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TACOMA, WASH. (March. 2, 2020) — Jared Wright ‘14 arrived at PLU eager to engage in community work and excited to study social justice. He didn’t have specific plans and didn’t know what it would all look like, but he can clearly remember the excitement…
Jared Wright ’14 discusses working on refugee resettlement, impactful internships, and more Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 2, 2020 Image: (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) March 2, 2020 By Zach Powers '10Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March. 2, 2020) — Jared Wright ‘14 arrived at PLU eager to engage in community work and excited to study social justice. He didn’t have specific plans and didn’t know what it would all look like, but he can clearly remember the excitement he felt
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TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 2, 2019) — After almost six years of deliberation and preparation, Pacific Lutheran University is rolling out a prestigious new Master of Science in Kinesiology program. Aimed at both graduate students looking for rigorous curriculum blended with real-world experiences and working professionals…
skills coach. “My colleagues are rock stars in their respective disciplines.” In addition to centering strong faculty mentorship, there was a lot of intentionality behind crafting a program structure that features opportunities for summer study, evening classes and hybrid classes that pair one on-campus day per week with online coursework. Students will choose between 14- or 26-month completion paths, further increasing part-time or full-time flexibility. “We wanted to be able to have teachers
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Each year the Northwest Academic Computing Consortium (NWACC), a group of 33 northwest colleges and universities, sponsors an Award for Innovation in Instructional Technologies. The award recognizes faculty members and instructional technologists at member institutions for work demonstrating effective design, development, integration, and/or support of…
prepare for her flipped classroom sessions. Jenna consulted on the creation and provided training for the video production. Checkout the video Jenna created for April’s Faculty Spotlight on Katrina Hay to see for yourself. Jenna and Katrina received the award and presented their work at a plenary session of the annual NWACC Instructional Technology Roundtable November 3 in Portland. They also received a $500 cash award. Read Previous Classroom Technology Updates – Fall 2016 Read Next Embedding YouTube
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The active research groups of the Montana State University Electrical and Computer Engineering Department will offer approximately 10 REU positions for Summer 2021. The REU program will run from June 1–August 6, 2021. Participants must be full-time undergraduates, typically finishing their freshman, sophomore or junior years.…
REU in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Montana State Posted by: alemanem / December 18, 2020 December 18, 2020 The active research groups of the Montana State University Electrical and Computer Engineering Department will offer approximately 10 REU positions for Summer 2021. The REU program will run from June 1–August 6, 2021. Participants must be full-time undergraduates, typically finishing their freshman, sophomore or junior years. Applicants from underrepresented groups are
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A pair of nursing students in grey scrubs knock on the door, wash their hands, and greet little Jillian, who rests in a bed connected to beeping monitors. The child opens her eyes and whimpers, then coughs. As the students listen to Jillian’s lung sounds,…
labored. The nursing students work quickly but carefully — this is a dangerous situation. Outside the room, fellow students and an instructor watch behind a one-way mirror and on a livestream. The students miss a step and their instructor asks the simulation technician to increase the patient’s breathing. The technician dials in the corrective change and Jillian, a state-of-the-art manikin, begins to breathe easier. The exercise unfolds in one of the two simulation suites inside the PLU School of
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Semester-long Themed Events Begin Feb. 12 “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”—the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 15, 2015)—The semester beginning Feb. 4 at Pacific Lutheran University takes on a special focus…
. This poster and public-service outdoor campaign throughout the Puget Sound region advocates for individual responsibility and action in our language choice and usage. Read Previous Yoga Instructor turned Mystery Novelist visiting PLU’s Garfield Book Co. Read Next Military Trailblazer Who Was Sexually Assaulted in College Will Share Her Story With PLU Audience COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or
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PLU has added a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree to its offerings and is now accepting applicants for the fall of 2024. Rooted in PLU’s tradition of academic excellence and community engagement, the new MSW program will equip aspiring social work professionals with the skills…
individuals, families and communities. According to the Washington State Department of Health (2021), there are projections of even greater demands for mental health services, putting additional pressure on an already stretched system. The necessity for well-trained MSW-level social workers is evident. This need is a driving force behind the launch of the MSW program at PLU. “At PLU, we have a long history of undergraduate social work students who have become a powerful force for good in our world,” said
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Need some good reads for your summer hammock-lounging, sunshine-soaking (wear sunscreen!), finally-you-can-read-something-fun-and-not-for-class time? Check out these books from PLU grads and talented YA authors, Marissa Meyer and Courtney Gould. Meet Marissa Meyer Marissa is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author behind The Lunar Chronicles, Heartless,…
Summer Reading Recommendations Check out these YA (PLU grads!) authors Posted by: mhines / July 11, 2024 July 11, 2024 Need some good reads for your summer hammock-lounging, sunshine-soaking (wear sunscreen!), finally-you-can-read-something-fun-and-not-for-class time? Check out these books from PLU grads and talented YA authors, Marissa Meyer and Courtney Gould. Meet Marissa Meyer Marissa is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author behind The Lunar Chronicles, Heartless, The Renegades Trilogy
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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 3, 2019) — A new $2.8 million federal grant will help increase the number of PLU Doctor of Nursing Practice students who can serve rural and underserved populations in Washington. The grant, from the federal Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), will…
grant, from the agency’s Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) program, will support training for 72 Doctor of Nursing primary-care nurse practitioners, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year. The grant is for $2.8 million over four years, with annual funding subject to Congressional budgeting. The grant’s goals are broad. Among its aims: Increase the number of nurse-practitioner students practicing in clinical rotations with medically underserved patients in both urban and rural settings
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High school choir and guitar teacher Alonso Brizuela ’14 was in Spokane at a national choral directors conference in mid-March of 2020. Just a day and half days into events, the conference shut down early—due to a mysterious new illness that had arrived in the…
complete and utter pivot for everyone.” Summer brought time to breathe for all three teachers. Brizuela and Lord prepared for fall classrooms with virtual options, while Zwang entered a Montessori teacher-training program. Sarah Lord's children doing school work on the kitchen table. School Year 2020-2021: New Approaches By the fall of 2020, Brizuela felt more comfortable teaching music in a virtual classroom and encouraging students in conversation and interactions. Although students often turned off
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