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into working for small newspapers and worked my way up to a big daily newspaper like The Seattle Times,” Miller says. “But I wanted to photograph things that I was passionate about.” He packed his bags and moved to California, where he would live in his minivan for a while and work for Naturalist at Large, an organization that provides outdoors education programming to youth. Miller spent three years leading teens on outdoor recreation trips and teaching about wildlife and natural ecosystems. In

, Griech-Polelle has big dreams for her division. “My ultimate goal would be to have a center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies on campus where we could have lectures, conferences and expand our programming,” she said. “But that’s one of those big goals for the future.” Beth Griech-Polelle, ‘The First Victims: The Nazi Euthanasia Campaign’ Tuesday, Nov. 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Scandinavian Cultural Center Roots of ResiliencePLU’s 2015-16 Spotlight Series focuses is based on a quote attributed to Martin

Scholarship for the Women’s Center supports student research and programming at the center. And Lynn (Geschwind ’71) Ostenson, in memory of her late husband Richard Ostenson ’71, established an endowed scholarship for African-American students studying in the natural sciences. Endowment for Academics and Mission Gifts to the campaign led to the creation of four endowed chairs and an endowed professorship. These endowments help attract and retain top faculty, bring public recognition to the university and

course on conservation and natural resources. In the course, students completed a lifestyle project, tracking their use of resources, such as electricity, food, water, transportation and garbage production. “I knew I was failing,” Pfaff said. “But it motivated me to do something and change my lifestyle.” This year, he served as the Residence Hall Association’s environment, justice and diversity (EJD) director, creating programming to increase awareness about issues related to the environment, justice

. “The best course of action is often the hardest to take,” Hecker said. “Keep the interests of our fellow students as your first priority and don’t be afraid to stand up for what’s right, even if it’s not the ‘political’ thing to do. Action will always trump appearance. Know that what you do or don’t do today really will impact both current and future students.” Today students are “greening” the campus and ASPLU is leading the way. “My goal was not to do a lot of big programming but instead keep at

YouTube project showcases original programming, cross-campus partnership Read Next PLU senior Daniel Hachet leaves a legacy of green on campus 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. 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 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on

objective is to engage and equip faculty members and staff for meaningful conversations with students and peers related to vocational reflection and discernment. Funded activities will include curriculum and content development focusing on introductory, student success, and capstone courses; research and finalization of delivery modalities; and pilot and assessment of the institute’s initial programming.  How will the creation of the Wild Hope Institute support and/or create advantages for the PLU

sister, who graduated in 2022 with a degree in biology. At first, Ambachew thought she’d go into computer programming and user experience design by majoring in computer science. In her first year at PLU, a Microsoft internship taught her about software engineering and product management. Ambachew dove into the field, working part-time during the school year and full-time one summer with Geeking Out Kids of Color (GOKiC). GOKiC is a Seattle-area after-school and summer program offering multicultural

for Global and Community Engaged EducationWorking collaboratively with academic units and disciplines of Pacific Lutheran University, the Wang Center is dedicated to supporting faculty, students and staff with the resources necessary to advance PLU’s distinction and vision for global education of “educating to achieve a just, healthy, sustainable and peaceful world” through faculty development and grant opportunities, delivery of study away programs, on-campus programming on pressing world issues

families and the youngest voices of the Holocaust. “As an advocate for victims of violence, I bear witness to the multitude of ways in which injustices traumatize and diminish individuals, families and communities,” said Jennifer Warwick, project administrator for the PLU Women’s Center.  “A semester of programming focused on critically examining ‘justice’ can send a powerful message that our campus seeks to prevent and remedy acts of harm, intolerance and oppression.” Here’s a month-by-month lineup of