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selected. Four years later, after working 30 hours a week to pay for room and board and leading numerous campus clubs and organizations, Kim left PLU with two majors and one minor.Task Force working with and for Undocumented Students The Task Force working with and for Undocumented Students advocates for undocumented students by coordinating campus trainings, connecting the community to on- and off-campus resources, and eliminating barriers to student success.Kim is just one of many students who attend

topic of the Holocaust with their students. Through our efforts, Yad Vashem encourages young scholars to further research the multifaceted nature of the Holocaust.” PLU is home to an academic minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, an endowed chair in Holocaust history, an annual conference on Holocaust education, summer research fellowships for students studying Holocaust questions, and more. Collectively, these programs and opportunities reflect PLU’s prominence as the home of internationally

to 55 of them, counting all three years’ cohorts—come to campus only every August for 10 days, along with highly distinguished faculty. “It’s like if you mash up a boot camp and a summer camp,” Barot said. “It’s fun, but it’s incredibly rigorous.” Each student is paired with a faculty member, and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., they attend workshops, talks, readings and “hang out with people of their tribe,” Barot said. The rest of the academic year, students and faculty work together through

February 10, 2014 PLU Ranks 3rd Nationwide for Peace Corps Volunteers PLU Marketing & Communications Pacific Lutheran University has catapulted 15 spots up the Peace Corps’ list of the top volunteer-producing colleges and universities for 2014—from No. 18 all the way to No. 3. The annual list recognizes small, medium, large and graduate institutions; PLU tied for third this year in the category of small universities (fewer than 5,000 students), with 16 undergraduate alumni currently serving as

ACS International Research Experiences for Undergraduates this summer … Posted by: yakelina / January 8, 2016 January 8, 2016 Apply Today for the 2016 ACS International Research Experiences for Undergraduates Deadline January 25 With support from the National Science Foundation, the ACS Office of International Activities is pleased to announce the 2016 IREU application. U.S. undergraduate students in chemistry, chemical engineering or materials sciences who are interested in an international

January 1, 2013 Alum pursues research in Prague with follow up in Israel Laura Brade graduated from PLU in 2008, summa cum laude, with a double major in History and German. She took Bob Ericksen’s Holocaust course in the spring of 2006. She then studied for a year abroad in Freiburg, Germany. She completed her History Capstone Seminar with Bob Ericksen on the topic of the “Kindertransport,” the saving of about 10,000 Jewish children who were sent to England just before the outbreak of World War

art and graphics; and Grace Takehara, senior producer. South Sound Premiere Thursday, April 28, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts Pacific Lutheran University “We sought to make a thought-provoking film, and it’s really exciting to see our hard work paying off,” said DeFord, a senior Communication major who will graduate in May 2016. “We are honored about the recognition and hope that These Four Years can be helpful to students and families.” These

Humanities series. Both presentations will focus on the complexities, evolution and future of family diversity in the United States. Read Previous PLU Hosts Free Resource Summit for Veterans Communitywide Read Next From First-Year Communication Student to Election Night Reporter With the Pros 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

(intensive care unit), postpartum wing, and medical-surgical unit through the COPE Health Scholars program. Maqui practices patient care for the COPE Health Scholars program. “Each floor [of the hospital] had unique aspects, and I learned a lot from every area. Completing the program was meaningful, because I spent so much time and effort on it and enjoyed every second,” says Maqui. The COPE program gives high school and college students the opportunity to work closely with health professionals in a real