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To all my PLU friends! These past 25 1/2 years serving this great institution, its amazing faculty, staff, students, and donors with whom I have had the great pleasure to work, have been a gift of my lifetime. THANK YOU! I am happy to announce that I will retire from PLU in January. My confidence and knowledge that the Advancement Office is in GREAT hands and that the University, under President Allan Belton's innovative leadership, gives me great comfort and excitement for its future. (And more than just a little FOMO!) I won't be a stranger, so I hope to see you all at PLU events in the years to come!

My friend Gary Brooks has written another excellent article about charitable giving! You can read it here:

Charitable giving advice from Aristotle to today. Donating money can be complicated From annuities to trusts, finding the best way to give to charities is not as easy as it seems.

PLU recognized for commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes for first-generation college students | Pacific Lutheran University The Center for First-generation Student Success , an initiative of NASPA and The Suder Foundation, recently announced Pacific Lutheran University as one of seventy-six new members of the First Scholars Network for 2023-24. To be selected as a First Scholars Network member, PLU displayed a…

Calling all PLU alumni! Are you interested in traveling the world with PLU? 🌍 ✈ Create unforgettable memories and join us on our 2024 Alumni Travel Seminar to Trinidad and Tobago.

The trip will be from April 7-16, 2024. Explore Trinidad and Tobago's captivating history, from the roots of Calypso music to the annual Carnival, a powerful symbol of resistance. Discover how the nation balances its heroic past with the challenges of being a post-colonial society in today's interconnected world. This trip will be led by PLU Professor of Music and Composer, Dr. Greg Youtz.

Learn more here:
https://www.plu.edu/studyaway/plu-alumni-travel-seminar/trinidad/

We’ve held PLU commencement at the Tacoma Dome for many years, but this is the first commencement day a PLU flag has flown above the dome! Thank you to the Tacoma Dome and City of Tacoma, WA staff members who helped make this happen — it’s an awesome sight to see!

Portland Lutes! Join us at our Portland Connection Event on April 16, 2023 at the McMenamins Kennedy School Gymnasium. This is a reception for PLU alumni, families of current students, and high school students. Join us for food and fellowship, and hear the latest campus news! 💛🖤

Register here: https://www.plu.edu/alumni-student-connections/2023-portland/

Beautiful mutants: a PLU biology class harvests for the future | Pacific Lutheran University About two years ago, PLU professor Neva Laurie-Berry partnered with a world-class plant research center. The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Mo., sends Laurie-Berry’s BIOL 358 Plant Physiology class millet seeds with random mutations. Student teams study plants in PLU’s warm, ...

Hey Spokane Lutes! Join us for an informative Connection Event! And bring your future Lutes!

Calling all Lutes in the Spokane area! You are invited to our Spokane Connection Event at 1 p.m. on March 12, at the South Hill Twigs Bistro & Martini Bar. This is a reception for PLU alumni, families of current students, and high school students. Join us for food and fellowship, and hear the latest campus news! 💛🖤

For more information, click on out our Linktr.ee (link in bio) for Spring 2023 Connection Events.

It's never too early to think about your 2022 taxes! And there are things you can still do to help reduce them!

Before toasting the new year, taxpayers should review this to-do list | Internal Revenue Service Tax Tip 2022-191, December 15, 2022 — Whether they plan to stay up to greet the new year or go to bed early, taxpayers can get ready for 2023 by reviewing these common end-of-year tasks. People can always visit IRS’ Get Ready webpage for info on filing their tax return. Here are a few things the...

Calling PLU Orchestra alumni! You are invited to the PLU Symphony Orchestra Reunion in May 2023. 🎻🎺Join the celebratory reunion which includes dinner, rehearsals and a concert. Play in the orchestra if you can, or reunite and meet current students at the dinner event! All alumni who played in the PLU Symphony Orchestra are invited, as well as current orchestra students. This will be the last concert for Professor Bell-Hanson, who is preparing for retirement.

The cost is $25 for two rehearsals, dinner, concert and music to be sent electronically. The events will take place on May 20 and 21, 2023.

The deadline to register is Feb. 15, 2023.

Learn more and register here!
www.plu.edu/alumni/PLUSO

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