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May 22, 2013 For the 2012-2013 academic year, 877 students will have graduated from PLU. Spring Commencement takes place Sunday, May 26 in the Tacoma Dome. (Photo by John Froschauer) In their own words Compiled and edited by Chris Albert This spring, new PLU graduates closed a chapter in their lives and prepared to turn the next page. In the following, several Lutes shared their stories of why they came to PLU, their experiences and the next chapter in their lives. Some will immediately enter

Care Health Professional Shortage Area by the HRSA. In other words, there aren’t enough providers to meet demand, due to an uptick in insured patients from the Affordable Care Act, an aging physician population and a tendency for doctors to limit care for Medicaid patients due to low reimbursement. PLU’s ANEW grant will help fill this health care gap. Spread over two years, the grant will fund tuition costs to more than double the school’s current enrollment of 30 students, particularly encouraging

, Biological and Toxicological, Food and Wine, and Fiber and Polymer Chemistry. To register for our Zoom information session, please use the following registration link.  At this session we will discuss our program and campus, suggestions for applying to graduate school, and tips for graduate school success.  And there will be plenty of time for your questions. Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry is the oldest interdisciplinary Graduate Group at Davis.  We are committed to the UC Davis Principles of

Student stories from the 253 PLU Bound Scholarship Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / September 6, 2019 Image: The 253 PLU Bound scholarship awards qualified students full tuition for all four years at PLU through a combination of federal, state, PLU grants and scholarships, and the College Bound Scholarship. September 6, 2019 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationPacific Lutheran University believes that a private liberal arts education should be available to students from all walks of

; – and what to look for to ensure the credibility of online information. The class culminated in a final “Critical Making” project, where students built, designed, or mocked up a media literacy tool. The goal of the assignment was to envision a web that prioritized the circulation of credible information. Critical making is a process where students apply theories and concepts to a creative project or artifact, and where imaginative design – focusing more on engagement with theory and concepts, rather

March 8, 2010 Building peace By Chris Albert Pacific Lutheran University’s 2010 Wang Center Symposium – Understanding the World through Sports and Recreation started out by recognizing truly dedicated individual’s with the Wang Center for International Programs Peace Builder Award Thursday, March 4 at the Tacoma Convention Center. Wang Center Executive Director Neal Sobania, Peace Builder Award recipients William Stafford and Joey Cheek, and PLU President Loren J. Anderson. This year’s

traversing the wild in search of unique environments to explore and photograph. The secret to his success, Miller says, was identifying his personal passions and combining them to seek out his vocations. He credits PLU for helping him develop the tools required to pursue his professional and personal goals. Miller’s first paid photography job was a position with The Mooring Mast, PLU’s student newspaper. He also worked as a student photographer for PLU’s Staff Photographer, then Chris Tumbusch. Miller

. Sophomore Mark Rud unveils some of the mystery behind PLU’s performance of Streetcar. With the official titles of “running crew” and “supernumerary,” Rud is both the man who sets the stage, and a supporting, if not talking, actor. Along with some of the other running crew, Rud arrives an hour and a half before the curtain draws to prepare in a variety of ways for the ensuing show. He sets the legs (which hide the wings to the stage), then joins the prop master and another member of the running crew to

.” Dr. Vianna was invited to give a clinic in the composition/arranging category. Vianna’s clinic, “Brazilian Choro for Jazz Big Band: A Guide for Jazz Composers and Band Directors,” covered an old Brazilian instrumental style that is becoming more popular among American jazz musicians in recent years. Due to a lack of quality material for jazz big band in the style, Vianna shared his experience writing his own arrangements and helping students learn this exciting music style. Faculty participation

to obtain the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, which has become the most respected and recognized investment credential in the world. Entry into the CFA Institute University Recognition Program signals to potential students, employers, and the marketplace that Pacific Lutheran University curriculum is closely tied to professional practice and is well-suited to preparing students to sit for the CFA examinations.  Through participation in this program, Pacific Lutheran University is