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  • . Urrea visited Professor Jason Skipper’s class in the afternoon before taking the stage at a presidential inauguration event in Lagerquist Concert Hall to talk about his unusual upbringing which helped inspire his novel. “I think I became a writer partially because it was safer to stay inside to read,” Urrea joked. Urrea was born to an American mother and Mexican father in Tijuana, but moved to the U.S. after contracting tuberculosis, which ended up destroying his hometown neighborhood. It wasn’t

  • the guidance of Assistant Professor Mark Mulder, the students traveled to the northwest corner of the country to help build a well under the auspices of Living Water International, a Christian NGO that organizes well projects around the world. Living Water operates in 26 countries, and works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSb6gmwYvRw community by community to help resolve the world-wide clean-water crisis. The entire project was hatched in the fall of 2012 during a marketing class, where students

  • Olympian and advocate Elana Meyers Taylor to deliver PLU Commencement address Posted by: Zach Powers / April 25, 2023 April 25, 2023 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University will welcome Elana Meyers Taylor to the Tacoma Dome on Saturday, May 27 to deliver a Commencement address to the university’s graduating class. Meyers Taylor will share reflections inspired by her historic career as the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history and a tireless

  • Good Practices Asking the student how you can be of support. Asking how the disability affects the student’s learning and participation in your class. Informing the student about services available through Disability Support Services, Nesvig Alumni House, Main Level. Asking for any support you need. Remember that records related to accommodations are protected by FERPA and should be treated with discretion. Going Beyond The ClassroomAccommodations made both inside and outside the classroom can

  • Presentation: Curiosity Questions poster presented (by Dr. Carolina Illie), SUNY Oswego (Fall 2012) Northwest Section American Physical Society, Co-author Conference Research Presentation: Research Intern, Matthew Hubbard presented “ How tongue size and roughness affect lapping, Vancouver, B.C., Canada (Fall 2012) 2012 National meeting of American Association of Physics Teachers, Scholarly Presentation: “ Pre-Course Student Questions as Motivators for Class Lessons, Philadelphia, PA (August 2012) Selected

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  • Scholarly Presentation: Curiosity Questions poster presented (by Dr. Carolina Illie), SUNY Oswego (Fall 2012) Northwest Section American Physical Society, Co-author Conference Research Presentation: Research Intern, Matthew Hubbard presented “ How tongue size and roughness affect lapping, Vancouver, B.C., Canada (Fall 2012) 2012 National meeting of American Association of Physics Teachers, Scholarly Presentation: “ Pre-Course Student Questions as Motivators for Class Lessons, Philadelphia, PA (August

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  • Senior Profiles: Class of 2019 Is Making a Difference TACOMA, Wash. (May 23, 2019 ) — Judging by its accomplishments, Pacific Lutheran University’s Class of 2019 is poised to make an immediate impact on the world — mostly because they already have done so much at PLU. Here’s a look at just a handful… May 23, 2019 Alumni ProfilesBiologyCommunicationKinesiologyPLU GradsPolitical ScienceSociology

  • Class of 2021 Art & Design Graduate Capstones The class of 2021 has worked hard on their final projects! This year, select student work is displayed in the Anderson University Center Gallery. Students and staff on campus are invited to view the work next time they’re in the building. Unfortunately  friends and family… May 10, 2021

  • Socially Distant Ceramics Class Over the summer, professors and staff prepared for the unfortunate reality that many parts of classes would need to be conducted remotely. Kits were prepped and picked up by local students and mailed to those further afield. Thankfully, our sculpture studio has a high level… October 29, 2020 3D artceramicsstudent art

  • Using Simple Technologies to Inspire Student by Tom Smith, Associate Professor and Chair, Theatre & Dance When I first began teaching my Auditions class a decade ago, standard professional theatre auditions were held in-person in the theatre that was casting.  Actors wishing to audition for theatres in other states were expected… March 15, 2019