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attitude,” he said. “It’s ridiculous.” Keller says that to tackle an issue as large as sexual assault, we all need to come together. “We are teammates in this fight,” he said. “We can only get better by teaming up with folks.” Jen Thomas, Associate Athletic Director The volleyball team hosted a soft kickoff of the It’s On Us campaign during a game against the University of Puget Sound, and the Lutes wore shirts that the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) purchased. There also was a table at the
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without them. It wasn’t until years later, in America, that he would reconnect with his mother. “I felt I was giving up a lot of myself,” he said. He lived in foster care in Tacoma for those first years. He went to Foss High School. Because everything was so unknown, it was difficult. “It was just nerve racking,” he said. “Just finding a classroom was hard.” In Kakuma, they’d have class in whatever shade was available, maybe in a structure of mud and grass or under a tree. Finding a classroom wasn’t
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Jacob Taylor-Mosquera ’09 was 18 when he returned to Colombia. Although he considered it a homecoming, it took several more visits for him to truly feel at home.
biological family after a three-month search — he can finally say he feels a sense of belonging there. “This is the first time I’ve truly lived in Colombia,” he said. “I’ve only ever been a tourist before.” Still, even before he considered Colombia home, it was his family there who motivated him during a turbulent time as a student at Pacific Lutheran University. Taylor-Mosquera arrived on PLU’s campus, after earning an associate degree from Tacoma Community College, in search of a vocation that would
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Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center. Lewis is currently the chair of the board of the Stephen Lewis Foundation in Canada. The foundation helps ease the pain of HIV/AIDS in Africa at the grassroots level by providing care to women, assists orphans and other children affected by the disease, supports the grandmothers who care for their orphaned grandchildren and supports associations on people living with the disease. Additionally, Lewis is a professor in global
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in most programs, minors, and core courses that fulfill General Education Program elements. The departments provide supporting courses for interdisciplinary programs within the sciences and for other colleges of the University. Courses for B.A. in Education degrees with majors and minors in natural sciences are available; see the Department of Education section of this catalog for the specific degree requirements. See also the sections on the Health Sciences (located in the pre-professional
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The mission of the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities is to advance student learning and development and a campus culture of respect and responsibility.
The mission of the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities is to advance student learning and development and a campus culture of respect and responsibility. We promote a community of acceptance and accountability by supporting and empowering students and campus partners to uphold the mission of Pacific Lutheran University. In conjunction with the University’s commitment to holistic student development, the processes conducted by the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities works to
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TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 9, 2015)- Pacific Lutheran University admission representatives will begin spreading the word on Tuesday, Dec. 15, about the new 253 PLU Bound Scholarship. Admission Office staff members will fan out on that day and talk with area high school students, teachers and…
PLU Bound Scholarship please visit www.plu.edu/253 or contact PLU Director of Admission Melody Ferguson at mferguson@plu.edu or 253-535-7707.Learn MorePLU Selected for Tacoma Public Schools’ Community Partner AwardPLU Ranked a Top 10 “Value Added” College Read Previous Student Art on Display in the University Gallery Read Next President Krise Discusses “Protest” with Angie Hambrick and Amy Young COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad
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Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (PBMS) at the Oregon Health and Science University Posted by: nicolacs / October 13, 2022 October 13, 2022 The Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (PBMS) at the Oregon Health and Science University offers many exciting opportunities in Biomedical Research through an individualized graduate program for training the next generation of biomedical scientists, readying them for changing challenges in science and scientific careers. PBMS is fortunate to
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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 8, 2016)- Gabri Joy Kirkendall ’09 studied political science and French languages and literature at Pacific Lutheran University. Now, she’s a published author and artist. Below is an edited discussion about her vocational journey and her experience creating hand-lettering books. Question: How…
Q&A: Gabri Joy Kirkendall ’09 discusses her vocational journey that led to success as a hand-lettering artist, author Posted by: Kari Plog / November 8, 2016 November 8, 2016 By Mandi LeCompteContributing writerTACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 8, 2016)- Gabri Joy Kirkendall ’09 studied political science and French languages and literature at Pacific Lutheran University. Now, she's a published author and artist. Below is an edited discussion about her vocational journey and her experience creating hand
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PLU alumna serves as interim director of Tacoma’s Rainbow Center.
in a variety of LGBTQ advocacy work on Pacific Lutheran University’s campus through Harmony, known today as Queer Ally Student Union. Now, Brewer is ushering in the next era of leadership at the Rainbow Center as interim director. She’s running the organization until a new leader is appointed this spring. The center sits on Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma, distinguished by the rainbow flag in the window. The organization supports the local LGBTQ community by providing access to a variety LGBTQ
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