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What’s in our room? With Christian Cutter ‘24

Christian Cutter ’24 gives a tour of his dorm room in Hinderlie Hall. Hilderlie is a great place to live for students who enjoy embracing creativity and the arts. Located close to Mary Baker Russell Music Center, Ingram Hall and Karen Hille Phillips Performing Arts…

March 31, 2023
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Stephanie Aparicio Zambrano stands out of Xavier Hall on the PLU campus
Psychology major Stephanie Aparicio Zambrano ’23 on her internship & student experience

Once a major in communication, Stephanie Aparicio Zambrano ’23 found burgeoning success turning her advice-giving prowess into a future career path. Zambrano found her calling in working with college students as an intern in PLU’s Dean of Students Office. There, she learned the importance of…

March 30, 2023
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YouTube Short: The PLU Pantry

Learn more about the PLU Pantry , which exists as a resource to serve students, staff, and faculty who are experiencing food insecurity in any way.

March 30, 2023
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Jackson and Sydney Reisner pose and smile together
On the Court and in the Classroom: A Brother and Sister Find Success at PLU

On the day of high school class choices, a middle school teacher noticed the normally outgoing Jackson Reisner sitting quietly, acting withdrawn. Jackson grew increasingly anxious as the morning progressed. A movie buff, the Burlington eighth grader had seen all the difficult depictions of high…

March 23, 2023
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YouTube Short: Men’s Ultimate Frisbee

March 13, 2023
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You Ask, We Answer: PLU is too close to home…or is it?

I have grown up in Parkland, WA my entire life. I went to Brookdale Elementary, Keithley Middle School, and then Washington High School. The last thing I wanted to do was to attend PLU, as it had been right there in my backyard and right…

March 13, 2023
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PLU Associate Professor of Biology Neva Laurie-Berry (right, masked) works with two biology students in the Carol Sheffels Quigg Greenhouse. (Photos by Sy Bean/PLU)
Biology class participates in research project

Beautiful mutants: a PLU biology class harvests for the future About two years ago, PLU professor Neva Laurie-Berry partnered with a world-class plant research center. The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Mo., sends Laurie-Berry’s BIOL 358 Plant Physiology class millet seeds with…

March 13, 2023
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YouTube Short: Snow Tubing at Snoqualmie Pass

Emma Stafki ’26 goes snow tubing with PLU’s Outdoor Rec!

March 3, 2023
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You Ask, We Answer: How’s the food?

I have been impressed with PLU’s food since the moment I started working here. As someone who is very familiar with the term “hangry”, good food is an important part of my work day. With the options available both on campus and off, it’s hard…

March 3, 2023
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Pre-Law Club President Quan Huynh (’25) interns for Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-45) as a Washington State Legislative Intern, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, in Olympia.
Quan Huynh ’25 Discusses her Internship at the Washington State Senate

Pre-Law Club President Quan Huynh ’25 unexpectedly stepped into the world of state government, with a bold new perspective. A self-described political newcomer, Huynh proudly represents PLU in Olympia as an intern at the Washington State Senate. As a member of Sen. Manka Dhingra’s (D-45)…

March 3, 2023
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