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TACOMA, Wash. (May 22, 2015)— With Commencement on May 23, Pacific Lutheran University sends its largest class ever out into the world—more than 800 Lutes are eligible to graduate, with 755 expected to participate in the Commencement ceremony. Judging by the accomplishments of the Class…
will start making an immediate impact on the world—mostly because they already have done so much at PLU. Here’s a look at just a few outstanding members of this year’s graduating class.Greg HibbardMajors: Geoscience and Economics. Hometown: Olympia, Washington. Accomplishments at PLU: NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient, two-time Capital One First Team Academic All American (first male student-athlete in PLU’s history to receive this honor twice), 2014 Football Team Captain, football player all
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Taking care of your mental health and overall well-being (and taking care of each other) is vital when you’re in college. PLU is all about having your back, making sure you have the support you need, and fostering a community of care. When it comes…
opportunity to be part of a PLU learning community. Want to live in a community specifically focused on promoting well-being? The Wellness House is a community of students who are interested in engaging in conversations and activities that promote and sustain healthy lifestyles. Or maybe you want to join the Diversity, Justice & Sustainability community, with residential wings for First in Family, Students of Color, Environmental & Social Justice, and LGBTQ+. Love expressing yourself through art, music
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Back to Normal By Barbara Clements A sense of relief. That seems to be the common reaction from cab drivers, shop keepers, bureaucrats and baristas around Anchorage when Gov. Sean Parnell’s name comes up. It has been a tumultuous two years for Alaska. Its new…
that Alaska and the nation are looking away from crude and to something else, such as natural gas, of which Alaska also has an abundance, and could boost Alaska’s economy and employment. As for any environmental concerns this may generate, Parnell seems tempted to roll his eyes. But he doesn’t. He said the ground around the oil pipeline and Prudoe Bay is much cleaner than, say, the parking lot at any local grocery store. He is passionate about domestic violence issues, and holds up the Domestic
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TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 8, 2020) — At about this time last January, Kristina Walker ’02 got The New York Times’ special insert that featured all 126 women who had been sworn into Congress. It ignited a fire inside of her — it was that thing…
place to live.” — Kristina Walker ‘02 sworn into the Tacoma City Council tonight. Attaway, Councilmember Walker! #TacCouncil #GoLutes pic.twitter.com/FQRlVeEPD4— Pacific Lutheran University (@PLUNEWS) January 8, 2020 Read Previous PLU environmental studies students chart the challenges facing the nearby Clover Creek Watershed Read Next The Power of Faculty Mentorship 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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Lutes are dedicated to global education, and student athletes are no different. This fall, two Lutes who studied in Norway managed to balance their studies and training abroad, while PLU welcomed
interests. Growing up, her mother — who is half Norwegian and half Swedish — shared a lot of Norwegian traditions with her. She wanted to study in Norway to reconnect with those roots, and her biology-environmental studies double major lined up well with the curriculum. “It just worked out so well with everything,” she said of the program. The cherry on top was the small town with lots of outdoor recreation opportunities. “You can walk around in a half hour,” she said of Bø, a village of nearly 6,000
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Major in Chemistry 51 semester hours: 47 semester hours in Foundation courses, plus 4 semester hours in CHEM 342 Foundation Courses 47 semester hours Chemistry Courses 29 semester hours CHEM 115,
, and food preparation. This course includes laboratory experiences and written laboratory reports. No prerequisites. (4) CHEM 104 : Environmental Chemistry - NW Basic principles of chemistry and reactions, with applications to human activities and the natural environment. Includes laboratory. No prerequisites. Suitable for environmental studies, general science teachers, elementary education, B.A. in geosciences, or fulfilling university general education requirements. (4) CHEM 105 : Chemistry of
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More than a century after PLU was founded by Norwegian immigrants, the university maintains its connection to the founders’ homeland through study away programs.
alpine ecology program ― informed their studies throughout the semester that followed. “We got that initial knowledge right off the bat. For the rest of the semester, in lectures, we can reflect back onto that field experience,” she said in October, midway through the program. “You can tell that the professors are passionate about their place.” Both Lutes are double majoring in biology and environmental studies, and the alpine ecology program is the perfect marriage of the two, they said. It’s made
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Endowed Scholarship Anthropology Alumni Award Endowed Scholarship Mary Jane Aram Endowed Scholarship Donna Arbaugh Scholarship in Environmental Studies George Arbaugh Philosophy Scholarship Clifford & Lydia Arntson Endowed Scholarship Hedvig Arthur Memorial Endowed Scholarship AURA / Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Endowed Scholarship Esther Westby Aus Education Scholarship Fund Olive Anderson-Aust and Gerald Aust Endowed Scholarship Marguerite and Wilmer Baer Endowed Scholarship Elbert H. Baker II
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The Tacoma Refugee Choir, an important support and resource for Kaelin Lor, History major and '23 alum, recently released the video, Everyone Can Love Someone and Kaelin has shared it with us.
on global history and contemporary issues. Maddy and Casey also credit their continuing desire for knowledge and love of learning to the History Department. Matthew Macfarlane '17Matthew graduated with a B.A. in History and Economics. While at PLU, he ran cross country and track and loved hiking and climbing. He also completed a Benson Summer Research Fellowship with Professor Halvorson on the topic of business history and early application software in the era of the first PCs. After graduating
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Originally Published in 1990 It would appear that Louis XIV never said: “L’ état, c’est moi.” The researches of modern historians have produced no credible witness attesting that France’s Sun King pronounced this coldly witty laconism. But just try to find a modern history of…
un art. Elle es une science pure.” Professor Emeritus of French Mark Jensen Such a formulation may strike us as naïve, but modern historiography has been marked by attempts to import into history the prestige of this or that field of scientific or pseudo-scientific endeavor. Sociology, economics, psychoanalysis, anthropology and linguistics are only some of the disciplines that have been exploited in this way. (The philosophical justification for Pacific Lutheran University’s assignment of the
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