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  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 22, 2015)- The third episode of ‘Open to Interpretation’ features a discussion of the word ‘climate’ among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Associate Professor of Biology Michael Behrens and Assistant Professor of Politics and Government Kaitlyn Sill. “Open to…

    meanings and implications of words commonly used in the news, on social media and on college campuses. Episodes of OTI are released once per month. If you have feedback, comments or ideas for episodes, please email producer Zach Powers at powerszs@plu.edu. Previous EpisodeDr. Young discusses the word “violence” with Professor of Psychology Michelle Ceynar and Associate Professor of Philosophy Pauline Shanks Kaurin. Read Previous Thomas Kim ’15 Meets Justice Sandra Day O’Connor at Law School Read Next

  • This conference focuses on “Black Bodies and the Justice of God” in the Lutheran tradition, in art, theology, ethics and literature.

    World and Me by Ta Nehisi Coates, a book that all first-year PLU students have read for the incoming classes of 2017 and 2018. The conference features an incredible line up of leading theologians and we encourage you and your congregations or colleagues to read their works prior to the conference. Speakers include Lutheran womanist theologian and ethicist Rev. Dr. Beverly Wallace (Shaw University Divinity School), as well as nationally respected theologian and Bonhoeffer scholar Dr. Reggie Williams

    Dr. Marit Trelstad, University Chair in Lutheran Studies
  • February 13, 2013 Chemistry professor Justin Lytle, shows students the chemistry of chocolate. (Photo by Jesse Major’14) ‘For the love of chocolate’ By Jesse Major ’14 Roughly 40 chocolate lovers gathered in Leraas Lecture Hall the day before Valentine’s Day, “for the love of chocolate, aphrodisiac and food of the gods.” “When there’s free chocolate, you get a larger crowd,” said Justin Lytle, assistant professor of chemistry, as he showed the group the four chocolates they would later eat. A

  • Landon Packard ’17 says it’s time to rescue the rescuers. The sociology major researched first responders’ emotional labor — the process of managing emotions to satisfy the requirements of a

    exemplifies what universities hope to see in student research, she added: “that it be personally meaningful, scientifically rigorous and with applications to the real world.” Anna Leon-Guerrero, chair of sociology and another mentor for Packard, said she watched her student’s confidence grow throughout the research process. She stressed that all students who conduct scholarly research face similar challenges that she and her colleagues have faced in academia. “Faculty (members) support student learning

  • Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away

    founded the only local peace prize in the nation, Thomas Heavey ’74 was in the middle of a war. Learn how he joined forces with a cohort of other Lutes to launch a unique organization honoring local peacemakers. Balancing Competing Interests Lutes are dedicated to global education, and student athletes are no different. This fall, two Lutes who studied in Norway managed to balance their studies and training abroad, while PLU welcomed three Norwegian international students to campus and, subsequently

  • spins of the nuclei in a sample, thereby allowing it to be studied. With regards to the magnet, visitors beware. Signs alert visitors to keep their credit cards, blackberries and cell phones at a safe distance. And if you have a pace maker, stay out. It will turn that off too. Getting too close to the machine means all will be erased. Eventually, the group sees not only students using the machine for student-faculty research, but local community and four-year colleges bringing samples over as well

  • News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.

    MSMR Students En Route to Safer Roads PLU’s MSMR Candidates are doing great things! Following last semester’s project with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, MSMR Candidate, Jessica Wagner, was invited to be a panelist at the 2018 Traffic Safety Conference! Shelly Baldwin, Legislative Liaison and Media Relations Manager at the Washington Traffic Safety… April 30, 2018 2018 Cohort

  • 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

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    FAQs: Credit Type PROVIDER APPROVAL Pacific Lutheran University Center for Continued Nursing Learning (PLU CCNL) is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. ​In addition, PLU CCNL is a provider of in-service education clock hours by the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) of the Office of Superintendent of Public

  • . “PLU gave us a good start toward our careers as successful business people. This gift was a way to recognize the support we received while making a difference for current students,” Don Wilson said. Avid skiers, Don, Kim and Stacy were members of the ski team while at PLU. “I didn’t play football, soccer or lacrosse at PLU, but I know that the field will strengthen these programs and general recreation there,” he said. “Athletics is an important part of the university experience and the new field