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  • TJ Wheeler ’22 is a music composition major at Pacific Lutheran University. This semester, he was a valuable member of six music ensembles, including Choir of the West, Opera, Steel Band, Percussion Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and the PLU Ringers handbell choir. We talked with Wheeler…

    we used for concert band came with free notation software. I started playing with it and it was fun, so I started writing music. My first piece was called “Eternal Desires”— so edgy. I was 11 when I wrote it. It became very clear how good music was for me. I am on the spectrum, so it was hard for me to find my thing, and really important that I did find it.  When was the moment you knew you wanted to study music at PLU? I actually took a break from music when I graduated from high school, which I

  • The pre-professional program at PLU is a course of study (not a major) that prepares you for admission into a professional school or training program following your undergraduate study.

    education. If you are interested in a health sciences career, you should have a strong interest in and understanding of the sciences.Why Study Health Sciences at PLU?PLU offers the unique combination of a strong liberal arts curriculum and a high-quality science program set in a mid-sized university environment. Solid Academics The faculty of the Division of Natural Sciences at PLU are trained across the total spectrum of modern science and have professional teaching and research expertise in a full

  • The pre-professional program at PLU is a course of study (not a major) that prepares you for admission into a professional school or training program following your undergraduate study.

    education. If you are interested in a health sciences career, you should have a strong interest in and understanding of the sciences.Why Study Health Sciences at PLU?PLU offers the unique combination of a strong liberal arts curriculum and a high-quality science program set in a mid-sized university environment. Solid Academics The faculty of the Division of Natural Sciences at PLU are trained across the total spectrum of modern science and have professional teaching and research expertise in a full

  • In her free time, professor of religion Dr. Bridgette O’Brien likes to participate in ultrarunning—completing runs longer than a marathon (26.2 miles). While Professor O’Brien is out on the trail, she often takes that time to think about her connection to the outdoors, a connection…

    of ultrarunning. For example, one of these women, Anna Frost, has developed a fashion line for female ultrarunners, so that they might look more feminine when they’re out on the trail. Professor O’Brien explores this example specifically because, as she explains, fashion has the potential to both empower women in helping them claim their own femininity, but can also reify patriarchal norms as a tool to judge women, often from the male perspective. On the other end of the spectrum is Jenn Shelton

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    Education Online EDUC 977V Engagement Strategies (5112) 3 Continuing Education Online EDUC 971A Bldg Comprehension (760) 3 Continuing Education Online EDUC 971C Across the Spectrum (776) 3 Continuing Education Online EDUC 971E Achieving Success ELL (842) 3 Continuing Education Online EDUC 973G One Stop Shop (5833) 3 Continuing Education Online EDUC 973J Create & Captivate (5835) 3 Continuing Education Online EDUC 973N Co-Teaching: Partners (5843) 3 Continuing Education Online EDUC 973Q Grief and Your

  • [Exhibit has closed.] This exhibit is comprised of books by Black authors who discuss and analyze race and racism. The books are recent contributions to scholarship and narrative, most having been published since 2019. Book topics include feminism, fatigue, discourse, vilification, education, real estate, racism…

    , 2019. “Antiracism Inc. traces the ways people along the political spectrum appropriate, incorporate, and neutralize antiracist discourses to perpetuate injustice. It also examines the ways organizers continue to struggle for racial justice in the context of such appropriations.” — Provided by publisher.   Chunnu, Winsome M., and Travis D. Boyce. Historicizing Fear Ignorance, Vilification, and Othering. Louisville: University Press of Colorado, 2019. “A historical interrogation from a global

  • Minor in Anthropology 16 semester hours Required: ANTH 102. Choose: ANTH 101, 103, or 203; 4 semester hours from ANTH 330–345; 4 semester hours from ANTH 350–499 At least 8 semester hours of ANTH

    . (4) ANTH 368 : Edible Landscapes: The Foraging Spectrum - ES, GE The course examines foragers in Africa, North America, and Australia. Using classic ethnographic literature, it provides a cultural ecological perspective of foraging societies in a variety of environments. It also examines how foraging studies inform archaeological research and the challenges that these peoples now face in a rapidly changing world. (4) ANTH 370 : The Archaeology of Ancient Empires - ES, GE The origins of

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmbzzLNVje0 Three PLU MediaLab students went from Canada to the Gulf to explore the issue of oil for their documentary “Oil Literacy.” Understanding oil By Chris Albert This past summer, students from PLU’s MediaLab embarked on a journey to learn, ask and explore oil and…

    . And the issues that surround energy consumption cover the economic, environmental, social and political spectrum. There are a lot of politics involved when a country, the U.S., which makes up two-percent of the world’s population consumes more energy than any other country by a large margin, she said. “Politics plays a huge role in it,” Plog said. This summer, their quest for facts and knowledge led them to Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. “It’s a small town, but it’s a boom town,” Plog said. It’s

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 6, 2017)- When George and Helen Long reached out to Pacific Lutheran University 10 years ago, all they knew was that they wanted to support the sciences. “George sort of felt like he owed his success and his career to PLU,” said…

    sciences spectrum. The students’ efforts included helping people with food sensitivities, helping injured and orphaned baby birds, and nonprofit work.Anna Hurd '19 Photo by Oliver Johnson '18 Anna Hurd ’19 is the only person at PLU to pursue a degree based on the study of pre-dietetics. This summer, she had her first chance to test out what she’s learning. “It’s sort of a build your own major,” said Hurd, who is working to declare an individualized major. Hurd works with faculty members to craft a path

  • SOCW 101 : Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare - ES An introduction to human need and the field of social work.

    . Areas of emphasis will include social work practice in acute inpatient care settings, community health clinics, and agencies. Students will consider the historic context of medical social work, trends in both its development and theoretical orientations, present practice opportunities and characteristics, and ways in which professional practice differs across the health care spectrum. Skills required for effective social work practice in varied health care settings, factors impacting such practice