Padftc Ultheran UnIverSity seen. - June 1984
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New Names Itness Center TO Be Dedicated At PLU sept. 1 2 The new Names Fitness Center, a $ 500,000 facility being built adjacent to Memorial Gym nasium on PLU's lower ca mpus, will be completed this sum mer and dedi cated i n conjunction with Opening Convocation Sept. 1 2 . The building has been donated by SCott and Sis Names of Tacoma. Designed by Tacoma a rc h i tect Russ Ga rrison, it is being bu ilt by Western Contractors under the supervision of N ick Ockfen . Accordi ng to PLU athletic direc tor Dr. David Olsen, the 5 , 500square foot facility will be used by the university com m u n ity "in the pursuit of health and fitness . " I t will also b e available to the wider community th roug h a u spices o f the P L U Athletic Club. The Center will feature all of the types of equ i pment associated with health and physical condi t i o n i n g : b i c y c l e s , tread m i l l s , isokinetic equi pment and weight apparatus and equipment of all kinds, as well as a n i ndoor jogging
track and open exercise a reas . M usic, video monitors a n d per sonal record keeping materials will also add to the modern fitness club atmosphere, Olson observed. While the facility will benefit PLU athletes, it is prima rily intended for the use of the general student and faculty com m u n ity and to encourage better health and con ditioning cam pus-wide, h e indi cated . "This most generous gift from the Na mes fa mily is without doubt one of the most encouraging and sti m ulating develop m e n ts t h a t h a s ha ppened to our prog ram : ' Olson said . The PLU School of Physical E d u cation h a s l o n g e mphasized pa r ticipation by all students, not just top athletes . Over 3 , 700 students enrolled in 30 l ifeti me sports last year; intra mu rals attracted 2 , 500 and 22 intercollegia te activities i nv olved over 500 m e n a n d women.
Names Fitness Center under construction
Eric Fjelstad
Fulbright SchOlarships In 1 0 Years; Fjelstad, Nelson Latest PLU Winners
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PLU . He plans to study pol itical E ric Fjelstad of Ketchikan, Alas ka, and Phillip Nelson of Bozeman, ' science and German history and Mont . , have become the ninth and literature at the U niversity of Saa r tenth Pacific Lutheran Un iversity land . His special project will focus students to earn Fulbright scho on the E u ropean Economic C o m m u n ity. larships in the past 1 0 years. Both are seniors and will pursue The Ful bright g rant provides g raduate studies in Germany next transportation, plus a l l tuition, yea r. fees and expenses d u ring the Fjelstad, who is majoring in yea r. Accord ing to PLU Fu lbright political science with mi nors i n advisor Dr. Rodney Swenson, Ful history and Germ a n , w i l l spend his bright competition is rigorous for year of study abroad at the Univer students wishing to study in E n sity of E rlangen, near N u renberg, g l i s h - s pe a k i n g cou ntries a nd Germany Germany He plans to study the German Fjelstad recently com pleted a political process. His special pro t h ree- m o n t h i nte rn s h i p w i t h ject will be to analyze the attitudes Was h ington State Senate Majority of German youth "and how they Leader Ted Bottiger d u ring the m ight affect the process in the state's 1 984 legislative session . " I futu re, " he said . was struck, " Fjelstad said, "with Fjelstad's b rother, Steve, a 1 979 the difference between the publ PLU g raduate currently studying ic's perception of the legislature at the Un iversity of Califo rnia and what actually takes place They Davis School of Law, was also a work very hard and get an amaz Fulbright Scholar. ing amount of work done. But it's Nelson is majoring in Global never enough " Studies, Norweg ian and Germ a n at T h e 1 980 Wenatchee (Wash ) High School g rad uate has been involved in nu merous pol itical ac tivities. He attended the Bora Symposiu m on the peace issue at constituents will rise to the need the U niversity of Idaho where he a nd help finish paying for the met former C IA director William building duri ng the dedication Colby and representatives from yea r . " N icaragua and C h i le. T h e w i n g adds 1 6,000 square At PLU he has worked on World feet. bringing the overall size of Population Day and Reagan Foru m the building to 88,000 squa re feet. projects for Associated Students It is the largest academic bu ilding of PLU . Th is past yea r he was a lso a on campus. research fellow for the Division of Social Sciences. Last spring Nelson studied Ger man language, literature and his tory i n Heidelberg, Germany under a uspices of the Study Abroad Prog ram . Following his Fulbright yea r he hopes to study in Norway for a year and then attend law school. He intends to specialize in international law, pointing to an eventual career in government. preferably the Foreign Service An Academ ic All-American with a 3 . 6 g rade average at PLU, he was a fou r- year cross-country letter man and two-year cross-cou ntry captain. He co mpeted at confer ence, district and national levels. A two -yea r track letterman , Nel son specializes in the 800 and 1 500 meter ru ns.
Dedication For New Rieke Science Center Planned Excitement is building at PLU in anticipation of the completion of the new William O. Rieke Science Center on lower campus. T h e b u i l d i n g ' s a p pea r a n ce changes a l m ost daily as construc tion work proceeds rapidly. PLU officials a re now tentatively pla n ning a Jan. 2 7 , 1 985 pu blic dedica tion.
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m illion, according to 8e kemeier, the ca m paign director. Last yea r plans for the office wing of the Center were suspend ed due to the h ig h projected cost. but have since been retained . "There is optimism over the prog ress of the campaign , " 8ekemeier reported . "We are confident our
"In add ition to the dedication a series of January open houses are bein planned , " said Luther Be kemeier, PLU vice- president for development. The open houses will be designed for specific i nter .est g roups, he indicated . Funding for the facility also is proceeding rapidly. The first five months of 1 984 have been a mong t h e m o s t a c t i v e s o l icitat io n periods , with over $ 600,000 In new gifts and pledges received. The S h a r i n g i n S t r e n g h c a pita l/endowment fund cam paign which is funding the Rieke SCience Center has passed the $ 1 2 million mark, With $ 5 . 6 million designated for the sCience build ing. Final cost of the facility will be
Rieke Science Center in progress
Phillip Nelson