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  • the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The grant is targeted at expanding curriculum, doubling nurse practitioner student numbers and sending those students into medically underserved areas around the state. “PLU is a leading center of higher education in the Pacific Northwest, and I commend its commitment to increasing the capacity of the mental health workforce and expanding access to these critical services in the region,” U.S. Sen. Patty Murray said in her letter of

  • On October 9, 2019, the PLU community will welcome Sven Beckert of Harvard University to give the 15th Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. The lecture will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Chris Knutson Lecture Hall, located in the…

    history of capitalism in a variety of contexts, including curriculum related to American history, Economics, Global Studies, Business, and PLU’s new Innovation Studies program. The lecture is free and open to the public. The Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History Supported by a generous endowment from the Benson Family, the Benson Lecture is designed to bring leading experts in the fields of history, business, and economics to campus to address the PLU community. Supporting the

  • . The award was presented to Emily Davidson, Associate Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies. The university sponsors the Faculty Excellence Awards to recognize outstanding accomplishments of the faculty in five areas of faculty work: teaching, advising, mentoring, research, and service. Their peers have nominated and selected the recipients, signifying their high regard among those who know them well.A colleague wrote “Dr. Davidson represents the best of PLU in her efforts to foster an

  • , Chemical, and Engineering Sciences), Nanotechnology, and Computer Science (Scientific Computing and Informatics). Other eligible areas of study include life health and medical sciences and other physical sciences.   Apply online at https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/details/1683     • The application deadline is February 19, 2016.   Read Previous Interested in Materials Chemistry? Read Next ACS page for undergraduate research internships LATEST POSTS Seed Internships 2025 Application is open October 14

  • other healthcare professional schools. Located in Yakima, PNWU educates and trains health care professionals emphasizing service among rural and medically underserved communities throughout the Northwest. PNWU ranks in the top 10 in the nation for revolutionizing community health. U.S. News and World Report’s Best Grad Schools release ranked PNWU fifth for graduates practicing in medically underserved areas, sixth for graduates practicing in primary care specialties, and tenth for graduates

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 1, 2016)- Performing with Pacific Lutheran University’s gospel choir hooked Josiah McDonald. The ninth-grader at Franklin Pierce High School pledged to apply to PLU come senior year, after participating in the spiritual and celebratory Gospel Experience. McDonald was one of more than…

    PLU’s Gospel Experience works to bridge cultural gaps and connects campus to larger community Posted by: Kari Plog / February 29, 2016 Image: PLU hosts the Gospel Experience in celebration of Black History Month on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Performances by Erica Walker, Anointed Brothers, Pleasant Movement Dance Company, special guest DaNell Daymon and the Greater Works Chorale, and PLU’s own Gospel Choir. (Photo/Angelo Mejia ’17) February 29, 2016 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 24, 2016)- The eighth episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “civility” among host and Communication and Theatre Department Chair Amy Young, Assistant Professor of Politics and Government Kaitlyn Sill and Marriage and Family Therapy Department Chair David Ward.…

    PLU faculty members discuss Pokémon, the presidential election, parenting and the meaning of “civility” Posted by: Zach Powers / August 24, 2016 August 24, 2016 TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 24, 2016)- The eighth episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “civility” among host and Communication and Theatre Department Chair Amy Young, Assistant Professor of Politics and Government Kaitlyn Sill and Marriage and Family Therapy Department Chair David Ward. “Open to Interpretation

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 15, 2016)- An anthropology and global studies double major from Kalispell, Montana, Ellie Lapp ’17 is passionate about a wide variety of social justice issues. She’s hopeful that her tenure as president of Associate Students of Pacific Lutheran University (ASPLU) will be…

    yes, will you be able to combine that with your work at ASPLU? I would like to find more ways to intertwine my academic passions and ASPLU. I’m really interested in social justice and advocacy in an academic sense. I just finished a Wang Center research grant in Oaxaca, Mexico. I did an internship with a microfinance organization and did research about a small town in Oaxaca. That seems like it would be totally different than ASPLU, and in many ways it was, but I also did a lot of the same

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 20, 2016)- Member institutions of the ELCA Network of Colleges and Universities, including Pacific Lutheran University, released a statement Tuesday condemning hateful messages and phone threats directed at a Kansas university and its president. “The 26 member institutions of the ELCA Network…

    ELCA Network of Colleges and Universities condemn bigotry, hatred targeted at Bethany College president, community Posted by: Kari Plog / September 20, 2016 September 20, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 20, 2016)- Member institutions of the ELCA Network of Colleges and Universities, including Pacific Lutheran University, released a statement Tuesday condemning hateful messages and phone threats directed at a Kansas university and its president.“The 26

  • 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…

    family therapy, women’s and gender studies, Holocaust studies, global studies, biology and others, and are looking forward rich conversations with people from a diversity of disciplines. If along the way, we happen to encourage a sense of openness and adventure in individuals who might not otherwise take time to see a foreign film, this festival will have been success. Will every festival screening be following by some sort of discussion or event? Urdangarain: Yes, there will be an introduction