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make a case for me to receive an award like this, it wasn’t because of my performance!” Kittilsby is humble, if not a home-run hero. His contributions to athletics, baseball and PLU are considerable—and often not so behind-the-scenes. Kittilsby: worked as PLU’s Sports Information Director and Assistant Athletic Director while coaching baseball. He then a Major Gift Director in the Office of Development, where he worked until retiring from PLU in 1993; worked in administration for professional

2020 and 2021. Our Commencement Planning Team is hard at work creating a virtual experience that honors all of our graduates and captures the quintessential elements of our traditional commencement ceremony, while also ensuring that all of our graduates and their guests are able to participate.” The ful​ly produced virtual commencements will be livestreamed on PLU’s YouTube channel. The two events will highlight special moments, showcase speakers, and give each student the opportunity to hear their

in thought and feeling to those questions, is experienced —and often experienced as some kind of gift come ‘unawares.’” David Tracy, Analogical Imagination   “When the two-dimension figure in Flatland meets the three-dimensional sphere, it neither sees a sphere nor has any sense that there is more than what it sees —namely, a two-dimensional circle, that piece of a sphere its plane runs through.” Robert Kegan, ln Over Our Heads:The Mental Demands of Modern Life In the gap between Robert Kegan’s

included in the initial planning for easing of restrictions — an easing that will be carried out thoughtfully, incrementally, and throughout the spring and summer. Of course, a successful return to campus life and the ability to maintain in-person learning remains highly dependent on the availability of testing and contact tracing, and on our ability to adapt in real time to potential increases in new cases or new public-health directives. Fortunately, PLU is well prepared to welcome you to campus

simple thesis is the university is strong and stable,” Anderson said. “We are planning toward the decade from great strength.” As institutions of higher education have struggled under economic restraints, PLU has fared well by nearly every measure, he said. For example: – Stable enrollment, through a savvy marketing and recruiting plan, has garnered an incoming class of over 710 students. Add in transfers, and enrollment this year comes to just under 3,600 students. ACT and SAT scores increased and

most positive examples of “building a diverse community has taken place on college campuses.” The PLU community should be a beacon of light to the world and see uniqueness as a gift, he said. In a largely student-led service, that message was echoed again and again. Bashair Alazadi, who helped form the Muslim Association and Allies this year, pointed out the similarities between Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Alazadi ’13, a business major, noted that nowhere does the Koran condone killing

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conference room, allowing us to welcome new employees with orientations on-site,” said Teri Phillips, Associate Vice President of Human Resources. “We will have training kiosk(s) allowing employees, especially brand-new employees, to do online training in the HR office.” Human Resources is one of two PLU departments that will occupy space in Garfield Station—Marriage and Family Therapy is planning to move in before September, Director David Ward said. Retailers also will be moving into Garfield Station

includes five years as Director of Assessment and twelve years of service on institutional accreditation, including four as Accreditation Liaison Officer. As CIEO, she will serve as a member of the president’s council and lead the university’s efforts toward mission fulfillment, strategic planning, and assessment to provide measurable evidence of institutional effectiveness. “Now is the time for us to clarify our shared vision, synergize our efforts, and maximize our collective potential,” said