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June 4, 2009 Embracing the ‘bigger questions’ and living with a true sense of joy CALLING ANY UNDERGRADUATE an expert in spirituality might be an overstatement. But in speaking with Timothy Siburg, it is abundantly clear that he has done some deep thinking about the nature of spirituality at PLU. And he has some serious credibility. What are the ‘bigger questions’ Timothy Siburg learned to ask at PLU? Last summer, he was one of only 50 undergraduates in the nation invited to attend the annual

June 26, 2009 MBA student says program gives him flexibility and challenges in “real time”. “One might say that Bryan Hopkins has received his masters in world travels already after working at Intel Corp. research and development site in DuPont, WA. His job as a project development manager for server platforms at the research and development site has allowed him to travel extensively in the Far East, including trips to China, Taiwan, Malaysia, as well as trips to Europe and Africa. And although

January 15, 2010 Olympic medalist turns the world’s attention to Darfur and human rights issues By Barbara Clements In 2006, international journalists gathered around a relatively unknown skater, preparing for the usual lines about the long journey to winning an Olympic gold medal and thanks to mom and dad and his coach for supporting him. But that’ not the speech they received from Joey Cheek. Joey Cheek, gold medalist and humanitarian, will speak at the Wang Center Symposium in March. Cheek

to be on a hit show? Persistence, persistence, persistence – both in trying out for parts, and garnering that coveted SAG (Screen Actors Guild) card, which in the acting world, means you can work on union sets and receive union pay. Some actors work for years to get that card, while others, like Pansino, managed to land it in a matter of months – in no small part as working as a hand double in Ghost Whisperer. Yes, they have those in the TV biz. Get an agent, which will be key to getting you to

October 7, 2011 Meant to Live: Keynote speaker shows a passion for service and nursing By Barbara Clements When Charleen Tachibana, ’77, first stepped on to the Pacific Lutheran University campus, she knew she had found a place that felt like home. Tachibana had moved out to the Northwest from the Midwest when she was 13 years old. Charleen Tachibana ’77 is the chief nursing officer at Virginia Mason Hospital. (Photo by John Froschauer) The fit was a bit awkward, Tachibana remembers, taking a

November 22, 2011 Geosciences professor Claire Todd and her student, Matthew Hegland ’13, will be heading down to Antarctica to study rocks during the next two months. This is Todd’s fourth trip to the Antarctic. Rock On II: Prof and student head back to the frozen continent By Barbara Clements The way Matthew Hegland ’13 figures it, while he’s collecting rocks and bundled up in his parka in Antarctica next month, he’ll probably actually be warmer than his parents – who will be surviving

March 13, 2012 Mathlete coaches teach students on cracking the equation for success, and math! By Joel Zylstra On Tuesday, March 13, about 100 PLU students, local middle schoolers, parents and math teachers gathered in the UC Scan Center for Family Math Night to showcase their commitment to Math. PLU’s Mathlete Coaching Project, now in its eighth year, exists to create a community around mathematics from elementary school to college. The annual event honored elementary and middle schoolers from

April 2, 2013 First Aid/CPR/AED/BBP training on April 26 and April 27 Free and open to all PLU students, faculty, staff and administrators, PLU – Environmental, Health and Safety is pleased to sponsor the following upcoming training opportunity: Michael Newhouse, NREMT-P and SEI of First Aid Northwest will be facilitating this full day training course in two separate sessions: Friday: April 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday: April 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. A two year American Heart

October 28, 2013 Medal of Freedom honoree and PLU alumnus returns for Nov. 21 lecture Alumnus Dr. William H. Foege, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom for leading the fight to successfully eradicate smallpox, returns to PLU on Nov. 21 for a free public lecture and book-signing. The event will take place in the Phillips Center at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Foege, an epidemiologist, worked on the successful campaign to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s. Presenting Dr. Foege with the nation’s highest

December 11, 2013 Dr. William Foege ’57 told students during his visit to campus to find their passion and become a “generalist” as well. (Photo by John Froschauer) Dr. William Foege tells students to find their passion, and pursue it By Barbara Clements Content Development Director   Mention poverty, and there is only one response from Dr. William Foege. Anger. “We, as a society, seem to accept poverty as if there is nothing we can do about it,” said Foege ’57, who visited campus in late