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PLU launches new Master of Social Work (MSW) degree Posted by: mhines / September 13, 2023 Image: (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) September 13, 2023 By MacKenzie HinesPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPLU 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 and knowledge needed to create
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Theatre Guest Artists in Spring 2021 Posted by: Reesa Nelson / February 16, 2021 February 16, 2021 PLU Theatre and Dance are thrilled to announce our Spring 2021 guest artist meet-ups and masterclasses! Our diverse roster of professionals will be connecting with our students about dance, acting, voice work, auditioning, directing, and more!R.J. TanciocoR.J. Tancioco has served as the music director for the 5th Avenue Theatre, Village Theatre, Seattle Rep, ArtsWest, and other local playhouses
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President Belton’s Statement on Charlottesville Posted by: Lace M. Smith / August 15, 2017 Image: PLU students stand in solidarity with students of color, undocumented students, Muslim students, LGBTQ students, and other people who experience marginalized identities. (PLU/John Froschauer) August 15, 2017 Dear Campus Community: The news from Charlottesville, Virginia over the past few days has shocked, angered and saddened many of us. Our prayers are with the victims of violence, their families
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Confronting Mental Health: How the PLU community is demonstrating transformative care Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 11, 2022 February 11, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing and CommunicationsWalk across campus and you can see the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere. Masks on faces, signs reminding you to wash your hands, restrictions on classrooms and more. But the pandemic hasn’t just caused physical changes, but also unexpected mental challenges. And that is harder to identify
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Welcoming First Cohort: Matt Leslie Posted by: Catherine Chan / June 29, 2020 Image: Matt Leslie (Image courtesy: Matt Leslie) June 29, 2020 Matt Leslie is pursuing the MSK degree in hopes of becoming a mental performance consultant.He shares about his passion and what he is most excited to learn in the MSK program. What is one fun fact about yourself? In addition to beginning graduate school at PLU, this year will be my first year as the Varsity Head Boys Basketball Coach at the Northwest
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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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1957 PLU graduate, Foege’s talk, titled “From Smallpox to HIV/AIDS: The Changing Face of Global Health,” is slated for Friday, Feb. 22 at 11:15 a.m. in Chris Knutzen Hall. Foege is widely recognized as a leader in the successful eradication of smallpox in the 1970s. He has championed many issues, but child survival and development, injury prevention, population, preventive medicine and public health leadership are of special interest, particularly in the developing world. A strong proponent of
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Virtual convening of The People’s Gathering to facilitate timely conversations about race Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 By Rosemary Bennett '21PLU Marketing and CommunicationsOn July 9 PLU’s Campus Ministry and Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will be hosting a virtual edition of The People’s Gathering, a dialogue-based event series focusing in-depth on the topic of race.The People’s Gathering is an annual professional/personal development experience and
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“Opening Crazy Worlds”: Learning about Language with Professor René Carrasco Posted by: hoskinsk / May 7, 2020 May 7, 2020 By Hannah Stringer '22English MajorDr. René Carrasco is the new Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies, who began at PLU in Fall of 2019.Originally from Mexico City, René came to the United States when he was 15. After he graduated high school, he went on to community college and studied history and literature. From there, he went to the University of California and
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Washington Applied Sustainability Internship Posted by: nicolacs / March 22, 2023 March 22, 2023 The Washington Applied Sustainability Internship (WASI) program is a summer internship program designed to link dedicated engineering, chemistry, sustainability and environmental sciences students with business and industry in Washington. Interns research identified pollution prevention opportunities at a Host Business to analyze, recommend, and/or implement process changes to find and use safer
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