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  • TACOMA, WASH. (June 28, 2016)- There were lots of tears as band members from Tamana Girls High School in Japan said farewell to their new friends from Graham-Kapowsin High School, located about 13 miles southeast of Pacific Lutheran University. Miho Takekawa, percussion instructor at PLU…

    school, had backyard barbecues, rode horses and took sightseeing tours in the greater Puget Sound area, from Mount Rainier to the Space Needle in Seattle. But they all came together on PLU’s campus to make music. They rehearsed together in an all-day workshop before performing in the 2016 Friendship Concert in Lagerquist Concert Hall, in front of an audience that nearly filled seats to capacity. Then, they spent several hours a couple days later in a masterclass, learning together with the help of

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 22, 2015)—Ariel Wood ’17, an International Honors student majoring in French and Global Studies at Pacific Lutheran University, is one of three national winners of the first-ever Why We Care Youth: Emerging Leaders for Reproductive Rights contest. Winning entries were chosen in…

    , more prosperous and sustainable path—and personal ones. “I eagerly welcome further discussion around the theme of universal access in my life, and at PLU,” said Wood, who hopes to work for an NGO in development, women’s rights, education and/or climate change. “I imagine this weekend is going to be a defining moment in my life.” Read Previous Policy Experts to Team With PLU Students for Minimum Wage Debate Read Next PLU’s Website, Online Magazine Win Web Marketing Awards COMMENTS*Note: All comments

  • Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., succeeds Steven P. Starkovich, Ph.D., as PLU’s chief academic officer TACOMA, WASH. (May 9, 2016) – Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., will join Pacific Lutheran University as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs on Aug. 1, 2016. Brown comes to…

    PLU Names New Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Posted by: Marcom Web Team / May 6, 2016 Image: Pacific Lutheran University’s Red Square (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) May 6, 2016 By Donna GibbsPLU Marketing & Communications Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., succeeds Steven P. Starkovich, Ph.D., as PLU’s chief academic officerTACOMA, WASH. (May 9, 2016) – Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., will join Pacific Lutheran University as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs on Aug. 1

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 4, 2016)- Kamari Sharpley-Ragin reluctantly admits that he used to joke about racism. The ninth-grader from Lincoln High School in Tacoma says it didn’t seem like a big deal, since he never really experienced overt discrimination himself. Now, he says he knows…

    the United States 1896-2016” paired PLU students and teaching assistants with a self-selected group of students from Lincoln grades 9-12. The workshop-like course challenged them all to critically think about daily experiences with institutionalized racism and how to effectively confront those experiences. The class touched on civil rights history, as well as racially charged issues today. The students’ work culminated in an end-of-term “creative extravaganza,” in which groups presented visual

  • Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away

    Pacific Lutheran University | All Rights Reserved X Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Vimeo VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3 – FALL 2017 SENIOR EDITOR Kari Plog ’11 WRITERS Kari Plog ’11 Lorna Rodriguez ’11 Genny Boots ’18 Christian Caple PHOTOGRAPHER John Froschauer VIDEOGRAPHER Rustin Dwyer CONTRIBUTORS Kirstyn Ricker ’10 Joanna Gregson COURTESY PHOTOS Russ Carmack EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Simon Sung EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONTENT DEVELOPMENT Lace M. Smith WEB TEAM Logan Seelye Sam O’Hara ’16 Chris Albert CLASS NOTES

  • The Pacific Lutheran University Payroll Office is a dedicated team of professionals committed to paying university employees in a timely and accurate manner.

    Medical Leave. Click here for American Payroll Association’s guide to Understanding Your Pay.  Learn paycheck basics, taxes, deductions, and how to read your pay stub. Click here to sign up or update your Direct Deposit information. Web Time Entry Leave Reporting Training (Salaried) Web Time Entry for Students Web Time Approval for Supervisors Web Time Entry for Hourly StaffPayroll Documents Payroll Schedule - Faculty/Salaried Staff Payroll Schedule - Hourly Staff Payroll Schedule - Student

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  • TACOMA, Wash. (September 30, 2015)- The second episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “violence” between host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Professor of Psychology Michelle Ceynar and Associate Professor of Philosophy Pauline Shanks Kaurin. “Open to Interpretation” is…

    discusses the word “advocacy” with Associate Professor of Religion Kevin O’Brien and Clinical Assistant Professor of Communication Justin Eckstein. Read Previous Dr. Gregory Youtz: A Front-Row Seat (Almost Literally!) to the Chinese President’s Tacoma Visit Read Next Neurologist Janice E. Brunstrom-Hernandez ’83 to Deliver 2015 Meant to Live Lecture COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private

  • “Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy

    effective MFT Professionals in the community mental health context Professionals who identify as Marriage and Family Therapists Given our mission, our program values creating a community where everyone experiences a sense of belonging. Toward this end, we are committed to continued growth and development as it relates to antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion. As a part of PLU, we are guided by the University’s Diversity Statement, Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan, and Seven Actions toward

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  • 8th WANG CENTER SYMPOSIUM Migration: Towards an Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Understanding of Human Mobility

    , international cooperation, and conservation. These debates and questions, in turn, are reshaping nations’ political futures through the dismantling of long-sought-after civil and human rights, of geopolitical unions like the EU, and of trade pacts such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership. These same debates threaten to dissolve unprecedented climate accords such as the Paris Agreement, the global action plan that seeks to limit global warming to well below 2°C by the end of this century. The 2018 Wang Center

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  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 14,2015)—Pacific Lutheran University’s Department of Partnerships and Professional Development has joined with the Tacoma Principals Association for a program that will allow Tacoma Public Schools principals to complete their Administrator Professional Certifications through PLU. All Washington principals and program administrators are required…

    PLU Partners With Tacoma Schools to Offer Administrator Professional Certification Program Posted by: Sandy Dunham / September 14, 2015 Image: Starting in 2016, Tacoma Public Schools principals can complete their Administrator Professional Certifications through PLU. (Photo courtesy of Tacoma Public Schools) September 14, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 14,2015)—Pacific Lutheran University’s Department of Partnerships and Professional Development