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Zach willis is center in a black jacket surrounded by 8 male football players.
The Head in the Game: Q&A with PLU Coach Goes Inside the Mind of an Athlete

Zach Willis ’19 earned a BA in kinesiology with a concentration in health and fitness promotion and minored in sport and exercise psychology while playing on the football team at Pacific Lutheran University. Last year he returned to the university to serve as the football…

February 16, 2022
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Lutes Participate in Alumni Job Shadow Program

Pacific Lutheran University’s Lute Job Shadow Program is an opportunity for current students to connect with alumni working in their chosen careers. The Alumni and Student Connections Office do a great job of connecting students to alums who are working in the field they are…

February 14, 2022
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Conover typing on this laptop. He's seated in a coffee shop, a Starbucks up is just a few inches from his computer
Matthew Conover ’19 explains how PLU helped prepare him for a career in software engineering

When Matthew Conover ’19 was a student at PLU, he recalls someone telling him there were two types of software engineers: the ones who chose to chase the money, and the ones who had no other choice. “I fall into the latter camp,” Conover said.…

January 10, 2022
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Despite a shaky past, April Reyes ’21 built a strong foundation for her future

Social work major April Reyes ’21 loves to talk about her tattoos. She has 13 total, nine of which she received while studying at PLU. She struggles to choose a favorite but says she loves to flaunt the lotus flower on the back of her…

December 8, 2021
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Ian Lindhartsen is seen standing on the PLU campus, looking at the camera wearing a black and white shirt.
Ian Lindhartsen ’20 uses his individualized major to pursue his passion for music

Ian Lindhartsen entered PLU with a plan. The 253 PLU Bound scholarship recipient from the Key Peninsula began his first year with plans to major in music education. But best-laid plans often go awry. Lindhartsen soon realized that wasn’t the path for him. He knew…

November 22, 2021
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Global Studies major pursues medical school to support health equity

While at PLU, Margaret Chell ’18 decided to join the Peace Corps after a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer visited her global development class. She was excited about the idea of putting her global studies major to work to help others. In March of 2020, she…

November 3, 2021
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Transfer alum finds community at PLU on and off the court

September 9, 2021
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Recent Music and Theatre graduates share their experience at PLU

July 1, 2021
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Gilchrist and Nicole Jordan sit together on campus.
The Power of Female Mentors

College is more than your experiences in the classroom. It’s also about the relationships you build with other students. These relationships can even grow into mentorships among peers. The Sista Circle group at PLU offers that opportunity to female students. It’s a place where women…

December 9, 2020
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Mentorship Leads to Job at Nike

Imagine your phone starts buzzing at 10:30 p.m. When you turn it over to see who could possibly be calling this late you see that it’s your professor and mentor trying to Facetime you —for a job opportunity. That’s what happened to PLU Alumna Andrea…

December 4, 2020
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