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largest fair west of the Mississippi – she couldn’t pass that up. “I didn’t plan on getting a lot of sleep,” she laughed. Carow was responsible for the official program at the fair, writing copy and overseeing its layout. She also organized the “Healthy Fare” program – working with vendors to put together a menu of healthy options. She also organized “Jock Talk,” a daily newsletter sent to radio stations that promoted specific events. Only three public relations interns are chosen each year – one of
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March 1, 2012 Facebook helps Scandinavian alumni stay in touch and up-to-date on all things PLU. Facebook helps keep alumni in touch Facebook is opening the door for PLU alumni from around the world to keep in contact with each other and their alma mater. “It’s a great vehicle to stay in touch,” said Kjell Thompsen ‘ 94, ’97, president of the PLU Scandinavian Alumni group. “I think it’s very important for alumni to stay in touch.” Both professionally and personally there are so many networks
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April 25, 2014 Crowd gathers for Take Back the Night event at Red Square. The annual event is part of an international campaign to raise awareness against sexual assault. (John Froschauer, Photo). Take Back the Night event focuses PLU campus on the campaign against sexual assault By Barbara Clements Director of Content Development It comes down to a singular act of courage on an individual’s part, and taking responsibility for one’s own actions, to put a stop to sexual assault and violence
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Award-Winning Alumnae Authors Return to PLU on May 2 Posted by: Sandy Dunham / April 30, 2015 Image: Marissa Meyer signs a book at the launch party of “Cress” at PLU on Feb. 4, 2014. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 30, 2015 By Evan Heringer ’16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (April 30, 2015)—Award-winning authors and PLU alumnae Leslye Walton ’04 and Marissa Meyer ’04 will return to campus May 2 for the inaugural Cavalcade of Authors West youth writing workshop.Cavalcade of
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don’t think about the focal length and depth of field of the computer’s camera”. Shelby Hickman, media liaison for the play, says having everyone in separate rooms, in entirely different buildings, presents the biggest challenge for the live multi-stream, but is also the most rewarding obstacle to overcome. From adapting to technical difficulties to coaching actors in an isolated environment, the show must go on! The Christians virtual play is streaming for free on November 12 to 14 at 7:30 pm
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while studying abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico. “The way that they saw art as community, to share with everyone, was so powerful for me,” Rafaei explains. She reached out to the community to see what kind of interest they had for a collaborative art piece, and was thrilled by the community’s enthusiastic response. Students, schools and youth organizations, the Parkland-Spanaway Rotary and Kiwanis clubs, and the Garfield Street Business Association are just a few of the many groups who collaborated with
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Library Blogs Alumni News Homecoming 2015 Alumni Awards & Recognition dCenter Alumni Weekend Outcomes Campaign Alumni Profiles Class Notes Submit a Class Note Calendar Home Alumni News Alumni Awards & Recognition Marilyn Knutson ’59 The Heritage Award M arilyn Knutson has been an ambassador of PLU since the late 1950s. She is a loyal advocate for PLU, frequently talks about her PLU home and how much she loves the university, and attends almost all University events. Every morning, Knutson walks the
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vocational shift landed me in charge of a magazine showing others the value of Lutheran higher education — the commitment to big questions, inclusion and thinking within and beyond yourself that fundamentally changed who I am. I still don’t identify with a faith tradition, and yet I’m here writing a story about an illuminated, handwritten Bible that inspired me from the moment I first examined its pages in Collegeville, Minnesota. The Saint John’s Bible captivates me for the same reasons I was pulled to
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Celebrating the Life of Thor HeyerdahlThe year 2014 is a big year in Norway. Not only is the 200th anniversary of the constitution being celebrated, but it also the 100th birthday of one the country’s most beloved citizens, the explorer and writer, Thor Heyerdahl. Heyerdahl first came to the world’s attention in 1947 for his dramatic Pacific voyage aboard the “Kon-Tiki,” an experimental replica of an ancient seagoing raft built to test the possibilities of a scientific theory. The expedition
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The Endowment's RoleThe Scandinavian Cultural Center Endowment Fund is administered by Pacific Lutheran University and enables us to: Broaden the scope of our mission to preserve and promote Nordic heritage at PLU and in the community. Expand the number of educational/cultural programs and exhibits. Sponsor artists and speakers from the Nordic countries. Provide educational/cultural grants to deserving students and Nordic organizations. Provide for staffing needs to support the director. Make
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