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ResoLute Fall 2025

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Rooted for Lutes — in the spirit of care — is the focus of wellbeing. At PLU, wellbeing is an ecology. If you do a search for “wellbeing” you will find Wellbeing Ecology on the Student Life website. It is interdependent, it is the relationship between people, place, and our planet. It is rooted in equity — wellbeing is what YOU need to move forward in today’s complex world. And, today’s PLU is showing up for ALL of our students.

ALUMNI PROFILES

Kameron Jacobs ’14 at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean)

Kameron Jacobs '14

PLU alum Kameron Jacobs ’14 has built a career at the intersection of compassion, grit, and communication.

Russ Sondker, Director of Marketing, and David Flentge, President and CEO of Community Health Care, pose for a photo at the Eastside Medical Clinic, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Tacoma, Wash. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean)

Community Health Care

In an unassuming brick building on Pacific Avenue in Parkland, the Community Health Care clinic hums with a steady rhythm.

Mallory Presho-Dunne switched career paths from journalism to healthcare after completing PLU’s EL-MSN program, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at PLU. Presho-Dunne now works at Seattle Children’s Hospital. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean)

Mallory Presho-Dunne ’20

Mallory Presho-Dunne ’20 traded a journalism career for a fulfilling life as a pediatric nurse, finding her passion at Seattle Children’s Hospital through PLU’s ELMSN program.

Kerry Dolan '22

Kerry Dolan '22

From the moment Kerry Dolan ’22 arrived at PLU, she knew she wanted to make a difference in the world.

FACULTY PROFILES

Amy Siegesmund and several other people standing on stairs and smiling while she served in St. Lucia during her Peace Corps trip

Amy Siegesmund

Inspired by students to serve, PLU professor joins the Peace Corps.

Stephanie Johnson, Dean of the College of Liberal Studies

Stephanie Johnson

Five questions with the Dean of the College of Liberal Studies.

SENIOR STORIES

Zari Warden smiling and sitting next to a microphone in a recording booth.

Zari Warden

Zari Warden’s ’25 PLU journey leads to an interdisciplinary tapestry of creativity and advocacy.

Chemistry and Religion double major Justin Singh looks at a whiteboard full of equations

Justinpal Singh

Senior Justinpal Singh’s heart for service, science, and creating community space.

Gracie Hansen '25 standing and smiling

Gracie Hansen

Gracie Hansen ’25 turns a calling into action with a social work degree at 20.

GIVING

Donald "Gene" Strandness '50 at the White House

Planting Seeds for Tomorrow

Rooted in their shared Lutheran faith and deep connection to PLU, Gene and Edith Strandness built a lifelong partnership and a profound commitment to their alma mater.

Jane Lin '92

A Symphony of Gratitude

For those who have thoughtfully included Pacific Lutheran University in their estate plans, you understand the profound impact an institution can have on a life’s trajectory. Jane Lin ’92 embodies this spirit of gratitude.