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TACOMA, WASH. (August 24, 2015)- This week, PLU introduced “Open to Interpretation,” a new podcast devoted to exploring the meanings and implications of words commonly used in the news, on social media and on college campuses. Hosted by Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, each…
public, to communicate relevance and to open lines of communication with other communities and audiences. Do you think faculty members will welcome the opportunity to be guests? I hope people will want to come and do the podcast with me. I can imagine some might feel hesitant about doing a podcast in general or hesitant that I’m trying to stump them. I’m not, at all. This only goes well if we have a sort of rhythm and conversationality. How does hosting this podcast relate to your scholarship? I have
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By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org…
training teachers and increasing general participation in computer education, with an emphasis on girls and underrepresented minority groups. Alice Steinglass of Code.Org introduces the Hour of Code (Photo/John Froschauer) Regular blog readers may know that I work at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Tacoma, but received my M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Washington. So I enjoy going back to the UW campus when I can. But why is Computer Education Week so important? First and foremost
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TACOMA, WASH. (March. 16, 2016)- Charles Reinmuth ’19 didn’t think twice when he was offered the chance to spend five weeks in the summer getting acclimated to life at Pacific Lutheran University and earning his first six college credits for free. “I couldn’t pass up…
to attend. “Summer Academy really helped me find my passion and dive into it,” said Torres. Reinmuth said he feels more prepared: “It sets you on track so that when you arrive at college (in the fall) you don’t feel like a stranger,” he said. “You feel like you’re already at home because you attended Summer Academy.” Read Previous PLU to host TEDxTacoma 2016: Speakers include YWCA CEO, best-selling novelist and Army lieutenant general Read Next PLU alumnus, Tacoma teacher draws from his own tough
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By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org…
teachers and increasing general participation in computer education, with an emphasis on girls and underrepresented minority groups. Alice Steinglass of Code.Org introduces the Hour of Code (Photo/John Froschauer) Regular blog readers may know that I work at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Tacoma, but received my M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Washington. So I enjoy going back to the UW campus when I can. But why is Computer Education Week so important? First and foremost, Computer
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Online Learning at Pacific Lutheran University. Online and blended programs for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students extend the university’s mission beyond campus borders,
still prepared and delivered by high-quality, PLU faculty. Online continuing education and professional development courses offer budget-friendly ways to meet credentialing requirements or add new skills to your resume. On-time To help degree-seeking students fulfill general education and degree requirements to graduate on-time, PLU’s Summer Sessions offers a variety of online courses across disciplines. Online and blended continuing education courses allow educators and healthcare professionals to
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TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 15, 2015)—As Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off across the country on Sept. 15, this year’s observation at Pacific Lutheran University takes on extra emphasis with two new campus-wide components: • the revival of a student organization representing Latino/a and Hispanic students, and…
heritage speakers, designed to affirm and build on the language abilities of students who grew up speaking Spanish but may not have had the opportunity to study it formally. Due to its focus on the inherent relationship between language and identity, and Latino/a experiences in the United States, the course fulfills the “Alternative Perspectives” General Education requirement. The second course in the series, HISP 252, can be applied to a Hispanic Studies major or minor. “It’s a great way to honor the
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After a rare heart condition cut her soccer career short, Shelby Daly ’13 found her calling as an athletic trainer.
uncle died of it at age 28. “Usually,” Daly said, “ARVD is diagnosed upon autopsy.” In that sense, Daly was fortunate. Still, it wasn’t easy adjusting to the constraints of the condition. Because ARVD is aggravated by exercise, Daly had no choice but to retire from soccer, the sport to which she had dedicated so much of her life. Department of KinesiologyProvides a rich variety of educational experiences that help students satisfy general university requirements and prepare for successful careers
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TACOMA, WASH. (July 28, 2015)- It’s safe to say Forrest Griek ‘00, ’02 loves being at school. Currently the principal of Tacoma’s Browns Point Elementary, Griek has spent his career serving in a variety of positions at schools throughout the South Sound, including Todd Beamer…
enjoy kids and schools in general; leadership is leadership at any level, but what I love about elementary is the joy that you see on students’ faces when they learn. I see this every day from students, staff and parents at the elementary level. What I miss most about high school is the fast pace and high-stakes nature of that world. You are constantly running and trying to do what is best for kids under some of the most challenging circumstances.PLU's School of Education and KinesiologyPreparing
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Two years before he founded the only local peace prize in the nation, Thomas Heavey ’74 was in the middle of a war.
. It has a lot to do with creating space, where people can fight their prejudices, fight their enemies and have decent, well-intended and sober conversations about important issues and important matters.” Hanne Aaberg says Norwegians aren’t afraid of discourse. She serves as secretary general of Norwegians Worldwide, a 110-year-old organization tasked with building and maintaining a global network of Norwegians; the organization hosts the Greater Tacoma Peace Prize laureate each year. She stressed
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DEDICATION FOR 3 GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ANTENNAS Posted by: alemanem / February 3, 2021 February 3, 2021 DEDICATION FOR 3 GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ANTENNAS Feb 3rd, 8:30-10:00am (PST) This international event will be held online on when a prestigious IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing will be dedicated for the massive Gravitational-Wave Antennas in Hanford, WA, Louisiana and Italy. They collectively confirmed Albert Einstein’s 1916 General Theory of Relativity which predicted the
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