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  • On Exhibit: Common Reading Book 2021, The Best We Could Do The 2021-2022 academic year Common Reading book is the critically acclaimed graphic novel,  The Best We Could Do  by Thi Bui. In this timely and breathtaking memoir, Bui explores her experiences as a daughter…

    -vision Also available in the library: DVD NA737.L48M39 2003 The Academy Award-winning documentary is about Chinese-American sculptor and architect Maya Lin who, as a 21 student, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Some veterans were offended that an Asian-American was selected design the monument and the controversy is addressed in the film.—from   The Vietnam War Explained In 25 Minutes | Vietnam War Documentary [Film]. Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tNTh6KlXXU The

  • Originally published in 2016 But, for the time being, here we all are, Back in the moderate Aristotelian city Of darning and the Eight-Fifteen, where Euclid’s geometry And Newton’s mechanics would account for our experience, And the kitchen table exists because I scrub it. It…

    reason. [2] PLU students at work in 2012 Since Plato, the Beautiful, the True, and the Good—these words and the ideals they express—have been significant in humanistic study. Aristotle, Plato’s student, added searching logical analysis in the Politics, Ethics, and Poetics. In the medieval trivium of Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric, words reigned supreme. But these three are far from trivial! Out of the love of words, Erasmus produced the first printed Greek New Testament (1516). Based upon the

  • Key Master A conversation with Steve Maxwell, President, KeyBank South Puget Sound District; Photo by John Froschauer Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Steve Maxwell ’90 always knew he would major in business. However he wasn’t so sure what he’d do with a business degree. Maxwell,…

    , PLU afforded me unique learning experiences such as the Student Investment Fund and travel to Chicago to see commodities traded at Mercantile Exchange. While at PLU, I came to understand the importance of relationships and giving back, and playing basketball for PLU taught me how to compete. Q: When you spoke to business students at PLU a couple of years ago, you underscored the importance of internships in shaping your career direction. Tell us about your internship experiences during your time

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 8, 2016)- Gabri Joy Kirkendall ’09 studied political science and French languages and literature at Pacific Lutheran University. Now, she’s a published author and artist. Below is an edited discussion about her vocational journey and her experience creating hand-lettering books. Question: How…

    outlets and publications.  I am very excited to see where this new book will lead. Q: What is the best advice you can give an undergraduate student pursuing a career in the arts? A: Make yourself and your work visible online from day one. Use social media to put your work out there. You never know who might see it. If I hadn’t put my work on Facebook and Etsy, I never would have been given the opportunity to write my books. (My success is a direct product) of my online visibility. I have received

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 15, 2017)- Pacific Lutheran University students are people of many interests. This semester, several courses illustrate how the university’s curriculum caters to those eclectic interests. Beyoncé and Black Feminist Theory “Who Beyoncé is for?” is not usually a question that you ask…

    improvements across campus with help from student advocates COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Former accountant Sarah Bell Rosenlund prepares for new career in nursing at PLU’s Lynnwood campus May 15, 2024 PLU introduces new data science major to meet growing demand in data-driven economy May 6, 2024 Criminal justice major Raphi Crenshaw ’24 interned at Tacoma Pro

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 6, 2017)- When George and Helen Long reached out to Pacific Lutheran University 10 years ago, all they knew was that they wanted to support the sciences. “George sort of felt like he owed his success and his career to PLU,” said…

    wanted to support the sciences.“George sort of felt like he owed his success and his career to PLU,” said Lauralee Hagen, senior director of advancement. “He was very nostalgic about professors and his here and really wanted to do something to give back.” Hagen worked with the Longs to secure an endowment fund that supports two to three student internships in the natural sciences each summer, as well as an annual lecture. This is the second year that the George and Helen Long Science, Technology and

  • The PLU Theatre & Dance Department is lucky to have Amanda Sweger as a faculty member. Amanda has taught at PLU since fall 2012. She focuses on lighting and scenic design and has a professional practice outside the classroom. Continue reading to get to know…

    , quickly, I teach them to swallow their fear and “just make theatre happen.” Theatre is scary. If I am not preparing them to face that fear and vault over it, then I am not doing my job. The best learning happens just outside of your comfort zone. In your time at PLU, what have you learned from your students? So many things, but funnily enough it was a student who convinced me to use Google Calendar and now I practically proselytize the incredible utility of it. It seems silly but my life is so much

  • Commencement 2009 This year more than 650 students will make up the graduating Class of 2009 at PLU on May 24 at the Tacoma Dome. Here in their own words are a few insights from graduating students about their time at PLU and the next…

    generous scholarships. My PLU experience: Two questions seem to be repeated often while one is participating in their vocation as a student in the Lutedome. They are: 1) What will you do with your one wild and precious life; and 2) What does it mean to be a Lute? The answers to these questions seem to sum up my experience. What will I do? I probably have less of an idea then I did four years ago, but I do know that I am being called to serve with my unique gifts and talents, believing all people have

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 26, 2018) — Panayotis (Panago) Horton ’12 tattooed a three-link chain on his forearm: one link each for himself, his mother and his brother. The family emigrated from Greece when he was just 2 years old. They were his rock. And although…

    realities together at PLU, a white-dominated space where they dealt with microaggressions from members of the community throughout their educational experience. Still, he says Panago was quick to listen to many perspectives, to carefully and thoughtfully respond with intention. Angela Pierce ’12, another fellow Act Six scholar from the cadre, says that’s one of the first memories she has of Panago. She recalls being blown away by how pensive he was for a 17-year-old prospective student, during

  • The PLU Theatre & Dance Department is lucky to have Amanda Sweger as a faculty member. Amanda has taught at PLU since fall 2012. She focuses on lighting and scenic design and has a professional practice outside the classroom. Continue reading to get to know…

    , quickly, I teach them to swallow their fear and “just make theatre happen.” Theatre is scary. If I am not preparing them to face that fear and vault over it, then I am not doing my job. The best learning happens just outside of your comfort zone. In your time at PLU, what have you learned from your students? So many things, but funnily enough it was a student who convinced me to use Google Calendar and now I practically proselytize the incredible utility of it. It seems silly but my life is so much