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interests. Communication professor Justin Eckstein and I first met in a class centered on researching restaurant success. It started out as just any other class, a rung on the ladder toward a degree, but one opportunity changed it all: debate. Eckstein’s role on campus wasn’t just limited to the classroom. As the director of the speech and debate team on campus, Eckstein encouraged students from his classes to participate in debates both on and off campus. I liked to argue, sure, but I didn’t consider a

United States and, to add complexity to an already green and overwhelmed boy, I was transitioning in the aftermath of Sept. 11. That moment effectively served as my principle moment of ¨culture shock¨ during my study away experience at PLU. London led me to Valencia, Spain, following graduation, which led me to a job with the American Red Cross and a volunteer position with the World Affairs Council of Seattle. These experiences eventually guided me to India as a consultant on corporate social

establishing himself on the Seattle theater scene. He worried that his smaller stature, Filipino ethnicity, and natural disposition toward comedic parts would make it difficult to land leading roles. “I thought I’d only be cast as supporting characters, plucky comic relief, the hilarious best friend, that kind of thing,” he says. He landed a role in a Seattle Repertory Theatre production soon after graduation, but then went months without being part of a show. “I was really grappling with the viability of

,” said Meade. Angela Meade ’01 has become a rising star is the world of opera. This month she won the Beverly Sills Award. Meade, who graduated from PLU with a bachelor of music, was in her third year of studies at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia  when she signed a contract with the Metropolitan Opera production of Verdi’s “Ernani.” Meade had signed on to serve a “cover” or understudy for star soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, in the role in Elivra, the female lead. On Wednesday, Meade was at the

great way to spend a summer! What first sparked your interest in the sports industry? I love sports. I grew up playing sports. My brother and I used to play in our backyard and my parents are also big sports fans so they would take us to Mariners and Timbers games. I got a job at PLU with the Sports Information Department and they prompted me to apply for this internship with the Pickles. I loved working the sports games on campus and I wanted to see what it was like in the corporate sports world

PLU invests in continued accessibility improvements across campus with help from student advocates Posted by: Kari Plog / September 19, 2017 Image: Noelle Green ’18 has been a vocal advocate for accessibility on PLU’s campus. She is pictured above on a new ramp in the Kreidler Hall lounge. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) September 19, 2017 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 19, 2017)- Noelle Green ’18 says equal access to education means equal access to facilities

dedicate resources to ensure their success in the classroom and after graduation. PLU has earned the designation every year it’s been awarded. “Today, PLU is home to more than 150 students who have come here after a term of service to the nation—some to study and then return to the military with new knowledge and skills, others in the midst of their transition to civilian lives—and others still who are the dependents of military veterans,” said PLU President Thomas W. Krise, who served 22 years of

Jan. 25 and Knoxville on Jan. 26. Shortly after returning to campus, the ensemble will perform on Feb. 5h at Lagerquist Concert Hall. The 47-student ensemble will perform an exciting repertoire of compositions, including For Those Who Wait, a commissioned work by nationally acclaimed PLU composer Dr. Gregory Youtz that will premiere on the three-stop tour of Tennessee. For Those Who Wait was written in response to the many thousands armed service members returning home wounded, physically or

. Donwen says her friend worked on the website “at a cost that was really reasonable to a small business.” Between her classroom training and built connections, Donwen also credits her time as a student-athlete for helping her lead her staff.  “Being involved with my teammates, that really reflects today in my leadership with my employees at my store,” she said. “I treat them more like we’re a team. I’m not your boss and I don’t like being called your boss. I’m your captain, I’m your leader. I will

us the opportunity to fail.”Learn more about undergraduate researchInterested in undergraduate research at PLU? Check out the Division of Natural Sciences’ Summer Undergraduate Research Program (NSSURP).“Here at PLU we believe that students can best learn about science by doing science,” said Ann Auman, the university’s Dean of Natural Sciences. “Undergraduate research … gives students the opportunity to ‘try on’ being a researcher and be part of the scientific process with their faculty mentor