“Today I have the distinct pleasure of sharing this interview with Prof. Beth Griech-Polelle, the Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. PLU recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Yad Vashem to work together toward the goal of promoting remembrance and education of the Holocaust. This is one of the […]
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Meet Mike Snyder, PLU’s New Director of Athletics and Recreation
Pacific Lutheran University and President Allan Belton are excited to announce Mike Snyder as the new Director of Athletics and Recreation, following a national search. “I’m thrilled to welcome Mike to the Lute family,” said Belton. “He brings proven experience and an exciting vision for PLU athletics and recreation that will build on tradition, focus […]
John Evanishyn ‘21 studied evironmental science on campus—and in France and Costa Rica—during his four years at PLU
By Ernest Jasmin, PLU Marketing and Communications Guest Writer. John Evanishyn ‘21 grew up in Tacoma, exploring Point Defiance Park, Ruston Way waterfront and other urban green spaces. By high school, he had learned enough from his dad to become a skilled forager, someone who knew his capstones from his shaggy ink caps. (Those are […]
A Rocky Start Leads to a Steady Foundation
By Veronica Craker, Marketing & Communications. Samantha Saucedo’s path was shaped from a young age as she witnessed how varying health conditions affected those closest to her. One set of grandparents was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and suffered from deteriorating health. Another set thrived, living long healthy lives. Those divergent health paths set 2020 PLU graduate […]
PLU Senior Elana Tracy on her (three!) study away experiences, learning during COVID, and plans for graduate school
By Ernest Jasmin, PLU Marketing and Communications Guest Writer. Senior Elana Tracy ‘21 has mixed feelings now that her studies at Pacific Lutheran University are coming to an end. On the one hand, PLU allowed her to discover a passion for global studies while studying abroad in Great Britain; but on the other, she won’t […]
Broadway performer Jay Paranada ‘06 to speak at spring commencement ceremonies
Pacific Lutheran University alumnus and stage actor Jay Paranada ‘06 will deliver the commencement addresses at the virtual ceremonies for PLU’s classes of 2020 and 2021 on May 29. Paranada majored in sociology at PLU, and also studied at the University of York in England and at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New […]
Announcing Upcoming Premiere for Latest MediaLab Documentary on Local Nonprofit Fighting Homelessness
Submitted by Pacific Lutheran University MediaLab. MediaLab students at Pacific Lutheran University will premiere their latest documentary virtually on Thursday, May 13 at 6:00 p.m. Turning the Page: The Story of Next Chapter explores how local nonprofit Next Chapter is tackling the issue of homelessness in greater Pierce County, Washington. Co-founders Monique Patterson and Kathryn […]
Act Six Scholar Finds Support, Future at PLU
By Veronica Craker, Marketing & Communications. A native of Yemen, Abdulghani Mosa ‘23 had no idea what his future would hold when he moved to Tacoma in 2012. “Moving here, everything changed,” said Mosa, who was 12 years old when he and his family joined his father who was already living in the states. “The […]
Andrew Schwartz’s journey from PLU sociology major to environmental justice advocate and eco-ministry leader
By Lisa Patterson ’98, PLU Marketing and Communications Guest Writer. As the world was beginning to realize the enormity of COVID-19, two Pacific Lutheran University professors seized the 2020 moment to do significant research into the psychology of the pandemic. PLU Department of Psychology Chair Jon Grahe and his Statistics 232 students conducted a U.S. […]