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  • This year’s recipient of the Enrico Jones Award in Psychotherapy & Clinical Psychology has been presented to Dr. Tiffany Artime, Associate Professor of Psychology. The purpose of this award is to recognize the scholarship of a WPA member who is an early career psychotherapy researcher,…

    between her scholarly interest and clinical training. Many congratulations to Dr. Artime on the 2020 Enrico Jones Award. Read Previous Collaborative COVID-19 Research Read Next Dr. Laura Shneidman awarded research grant from Templeton Foundation LATEST POSTS Ricky Haneda ’22 | Psychology Major February 18, 2022 The Evolution of Behavior November 12, 2021 Dr. Laura Shneidman awarded research grant from Templeton Foundation November 24, 2020 Collaborative COVID-19 Research July 21, 2020

  • By Sarah Cornell-Maier ‘19.  This Fall, Pacific Lutheran University is introducing a new class that serves as a gateway to the Innovation Studies Program . Hist/Phil 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society is a team-taught course that combines many different fields of study into one. It…

    faculty enjoys it as much as the students!” Prof. Michael Schleeter, Chair of the Philosophy department, describes innovation and ethical behavior in the food industry, one of the themes of the Hist/Phil 248 course.   Pathways into the Program The Innovation Studies minor offers a unique set of features for students, including an opening and concluding course that focuses on teaming and innovation. Hist/Phil 248 provides the introduction to the program, which introduces group work, leadership, and

  • SPANAWAY, Wash. (June 25, 2015)— On the grassy fields outside of the Sprinker Recreation Center at 9:30 a.m. the temperature has already climbed to the mid-80’s. Day two of Success Soccer Camp has begun, and over 200 campers ages 6-17 are already enthusiastically working up…

    youth clubs or college scouts), but this is a camp about people, values, and positivity,” Hacker tells me. “I feel like so often we coach the fun out of kids,” Hacker continues. “We put this insane focus on winning, outcomes, and making it to the next level. “I want them (campers) to challenge themselves to enjoy the process, I want them to love the game and to enjoy watching other people succeed.” For Hacker, who serves on the National Advisory Board for the Positive Coaching Alliance and on the

  • By Sarah Cornell-Maier ‘19.  This Fall, Pacific Lutheran University is introducing a new history class that serves as a gateway to the Innovation Studies Program . Hist/Phil 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society is a team-taught course that combines many different fields of study into one.…

    , describes innovation and ethical behavior in the food industry, one of the themes of the Hist/Phil 248 course.   Pathways into the Program The Innovation Studies minor offers a unique set of features for students, including an opening and concluding course that focuses on teaming and innovation. Hist/Phil 248 provides the introduction to the program, which introduces group work, leadership, and building a shared vocabulary that includes history and ethics. Inov 350 is the final course, which puts

  • The Fall 2020 semester had its challenges for PLU students and faculty alike. However, one of the bright spots to lift our spirits has been learning virtually from guest artists who graciously shared their wisdom and knowledge with Theatre and Dance students over the course…

    Paulson ’21, BFA Acting/Directing A common thread among all the visiting guest artists was so simple that I only recognized its true importance once it had become a pattern. The master classes with Laura Osnes, Santino Jimenez, and Bryce Pinkham particularly emphasized the importance of being yourself. This advice can mean 12 different things to 12 different people, and yet it is such a universal concept for actors… who are making a living pretending to be someone else.  Interacting with these guest

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 31, 2017)- The Rev. Jen Rude, campus pastor, says interfaith work lies at the heart of what it means to be a Lutheran institution of learning. The new Multifaith Meditation and Prayer Space is one in a series of efforts to acknowledge…

    university’s DJS mission. The group used the $3,635 granted to renovate AUC 201 and purchase the free-to-use items found in the space. The Multifaith Meditation and Prayer Space is one of the Interfaith Working Group’s first steps in making PLU more religiously inclusive. “Because we’re a Lutheran university, that implores us to care about our neighbor, to be engaged with people who are different and to honor people’s faith traditions,” Rude said. “It makes complete sense that a Lutheran university would

  • The Fall 2020 semester had its challenges for PLU students and faculty alike. However, one of the bright spots to lift our spirits has been learning virtually from guest artists who graciously shared their wisdom and knowledge with Theatre and Dance students over the course…

    Paulson ’21, BFA Acting/Directing A common thread among all the visiting guest artists was so simple that I only recognized its true importance once it had become a pattern. The master classes with Laura Osnes, Santino Jimenez, and Bryce Pinkham particularly emphasized the importance of being yourself. This advice can mean 12 different things to 12 different people, and yet it is such a universal concept for actors… who are making a living pretending to be someone else.  Interacting with these guest

  • Thinking about graduate study in history? Pacific Lutheran University history majors have an excellent track record when it comes to earning an M.A. or a Ph.D. (or both) in history. I recently touched base with Carli Snyder, ’17, about her first year in grad school.…

    multiple trips to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art (free admission for CUNY students!), visited the Statue of Liberty with her parents, and savored a slice of Joe’s Pizza in Washington Square Park. Taking notes in the New York Public Library Walking the Brooklyn Bridge with fellow PLU grad, Sarah Ameny ‘17 Fun as it is to be in New York, studying and making new academic connections are major (and rewarding) parts of the graduate school experience. Carli earned minors in

  • The world of business is always changing. Markets trend up and down, technologies evolve, and ethical standards constantly progress. To many private-sector veterans, this rate of change can be daunting, but to students and faculty members at Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Business, they are…

    decision-making,” she says.  “With my core business classes, I was able to learn how the systems are implemented in order to make a successful business. In other classes, I was able to have discussions on how to come up with the best decision method or how to be a supportive leader or manager.”  A critical foundation to this balance is a nuanced understanding of business ethics — a welcome emphasis for Melanie Brisbane ’21, a recent graduate who has worked at Boeing for 15 years.  “There was a strong

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 11, 2017)- Kevin O’Brien, dean of the Division of Humanities, acknowledges that programs in his department could be hit hard when Pacific Lutheran University approves final cutbacks in the coming months. Still, he’s as committed as ever to the institution’s mission. On…

    day of classes Sept. 5, O’Brien was reminded of the impressive students who attend PLU and the faculty members who teach them to ask tough questions, engage in complexity and exhibit great care for others and the world. “All of that makes me committed to making sure this works out as best it can,” he said. Several weeks ago the Faculty Joint Committee, which convened late last year to review data and propose cutbacks to programs and faculty positions, released its provisional recommendations. The