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June 16, 2008 Graduate breaks new ground It’s been a whirlwind four years for Candice Hughes ’08.An international student from Trinidad and Tobago, Hughes participated in theater and Dance Ensemble, held leadership roles in the Diversity Center and ASPLU, and spearheaded the first campus Caribbean Carnival in February 2006. She even fit in a semester studying away in Botswana. At Spring Commencement 2008, the geosciences major capped off her university career as the senior class speaker. Her

October 13, 2008 Caring for God’s gift of biodiversity Conservation of the Earth, its animals, plants and resources isn’t only the right thing to do, but it’s how God intends for men and women to tend to His creation. That will be the gist of a lecture – The Difference Nature Makes: What We Can Learn about Christian Ethics from Earth’s Biological Diversity – which will be given on Tuesday night by Kevin O’Brien, assistant professor of religion. The lecture is free and begins at 7:30 p.m. in the

PLU announces top Military Friendly Spouse School designation Posted by: Jeffrey Roberts / August 21, 2023 Image: ROTC cadets attend “Lute Forge,” a field training exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. Cadets were transported in a Chinook helicopter to their confidence training course. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) August 21, 2023 By Jeffrey RobertsPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University has earned a “Top Ten 2023-24 Military Friendly Spouse School” designation

Greater Tacoma Convention Center on March 4, the first day of the symposium. In 2006, after winning gold in the 500 meter race and silver in the 1000 meter race at the Turin Olympics, Cheek donated his $40,000 in award money to Right to Play – an international aid organization focused on bringing the benefits of sport and play to the most disadvantaged children in the world. Cheek’s donation inspired his sponsors and other athletes to collectively donate more than $1 million to children in Darfur. On

April 10 in the Anderson University Center. Following a brief welcome from PLU Athletic Director Laurie Turner, Patricia Krise shared her thoughts on NCAA Div. III and PLU. Krise, wife of PLU President Thomas W. Krise, played Div. III volleyball and basketball as an undergraduate student at Hanover College in Indiana. One of the key components of Krise’s message was the idea of playing a sport “for the love of the game,” a fixture at the Div. III level, where athletics-based scholarships are not

members.Interested in Athletics?PLU Athletics creates lifelong leaders through a competitive sport environment making us a premier NCAA Division III program in the Pacific Northwest. We develop strong global citizens by fostering a student-athlete experience elevated by academic achievement, commitment to community involvement, and ongoing personal development. Read Previous Student-athlete shares how PLU has impacted his life Read Next Major Minute: Andrea Munro on Chemistry LATEST POSTS YouTube Short: PLU

p.m. | Ness Family Chapel Come celebrate the Advent season with an authentic service conducted in Norwegian. Students studying Norwegian at PLU participate with songs and the reading of Scripture. The event is free and open to anyone who longs to hear, sing and celebrate the beauty of Christmas time using the Norwegian language. Reception to follow featuring homemade krumkake and kransekake. Come join us and help encourage the learning of Norwegian at PLU! PLU Swing Club Holiday Dance  Dec. 7 | 8

PLU Clubs: Cubing Club Posted by: vcraker / January 14, 2022 January 14, 2022 Last fall, PLU students from Cutter’s Cubing Club competed in the “SnoCo Goes Back To Square One” cubing competition. Six of the eight competitors had only recently learned how to solve the cube. Are you interested in learning how to solve the cube? Cutter’s Cubing Club meets every week. Visit this website for more information. Read Previous Major Minute: Brian Galante on Music Read Next Meet the PLU Dance Team LATEST

online courses, but communication is a crucial addition to the figurative tool belt of a student in the Humanities. It’s fitting that two excellent resources for a Humanities student would be the library and his classmates Mortvedt Library, PLU Campus Joy, a senior double majoring in creative writing and religion, is another student who found use for the online resources of Mortvedt Library. Joy says, “The ATLA databases have been really helpful, the ATLA religion databases in particular, because a

Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 discusses his global studies major, studying away, and his plans to attend UW’s Public Health Epidemiology program Posted by: mhines / June 19, 2023 Image: Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 19, 2023 By By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Henri Coronado-Volta grew up in Seattle, Washington, and chose PLU because the smaller school offered the opportunity to build community, a chance to continue swimming, and living close to home—but