Page 12 • (2,410 results in 0.026 seconds)
-
Yannet Urgessa ’16 has lived on three continents and speaks five languages. But it took coming to PLU for her to feel comfortable in her own skin for the first time.
family relocated when she was 6 years old, fleeing a country rife with political instability. Her family never abandoned their ethnic Oromo roots, but actively immersed themselves in their new culture. Now, she’s relocated again, extending her international education to a third continent as a sociology major at PLU. The university’s commitment to global education is a value that’s familiar to Urgessa. She speaks five languages — Amhara and Oromo that are native to Ethiopia, English, Norwegian and
-
Thomas Kim checks all the “American” boxes. Except for one: actually being a legal citizen.
psychology and a minor in statistics. Currently, he is in his third year at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law School at Arizona State University in Phoenix, AZ. Thomas Kim '15 “PLU really set things well for me,” Kim said. But the college path was not easy for Kim. His family emigrated from South Korea in 2005 and entered the United States on a year-long visitor visa. His parents bought a dry cleaning business south of Portland, Oregon, and hired a lawyer to help them get green cards. That lawyer
-
How Matt Bliss ’98 turned a family tradition into Modern Christmas Trees Posted by: Silong Chhun / November 18, 2020 Image: Alumnus Matt Bliss ’98 (photo by JC Buck) November 18, 2020 By Kat BrazPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterAs a child, Matt Bliss ’98 relished celebrating the holidays at his grandparents’ Broomfield, Colorado, home where the Christmas tree was anything but ordinary. Bliss’s grandfather, Lawrence Stoecker, designed his own tree, an artful cascade of concentric rings
-
The 9th Wang Center Symposium – Disarming Polarization: Navigating Conflict and Difference – takes up the issue of heightened political and societal polarization within the U.S.
” through faculty development and grant opportunities, delivery of study away programs, on-campus programming on pressing world issues, and a commitment to best practices when engaging with partners, both locally and globally. Wang Center Website In gratitude to our sponsors and for the collaboration with community and university partners Benson Family Foundation Paul Ingram Lecture in Religion Koller/Menzel Memorial Lecture Mountain View Lutheran Church
Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education868 Wheeler St. Tacoma, WA 98447 -
The College of Natural Sciences houses the Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Geosciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology programs.
PLU launches new data science major to meet growing demand in data-driven economy. Students learn essential analytical tools and techniques for extracting meaningful and precise insights from data. Lindsey Clark ’24 will return to PLU for her MA in Education and teaching credential. "The goal was to bring mathematics in new, fun, and interesting ways to students’ and their families’ lives,” Clark says. Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studied the universe and his family background at PLU. He
College of Natural Sciences253-535-8700Morken Center for Learning & Technology Floor 2 Tacoma WA 98447-0003 -
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
PLU experience, especially in my philosophy classes.``More2016 Food SymposiumPLU's Philosophy Department, Arbaugh Family Endowment, Southwestern Washington Synod ELCA will hold a multi-day Food Symposium on the topic of food democracy.More
Department of Philosophy253-536-5132Associate Professor Mike Schleeter, Chair of Philosophy Administration Building Room 222 F Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 -
By Michael Halvorson, Benson Chair in Business and Economic History. On Friday, December 8, 2017, three PLU students will present the results of their summer research projects in a public presentation connected to PLU’s Business and Economic History program. The presenters are Michael Diambri, Teresa…
research and write a significant research project on Northwest business and economic history. Each original project was supported by a generous donation from the Benson Family Foundation, and also the expert guidance of faculty members Beth Kraig (History), Karen Travis (Economics), and Rebekah Mergenthal (History), who worked with the students throughout the summer. Michael Diambri’s research project is entitled “A Queer Place: Exploring Historical Case Studies of Seattle’s Queer Bars and Clubs
-
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 26, 2016)- Roche Harbor, Washington, sits on the northwest side of San Juan Island at the edge of the Canadian border. For one week over the summer, Roche Harbor served as a site of discovery for a handful of Lutes interested in…
employed a variety of field methods to uncover artifacts and information about the site and its inhabitants.PLU AnthropologyLearn more about the university's anthropology department. Digging shovel probes revealed a number of buried objects. Participants discovered an abundance of shoes on the property, presumably left by a family of residents from the early 1900s. One student, Taylor says, dedicated her time to researching the shoes in particular. “It was really neat to see the old shoes that were
-
Coach Dickerson retires after 14 years cultivating character on and off the court.
years later, “the last man standing” out of 100 applications, he said. “I’ve grown a lot as a coach and as a person being here,” he said. Steve Dickerson's last game (Photos by John Froschauer, PLU) Dickerson didn’t know his journey would last this long; he says he took everything a year at a time. But PLU is a comforting place that makes it easy to stick around, he said. “It’s a place that grows on you. It might sound cliché, but it’s like one big family.” That family mentality trickles down to
-
The Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies (GSRS) program at PLU provides students with an innovative curriculum that examines how gender, sexuality and race are embedded in complex dynamics of power
prepare them to pursue social justice and work in diverse communities. GSRS graduates will be able to solve problems in diverse environments, work effectively across difference, and lead from an equity mindset, some of the most important skills and abilities desired by employers.Please join GSRS, Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy next Tuesday 10/17/23 to recognize Mental Health Awareness Week and LGBTQIA+ History Month with the following events
Gender, Sexuality, and Race StudiesGender, Sexuality, and Race Studies Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
Do you have any feedback for us? If so, feel free to use our Feedback Form.