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  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 29, 2016)- Garrett Wade bounced from desk to desk in a crowded classroom one recent Thursday morning, guiding his students through the online program they were learning at Sylvester Middle School in Burien. “Mr. Wade! Mr. Wade! I need your help,” a…

    through the online program they were learning at Sylvester Middle School in Burien. “Mr. Wade! Mr. Wade! I need your help,” a few chimed in from different corners of the room.Wade, alongside longtime teacher Darrell Chase, calmly commanded the classroom as though he had done it for years. Yet, the 38-year-old is in his second year of teaching, and he credits his immediate success to the intense preparation at Pacific Lutheran University through the Alternative Routes to Certification (ARC) program

  • When Jordan Levy first visited Honduras in high school, he had no idea that someday he’d be serving as an expert witness on Honduras in the U.S. court system. He first visited the Central American nation to perform volunteer work, and then returned annually throughout…

    , and open, and patient with me when I asked questions about Honduran society.” Whenever he returned, he appreciated the hospitality and generosity of time. After he met his partner, he would return to visit his partner’s family, then schoolteachers he’d interviewed years before. When he returned to Honduras, instead of feeling culture shock, he felt like he had a second home. When we spoke on the phone, Levy was at home, on parental leave. His eight-month-old daughter slept soundly as her father

  • Louis Hobson ’00 is an accomplished actor on stage and on screen. His next act includes building a production company that he hopes will infuse innovation into the entertainment industry.

    opportunity PLU afforded me.” Jeff Clapp, associate professor of theatre, said Hobson has always shown audiences that he’s confident, ready and willing to take them on a journey with him. “The hardest job to get in this profession is a lead on Broadway,” Clapp said. “The second hardest job is to get a film project that has a major release. Louis has done both.” Hobson also isn’t afraid to be vulnerable with audiences, he added. “He is talented, has good instincts, is always hungry to find the next role

  • By Damian Alessandro ’19 The Innovation Studies program at Pacific Lutheran University is interested in the diverse environments innovation can be found in, including the entertainment industry. The popularity of HBO’s blockbuster show, Game of Thrones, highlights an important place to study innovation principles. Spoiler…

    established his reputation as a man who “pays his debts,” deterring anyone from crossing the Lannisters. The entertainment industry as a whole thrives on this balance between being iterative and disruptive. Game of Thrones has helped to introduce a Second Golden Age of Television, bringing no shortage of networks and showrunners eager to imitate (and usurp) its success. The game over who sits on television’s metaphorical Iron Throne has become increasingly pressing because of the series ending. As a void

  • 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

  • Landon Packard ’17 says it’s time to rescue the rescuers. The sociology major researched first responders’ emotional labor — the process of managing emotions to satisfy the requirements of a

    could have or not, that’ll bug you more than losing someone and you know you couldn’t have done anything. Always second guessing yourself will keep you up at night… Like we took too long cutting him out of the car, and he ended up bleeding out. So maybe we could have cut a different way or we just took too long. Those are the ones that bug me.” “We need to eat, sleep and do all of that. We never get to sleep normal. I think people tend to forget that we are people too. We miss our families.” “I can

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 20, 2016)- It’s the season for awards, banquets, recognition and a whole lot of celebrating for Pacific Lutheran University students as they approach Commencement 2016. The ceremony will mark the culmination of several years of hard work, community involvement and the pursuit…

    itself; it’s the idea of change that is stressful or forced,” she said. “So these sculptures are about where I am in life right now, and how growing up is.” After graduation, Henderson said she plans to take some time off and then pursue jobs in the arts industry. However, she said she may also look into animal or pet care. “Animals, very apparent in my artwork, are my second passion,” she said. “So a job in the pet-care industry would also suit me and also inform my art at the same time, which is

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 28, 2016) – The Pacific Lutheran University Department of Languages and Literatures  will host the Tournées Film Festival this fall for screenings of nine recently released films representing a wide variety of cultures and historical periods. (Film trailers and descriptions below.) A…

    and provoked to reflect on topics such as memory and its potential for shaping history, cultural conflicts vis-à-vis nostalgia, parent-child relationships, questions of assimilation, integration, discomfort and sense of belonging, to name just a few. What makes Pablo Martínez Pessi an exciting and unique filmmaker? Urdangarain: He is a young filmmaker, who brings to the scenario of film and memory in Uruguay a perspective that has not been heard before, that of the so-called “second generation

  • More than a century after PLU was founded by Norwegian immigrants, the university maintains its connection to the founders’ homeland through study away programs.

    lot of just getting lost and finding our way back. I love Oslo public transportation. It’s so easy to navigate.” – Kara Barkman ’19 On a more basic level, the program envelops students in what quickly becomes a second home in Oslo. “They are always looking out for us,” Brundage said. “They really care.” And that care, Restad says, is one of the many ways Bjørknes is an ideal fit for Lutes. “There’s a kinship, I think.” BØ, TELEMARK More than 90 miles southwest of the bustling international city

  • TACOMA, WASH. (August 10, 2015)- Each summer PLU students fan out across the globe — working, researching, studying or just plain relaxing. Many students leverage the summer months as an opportunity to add depth to their resumes by completing internships at local and corporate businesses,…

    would move on to compete among the other 11 store winners throughout our region, which is a huge deal! Our team created the concept of an alteration tracker, which would allow the customer to remain informed about the process of his alteration, and notify him of when and where to pick up his tailored garments. Out of five teams, my team received high marks and was honored with second place. Wow, congratulations! What, perhaps in addition to that experience, has been the highlight of your internship