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August 23, 2011 Helping students connect with what’s next New initiative aims to help students prepare for life after PLU. By Barbara Clements Students come to Pacific Lutheran University with passion, creativity and a resolve to change the world for the better. Now PLU has a program that will help students focus their talents on an internship, volunteer experience and taking the leap to grad school and eventually a career. From entering first-year and sophomore students who need to choose a
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the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs under the Partners for Veterans Supportive Campuses Compact of 2012. • received multiple medals and commendations for his military service, including the Presidential Volunteer Service Medal. • worked as a biologist for the United States Department of Fish and Wildlife, where he developed environmental programming with community organizations, including the Nisqually Youth Fisheries Academy; the Quilcene Tribe; and a variety of federal, state and
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event on March 6th.The critically acclaimed musical theater sensation, written and composed by former Peace Corps volunteer Matt Gould and actor and UgandaProject co-founder Griffin Matthews, is a departure from the event’s traditional lecture format, poignantly exploring the challenges and pitfalls of doing humanitarian work by inviting the audience to reflect critically on service, leadership and care in both global and local contexts.“At the most basic level, Americans are often taught that we
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community with veterans that they may see across campus. read the full exhibit statement | see the list of books in the exhibit In their own wordsVeteran PLU students, staff and faculty were asked the following questions: What does service mean to you? Why did you volunteer to serve? What is something that you as a veteran would like you fellow Lutes to know about the military? What was your most memorable moment as a service member? Below is a selection of responses from 18 current Lutes that have
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May 15, 2014 Furry Therapy: ASPLU Brings Pets Back to PLU to Relieve Test Stress PLU student Maylen Anthony ’16 gets a kiss from Addy the therapy dog during finals week in December 2013. ASPLU will bring more pets to campus for Spring finals week, May 19-23. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) PLU Marketing & Communications To spread cheer and relieve stress during Finals Week, Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University is again partnering with volunteer organizations, including Therapy Dogs
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over who our next president would be. “Yes, We Can!” sang from YouTube videos across campus and candidates planned visits to the region. With the Washington state caucus only one day away, three fellow seniors and myself, all undecided, set out early on the morning of Feb. 8 to volunteer and hear Sen. Hillary Clinton speak about healthcare at the University of Puget Sound. Within moments of entering the field house, we were gobbled up for volunteer tasks: checking-in and directing media, monitoring
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, and a volunteer work party to get the plot’s first official growing season started. The Garden Club has been working throughout the year to prepare the new site for planting. Many months and man-hours later, the site has 22 garden beds and the soil is ready for planting. This year marks the third growing season for the community garden. First established in 1997 by student Brian Norman, the community garden didn’t live past his graduation a year later. In April 2006, Becky Mares ’07 and Kate
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capacity to manage it.” This realization inspired the Environmental Studies major to take the responsibility of land stewardship into his own hands, using his knowledge of habitats and invasive species to develop a plan to manage the natural habitat in PLU’s backyard. This venture has gone from a summer project to a permanent position in facilities that fosters volunteer opportunities for students and the greater community. “This is a local issue and it’s possible to make an impact through action
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March 23, 2010 PLU, one of top business schools nationwide named to The Princeton Review’s “Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools” By Greg Brewis Pacific Lutheran University is one of 15 graduate schools of business named to The Princeton Review’s second annual “Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools.” PLU is listed in the categories of global management and general management. PLU’s MBA program was named as one of the top business schools by students surveyed by The Princeton Review
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, known as “alfombras.” Created by the families or businesses who reside street-side, these carpets fill the street and are created by taking sawdust and dye made of palm plants, pine needles and produce. In 2005, Sheri Tonn, vice president for finance and operations, and university ministers, Rev. Nancy Conner and Rev. Dennis Sepper, led the first trip to Guatemala, excited to volunteer their time at Common Hope and experience some of the world’s largest Holy Week festivities in Antigua. This year
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