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noting that Krise “is the president we need and deserve for the next great chapter of PLU history.” Krise’s formal inauguration will take place in September. Read Previous In their own words Read Next 14th Annual Jazz Under the Stars COMMENTS*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 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better
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interview the son of a survivor of the Armenian genocide. “His input just opened this other dimension to my research,” Marks said. “It essentially brings history to life.” It may seem confusing why the systematic death of almost 600,000 Armenians took place. Through Marks own research she found the area to be quite “cosmopolitan.” But as the Ottoman Empire begin to recede into the desert, the rise of Turkish nationalism felt threatened by any different identity – especially the Armenians. While Marks
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commitment, passion and experience of the business school’s faculty and – in the global management category – also to PLU’s long history of getting our students abroad and welcoming international students to campus.” The Princeton Review compiled the lists using data from its national survey of 19,000 MBA students attending 301 business schools profiled in its book, Best 301 Business Schools: 2010 Edition, published in October 2009. The 80-question survey asked students to report on classroom and campus
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written about this time period, as far as examining its reach in developing Chinese society. According the the selection committee, they were “particularly impressed with the clarity of writing and the intellectual breadth of the dissertation, which necessitated dealing with a wide range of Chinese materials that span the entire history of Buddhism in China. The result is an impressive contribution to our knowledge of the complex responses by modern Chinese Buddhist teachers and intellectuals to
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May 4, 2012 Loren and MaryAnn Anderson (far right) react to the unveiling of a bronze bust of President Anderson in front of the University Center, which was rededicated to the Andersons and their 20 years of service to PLU. In the foreground are Maren (Anderson) Johnson ’09, and her husband, Elliott Johnson ’07. (Photos by John Froschauer) Loren and MaryAnn Anderson University Center dedicated. Community celebrates 20 years of service by the Andersons. The Pacific Lutheran University community
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PLU recognized for commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes for first-generation college students Selected by Center for First-generation Student Success as newest Member of the First Scholars Network Posted by: Zach Powers / July 3, 2023 July 3, 2023 The Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA and The Suder Foundation, recently announced Pacific Lutheran University as one of 76 new members of the First Scholars Network for 2023-24. To be selected
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Reading Recommendation | ‘Stop Blaming Colleges for Society’s Problems: The value of an elite education remains unparalleled’ Posted by: Thomas Krise / August 6, 2014 August 6, 2014 Reading Recommendation | David A. Bell’s article on NewRepublic.com, “Stop Blaming Colleges for Society’s Problems: The value of an elite education remains unparalleled” This is a thoughtful piece on why universities will survive, and in fact thrive, in an era of free, online courses and concern over the value of a
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at PLU will bring to bear some of Washington’s finest resources to help combat these issues.” PLU has a rich history of working closely with the military community. Located just 4.9 miles from JBLM, PLU is ranked fourth among regional universities in the West in the 2015 U.S. News Best Colleges for Veterans list, and PLU has been named one of the top Military Friendly® private universities in the country for the sixth year in a row by Victory Media. PLU partners with the United States Department
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contributes to the group tasks of doing dishes and sorting garbage, for example)”. Located in the Glacier Peaks wilderness, Holden Village was originally built for workers at a copper mine, before being donated as a Lutheran retreat center. The mining history lives on, though, and the village recently hosted mine remediation workers who were cleaning the local creek and repositioning mining waste. Living in this place gives students on the study away trip to Holden Village the opportunity to grasp a
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Natalie Mayer endows new Holocaust and Genocide Studies lecture series Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / May 2, 2018 Image: Natalie Mayer has endowed a new lecture series at Pacific Lutheran University, the Natalie Mayer Holocaust and Genocide Studies Lecture, with the hopes of connecting the lessons of our past to the issues of the present. May 2, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2018) — The Mayer family has a long, storied history of philanthropic
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