Dozens of events highlight the summer schedule of the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations.
All alumni, parents and friends of PLU are invited to come to campus and visit the Nesvig Alumni Center for coffee and a campus tour any weekday during normal business hours.
Please call ahead to let us know you are coming: 253-535-7415.
By Date JULY 18 Register Now Lunch on Red Square
PLU archives open to visitors
Behind-the-scenes campus tour
Alumni & Parent Relations book club series JULY 31 Register Now Alumni & Parent Relations book club series AUGUST 15Register Now Lunch on Red Square
PLU archives open to visitors
Behind-the-scenes campus tour
Alumni & Parent Relations book club series AUGUST 24Register Now Minor League Baseball Game
By Event
Lunch on Red Square
Monthly Fruit Festivals feature a berry dessert and entertainment to create a festive gathering in Centennial Square this summer. The staff of the alumni office is hosting a picnic lunch in conjunction with the festivals for alumni. To order a gourmet box lunch for $10, please RSVP. For those who register in advance, the berry dessert is free; without a reservation, dessert is $2 (paid in cash on the day of the event).
All berry festivals start at 11:30 a.m.
July 18 – Raspberry Fruit Festival featuring the Islander Steel Drum Band
August 15 – Blueberry Fruit Festival featuring The Coats
PLU archives open to visitors University archivist Kris Ringdahl has been a valuable resource to PLU for more than 40 years, and will host alumni for a tour of university history in the University archive office at Mortvedt Library from 10-11:30 a.m. on July 18 and August 15.
For information about the archives and its regular hours of operation, please visit www.plu.edu/~archives or call 253-535-7586.
Behind-the-scenes campus tour
On July 18 and August 15 at 2 p.m., the Alumni & Parent Relation office will provide “behind-the-scenes” campus tours aimed at reorienting graduates with a transforming campus landscape. Tours will start at Nesvig Alumni Center and will feature the following locations: Garfield Commons, the university’s new bookstore, due to open in July; the building site and plans for the new KPLU studio; the Wang Center for International Programs; and the Morken Center for Learning and Technology.
Alumni & Parent Relations book club series Soon-to-open Garfield Commons, the new bookstore at the corner of Garfield Street and Pacific Avenue, will play host to a series of free book club discussions hosted by the Alumni & Parent Relations office and featuring PLU faculty and alumni.
July 18, 7 p.m. ~ “A Prayer for Owen Meany,” by John Irving, facilitated by professor of religion Samuel Torvend.
July 31, 7 p.m. ~ “The Matador's Cape: America's Reckless Response to Terror,” by Stephen Holmes, facilitated by Christian Lucky '89, Seattle attorney and special counsel to Bellevue Hospital in New York for catastrophic response.
August 15, 7 p.m. ~ “The Pact” by Sampson Davis, George Jenkins and Rameck Hunt, facilitated by a panel to include: PLU faculty members Ronald Byrnes (Education) and Joanna Gregson (Sociology); Enumclaw School District Superintendent Mike Nelson '85 and others.
Please RSVP for any or all of these great book club events.
Minor League Baseball
Lastly, the Alumni and Parent Relations office is sponsoring a PLU night at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma as the Tacoma Rainiers take on the Portland Beavers on Friday, August 24 at 7:05 p.m. Admission is $9.50 and includes a hot dog, chips, soda and fireworks.
