Student’s Study Away Experiences Lead to State Department Internship
TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 24, 2015)—Courtney Lee ’15 applied for an internship with the U.S. State Department four times. After missing the mark three times and not hearing back the fourth, Lee had all but forgotten about it and was already looking at other positions. Then…
PLU Student Headed to U.N. After Her Video on Reproductive Rights Wins National Contest
TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 22, 2015)—Ariel Wood ’17, an International Honors student majoring in French and Global Studies at Pacific Lutheran University, is one of three national winners of the first-ever Why We Care Youth: Emerging Leaders for Reproductive Rights contest. Winning entries were chosen in…
Policy Experts to Team With PLU Students for Minimum Wage Debate
TACOMA, Wash. (September 22, 2015)—On Thursday, Oct. 8, members of the Pacific Lutheran University Speech and Debate team will partner with local policy experts to publicly debate the potential benefits and pitfalls of Proposition 1, an initiative being posed to Tacoma voters that, if approved,…
Hispanic Heritage Month at PLU: A New Student Group and Annual Lecture, and More
TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 15, 2015)—As Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off across the country on Sept. 15, this year’s observation at Pacific Lutheran University takes on extra emphasis with two new campus-wide components: • the revival of a student organization representing Latino/a and Hispanic students, and…
PLU Partners With Tacoma Schools to Offer Administrator Professional Certification Program
TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 14,2015)—Pacific Lutheran University’s Department of Partnerships and Professional Development has joined with the Tacoma Principals Association for a program that will allow Tacoma Public Schools principals to complete their Administrator Professional Certifications through PLU. All Washington principals and program administrators are required…
PLU Earns Multiple, Major National Honors
University Named a College of Distinction and Ranked No. 14 in the West TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 9, 2015)—The accolades continue to amass for Pacific Lutheran University, which has been honored as a College of Distinction for 2015-16 and ranked No. 14 in the West on…
Ordal Hall: Lots is New for Fall
TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 2, 2015) — Ordal Hall went under the knife for some major cosmetic surgery this summer. And now, as students arrive on campus this week, it is ready to take off its wrappings and show its new self. A ribbon-cutting will be…
Nothing but Pros for PLU’s 1st Community Debate Camp
PLU Debate Season Starts Oct. 8 TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 11, 2015)—Just weeks before its own academic season kicks off with a high-profile event, PLU’s TOH Karl Forensics Forum partnered with the local nonprofit Climb the Mountain to present the first annual Climb the Mountain Speech…
PLU Students Check In From Summer Internships
TACOMA, WASH. (August 10, 2015)- Each summer PLU students fan out across the globe — working, researching, studying or just plain relaxing. Many students leverage the summer months as an opportunity to add depth to their resumes by completing internships at local and corporate businesses,…
Being a Lute has its Perks—Including Some You Might not Have Known About
TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 10, 2015)—Being a Lute sure does come with perks: unlimited access to lectures, free previews to PLU productions and on-campus leadership opportunities, just to name a few. Here are a few student-specific perks you may not have heard about: Music Lessons Have…
Lutes Lead Local ‘40 Under 40’ List
TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 6, 2015)—Every year, the Business Examiner selects outstanding South Sound business and community leaders for its prestigious 40 Under 40 program—and this year, five of those are Lutes. On Aug. 4, the honored Lutes joined the rest of the 40 Under 40…
PLU Human Resources Moves Into Garfield Station
TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 5, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University’s Human Resources Department kicked off the move-in season early on Aug. 3 when it became the first occupant of retail space in the brand-new Garfield Station. The new space, minus the futons and movie posters expected from a…