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guests, their visit was of special importance to me as I prepare to leave for Kigali, Rwanda, in January. Members of iDebate Rwanda meet students in PLU’s Diversity Center.. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) As a student of History and Holocaust and Genocide Studies, I have long been fascinated by Rwanda’s past and culture, so the opportunity to hear firsthand the stories of Rwandans was one that I did not take lightly. After a rigorous application process, these four students won a competition through an

. “It will be really helpful because there are not really a lot of resources on campus to help people with screenwriting,” said Emily Khilfeh, Showrunners’ head writer and director of photography. “I am really excited to learn about it. It is really different than other kinds of writing.” Showrunners at PLU, now in its fourth year, is a recent addition to the Center for Media Studies, located within the School of Arts and Communication. Showrunners, a student-run program focusing on quality TV

MediaLab at PLU: MediaLab is an award–winning, applied research and media production organization housed within the Center for Media Studies at Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Arts and Communication. MediaLab students work on projects across the media spectrum, including market research, photography, graphic design, web design, writing, video, public relations, event planning, filmmaking and more. Read Previous PLU awarded total of nearly $590,000 in state grant money for intensive, alternative

-called “tuition backfill”). $1.4 million to address the teacher shortage issue. Finally, two new studies related to higher education were funded in the budget. The first is a study by the Student Achievement Council. It’s designed to objectively analyze and make recommendations about systemic overlaps and gaps in jurisdiction regarding for-profit, degree-granting institutions and private vocational schools in the state, as well as make recommendations to improve oversight and accountability of these

Innovation and the Mind Posted by: halvormj / January 11, 2018 Image: Problem solving in Psychology is closely related to other disciplines. Photo by Morgan Harper Nichols on Unsplash. January 11, 2018 By Sarah Cornell-Maier. Understanding the function of the human brain is a truly enlightening experience, especially when you tie brain research into the newest developments in computer technology, creativity, and innovation studies. Recently, I got the opportunity to sit down at Pacific Lutheran

Media Studies, will support continued MediaLab research, scholarship and program improvements. Housed within the School of Arts and Communication’s Center for Media Studies, MediaLab is a group of students who work in pre-professional settings, contracting with external clients in Tacoma, Seattle and beyond. In addition to performing fee-for-service work, student teams over the years also have created more than a dozen award-winning documentaries, providing excellent opportunities for PLU students

— such as auditions — but not accounting, marketing and management theories.  Many artists could learn more about marketing, he says: “As an actor, you need to know how to market yourself, especially in the digital age,” whether through Instagram or another form of social media.   He’s learning more about marketing in his MBA program. With teammates, Wallace delves into case studies and learns about marketing tools. For the year-end project, his group is crafting a real-world marketing plan for a

First class of 253 PLU Bound Scholarship recipients passionate about community, music, nursing, education and more Posted by: Zach Powers / June 24, 2016 Image: Alex Gutierrez outside Decatur High School in Federal Way. (photo by John Froschauer/PLU) June 24, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (June 24, 2016)- As Hannah Park poses for a few quick photos outside the main office of Franklin Pierce High School, it seems she is well-liked by everyone in the close

internships and pursue professional development opportunities beyond PLU’s campus to continue their academic goals. The Lutes featured below represent three stories of the hard work done by PLU students and recent graduates this summer.Kendra Saathoff ’17 By Brooke Thames ’18 Since 2014, the Krise Endowed Internship Fund has provided students with opportunities to gain experience in career fields related to their studies. This year, the Krise Internship helped one student take her education from the

safe driving messages. Knudsen’s campaign featured a scratch off ticket showing the effects of driving under the influence. The ticket’s nine scratch off sections revealed the very real consequences of driving under the influence in witty and humorous ways to appeal to the audience. The campaign was designed using either research they had conducted or studies from other departments within the DOL. Their findings indicated these younger audiences could be drawn in by clever humor and would be