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Emeriti Faculty https://www.plu.edu/psychology/department/emeriti-faculty/

Christine L. Hansvick Professor of Psychology Full Profile hansvick@plu.edu

Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and Kenzie Knapp ‘24 make a musical about climate change https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/dylan-ruggeri-kenzie-knapp-musical-climate-change/

create art, transforming audience perspectives on climate change. Where did you grow up, and why did you choose PLU for undergraduate studies? Ruggeri: I grew up in South Florida and wanted to go out of state for college, specifically a liberal arts college offering a theater program with a directing focus. I hoped to find a smaller community and had summer camp friends who had gone to PLU. And PLU gave me a good scholarship! Knapp: I grew up in Bellingham. I loved growing up there but wanted to

Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and Kenzie Knapp ’24 discuss their climate science musical https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/06/08/dylan-ruggeri-kenzie-knapp-climate-science-musical/

create art, transforming audience perspectives on climate change. Where did you grow up, and why did you choose PLU for undergraduate studies? Ruggeri: I grew up in South Florida and wanted to go out of state for college, specifically a liberal arts college offering a theater program with a directing focus. I hoped to find a smaller community and had summer camp friends who had gone to PLU. And PLU gave me a good scholarship! Knapp: I grew up in Bellingham. I loved growing up there but wanted to

Mental skills coach remembers Olympics https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/09/01/mental-skills-coach-remembers-olympics/

September 1, 2008 Mental skills coach remembers Olympics For the last month, PLU Professor of Movement Studies and Wellness Education Colleen Hacker has worked as the mental skills coach for the U.S. women’s field hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as working with individual players on the now-gold medal winning U.S. women’s soccer team. The event has been beyond description, Hacker said in an e-mail interview from Beijing this week. But she gave a go at it anyway, in an

Saved by the Ball ‹ Resolute Online: Spring 2014 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2014/saved-by-the-ball-jahleel-barnes-seahawks/

News Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Saved by the Ball Alumni / Alumni Profiles / April 21, 2014 Jahleel Barnes As an intern for the Seattle Seahawks, Jahleel Barnes ’13 is a Lute living his dreams. (Photo by John Froschauer / PLU) How Football led Jahleel Barnes to PLU, and to the Seahawks By Barbara Clements RESOLUTE Managing Editor At the age of 23, Jahleel Barnes ’13 is well on his way to making a significant dent in his bucket list

Once a Lute, Always a Lute – Resolute Online: Spring 2019 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2019/once-always-lute/

alumni at Alaska Airlines corporate headquarters. Opportunities like this are all about making connections, and it’s reflected in our new name: Alumni & Student Connections — the integration of the former Alumni office and Career office that forms a dynamic hub for mentoring, career development and vocation for alumni and students. “This may seem like an obvious pairing — alumni and student careers,” said PLU President Allan Belton. “But the fact is that most small colleges don’t do it well because

Student-athlete shares how PLU has impacted his life https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/student-athlete-shares-how-plu-has-impacted-his-life/

baseball for the Lutes. What does it mean to be an athlete at PLU? Being an athlete at PLU means being able to participate in a sport that we love, while at the same time finding out who we are outside of our sport. What are you proud of in how the athletic teams -and your team -engages with the community at large? I’m proud of PLU’s commitment to care and how that informs every aspect of campus activities. This is the same for athletics. How has PLU shaped you? PLU has shaped me into the best version

Brenda Morris https://www.plu.edu/advancement/brenda-morris/

college for two years and then transfer to PLU, where she graduated with a degree in business administration in 1991.Her generosity to PLU in setting up a scholarship fund and support for Q Club stems from having seen families working hard to put together finances for college, and yet falling short of the amount needed. So she and her husband, Randy, have been contributing to a scholarship fund that will eventually help transfer students who would like to attend PLU. The couple plans to contribute

Spring 2020 Capstones https://www.plu.edu/anthropology/spring-2020-capstones/

, May 7th, 9:55 a.m. Building Communities, Imagining Belonging Tuesday, May 5 10:00 a.m. - Jayson Stager10:20 a.m. - Musseit M'Bareck10:40 a.m. - Nikki Williams11:00 a.m. - Elle Sina Soerensen10:00 a.m. - Jayson Stager Multi-Cited Examination of D.I.Y. Punk Sub-Culture: Boundaries of Identity and Community Presentation 10:20 a.m. - Musseit M'Bareck Creating Long-Lasting and Healthy Relationships Between Community Members of Kinshasa, Congo and Foreign Aid Workers Presentation 10:40 a.m. - Nikki

OHSU Center for Diversity and Inclusion Summer Equity Internship Program https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2018/01/02/ohsu-center-for-diversity-and-inclusion-summer-equity-internship-program/

choose from six internship tracks: Biomedical sciences, Dental, Health Systems and Policy, Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health. Partners of the program include: Center for Health Systems Effectiveness Graduate Medical Studies Knight Cancer Institute Oregon Hearing and Research Center Oregon National Primate Research Center Portland Alcohol Research Center School of Dentistry School of Medicine School of Nursing School of Public Health Application deadline is Monday, Jan. 22, 2018 For more details