June 10, 2019 June 10, 2019 On January 17 of this year we lost a saint. At least that is how we refer to her in my little Presbyterian congregation in Tacoma. Saint Mary Oliver died in body but her spirit and poetry

  • Cind M. Treser Memorial Student Scholarship Fund Posted by: nicolacs / February 18, 2022 February 18, 2022 DESCRIPTION The Cind M. Treser Memorial Student Scholarship program (formerly the Ed Pickett Memorial Student Scholarship) gives recognition to outstanding and deserving undergraduate students majoring in Environmental Health (or in an allied discipline) and who intend to take employment in the field of Environmental Health in Washington State upon completion of the baccalaureate degree

  • may have already been awarded. Below the following lists of this year’s Transfer Scholars, you’ll find links to additional resources. We look forward to you joining the PLU community this fall!Fall 2021 Provost Scholars[table “18” not found /] MajorsThere are over forty different majors and fifty minors to choose from at PLU, in the Divisions of Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences, and Schools of Arts and Communication, Business, Education and Kinesiology, and Nursing, as well as