Responding to the Times

Members of the PLU dCenter meeting in a virtual meeting room

Stepping Up

PLU Diversity Center staff help alumni reach across cyberspace to talk equity, justice and Black Lives Matter.

PLU students in the Welcome center wearing protective masks

Caring through COVID

How students, faculty and staff members from every corner of campus united to help the university withstand a pandemic.

Lutes on the Front Lines

Meet six alumni working in healthcare, education, social work and journalism who are serving others throughout COVID-19.

VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3 – FALL 2020

EDITOR
Zach Powers ’10

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Debbie Cafazzo
Lisa Patterson ’98

WRITERS
Mark Albanese
Lisa Patterson ‘98
Zach Powers ‘10
Lora Shinn

PHOTOGRAPHER
John Froschauer

EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Simon Sung

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Lace M. Smith

WEB TEAM
Logan Seelye
Chris Albert

CLASS NOTES
Sam Ellefson ’19

EDITORIAL OFFICES
Neeb Center
253-535-8410
resolute@plu.edu
www.plu.edu/resolute

PLU OFFICERS
Allan Belton
President

Joanna Gregson, Ph.D.
Provost

Daniel Lee
Vice President for University Relations

Joanna C. Royce-Davis, Ph.D.
Vice President for Student Life

Melody Ferguson
Director of Admission

OFFICE OF ALUMNI AND CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT
Mary Duvall
Associate Vice President for University Relations

Jessica Pagel ’08
Director

Kevin Andrew
Director

Kathy Engle
Assistant Director

Sam Ellefson ’19
Program Coordinator

Nesvig Alumni Center
Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
253-535-7415
800-ALUM-PLU
www.plu.edu/alumni/

ADDRESS CHANGES
Please direct any address changes to alumni@plu.edu or 800-ALUM-PLU.

ABOUT RESOLUTE
Volume 7, Issue 3

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