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TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 15, 2015)—Resilience is characterized by the “power or ability to return to original form” after being “bent, compressed or stretched.” You see examples of resilience in the news all the time—in the exhausted yet determined faces of Syrian refugees, in the grace of forgiveness following…
make awesome things happen at the CCES, dCenter and CGE! Learn about our programs and how we work together to create positive social change. Read Previous PLU Physics Professor Writes and Illustrates Children’s Book Read Next Thomas Kim ’15 Meets Justice Sandra Day O’Connor at Law School 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" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place
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When we first catch up with environmental advocate Andrew Schwartz ‘07, he’s preparing for a massive road trip with his wife, Emily, and 8-month-old daughter, Maja. They’re headed east to visit Emily’s family in Illinois. But the 36-year-old Schwartz’s life has also been a journey,…
Justice at PLU teaches students to understand the social and structural context of our human experience. Our classes highlight how inequalities in American Society impact individual opportunities, such as access to housing, bail, healthcare, or legal representation. Our programs in sociology and criminal justice provide unique opportunities for independent research, faculty mentorship, and career exploration.Work with Meaning As the director of sustainability and global affairs at CEE, Schwartz runs
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Some books are shipped from Amazon, others are found cataloged in libraries, under beds with lost socks, digitized in e-readers, collecting dust on shelves or housed on nightstands. Other books are labored over, crafted with care, written, printed, drawn, sculpted and bound with artist hands.…
The Story Depends on the Teller: Book Arts in the Pacific Northwest opens March 9 Posted by: Mandi L
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Students in Professor Amy Young ’s Fall and Spring Strategic Communication classes created a crowdfunding campaign with Undue Medical Debt that raised nearly $19,000 which, in turn, settles nearly $1.9M in medical debt for our neighbors in Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Students researched key audiences…
Pacific Lutheran University Communication students help forgive nearly $1.9M in medical debt in Wash
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In January 2006, a group of PLU students — bundled up in warm coats, gloves, hats and sturdy boots — stepped carefully from the boat on which they’d been traveling onto the rocky and icy shores of Antarctica. This intrepid class helped seal a spot…
knowing that my financial aid could go with me. Studying in Trinidad & Tobago: While in Trinidad & Tobago, I went to the University of the West Indies, and was able to take any classes I wanted. I decided to take dance classes, because dance was my minor and Trinidad is huge into performing arts and social activism through dance and art, which is something I was really interested in. I took a Caribbean festivals class and a ballet class, which was really useful to see how ballet was taught in
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A walking tour from a graduating senior about her time at PLU Welcome to PLU! I’m the senior you, and I’ll be your tour guide today. I’ve spent almost four years on this campus, and have come to know it well. I want to show…
notice that the whole center of the lawn is muddy, and they look down with disgust at their dirty shoes. You’ll laugh, and you’ll only feel a little badly about it. We’re now walking alongside Xavier Hall, which houses the social sciences. For you, this building is not nearly as interesting as the trees and plants across from it. If you’re thinking “those trees look good for slacklining,” you’re right. You will have several friends who will be more than willing to string their lines up during the
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Barr reflects on her PLU education, work overseas Career diplomat Joyce Barr ’76 spoke to the Class of 2008 and their families during Spring Commencement on May 25 at the Tacoma Dome. The following is the text of her speech: Chair Gomulkiewicz, President Anderson, Provost…
East side where I graduated from Lincoln High School. My life was shaped by the love of my family, too little money and the social upheaval of the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War. I went to work after high school but eventually decided that I wanted to go to college. However, I could not pay very much for tuition so I started taking classes at community colleges. PLU was the first university to offer me a loan, and that became one of the deciding factors in attending PLU. While our paths
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PLU President Allan Belton is a morning person. He’s frequently among the first employees to arrive at the Hauge Administration Building, but not before his morning cup of joe. His favorite coffee stand is on South Tacoma Way, the seven-mile arterial that is the economic…
stationed nearby at Joint Base Lewis-McChord — don’t have a city council or city liaisons to contact for support. Studies of the economy, health and wellness of unincorporated communities have shown clear results. The World Health Organization (WHO) concluded that “lack of municipal status is a structural determinant of health responsible for social conditions which generate cumulative health risks for residents.” As an unincorporated community, Parkland receives basic services from Pierce County
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PLU President Thomas W. Krise welcomes faculty and staff back to campus, highlighting the strengths of PLU and his goals for the future. (Photo by John Froschauer) “A University of the First Rank” By President Thomas W. Krise Good morning and welcome to the 2012…
—and at least four of those seven medieval liberal arts are what we would now call scientific. We have a popular misunderstanding in the United States that the liberal arts subjects are only the humanities and social sciences, and even some universities establish structures that suggest that the liberal arts do not include the sciences. So, we need to emphasize to potential students and others that a liberally educated person must know the sciences and be able to think scientifically to solve
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TACOMA, Wash. (May 23, 2019 ) — Judging by its accomplishments, Pacific Lutheran University’s Class of 2019 is poised to make an immediate impact on the world — mostly because they already have done so much at PLU. Here’s a look at just a handful…
state representatives, Tina Orwall (D) and Gina Mosbrucker (R). In her first year, the tireless Nguyen planned a six-week series of discussions on religious diversity, spanning six faith traditions, which won Social Justice Program of the Year. “It was an ambitious project,” she reflected, “and it spurred my determination to prove to myself that I can do anything I set my mind to.” A favorite PLU memory: This year’s Act Six Scholars Senior Celebration was Nguyen’s last big planning commitment for
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