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  • The PLU capstone project is a meaningful culmination of a student’s academic journey at PLU. It offers students a chance to embrace complexity and ask tough questions. In a display of remembrance and advocacy, Nasier Ford ’24, La’akea Ane ’24, and Jesse Canda ’24 opened…

    many of the problems that we have.” As they embark on their future careers, all three players will carry a deeper understanding of mental health and the role each person plays in fostering a supportive community – for student-athletes and beyond.Mental health awareness amongst student athletesFor more information and access to resources, visit the project's website. Read Previous Sociology major Allen Tugade ’24 has been a dynamic researcher and student leader at PLU Read Next Student athlete Vinny

  • Today we are here to celebrate and honor, to commemorate the dead and the living, the men and women who, in every war since this country began, have demonstrated loyalty to their country and great courage. In a world tormented by tension and the possibilities…

    one leaves the military unchanged. Ceremonies are important but our gratitude has to be shared more than just once a year.  We honor these men and women most by ensuring that they are openly welcomed and given the support and opportunities they have so richly earned, and by living in peace with one another. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous #PLUFall Read Next Talking with Governor Inslee LATEST POSTS President Krise’s open letter of support for Muslim community January 30, 2017 An

  • ASPLU President Sarah Smith gave a very good speech to the PLU Board of Regents earlier this month on the subject of tuition fee increases. The gist of her speech was, “We’d like to know more about why tuition fees increase, and where does the…

    below, and let me know what other questions I can try to address—both here in the blog as well as in the upcoming open discussions we’re planning. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous PLU Blue Friday: Lutes Fired Up & Ready for the Super Bowl Read Next Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels … Oh, my! LATEST POSTS President Krise’s open letter of support for Muslim community January 30, 2017 An Open Letter on Access for All Students January 20, 2017 LISTEN Forum December 6, 2016 What

  • Dr. Bridget Yaden, professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies at Pacific Lutheran University, served as the President of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) for the very eventful year of 2020. ACTFL is a national organization of language teachers, with a…

    themselves to test their speaking skills. As President of ACTFL and as a PLU Professor, Dr. Bridget Yaden works to build on assets, to welcome diversity, and to emphasize the importance of language and communication. The pandemic changed this work, but did not interrupt it. Professor Rick Barot for National Book AwardEducator & Cheerleader Read Previous Un Remedio: Confronting the Challenges of Distance Learning Read Next “All Tradition is Change”: Redefining Community in the SCC LATEST POSTS Gaps and

  • Nancy Simpson-Younger sits at her desk, poised to explain how communicating remotely is completely different from speaking face-to-face, when a loud bang sounds from behind her. She laughs. “That was my cat knocking the little whiteboard off the back of the bookshelf.” She considers the…

    those vital bonding moments with her students digitally. Snickerdoodle the cat Teaching During a Global PandemicSustainability in Monastic Communities Read Previous “All Tradition is Change”: Redefining Community in the SCC Read Next The Two Desks LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May 26, 2022 Introduction May 26, 2022

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 24, 2019) — Research has become Pacific Lutheran University grad SarahAnn McFadden’s life. This year, McFadden ‘11 landed a position as a postdoctoral associate at the Yale Institute of Global Health in New Haven, Connecticut, where she spends her time analyzing factors…

    different way to provide better patient education and better education in the community,” she said. McFadden put the research skills she honed at PLU to good use, writing her dissertation on variations in county-level toddler immunization rates, a topic she continues to explore at the Yale Institute of Global Health. She also assists the center’s director, Saad Omer, on projects that examine the impact of immunization policy changes on vaccination rates, vaccine hesitancy among health care workers in

  • The college experience is about education in the classroom, but it’s also deeply rooted in building tools and traits that translate into rewarding professional careers after graduation. For some PLU student entrepreneurs, those budding careers get started while they’re still on campus. An app to…

    says he’s been able to develop marketing, time management, communication and delegation skills — and he doesn’t see that continued evolution changing as he pursues future business ventures. “My skills are always going to be changing depending on what I need to communicate,” he said. “It’s made me really appreciate not just having the ability to code, but also being able to talk with other people and understand how they’re doing something.” No hurdle too big to overcome Kait Dawson ‘19 just

  • Making Marty is no easy task. Martin Luther sculpture at PLU, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Spencer Ebbinga, associate professor of art and design, has been busy working on a special project: 17-inch statues of Martin Luther. These colorful gems are hidden around…

    . My father, a Lutheran pastor, was also a craftsman and amateur artist, creating everything from furniture to great welded steel monstrosities. There were always opportunities to hold, sand, weld or fix something in the garage. In high school, my parents enrolled me in drawing and painting classes at one of the local community colleges, and it was all of these experiences that eventually led me to the art department at the University of Kentucky. I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree

  • By Thomas Kyle-Milward,  Marketing & Communication TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 19, 2018) — “Innovation” is a term that gets thrown around a lot. It’s had different connotations at different times over the years, both positive and some negative. Through the addition of a new minor, Innovation…

    making things with your hands and having this tangible process of creation or prototyping, it’s really beneficial to how you learn and even how you view the world,” Cornell-Maier said. Halvorson has big dreams for Innovation Studies: a stronger partnership with the Parkland community surrounding PLU, more creative spaces across campus, 3D printers for the Makerspace and, ultimately, the creation of an affiliated major program. But for now, he’s really encouraged by what Innovation Studies is

  • PLU Music Professor Gregory Youtz teams up with prominent Chinese poet Zhang Er, Professor at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, to create this new work around the life of an extraordinary woman poet of ancient China, Cai Yan. In this new opera, Fiery Jade:…

    contemporary. Solo choreography is by Rachel Winchester, the director of dance at PLU. Tickets are general admission $15; military, 55+ & alumni $10; PLU and 18 and younger $5. Tickets can be purchased online, at the door, and through the Community Box Office at 253-535-7411.TicketsGeneral Admission: $15 Military, 55+ & Alumni: $10 PLU and 18 and younger: $5BuyPLU professor composes music for ‘timeless’ Chinese opera featuring student and faculty performers, libretto by Zhang ErClick through for more info