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  • center, J-Term study away class options range from Marine Biology in the Bahamas to a Political Science course on the Presidency in Washington D.C. Check out the full article originally posted in the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday about 14 PLU students who interned with various units of the THA Division of Health, Wellness, and Social Protection! Associate Vice President of Diversity, Justice, & Sustainability Angie Hambrick, one of the program’s facilitators, has been visiting Tobago with PLU interns

  • Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away

    Profiles Class Notes Class Notes Obituaries Submit a Class Note Calendar Calendar Calendar Highlights Our Roots Våre Røtter Explore PLU’s Gateway to Norway View the story Multiculturalism in Norway The people at the center of three distinct stories of multiculturalism in Norway share one common desire: belonging despite difference. Read about three Lutes and a museum director on the ground in Oslo who are dedicated to that deeply rooted truth. Lutes Create Unique Local Peace Prize Two years before he

  • Computer science drives innovation throughout the US economy, but the subject remains neglected or marginalized in K-12 education. Can more be done to improve student access to this important way of thinking? Please join Alice Steinglass of Code.org  on October 9, 2018 at Pacific Lutheran…

    students participate in Code.org’s computer science learning programs. At 7:30 p.m., Alice Steinglass will deliver the 14th annual Benson Lecture in PLU’s Anderson University Center (Scandinavian Cultural Center). Her lecture will explore historic inequities in the high-tech workforce and her organization’s social innovation strategy to promote computer science. Both events will make connections to PLU’s new Innovation Studies program, which launches this year with exciting new courses and an

  • The PLU Department of Mathematics offers a broad choice of educational and career goals. We offer three degree options: a BA and BS in Mathematics and a BS in Mathematics Education.

    Why Study Mathematics? Mathematics is an exciting and intellectually stimulating field whose frontiers are rapidly expanding. Mathematics provides the foundation for much of the natural and social sciences, as well as many other fields where quantitative reasoning is essential. The study of mathematics offers opportunities for creative effort and accomplishment, both within mathematics and through its application. Why Study Mathematics at PLU?The Department of Mathematics offers a broad choice

  • Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away

    … Homecoming and Family Weekend Bjug Day Christmas Concerts Holocaust Conference 2017 Alumni Awards PLU Celebrates 500 Years of Re•forming Class Notes Class Notes Family and Friends Submit a Class Note Calendar Calendar Calendar Highlights Spotlight: Student-Faculty Research Shaping Health Care Introducing PLU’s first Doctor of Nursing Practice cohort View the story Emotional Labor Landon Packard ’17 says it’s time to rescue the rescuers. The sociology major researched first responders’ emotional labor

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April. 19, 2016)- “Güeros,“ an award-winning drama set in Mexico City, will screen at Pacific Lutheran University on April 27 at 6 p.m. in room 101 of the Administration Building. The screening was organized by Christian Gerzso, PLU visiting assistant professor of English. He…

    Mexico City: it works well not only because of the sheer size of the city, but also due to the many social geographies teenagers have to navigate there. I was very impressed with how “Güeros” depicts the class tensions that are part of everyday life in the Mexican capital, which were especially prominent during the student strike. Watching these young characters come of age in this big, stimulating and stratified city, I was reminded of the conflicting emotions one experiences growing up in a place

  • Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away

    Resolute Online: Spring 2017 – RESOLUTE is Pacific Lutheran University's flagship magazine, published three times a year. Search Features Features Welcome Thorniley Collection Spice for Life Building the Biz FabLab Tacoma Baby Steps From Dreaming to Doing The Other Washington Makers in the Making Discovery Discovery Attaway Lutes Alumni News Local Peacebuilding in Practice Summer Family Fun Homecoming and Family Weekend Hawaii dCenter Gallery Alumni Profiles Class Notes Class Notes Family and

  • Sarah Seder’s passion for dance has taken her all over North America. Now, she returns home to the Seattle area bringing with her unique experiences, a vast repertoire of skills, and an effervescent personality. She will lead PLU students through Ballet 1, Contemporary Dance 1…

    Social-Emotional Learning and incorporating executive functioning skills in dance curriculum. With this training, I started a dance class for children with special needs. From 2016-2018, I attended Smith College in Massachusetts and earned a Master of Fine Arts in dance choreography and performance. What made you choose PLU?One of the co-founders of Sapience Dance Collective held this position at PLU years ago–which is a fun full-circle. She had told me about the job and how much she loved working at

  • Sarah Seder’s passion for dance has taken her all over North America. Now, she returns home to the Seattle area bringing with her unique experiences, a vast repertoire of skills, and an effervescent personality. She will lead PLU students through Ballet 1, Contemporary Dance 1…

    Social-Emotional Learning and incorporating executive functioning skills in dance curriculum. With this training, I started a dance class for children with special needs. From 2016-2018, I attended Smith College in Massachusetts and earned a Master of Fine Arts in dance choreography and performance. What made you choose PLU?One of the co-founders of Sapience Dance Collective held this position at PLU years ago–which is a fun full-circle. She had told me about the job and how much she loved working at

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 8, 2016)- Gabri Joy Kirkendall ’09 studied political science and French languages and literature at Pacific Lutheran University. Now, she’s a published author and artist. Below is an edited discussion about her vocational journey and her experience creating hand-lettering books. Question: How…

    question. I was devastated. It felt like I had lost everything I had worked so hard to achieve and I wasn’t sure what to do, but then help came from an unexpected source.Learn moreRead about Gabri Joy Kirkendall's bookAfter another surgery left me confined to bed rest for more than a month, my husband, unbeknownst to me, went to the craft store and bought me some art supplies. It was my effort to keep myself sane that helped me rediscovered my love of art.  So, I don’t have a particular class at PLU