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Originally published in 2005 For two weeks of March, 2000, in the vast jungle along Mexico’s southern border with Belize, I joined a team of biologists and hounds in chasing and capturing a wild jaguar. I was in Mexico as a Fulbright Scholar. It took…
stories run in the 1990s by such magazines as Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News & World Report on the advances in our understanding of animals’ use of language and their mental abilities. As a society we face important questions about how we can make sense out of animals as autonomous living creatures, as well as our ethical relations with them. There are major intellectual challenges in this, of course, but that does not make the task any less important. Yet inside the academy the resistance to taking
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Ash Bechtel has always wanted to be in healthcare, but she wasn’t sure which direction to take — nursing or medical school. So, Ash counseled with family and academic advisors before deciding to pursue a biology major that would lead her to becoming a doctor.…
-language medical interpreter over the summer. She sees this as the next step in achieving her goals. “One of my main driving factors in becoming a doctor is to help the Hispanic community and give back,” she says. Read Previous Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 Read Next Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride
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Kate Hall ’17 remembers the job interview that landed her in a communications role at ESD 113. It was memorable — but not necessarily in a good way. “I was so nervous,” she remembers. “My internet died during the Zoom interview.” She was prepared to…
center many of the concepts she learned at PLU. “The programs, students and staff on campus put an emphasis on service and care,” she says. “That’s what drew me to PLU, what kept met at PLU and what has sustained me.” At PLU, she majored in both communications and Hispanic studies. “I took my first Spanish language class in 10th grade, and I fell in love with the language from the start,” she says. Following graduation from PLU, she earned a master’s degree in translation from Kent State University
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Theater opens the Spring semester with their student series performance, Blood Wedding. The show is presented by Alpha Psi Omega, the Theatre Honor Society at PLU. In this poetic tragedy, an arranged country marriage between the children of two rich, landowning families is endangered by…
has been adapted in many different forms throughout the world, including opera, dance, and film adaptations. With over 17 student performers, 7 students will be performing as either first-year students or new additions to the PLU stage. “Blood Wedding is a truly unique play in its substance and style. It is beautiful in its language, enthralling story, and universal themes of conflict between human nature and societal ideals.” “The performance is sure to provide for an engaging theatrical
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Theater opens the Spring semester with their student series performance, Blood Wedding. The show is presented by Alpha Psi Omega, the Theatre Honor Society at PLU. In this poetic tragedy, an arranged country marriage between the children of two rich, landowning families is endangered by…
has been adapted in many different forms throughout the world, including opera, dance, and film adaptations. With over 17 student performers, 7 students will be performing as either first-year students or new additions to the PLU stage. “Blood Wedding is a truly unique play in its substance and style. It is beautiful in its language, enthralling story, and universal themes of conflict between human nature and societal ideals.” “The performance is sure to provide for an engaging theatrical
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PLU recognized for first class global studies Pacific Lutheran University has received the 2009 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization, a prestigious award that honors outstanding efforts on and off campus to engage the world and the international community. PLU is the first and…
“Gateway” semester abroad programs that include study in Sichuan University in China, an advanced-level Spanish language program in Oaxaca, Mexico as well as programs in Norway, Namibia and Trinidad-Tobago. The gate swings both ways, he noted. About 235 students representing 24 countries study on campus and international scholars are always present. Campus groups focus on international issues, such as the Invisible Children Club, which looks at issues facing children in Uganda. And The Mast, the
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Class Acts The everyday triumphs, joys and challenges of eight dedicated educators – all Lutes – at a single bustling middle school. Who would want to teach hormone-laced, boundary-pushing, in-your-face, preteen and teenage students? The teachers at Cascade Middle School, that’s who. Their number includes…
education class 8:05 A.M. Ms. Dozier’s eighth grade literature class 9 A.M. Assistant Principal Heinen’s office 9:52 A.M. Mr. Homfeldt’s eighth grade history class 11:15 A.M. Mr. MacDougall’s seventh grade language arts class 11:20 A.M. Cascade Middle School cafeteria 1:05 P.M. Mr. McNeese’s gym class Story by Chris Albert and Barbara Clements Photos by Jordan Hartman Read Previous Biologist use Murdock grants to study birds, fish Read Next Looking into the laws behind adoption COMMENTS*Note: All
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Robin and Collin (pictured in 2017) were PLU students and, eventually, became spouses. Now, Collin is back as a professor. In Fall 2017, PLU’s Department of Languages and Literatures welcomed visiting lecturer Collin Brown. Professor Brown is teaching first semester Norwegian as well as Writing…
languages. I love German but it’s fun teaching Norwegian, which is a little different. The grammar in Norwegian is somewhat simpler, so in a language class you can get to talking about bigger topics quicker,” he says. Professor Brown says that he appreciates the amount of time PLU faculty gets to spend with students. “I think it’s a part of a university culture of teachers, professors and instructors who want to get to know students and to help them as best they can. There’s just a lot more one-on-one
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Pacific Lutheran University was recently selected to participate in the second cohort of the Institute of International Education (IIE) American Passport Project. Through this initiative, 25 eligible PLU students who have never had a U.S. passport, will get one free of charge. PLU was one…
, or shorter January Term and summer programs from a diverse rotating list of countries that include Italy, Namibia and New Zealand. For those looking to explore other parts of Washington or the United States, domestic options include Neah Bay, Washington, and Honolulu, Hawaii. Internships, research, language immersion and cultural exploration are foundational elements of study away experiences, and vary from program to program. Whereas many of PLU’s peer institutions contract with outside
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Registration for Columbia Summer courses is now open at Columbia University. Explore the full range of multidisciplinary academic opportunities available at Columbia this summer across their two sessions: Session A (May 3–June 18) and Session B (June 28–August 16). Columbia Summer is designed to meet…
that couldn’t fit with earlier schedules, gain research and/or laboratory experience, learn a language, demonstrate a well-rounded and versatile course of study, develop transferable business skills such as finance, marketing and people management or explore options that might lead to a new professional or academic direction. With more than 400 courses in 50 subject areas taught by senior faculty across the University, students have the flexibility to choose options that sustain their intellectual
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