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As a first-year student, the initial adjustment to life at PLU was challenging for Mark Hernández. They’d attended a high school that was over 90 percent students of color. PLU, which is around 40 percent, felt daunting. “I was so culture-shocked at not seeing people…
identities they hold. Hernández was born in LA, then grew up in Las Vegas. They first heard about PLU from a best friend’s sister. At a college fair, they learned about PLU’s commitment to equity, justice, and diversity—along with the mission statement that states the importance of care for the earth. After visiting in the spring, they were sold, enchanted by Washington’s trees and mountains, and PLU’s Red Square and communication program. “It felt like home,” Hernández says. A few weeks ago, they
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TJ Wheeler ’22 is a music composition major at Pacific Lutheran University. This semester, he was a valuable member of six music ensembles, including Choir of the West, Opera, Steel Band, Percussion Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and the PLU Ringers handbell choir. We talked with Wheeler…
like it is my “job.” I want to be able to get up every morning and say, “I am a musician, and that is what gives me life.” As long as I am happy and my music makes others happy, that’s all I care about. Read Previous Lute Powered: MultiCare Health System Read Next Sophia Barro ’22 is following her passion for faith, literacy and diversity into elementary education COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently
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When Mark Miller ’88 enrolled at PLU he planned to become a math teacher, but he soon discovered he had a passion for technology and business. He’s followed that passion ever since. His career in information and technology has spanned three decades and included chapters…
Alliance. Previous Lute Powered series highlighted PLU alumni at Amazon, MultiCare Health System, and the City of Tacoma. Read Previous Diversity Education Leader Eddie Moore, Jr. to headline the fall convening of The People’s Gathering Read Next PLU students go on stunning rock climbing adventure in Vantage, Washington 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 Caitlyn
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Global studies and religion professor Erik Hammerstrom has spent his career researching and teaching about the history of Chinese Buddhism. He’s a quintessential teacher, beloved by students for leading engaging discussions, his imaginative project assignments, and planning field trips to nearby temples. It’s hard to…
Partnership for Health Innovation. I’m interested in doing research in the field of spiritual care, particularly the intersection with Buddhism. I’m also inspired by religion professors like Suzanne Crawford O’Brien and Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen in the Department of Religion who have developed classes with health care majors in mind and teach about religion, religious diversity, healing history, the confluence of religion and health care. This article is part of the Fall 2024 issue of Resolute Magazine
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“Our place in this world is to be of service to other people,” notes Eric Watness, a descendant of PLU’s founder and first President, Rev. Bjug Harstad. Bjug is also the namesake of Bjug Day , PLU’s day of giving, which started in 2013 and…
place of diversity, accessible education and service. That needs to be celebrated, championed and protected.” Watness and his family remain an important part of Bjug Day, and you’re invited to be part of this special Lute tradition. Visit www.plu.edu/bjugdayplu to learn more or make a gift. Eric Watness and his mother, Isabel, in Parkland in 1948. (Photo provided by Eric Watness) Eric Watness as an infant with his mother Isabel and grandmother, Stella (Lund) Harstad. (Photo provided by Eric Watness
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YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT UNDER TITLE IX ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT EXPERIENCED BY ANY MEMBER OF PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY’S COMMUNITY Each of us -
be informed whenever possible of any action the University takes to resolve the complaint, including further inquiry and corrective action or sanctions. Confidential Reporting Sources: If a student or other reporting person requests that you keep the disclosure confidential, before the disclosure is made to you, please refer – or assist the person to contact – one of these resources: Confidential Reporting SourcesContact Number Advocacy Services at PLU - Center for Diversity, Justice, and
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The pre-professional program at PLU is a course of study (not a major) that prepares you for admission into a professional school or training program following your undergraduate study.
range of scientific disciplines. The diversity of courses in the seven departments in the division provides you with broad coverage of the biology, chemistry, and physics courses that you will need for your pre-professional preparation, as well as the supporting courses in mathematics and computer science that will be required. Great Faculty As a student at PLU, you have frequent, direct interaction with the faculty. Although a few introductory-level science courses may have as many as 150 students
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The pre-professional program at PLU is a course of study (not a major) that prepares you for admission into a professional school or training program following your undergraduate study.
range of scientific disciplines. The diversity of courses in the seven departments in the division provides you with broad coverage of the biology, chemistry, and physics courses that you will need for your pre-professional preparation, as well as the supporting courses in mathematics and computer science that will be required. Great Faculty As a student at PLU, you have frequent, direct interaction with the faculty. Although a few introductory-level science courses may have as many as 150 students
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Sirine Fodstad spent nearly two decades traveling the world for work. But her story starts and ends in Norway, where she is a global human resources director for the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund.
,” she said, adding that Norwegians naturally gravitate toward the university’s mission. She said the emphasis on a well-rounded education, tolerance, and embracing cultural diversity are some of the many intersections between PLU and Norwegian values. “PLU core values are very linked to the Norwegian belief system.” However, she stressed, Norwegians appreciate the focus on community above all else. “There’s a lot of great connection between PLU and Scandinavia,” she said. “I hope that really
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By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org…
. (PLU’s Department of Education co-organized the event and invited dozens of science and technology teachers from the Franklin Pierce School District.) Benson Lecturer Alice Steinglass addresses the audience in the Scandinavian Center. (Photo/John Froschauer) The presentation emphasized how important it is to prioritize diversity in computing, and we also learned how Code.Org has carefully scaled their efforts globally to reach thousands of teachers and millions of students. Thanks to Code.org and
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