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TACOMA, WASH. (May 6, 2016)- Kelly Hall couldn’t decide on a major when she first came to Pacific Lutheran University. “I didn’t know for sure what I wanted to do, and several fields I explored just didn’t fit right,” said Hall, a senior at PLU.…
built into their language in such a way, interwoven within so many seemingly unconnected words such as people, fish meat, trees and forest. After breaking down the word for trees/forest, Hall and her elder ended up with something along the lines of “to appear out of the life force of Mother Earth,” she said. Hall said the break down for the word for people is, “As people, we are partakers of what is produced by the life force.” “My elder explained that this is why in Indian culture we are taught to
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From pre-med to classical singer, new faculty member Soon Cho’s positive impact on the PLU music department Posted by: Kate Williams / October 16, 2017 October 16, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerSoon Cho has traveled throughout the country and world as a lyric mezzo-soprano. Today, you can find her teaching to music students at PLU. What is your background? I began my musical training as a pianist and a violinist and never had aspirations of being a professional classical singer (I
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Marissa Meyer ’04 is the author of The New York Times best-selling series The Lunar Chronicles . She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing and Children’s Literature at PLU and went on to receive her MFA in Publishing from Pace University. Meyer is one of…
If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU move-in day 2024 September 4, 2024 PLU Director of Athletics and Recreation Mike Snyder named President of NADIIIAA August 16, 2024 PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson July 24, 2024 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024
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TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 1, 2015)—Dr. Janice E. Brunstrom-Hernandez ’83 will be returning to campus on Thursday, Oct. 8, to deliver the 2015 Meant to Live Lecture. The inaugural event of Homecoming weekend, Brunstrom-Hernandez’s lecture will shed light on the personal and professional rewards she has reaped…
current PLU students at Thursday’s lecture? Take the time to find your true calling in life—the reason why you are here on this planet, including the career/ job that excites you and pushes you to do your very best. It is worth the effort. It will change your life, and you may just change your world!Meant To Live Lecture & ReceptionThursday, Oct. 8 | Lecture: 6:30 p.m. | Reception: 7:30 p.m.Both events are free to the public and will be held in the Scandinavian Cultural Center (Anderson University
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TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 13, 2016)- Grace Zimmerman ’18 was already thrilled to pursue a study away experience in Namibia. But her excitement compounded after learning she received a competitive scholarship, one of more than 2,800 awarded by the federal government to students such as herself…
“follow-on project.” Students use the follow-on project to spread knowledge of study away and encourage students to participate in programs abroad. Zimmerman plans to do her project at her alma mater, Naselle High School, in southwestern Washington. She said the school is understaffed and underfunded, but it is the place that encouraged her to look into study away opportunities. She said she hopes to share her experiences with the students at Naselle so they can “dream bigger.” "Coming from a little
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of the body, whether theirs or someone else’s, in both good and bad ways,” she says. In recent years, religious beliefs have argued for or against COVID-19 vaccination or for or against end-of-life decisions. PLU students planning on going into health often enroll in this class. “If you can understand how religious ideals shape decision making, it can help you be more sympathetic to patients in moments of crisis,” Llewellyn Ihssen says, and more empathetic versus simply dismissing decisions
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move-in day 2024 September 4, 2024 PLU Director of Athletics and Recreation Mike Snyder named President of NADIIIAA August 16, 2024 PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson July 24, 2024 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024
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Underwood receives 2023 K.T. Tang Faculty Excellence Award in Research Read Next Brian Sung ’24 discusses his business and econ majors, Oxford trip, and PLU experience as a first generation Chinese immigrant LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines
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TACOMA, WASH. (March 30, 2016)- Dr. Antonios Finitsis didn’t require a video assignment at the start of his religion course at Pacific Lutheran University. The creative ambition of a group of students in 2008 planted the seed for what’s become a university tradition — PLU…
) to action, and that action is to vote,” Finitsis said. “I expect a full house in the Black Box as always.” Read Previous Elite rower, PLU alumna continues showing up, competing on world stage with goal of achieving Paralympics gold Read Next State lawmakers adjourn session with new budget that maintains State Need Grant funding levels COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window
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, consumer behavior and decision making, branding, and transformative change—all lenses he plans to apply in his new role. A researcher at heart, one of his first projects as dean will be spending time listening and researching. “I’ll be speaking with more than 100 people from businesses and nonprofits to understand some of the things they see as needs in business and in the world, as well as what they would like to see from a business school,” he says. “This insight will help us as we consider future
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