Parents

Dear Moms and Dads,

Welcome to this new section of Parent eNews, the student voice! As a way to help fill in the blanks left from the quick cell phone calls with your student, we, Andy and Maren, will give you quick updates on student life at PLU, highlighting some of the major happenings on campus each month!

As summer is now in full swing, memories of the 2007-2008 school year sit in the back of our minds and we find ourselves glad that summer is here to give our minds a break! However, our PLU involvements continue on as both of us decided to spend our summers at PLU in various capacities. Throughout the summer, one can find Andy working away in the lab in the Rieke Science Center with Professor Bogomil Gerganov, studying heart attack victims in conjunction with a study at Cornell University. Maren will be working in the Student Involvement and Leadership Office as the Coordinator for New Student Orientation as well as taking classes.

Commencement on May 25th at the Tacoma Dome was a great way to conclude the year, celebrating the accomplishments of over 700 Lutes, the largest graduation in university history. It was a great marker for the end of the year only added to by the speeches of student Candice Hughes and alumna Joyce Barr '76, who also received an honorary doctorate from PLU at Commencement.

But, as we say goodbye to the class of 2008, PLU has already begun plans to welcome the Class of 2012. Next year promises to be another great year with renovations of Hinderlie and Hong Residence Halls and the 2nd annual Powell Family Conference on Holocaust Studies just to name a few. Also, do not forget to mark your calendars for Family Weekend 2008, October 31-November 2!

Best wishes for a fantastic summer and we look forward to returning to you with more updates in the fall!

Andy Guinn and Maren Anderson