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organized a campaign to raise the $100,000 for the occasion of the 50th anniversary of their graduation in the fall of 2008. “The whole thing was Norm’s idea and it all came from his generous spirit. No one knows this, but he was so determined to succeed that he put up an anonymous gift – an additional $10,000 – to be the last money raised should we get within striking distance of our goal,” Berntsen said. At the reunion, 130 of their 200 classmates were in attendance, including current PLU regents Neal

in October. This community tradition of supporting students has grown exponentially over the last 11 years, now bringing together over 2k participants and more than $1 million for students each year. INVEST IN STUDENTS: Bjug Day 2024 will be October 15-16. “Philanthropy is not just giving,” Watness says. “It’s mindfully giving to help people who don’t have the same benefits.”  Part of the Bjug Day tradition of philanthropy is a scholarship match, where a gift to any area of PLU is matched with a

on Olson. All of the athletic facility enhancements will be funded by donor contributions. “Our priorities are flexible,” Turner said. “We intend to enhance the athletic and recreational experience across all collegiate and recreational programs. “If a donor is ready to step up right now to make a difference for any one of our programs, we have components in the long-range plan that will make that gift work for the donor, for the team and for the overall progress of our athletic facility

credits Loren Anderson, former university president, for his role in setting campaign priorities and meeting campaign goals. “President Anderson’s vision and leadership quite literally transformed the university,” Tilden said. “The relationships he built with alumni, regents and friends of the university, time after time, resulted in generous support both for the mission of the university and for the campaign. “From major bequests such as the one from Karen Phillips to a new graduate’s first gift to

, Meant to Live is becoming part of Homecoming. By joining together with Homecoming – when hundreds of successful PLU graduates already come to campus – organizers will be able to take Meant to Live and turn it up a notch. “What could be a better time to bring alumni and students together than at homecoming?” asked Lauralee Hagen, executive director of PLU’s office of Alumni and Constituent Relations. Her point is well taken. And it seems to fit nicely with a gift that the class of 1958 gave to the

value in education is something she still carries with her. When I graduated it was the happiest day of my life and the saddest day because I knew I wouldn’t be able to live on campus anymore,” she said. But that didn’t keep her from supporting a place she enjoyed so much. For a number of years, Birkestol has contributed to the funding of Eastvold Hall, the Mary Baker Russell Music Center and much more. She’s given an annual Q Club gift since 1979 and has also contributed to the Scandinavian