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TACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2016)- Forty years of nursing experience is not on the usual résumé for politicians, but that did not stop Rosa Franklin ’74 from running for office. Franklin hasn’t been concerned with what is usual. She’s concerned with bringing people together to…
. Franklin hasn’t been concerned with what is usual. She's concerned with bringing people together to solve problems. Franklin, the first African-American woman to serve as a Washington state senator, attended several South Sound universities, but earned her master’s degree in social science and human relations from Pacific Lutheran University in 1974. At the time of her attendance, Franklin was raising children, working and taking night classes. “At PLU, you get to see your professors, you get to see
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Working with a Student Who has a Visual Disability (pdf) view download
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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…
, and will be entering PLU as first-year students. “This scholarship helps with two very important things,” said Matt Burns, a counselor at Tacoma’s Wilson High School. “It can be the scholarship some kids need to get to college, and as a counselor I can use it to encourage and motivate students who are on the fence between being pretty good students and working as hard as they can to be really strong students.” PLU has a long history of awarding full tuition scholarships to local students and
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TACOMA, WASH. (March 9, 2016)- Mosquitoes are pests to some, but for Rebekah Blakney ’12 they carry a wealth of information that can unlock solutions to global health issues. Now with the outbreak of the Zika virus, that’s as important as ever. Blakney isn’t at…
Zika. I think it is something that people are going to be looking into for many, many years.” For now, she will continue to do important field work, something she says keeps her connected to people in her community. She is working with her boss to develop a surveillance project for the Aedes albopictus (Asian Tiger) mosquito in Atlanta starting this summer, prompted by the concern over the spread of Zika and Chikungunya, another viral disease. “It enables us to look into what are the local
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Immersive experience in classrooms on the other side of the world teach PLU students how to learn on the fly, one of many skills they bring home with them.
illustrations in picture books. #LutesAwayView social media posts by Lutes who are making a difference all over the world. Parker also strengthened her classroom management skills, after working with double the number of learners she was used to back home. Those and other skills she absorbed by collaborating with her Namibian teacher. “I learned a lot from her. She was very firm, but extremely loving,” Parker said. “She was hard on her kids, but they knew that she loved them and they loved her back.” Parker
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In the Department of Philosophy undergraduate study is fundamental in pursuing the most important questions regarding one’s understanding of themselves, others and the world in which they
Koller Menzel Memorial Lecture to explore bioethics and “Enhancement” March 16, 2023 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the AUC Scandinavian Cultural Center. More Information Why study philosophy? Philosophy involves inquiry about the most basic and compelling questions of life. Quick Facts Quan Huynh ’25 Discusses her Internship at the Washington State Senate Read More What is Philosophy? By the Way, What Can I Do With this Degree Once I Graduate?Philosophy is from the Greek word philosophia, or quite simply
Department of Philosophy253-536-5132Associate Professor Mike Schleeter, Chair of Philosophy Administration Building Room 222 F Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 -
For some, summer is a time for play. For others, it’s a time for work. But for many at PLU, it’s a time for a little bit of both — through science.
Summer of Science Summer of Science https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/01/summer-science-group-cover-1024x532.jpg 1024 532 Genny Boots '18 Genny Boots '18 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/19bfb9cee2f834144d56bb2017bb5742?s=96&d=wp_user_avatar&r=g January 23, 2017 October 3, 2017 “Working with undergraduates is really why I took this kind of job,” said Dean Waldow, professor of chemistry. “It’s really core to my educational philosophy, having students
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are really meant to do in this world,” Hughes said. “With this new project, we’re going to be leveraging all the tools we now have, plus a couple of new ones, for the benefit of the student.” Some of these new initiatives include a Virtual Career Center, an online interview option via Interview Stream, an online four-year plan for students, job postings exclusively for PLU students, and a guide for working and living abroad. Career Connections also has links for employers who want to post jobs or
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Globally, Pacific Lutheran University alumni come face to face with the international conflicts that are defining the modern era. Some by accident, others by choice.
made it clear that poli sci wasn’t a throw-away major,” Calata said. He said Kelleher’s conflict resolution class helped stress the complex nature of many of the conflicts around the world. “Each part of the world has their own nuances to it,” he said. “Trying to solve a problem in a cookie cutter way isn’t going to solve it at all.” Dom Calata ’08Taking time to pose for a picture with a young boy. (Photo courtesy of Dom Calata ’08) Calata’s first deployment included working side by side with the
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