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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (Aug. 6, 2015)—Ann Kullberg ’79 has never taken a formal art course, but her work is internationally known—and her story is as colorful as her art. Though the lines were not always straight, and there were rough patches along the way, Kullberg…
said she believes hand-drawn art is critical in this age of technology. “The moving of the hand goes through the prism of the soul,” she said. “It puts one’s mark, heart and life to it. Something happens between the eye and hand as it goes through the artist.” Kullberg believes anyone can learn to draw with the right training. In 1999, when the Internet was not what it is today, a woman in Texas emailed Kullberg, wanting to take private online lessons. As a result, Kullberg pioneered online art
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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 4, 2016)- Kamari Sharpley-Ragin reluctantly admits that he used to joke about racism. The ninth-grader from Lincoln High School in Tacoma says it didn’t seem like a big deal, since he never really experienced overt discrimination himself. Now, he says he knows…
be needed to fight racism,” Kamari said. Another piece featured a sea of white faces accompanied by the word “privilege,” something PLU student Maya Perez said her peers had to be mindful of while interacting with the local high schoolers. The senior sociology major said student leaders, such as herself, hosted a training to teach fellow PLU students how to be allies and and not “college-educated white saviors.” Perez said she was impressed by the depth of participation from the Lincoln students
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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 1, 2016)- Lt. Brian Bradshaw was an understated leader who put everyone else first. Ask anyone who knew him. Instead of walking with his head down past the crying stranger in the lobby of a residence hall at Pacific Lutheran University, he…
help them up, not chase after the ball,” she said.Mary Bradshaw said her son always wanted to join the Army, following in the footsteps of both his parents, who are now retired from the service. “He felt very strongly about serving his country,” she said. After a summer working with ROTC cadets at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and military training at Fort Benning in Georgia, Brian moved to Alaska on assignment in August 2008. He deployed to Afghanistan in March 2009. “Brian was coming home,” Mary said
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Brian Lander ’89: Career Humanitarian is PLU’s Connection to 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Posted by: Zach Powers / February 3, 2021 Image: Brian Lander ’89 is the Global Deputy Director of the United Nations World Food Programme’s Emergency Operations Division. (Photo courtesy of UN/WFP) February 3, 2021 By Lora ShinnMarketing and Communications Guest WriterPLU alumnus Brian Lander ‘89 grew up in Washington State's Tri-Cities. But in early 2020, Lander was far from his childhood home, as he helped
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whom it is the right fit, with campus-based counselors. Also, yoga and meditation are available to students, faculty and staff via Lute Telehealth. We also have our new referral service, ThrivingCampus and health coaching with opportunities to meet with nutritionists. Finally, there is preventative and proactive care where PLU counselors go out into the community and classroom to teach skills for managing health and well-being. And an ecological model of wellness that embeds wellness education
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PLU alumnus Kell Duncan creates space for socially conscious Phoenix businesses Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / January 6, 2020 Image: Kell Duncan ‘11 is the co-owner of the Churchill, an Arizona-based collective of small businesses that has become a popular destination since it opened in September 2018. (Photos by Danny Upshaw) January 6, 2020 By Ernest JasmineGuest Writer for Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 6, 2020) — Basketball drew Kell Duncan ‘11 from Arizona to Pacific
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May 14, 2010 A backstage peek behind “A Streetcar Named Desire” By Loren Liden ’11 The PLU theater department added a dramatic splash to campus with month with the opening of the last play of the season, Tennessee William’s A Streetcar Named Desire. Well known in any performance are the stars of the show-who can forget Marlon Brando’s performance of Stanley in the film performance of Streetcar? However, there is much more that goes on behind the scenes, by little-known actors and stage hands
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the experiences of women of color. PLU alum Dawn Alger ’95, a San Juan Island-based nurse and gender-diverse patient advocate, joins her transgender son, Rigby Alger ’19, in “A Mother and Son’s Healing Journey through Gender Transformation.” Award-winning filmmaker and professor at The Evergreen State College, Gilda Shepperd, discusses her documentary “Since I Been Down” that focuses on the role education plays in resilience and healing for people behind bars.10th Biennial Wang SymposiumHealing
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Carson Bergstrom and Nate Sager start a podcast to showcase capstones of fellow 2020 graduates Posted by: bennetrr / July 22, 2020 July 22, 2020 By Rosemary Bennett '21Marketing & CommunicationsRecent graduates Carson Bergstrom ‘20 and Nate Sager ‘20 struggled with quarantine boredom and the bittersweet end of the school year when they thought of a cathartic project to help share the capstone projects of their peers and burn some creative energy.The series, titled “Capstonavirus” is hopefully
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Dr. Erik Arnits ’11 relies on his medical training – and sense of humor – as an ER doctor in Central Washington Posted by: nicolacs / April 19, 2023 Image: Image: Dr. Erik Arnits ’11 works as assistant director of the emergency department in Moses Lake’s Samaritan Healthcare with the group Sound Physicians. (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) April 19, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer PLU, Dr. Erik Arnits ’11 studied biology and chemistry as a double major. At first, he thought
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