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  • Student, professor investigate untold story of WWII In the spring of 1942, 10,000 soldiers were sent to the Yukon. Their task: construct the 1,500-mile military road, the Alaska-Canada Highway, to be used to repel a possible invasion by the Japanese during World War II. Sitting…

    from the South, along with insufficient housing and equipment. For example, many resorted to cutting arms in their sleeping bags and wore them while working to keep warm in the freezing temperatures. “I think it was a slap in the face at how segregated the Army was at that time,” Wells said. Buy as Wells and Schrecengost dug deeper into the highway’s history, the original topic evolved to encompass how the road touched those who constructed it and the communities it connected. “It’s all the

  • Look What (and Who) is New at PLU The newest members of PLU’s faculty gather in front of the library. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications It’s a historic time at PLU as we mark our 125th academic year, but…

    skills and knowledge in real-world settings. The Center leverages programs in journalism, public relations, advertising, art and design to provide students with pre-professional learning opportunities by working with clients, both on and off-campus. “Our objectives are to increase our public outreach, further engage with our communities and enable our students to have every opportunity to succeed in a marketplace that is constantly changing and evolving,” said SOAC Dean Cameron Bennett. This fall

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 29, 2018) — Two episodes of a new four-part MediaLab documentary project are set to premiere next month in Seattle. The series, titled “A World of Difference,” explores issues of diversity, including gender, race, immigration and social class. The first two segments,…

    series, titled “A World of Difference,” explores issues of diversity, including gender, race, immigration and social class. The first two segments, about immigration and gender, will screen at 4 p.m. on Feb. 17 at the Seattle Central Public Library, 1000 Fourth Ave. in Seattle. The other two portions of the series will premiere in Tacoma later this spring. “A World of Difference” was jointly sponsored and supported by PLU’s School of Arts and Communication, the Wang Center for Global Education and

  • Henri Coronado-Volta grew up in Seattle, Washington, and chose PLU because the smaller school offered the opportunity to build community, a chance to continue swimming, and living close to home—but not too close. He double majored in global studies and Hispanic studies and minored in…

    issues in that country related to healthcare and working with communities to find solutions to public health issues. Is there any advice you’d give a student starting at PLU? Time management will take you far—as you are busy—and you need to prioritize important things. Initially, I was afraid to use resources, such as connecting with my professors and asking for help on things I didn’t understand the first time around. Be open to developing new friendships and community; don’t be afraid to put

  • TACOMA, WASH. (August 24, 2015)- This week, PLU introduced “Open to Interpretation,” a new podcast devoted to exploring the meanings and implications of words commonly used in the news, on social media and on college campuses. Hosted by Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, each…

    public, to communicate relevance and to open lines of communication with other communities and audiences. Do you think faculty members will welcome the opportunity to be guests? I hope people will want to come and do the podcast with me. I can imagine some might feel hesitant about doing a podcast in general or hesitant that I’m trying to stump them. I’m not, at all. This only goes well if we have a sort of rhythm and conversationality. How does hosting this podcast relate to your scholarship? I have

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 26, 2016)- Joel Zylstra said Pacific Lutheran University’s partnership with the nonprofit Habitat for Humanity began with a cup of coffee at 208 Garfield four years ago. Zylstra, director of Center for Community Engagement & Service (CCES), said his perception of Habitat…

    PLU works with local Habitat for Humanity to build lasting partnership, sustainable community, homes for people in need Posted by: Kari Plog / April 26, 2016 Image: Volunteers, including some from PLU, secure and align a wall at a Habitat for Humanity build site in the Woods at Golden Given, a sustainable 30-home housing community. The house was built for a student who, at the time, was studying marriage and family therapy. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 26, 2016 By Brooke Thames '18PLU

  • TACOMA, WASH. (July 18, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Nursing earned $350,000 to further its long history of placing Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) students in rural and underserved communities to administer primary care to those in need. The money comes in the form of…

    PLU School of Nursing program earns $350,000 grant to continue commitment to helping underserved communities Posted by: Kari Plog / July 18, 2016 Image: A PLU nursing student with the Family Nurse Practitioner program works with a patient at the Sumner Senior Center. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) July 18, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (July 18, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Nursing earned $350,000 to further its long history of placing Family

  • As the keynote Meant to Live speaker at Homecoming, Gordon Campbell ’75 tells Lutes to follow their passion. (Photo by John Froschauer) Gordon Campbell ’75 tells Lutes to follow their passion. By Barbara Clements Gordon Campbell ’75 has three bits of advice for students or…

    situation where your resources, both mental and fiscal, are stretched to their limit. His second? Consider public service, even if it’s not your primary vocation, at least volunteer for a cause you believe in. Campbell was the Meant to Live speaker at Friday’s Homecoming event. It was definitely a homecoming for Campbell as well – as his New Yorker accent attests. He has spent most of his career in the Big Apple, dealing with everything from homelessness, the AIDS crisis to the aftermath of 9-11 in his

  • Global health: Why does it matter? If public health was a fashion show, global health would be the new black. It’s hot. But what is global health, exactly? And why does it matter? Mark Twain once complained that everybody talks about the weather but nobody…

    February 15, 2008 Global health: Why does it matter? If public health was a fashion show, global health would be the new black. It’s hot. But what is global health, exactly? And why does it matter? Mark Twain once complained that everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it. With apologies to Twain, I’d like to suggest that many people today are talking about global health but nobody seems to agree on what to do about it. Increasingly, arguments are flaring in this

  • PLU Rieke Scholars talk about what it’s like to advocate for diversity, social justice, and sustainability in their communities. Keep reading to learn more about the program and how you can become a Rieke Scholar. 

    Meet some Rieke Scholars Posted by: vcraker / March 15, 2022 March 15, 2022 PLU Rieke Scholars talk about what it’s like to advocate for diversity, social justice, and sustainability in their communities. Keep reading to learn more about the program and how you can become a Rieke Scholar.  Read Previous How to be a Lute: Lute language 101 Read Next PLU’s Fixed Tuition Guarantee LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A