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*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson July 24, 2024 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford June 12, 2024 PLU welcomes new Chief

Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 15, 2016)- Art makes people feel. Art offers a window into the hearts and minds of those who create it, and invokes emotion for those who view and admire it. For Edvard Munch, those feelings were complicated and, often times, dark.“Munch’s work focuses on people, but people in dramatic settings,” said Heather Mathews, associate professor of art criticism and curation at Pacific Lutheran University. “He was very interested in communicating human emotion and

to eliminate sexism for the women who have experienced it in the past, and for the women of our world’s future by helping empower the women of today. For me, it’s about ensuring that no matter what gender or sex was attributed to you at birth, you’re able to pursue any dreams and ambitions you have.” Moran’s own ambitions lie in the increasingly familiar world of national politics: She’d like to work on a political campaign, hopefully a national one, right after graduation, and says she hasn’t

Former Foss Hall Resident Reflects on the End of an Era Posted by: Zach Powers / August 17, 2015 Image: Opened in 1965, the sun will soon set on PLU’s Foss Hall. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) August 17, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsMy best friend and I met in our residence hall at Pacific Lutheran University. The band he and I started performed for the first time in its lobby. I can remember with equal fondness all-nighters spent cramming for finals and all-nighters

Commencement 2016: Students will carry PLU’s mission into their post-graduate lives Posted by: Kari Plog / May 19, 2016 Image: Graduates celebrate following PLU’s 2015 Commencement ceremony. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) May 19, 2016 By PLU Marketing & Communications staffTACOMA, WASH. (May 20, 2016)- It's the season for awards, banquets, recognition and a whole lot of celebrating for Pacific Lutheran University students as they approach Commencement 2016.The ceremony will mark the culmination

simple thesis is the university is strong and stable,” Anderson said. “We are planning toward the decade from great strength.” As institutions of higher education have struggled under economic restraints, PLU has fared well by nearly every measure, he said. For example: – Stable enrollment, through a savvy marketing and recruiting plan, has garnered an incoming class of over 710 students. Add in transfers, and enrollment this year comes to just under 3,600 students. ACT and SAT scores increased and

Quick Tips for Improving Your Sakai Site for Students Posted by: Jenna S / October 1, 2015 October 1, 2015 by Layne Nordgren Now that the semester is underway and much of the heavy lifting of creating and populating your Sakai course site is complete, perhaps you’re ready to consider some fine-tuning to improve your course site for students. One option to consider would be to review your course using the Quality Matters Rubric Standards checklist, but that may take more time than you have to

traveled to Cuba in 2010 through Witness for Peace, to observe Cuba’s health care system. Wilson anticipates retiring in 2012 from her part-time job at Deaconess Medical Center’s Hyperbaric Wound Care Center. But she plans to remain active, and says she may even remain on-call after she retires. Marilynne and Lewis are undecided as to when they will fully retire. “We have always felt we wanted to contribute,” she said. Wilson also expects to stay involved with Spokane’s Peace and Justice Action League

23, 2015)—Jazz music is a dish best served live and in person. A fusion of African-American, European-American and international musical traditions, jazz is known for its energy, creativity and ingenuity. Its iconic founding fathers and mothers are revered as some of the greatest improvisational artists in modern history.No performance stage is too grand or too modest for the lively genre, but jazz music may be most at home in culturally vibrant metropolitan nightclubs. New Orleans, Chicago and

Grog Zoo.  After I graduated from PLU, I felt a need to give back to the school that gave me so much. I made the conscious decision to start the Improv Theatre program at PLU (in 2007) and while doing so I ended up connecting with two of my three cohorts during their improv classes with me.  So, while PLU wasn’t the direct inspiration, it had a hand in fusing the relationships for our thriving group. How did improv lead you to consulting and your work with The Yes Works? What drives my passion for