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  • , privilege, and oppression when considering family structure and development. We recognize that families’ intersecting social contexts influence the meaning of family, relational functioning, and changes over time. Throughout the semester, we will study how race, gender, social class, immigration, religion, spirituality, sexual orientation, and other factors impact family development. You will take part in several projects, including a group cultural “immersion,” a religious community observation, and on

  • where students may volunteer and gain additional clinical hours. Placements are determined by the interest of the student and space availability at the practicum site.On Campus Site The Couple and Family Therapy Center - Community Clinic on PLU campus Every student in the program will spend their first semester of practica here performing therapy with a co-therapist from their class. Students will work with a wide range of clients, which include individuals, families,and couples. This site offers

  • applications from students who exhibit capacities for success at the university level. Admission to PLU is competitive. We look for students who: Demonstrate success in a challenging college preparatory curriculum Desire academic and personal challenges Communicate clearly Exhibit leadership and service in their community, church or school Will share unique or special talents Each application is reviewed based on grade point average, class rank, transcript patterns, standardized test scores, personal essay

  • July 8, 2008 Life is about choices. What choices have you made? A few years ago, student body president Joel Zylstra addressed the incoming freshman class at Fall Convocation. His timeless reflection on the meaning of success captures the unique culture of Pacific Lutheran University and the life-changing experiences that students encounter here. I was a camp counselor a while back for 5 to 8 year-olds. One night, after lots of games and activities, we were talking before I tucked them in to

  • many sources of knowledge and methods of study runs a dangerous risk of limiting the leadership and inventiveness of the young people upon whom our world will soon be depending. Innovation requires knowledge of human trajectory, and institutions trending towards present and future focused, monodisciplinary curriculums are demonstrating a fundamental misunderstanding of this reality. History, as well as the rapidly increasing rate of social and technological change, assures us that a substantial

  • working with the Tacoma-based program, Ready to Rise, to identify scholarship recipients. The program is spearheaded by Degrees of Change, an organization that works to extend the reach of the Act Six initiative, which fully funded Panago’s education at PLU. Awardees must embody Panago’s values, including a deep passion for social justice. Tim Herron, Degrees of Change president, says Panago lived the Act Six mission, particularly after his time at PLU. He “poured his heart and energy into middle

  • Obituaries – Resolute Online: Fall 2022 Search Back to Landing Page Big Names On Campus Accolades Lute Library Class Notes Class Notes Obituaries Submit a Class Note Obituaries Jim Van Beek ’60, ’69 Longtime PLU staff member and alumnus Jim Van Beek ’60, ’69 passed away in April 2022. In addition to being a PLU Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, Van Beek worked at the university for 50 years. He began his staff career in the Office of Admission, where he was eventually named dean of admissions

  • Obituaries – Resolute Online: Fall 2023 Search Back to Landing Page Big Names On Campus Accolades Lute Library Class Notes Class Notes Obituaries Submit a Class Note Obituaries Deborah Oakman Deborah Oakman , wife of retired religion professor Douglas Oakman , passed away on Feb. 15, 2023. She was known to many alumni over the years as the sacristan (worship assistant) for the University Congregation, for which she received a special recognition award in October 2015. She will be dearly missed

  • Lute Library – PLU Resolute Search Back to Landing Page Big Names on Campus Accolades Lute Library Class Notes Class Notes Obituaries Submit a Class Note Lute Library Great reads by PLU faculty and alumni authors All Alumni Faculty Staff   Jen Soriano Lena Khalaf Tuffaha Erin Hollowell Rebecca Wilkin Antonios Finitsis Karen McConnell & Terri D. Farrar Mari Matthias ’94 Colleen Hacker & Mallory Mann Jon Grahe & Michelle Ceynar Silong Chhun Kelli Russell Agodon ’07 Phyllis Wong ’95 JoDee Keller

  • PLU launches new Master of Social Work (MSW) degree PLU has added a  Master of Social Work  (MSW) degree to its offerings and is now accepting applicants for the fall of 2024. Rooted in PLU’s tradition of academic excellence and community engagement, the new MSW program will equip aspiring social work professionals with the skills… September 20, 2023 Master of Social WorkSocial Work