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June 4, 2009 Swimmer Jay Jones rewrites the record books. And he’s only a sophomore. When PLU swimming head coach Jim Johnson recruited Jay Jones out of Mt. View High School in Vancouver, Wash., during the 2006-07 school year, he knew that the young man with an ordinary last name could be an extraordinary swimmer for his Lutes. In (swimming)recruiting you go by times, not like other sports such as basketball and football where it is more subjective,” Johnson said. “He had good times, so we knew

December 1, 2009 Aspire “I want students to be able to see that you can aspire to be great. You can change the world.”It was on a basketball court that Isaiah Johnson ’96 first felt his calling. He had been bouncing around different majors, unsure of what he wanted to do with his life. The dean of students suggested that he work as a counselor for a youth basketball camp. He was hooked – he had found his passion. Education. As his career went on, Johnson found he connected to a lot of students

Lute Powered: Port of Tacoma and Northwest Seaport Alliance Posted by: Zach Powers / November 7, 2022 Image: Port leaders John Wolfe, Eric Johnson and Mark Miller all say PLU helped prepare them for their careers. November 7, 2022 Together, the ports of Tacoma and Seattle are the fourth-largest container gateway for containerized cargo shipping between Asia and major distribution points in the Midwest, Ohio Valley and the East Coast. For this installment of Lute Powered, we interviewed three

. I came here intended to study exercise. It really changed my path being up here and working with these people.” But the Diversity Center hasn’t always been the resource for students that it is today. When the center began in 2001, it had a lot of programs that resembled Diversity 101, said Eva Johnson, Dean of Student Development and Director of Student Involvement and Leadership. The intent was for students to learn about different cultures and start conversations about diversity. “We spent a

violence and conflict and humanitarian intervention. There also is a service component to the program, said program leader, Philosophy Professor Greg Johnson. Johnson said he has been working on the program for the last 18 months. Originally scheduled for launch in 2015, Johnson said that all the pieces fell into place early – so why not 2014? “No university on the West Coast, with perhaps the exception of Stanford, has a program like this,” Johnson said before leaving for Oxford earlier this month

October 28, 2009 Much more than event planners Student Involvement and Leadership isn’t just a department that plans events, but rather a partner and active participant in learning, in supporting the complete college student. That couldn’t be truer than at Pacific Lutheran University and a lot of that has to do with the leadership of Eva Johnson ’95, director of Student Involvement and Leadership. She’s been a leader in integrating how the department integrates learning into campus life, as

Halloween festivities, with many of the businesses offering fun activities like cookie decorating, blow-up monsters, family-friendly Halloween movies and more. “It’s really, really fun,” said Elizabeth Johnson, of Elizabeth’s Holistic Health Spa. “Everybody kind of teams up and does their own little special thing.” The Garfield Street business owner said the event has been a great source of community for all the participants. “You get out there and you just feel a real sense of community,” Johnson said

education at PLU which contributed to me receiving this honor. Thank you!” We are so excited for you and can’t wait to see where this next step takes you! Read Previous Jessica Schwinck – Fellow for the 2019-20 Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program Read Next Congratulations Alum Natalie Bisceglia! LATEST POSTS Dr. Mary Moller – 2018 APNA Psychiatric Nurse of the Year April 30, 2019 Isabella Zubrod – Women’s Volleyball Athlete of the Week! April 30, 2019 Congratulations Danielle Paschall! April

school,” he said, herding the students into the locker room. “But once I got here, I didn’t want to leave.” 1:20 p.m. – Cascade Middle School courtyard, next to the gym Isaiah Johnson is watching Dan McNeese take his last class out on the field. The courtyard is clear,  and most of the school is on a field trip to the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. It is a rare moment of quiet at Cascade Middle School. Johnson is tired, but it’s a contented tired. He talks about his goal of building a school

Previous Congratulations to our new Sigma Theta Tau International Inductees Read Next Jessica Schwinck – Fellow for the 2019-20 Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program LATEST POSTS Dr. Mary Moller – 2018 APNA Psychiatric Nurse of the Year April 30, 2019 Isabella Zubrod – Women’s Volleyball Athlete of the Week! April 30, 2019 Congratulations Danielle Paschall! April 30, 2019 Congratulations Alum Natalie Bisceglia! April 30, 2019