February 2008
PLU graduate wins Miss Pierce County
Alumna Elizabeth Lamb-Ferro was crowned Miss Pierce County and will continue to the state pageant. Lamb-Ferro is using her work with the American Cancer Society’s annual Relay for Life as a pageant platform. This year’s second runner-up at the Miss America pageant, PLU senior Elyse Umemoto, made an appearance and sang at Miss Pierce County.
The News Tribune, February 02, 2008
Poet or rock star?
Poet Mary Oliver, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, will come to PLU in celebration of Earth Day. Oliver’s recent appearance at Benaroya Hall sparked the fastest sellout in the 20-year history of Seattle Arts & Lectures.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 04, 2008
New community event to launch movement for Africa
Melannie Denise Cunningham, associate director of admission and coordinator of multi-cultural recruitment, organized “A Community Conversation –Why Africa Matters.” The event encouraged awareness about the need for unity among the people of Africa and the United States and raised funds for a group of orphan children in Kenya. In addition, student David Akuien spoke about his experience as a “Lost Boy of Sudan.”
Tacoma Weekly, February 07, 2008
Multiracial perspectives
Student Elyse Umemoto, Miss Washington and second runner-up in the Miss America pageant, shares her experience as a biracial person. Umemoto is of German, Japanese, Hispanic, and Yakama Indian descent. Her experience growing up in Wapato, a small town in the Yakima Valley, was important to her understanding of diversity. Celebrating diversity was a part of her school curriculum and the focus of an annual Cultural Unity Fair in her community.
The News Tribune, February 10, 2008
Students, neighbors, pastor join weekly columnist ranks
Senior Jill Russell, print journalism major and editorial columnist for The Mast, is a guest columnist for The News Tribune. Russell will write her columns from London where she is participating in a study-abroad program, and she promises to offer the perspective of a “biracial, college-age woman.”
The News Tribune, February 10, 2008
Puget Sound colleges come together to set sustainable goals
At the South Sound Sustainability conference, Puget Sound higher education institutions set goals to be more environmentally friendly. In particular, PLU promised to start an awareness campaign to educate students and faculty about sustainable practices.
Tacoma Weekly, February 14, 2008
Invisible victims
PLU’s global health symposium, “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations,” showcased the efforts of Non-Governmental Organizations to respond to global health concerns through on-site intervention, research, and the formulation of public policy.
The News Tribune, KPLU, February 17, 2008
A failure to communicate? Washington state colleges try to adapt
Communication programs at universities in Washington State are adapting to the needs of a changing industry. Ken Robertson, executive editor of the Tri-City Herald and head of the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association, praises the communication majors he has encountered from PLU and other universities in the state.
Puget Sound Business Journal, February 22, 2008
Franklin Pierce wants new facility for preschoolers
The Franklin Pierce School District has submitted a $78.5 million bond request to voters, with a portion of the funds used to build the Franklin Pierce Community Hope Center. The center would house preschool and teen programs, community offices and meeting rooms. Currently, the district rents space for its preschool in the old Parkland School building owned by PLU. PLU is considering redeveloping the facility in the future.
The News Tribune, February 27, 2008