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  • Care “PLU grads are really needed in tough areas. People out here in the world need people who care.” Eric Pfaff ’09 opened PLU’s first bike co-op two years ago as a way for students to quickly and sustainably run errands around campus. Pfaff graduated…

    December 1, 2009 Care “PLU grads are really needed in tough areas. People out here in the world need people who care.”Eric Pfaff ’09 opened PLU’s first bike co-op two years ago as a way for students to quickly and sustainably run errands around campus. Pfaff graduated from PLU, signed up for the intensive non-profit training provided by Teach for America and is now teaching fifth grade in a low-income school in Tulsa, Okla. No doubt he’s encouraging his students there to hop on a bike and ride

  • The Summer @ Roche Intern Program has been developed to provide students with a fun yet rewarding summer through hands-on experience and numerous opportunities to network with other interns as well as employees in the organization. Additionally, we help our students meet their career development…

    The Summer @ Roche Intern Program in Seattle Posted by: nicolacs / March 1, 2021 March 1, 2021 The Summer @ Roche Intern Program has been developed to provide students with a fun yet rewarding summer through hands-on experience and numerous opportunities to network with other interns as well as employees in the organization. Additionally, we help our students meet their career development and educational goals while potentially building a future with the Roche organization. Leveraging the

  • Complete an internship with a criminal justice agency Explore career paths in policing, law, corrections, and victim services Connect with our vast alumni network Collaborate with faculty mentors

    Explore career paths in policing, law, corrections, and victim services Connect with our vast alumni network Collaborate with faculty mentors Study criminal offending and the criminal justice system InternshipOne of the hallmarks of the PLU Criminal Justice Program is our inclusion of a required internship. Examples of recent internship placements include: Crystal Judson Family Justice Center Our Sisters’ House Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel Pierce County Juvenile Court Rebuilding Hope

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 18, 2020) — If you’ve ever wondered whether leaders are born or made, the answer is both. At least it is when you’re referring to Pacific Lutheran University graduate Amy Spieker ’09. Growing up in a Navy family, Spieker moved her fair…

    it brings our community together to decide what are the biggest issues impacting health in Laramie County. Second, I get to work within the hospital to acquire grants and work with existing programs to address those identified needs.  We were awarded a Department of Justice grant this year to implement Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (thanks for starting this program, Seattle!) here in Cheyenne to help individuals struggling with substance abuse, through a harm reduction approach, find the

  • having such interests are encouraged to obtain a Pre-Health Sciences Team advisor early in their program. Summarized below are general pre-professional requirements for many health science areas; however, students should research the exact prerequisites for each specific program in which they are interested. Additional information is also available through the Pre-Health Sciences Advising Team. Pre-Medicine There is no pre-professional major for medicine at PLU; rather students each should select the

  • Washington Health Benefit ExchangeThe Washington Benefit Health Exchange is the marketplace for health and dental insurance coverage for individuals and families in Washington state. The Washington Health Benefit Exchange was created in state statute in 2011 as a public-private partnership. The Exchange is responsible for the operation of Washington Healthplanfinder, an easily accessible, online marketplace for individuals and families to find, compare and enroll in Qualified Health Plans

  • Walk across campus and you can see the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere. Masks on faces, signs reminding you to wash your hands, restrictions on classrooms and more. But the pandemic hasn’t just caused physical changes, but also unexpected mental challenges. And that is…

    reach students in a way that faculty maybe can’t?’ As fellow students, we thought the best way to reach them was through us.” A student leadership group that consisted of Beck, Haneda, Jade Vanags ’23, Kelsey Turner ’23, Tahra Menon ’23, and Ariana Schieber ’22 worked to put together care packages filled with mental health resources. “This has been a challenging year for PLU students,” said Vanags, psychology major and Psychology Club president. “We wanted to provide students with accessible

  • Isabel Moore plays with her new therapy dog Luka. (John Froschauer 2011) Canine offers friendship, safety for child By: Katie Scaff ’13 This fall, 4-year-old Isabel Moore made more than a new friend when she met Luka, a one-year-old therapy dog. A few students in…

    November 22, 2011 Isabel Moore plays with her new therapy dog Luka. (John Froschauer 2011) Canine offers friendship, safety for child By: Katie Scaff ’13 This fall, 4-year-old Isabel Moore made more than a new friend when she met Luka, a one-year-old therapy dog. A few students in PLU’s Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) program helped that happen. It all began when Maggie Woods, a second year student in PLU’s MFT program, read an article about Isabel in July. Isabel was diagnosed with autism in

  • PLU just launched a new partnership with the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) to help PLU students apply to medical or other healthcare professional schools . Located in Yakima, PNWU educates and trains health care professionals emphasizing service among rural and medically underserved…

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