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  • Throw a dart at a world map, and it’s likely to hit a location where Pacific Lutheran University students or faculty members have conducted research.

    students or faculty members have conducted research. The Wang Center for Global Education offers grants that empower Lutes to pursue big questions all over the globe. This year, the funding is responsible for projects in nine countries across as many academic departments. “Wang Center research grants offer our students vast opportunities to grow by turning the world into their classroom,” said Professor of Communication Joanne Lisosky, who received funding in 2012-13 to work with several students on a

  • The PLU Department of Mathematics offers a broad choice of educational and career goals. We offer three degree options: a BA and BS in Mathematics and a BS in Mathematics Education.

    fields as Economics, Computer Science, English, Music, Philosophy, Spanish, and Theatre. Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education: This degree is intended for those students who wish to become teachers of mathematics. This degree does not provide students with a teacher certification, but does fulfill the requirements for PLU’s and other universities’ Masters of Arts in Education programs. Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics: Applied Mathematics uses mathematics, primarily through

  • Education major gives back to Parkland community When Kaila Harris ’24 received her PLU acceptance letter, it was a special moment for her and her family. Upon its arrival, Harris read the letter, which included the contents of her financial aid package, aloud to her parents. “When I finished, my dad stood… March 28, 2022 CommunityCurrent StudentsEducationInvolvementMusicPacific NorthwestParentsServiceStudent LifeThe Arts

  • Integrative Learning Objectives The Integrative Learning Objectives (ILOs) provide a common understanding of the PLU approach to undergraduate education. These objectives offer a unifying framework for understanding how our community defines the general skills or abilities that should be exhibited by students who earn a PLU bachelor’s degree. Therefore, they are integrative in nature. The ILOs are intended to provide a conceptual reference for every department and program to build on and

  • Videos Spotlighting the Master of Arts in EducationBrooke Brown '06 awarded the 2021 Washington State Teacher of the YearBrooke Brown ’06, an ethnic studies teacher at Parkland’s Washington High School, was recently named the 2021 Washington State Teacher of the Year by the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).Personalized Faculty SupportThe student-to-faculty ratio of the Master’s in Education program is approximately 15 to one. In this video, Mary Jo

  • General Education Learning OutcomesThe Learning Outcomes for General Education are listed below. Gen Ed learning outcomes were originally approved via EPC in March 2022 (see below). The following outcomes were adapted for the general education revision (approved by the faculty in December 2022) by the Core Curriculum Committee in consultation with the faculty. Please also see IHON (International Honors Program) Learning Outcomes and FYEP (First Year Experience Project) Learning Outcomes.Click

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 23, 2016)- Imagine using bananas and a circuit board to create a piano. Absurd? Thanks to the maker movement and some creative minds, it isn’t. Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Education & Kinesiology is bringing that creative spirit to campus April 12…

    Teachers tinker: Education department’s annual Benson Lecture, hands-on workshop bring spirit of maker movement to PLU Posted by: Kari Plog / March 22, 2016 Image: The seventh annual Benson Lecture on April 12 will focus on the maker movement and its impact on education. The lecture will be held at 7 p.m. in the Regency Room in the UC. March 22, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 23, 2016)- Imagine using bananas and a circuit board to create a piano. Absurd

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 27, 2017)- The third biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial Lecture will be held at 7 p.m. on March 1 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at Pacific Lutheran University. Shamil Idriss, a global leader in diplomacy and global…

    for the Performing Arts at Pacific Lutheran University. Shamil Idriss, a global leader in diplomacy and global affairs will deliver a lecture titled “Conflict is Inevitable, Violence is Not.”Idriss is President and CEO of Search for Common Ground, a global conflict transformation organization with offices in 35 countries. He previously served as Deputy Director of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and Senior Advisor at the World Economic Forum. Idriss, whose life’s work has been defined

  • The value of a college education increases when graduates have a better understanding of religion’s diversity and influence in regional, national, and global life.

    PLU professor curates an Oxford Univ. museum collection at the intersection of religion, medicine and disability More Why Study Religion? The Study of religion engages enduring questions about the meaning of life in a context of liberal arts learning. Quick Facts New Class PLU professor launches new class that immerses students in the local Buddhist community. More Information Why Study Religion?The value of a college education increases when graduates have a better understanding of religion’s

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