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  • It’s been 25 years since David Akuien ’10 was separated from his mother at age 5, 16 years since he came to the United States as an orphan.

    be hurt. There are things I value from the culture of South Sudan and the culture of America, and I think that is going to be a tough conversation to have…I just hope they see I’m still the same human being. Still their same son. That concern runs deeper for David. He has long worried that he may never feel fully at home here or in South Sudan. When he travels there later this month, he anticipates being treated as an American — an outsider. And in the states, he says, he is seen as African — as

  • Thinking about becoming a social worker? Compare a BSW and an MSW and explore if an MSW is worth it. In social work, two degrees stand out: the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and the Master of Social Work (MSW). Understanding the differences and their…

    graduates can obtain a license for Independent Clinical Social Workers after two years and 3,000 hours of post-MSW supervised work experience and passing the American Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) exam. PLU’s MSW program meets the nine competencies articulated by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). With an MSW from PLU, you gain the professional credibility and expertise needed to pursue a wide range of rewarding opportunities and contribute to positive change in the lives of those

  • Where can a liberal arts degree in Music Composition lead you? In my case it has led to a life of travel, study, program development, tour-guiding, international relations and eventually a handshake with the President of China. Here’s the tale. TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 29, 2015)—The…

    jersey with the team’s name, “Abes,” on it and the number 1. After he joined us in the elegant 1913-style auditorium, the choir sang an American song and a Chinese song (in Chinese!), joined by five students from Lincoln’s partner school in our Chinese Sister City of Fuzhou. A film began, featuring a number of us involved with Tacoma-Chinese affairs speaking to the importance of our many relationships with China.President Xi was the tip of the iceberg of perhaps 1000 Chinese dignitaries and

  • TACOMA, WASH. (January 12, 2016)- Sylvia May ’18, a doctoral student at Pacific Lutheran University, was one of just eight students in the country to receive the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship in 2015. The prestigious scholarship will cover her tuition, books and other fees…

    may not ever had been able to experience as a civilian nurse. For me, serving my country in whatever capacity it may be is honorable and respectable, and it allows me to be a part of a larger picture of American history and that is a big deal!PLU School of NursingPLU Welcomes Doctor of Nursing Practice Cohort as First Doctoral ProgramPLU Named a ‘Best in the West’ University by The Princeton ReviewPLU’s School of Nursing Ranked Among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools Read Previous

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 17, 2016)- Joshua Cushman ’08 stood in front of a crowd at the Wang Center Symposium last month and recalled his childhood in which nobody asked him about his future. The Tacoma native was the product of a broken home, plagued by…

    and affirm all kids from all backgrounds at all times. “Many students are not engaged with caring adults who value their experiences and who validate them as well,” Cushman said. “I feel honored to be the teacher/mentor/coach of similar students because…they will be the future leaders of our communities.” In particular, Cushman concentrates his efforts on nurturing young African-American and Latino men. It is them, Cushman says, who perhaps face some of the worst forms of misrepresentation and

  • PLU rowers reminisce about their daring journey in Puget Sound 50 years ago.

    , the University of Washington lent shells to colleges to promote the Husky Clipper, the famous boat rowed by the 1936 Olympic gold-medalist UW team immortalized in the novel, The Boys in the Boat. The Seattle TimesIf you loved ‘The Boys in the Boat,’ don’t miss this tale of adventure. KOMO 4 NewsPLU rowers reunite 50 years after incredible feat. After PLU rowed the Clipper to victory in the boat’s final race against the University of Puget Sound and Seattle Pacific on American Lake, UW wanted its

  • Sirine Fodstad spent nearly two decades traveling the world for work. But her story starts and ends in Norway, where she is a global human resources director for the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund.

    Grand Hotel on the city’s main street, she fondly recalled running into Chuck Nelson, the man responsible for attracting many Norwegian international students to Pacific Lutheran University. During their meeting in 1993, Nelson recited his pitch to Fodstad about the American institution of Lutheran higher education — founded by Norwegian immigrants — and she was sold. “A couple of months later I was enrolled and started my first class on a beautiful fall campus,” she said. “My first trip to America

  • Online Learning at Pacific Lutheran University. Online and blended programs for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students extend the university’s mission beyond campus borders,

    (5060) EDUC 853 English Structure ENGL 398A Studies Lit / Body LT, C ENGL 241 American Traditions in Lit LT HISP 101 Elementary Spanish HISP 101 Elementary Spanish HISP 102 Elementary Spanish HIST 388 ST:Early West Civilizations SO MUSI 101 Introduction to Music AR MUSI 120 Music and Culture AR,C NURS 901E RN Re-entry into Practice PHIL 125 Ethics and the Good Life PH PHIL 125 Ethics and the Good Life PH PLUS 320 Effective Tutoring Methods PSYC 101 Intro to Psychology SO RELI 229 Christian Health

  • After a rare heart condition cut her soccer career short, Shelby Daly ’13 found her calling as an athletic trainer.

    next day, doctors diagnosed her with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD), a rare type of cardiomyopathy that occurs if the muscle tissue in the heart’s right ventricle dies and is replaced with scar tissue, according to the American Heart Association. Doctors implanted a cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in her chest the same day. ARVD is believed to be a genetically inherited disease, and is one of the most common causes of sudden cardiac arrest among young athletes. Daly said her

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 12, 2016)- Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., says Pacific Lutheran University already exhibits academic excellence in a variety of ways: rich global education, robust student-faculty research, world-class faculty members and, of course, eager students who are ready to change the world. But Brown…

    African-American, for example. “We cannot expect to recruit and retain students of color if the academic climate is not welcoming to them,” she said in her speech. “We cannot expect to be an institution of excellence if voices are absent from the community.” In an interview following her address, Brown said she’s been fortunate to work in very diverse institutions throughout her career. She stressed that PLU must not only hire faculty of color, first-generation college graduates and people of multiple