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. “Hopefully it will just add to the student experience,” she said. This past spring, the Student Athlete Advisory Committee representatives began to discuss reasons to have a mascot and what that mascot would be. Students wanted to preserve the long-standing tradition of the Lutes of PLU, but also wanted a visual representation of a mascot to generate Lute spirit on campus and particularly at athletic events. The students wanted to inspire spirit and pay homage to the past, said Jennifer Thomas, assistant

science themselves.” Physics faculty members will lead the demonstrations with the assistance of student volunteers from the PLU Physics Club. Michelle Zhai, one of the executives from the Physics Club, said she is very excited for the show. “It is a fun, visual treat that doesn’t really require much knowledge or skills in science,” Zhai said. “I really hope there will be a lot of people showing up.” Hoping to catch the kids before they move on to college, Hay said she wants to reach out to the

immigration law, domestic violence and other issues. The Sikh community is very family-oriented, she says. So, while she applied to out-of-state law schools, she plans to stay close to home. “My family has allowed me to be where I am today.” Read Previous Opening Doors: PLU Partnership with PNWU creates new opportunities for PLU pre-health sciences graduates Read Next Communications and psychology double major Alex Reed ’23 explored film and storytelling at PLU LATEST POSTS Three students share how

, Regency Room Join the conversation with PLU staff, faculty and community partners as they consider questions of vocation and justice centered around food production and consumption. 4:30 p.m.: Lute Talks: What’s Your Passion? and storytelling workshop | Session III Anderson University Center, Room 201 6 p.m. Keynote speech: Dune Ives: “How PLU Prepared Me to Tackle Some of the World’s Biggest Challenges” Anderson University Center, Regency Room Ives discusses her journey from graduate school at PLU to

Center, and the following faculty members were granted tenure: Ann Auman, Jeffrey Bell-Hanson, Rona Kaufman, Jon Grahe, Teru Toyokawa, Bridget Yaden and Fern Zabriskie. In other action: The board was updated on PLU’s reaccreditation process. The self-study is due to the evaluation team in early March and the campus site visit is April 16-18. The board reviewed the activities leading up to PLU’s new capital campaign, including volunteer leadership, the campaign’s visual identity and progress toward

which allows for significantly more in-person instruction. In the past two months, PLU athletics have safely returned to competition, and plans are in the works to safely and responsibly expand rehearsal and performance opportunities for music, dance, and theatre students.  More information about PLU’s COVID-19 management and recovery plans can be found at plu.edu/coronavirus. Campus Status DialLearn more about the campus status dialThe campus status dial is a visual representation of our staged

starting new businesses. “I want to help them with branding, business strategy, and storytelling, which are essential for a business to thrive,” she says. Applying Innovation to the Everyday Ambachew wonders how Mexico’s women’s co-ops might succeed in Ethiopia, which she says has a culture similar to Mexico’s regarding gender roles. “I’d love to see more co-ops in Ethiopia, where women can benefit from having a platform to sell goods and bring in income.” As a career peer advisor at PLU, Ambachew

printer). The prints showcase the work of several area schools as well as artists and artist teams: PLU, School of Visual Concepts (Seattle), Stadium High School, Charles Wright Academy, Beautiful Angle, Ric Matthies, Chris Sharp, CLAW, Audra Laymon, Chandler O’Leary, Maggie Roberts and Carl Montford. PLU students flock to the Wayzgoose each year, many volunteering to help promote and staff the event. Elliott Press Assistant Taylor Cox ’16 designed and printed promotional posters this year. PLU

history are utilized by cultural institutions. Dr. Mathews also hopes her students gain tools to be critical viewers of other kinds of visual information to better help them sift through the images we are inundated with on a daily basis. Dr. Mathews believes study away is important because it gives Lutes the opportunity to live within another culture, even for a short time. She says, “Although we’re going to an English-speaking country, the food, language, etiquette, politics, and more are all quite

existential-ly, PLU is investing in new media, which is exciting as an educator. At PLU, students are able to be creative; they have the resources to make visual stories, designs, films, and podcast series, among other works. What is your favorite class to teach and why? This school year, I’m most excited about my “Communication, Race, and Surveillance” J-Term class. The class will use drones… Stay tuned… In your time here so far, what have you learned from your PLU students? My students have taught me