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for Vocation awarded grant to establish new faculty/staff institute Read Next Why a Lutheran University Is a Leader on Holocaust Education COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU Director of Athletics and Recreation Mike Snyder named President of NADIIIAA August 16, 2024 PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson July 24, 2024 Three
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Pacific Lutheran University in much the same way as we carry out our mission of Lutheran higher education. One of the wonderful gifts of the Lutheran Reformation that – like Solomon’s temple – people outside the Lutheran church are most impressed with is the Lutheran commitment to education and especially higher education, i.e., Lutheran colleges and universities like PLU. It’s funny because in my experience, it is outsiders who often appreciate this gift more than many Lutherans who either take it
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unveiled.Hosted by university pastor Jen Rude, “Because We’re Lutheran” will explore the ins and outs of Lutheranism and the principles of Lutheran higher education: what that concept means, what it looks like and how it impacts students, staff and faculty alike at PLU. Each episode will feature one or more guests from the campus community, and will focus on big topics as seen and experienced through the lens of PLU’s faith community. In the podcast’s inaugural episode, Jen and two non-Lutheran PLU graduates
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make higher education accessible to students from all financial backgrounds. Kaila grew up an hour and a half from Tacoma in Castle Rock, Washington and attended Castle Rock High School. An education major, with an emphasis in special education, and a music minor, PLU was always her first choice. “I was really lucky because my high school band director, Mrs. Dietz was a PLU alum,” Harris explained. “We even had the opportunity to come up to PLU and attend music workshops with PLU educators while I
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2021 REU Internship at The University of Akron School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering Posted by: alemanem / February 3, 2021 February 3, 2021 We are happy to announce that the polymer summer research experience (REU) program in the School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at The University of Akron is open to apply. This competitive REU program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the University of Akron. Students will participate in an 9-week internship to
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13th president since Krise visited in early February during the presidential search process. The search committee and regents chose Krise as PLU’s president on Feb. 28. His first official day on the job was Friday, June 1. Krise thanked the campus community for the turnout, and then turned to one of his favorite topics: The importance of a liberal arts education. “The liberal arts education and its value is something we all need to talk about,” Krise said. It was this enthusiasm and dedication to
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brought up the topic. He died when she was in the fourth grade. And it’s not a topic her mother really wishes to discuss. Still, questions haunt her. Why does this happen? Why did her grandfather abandon the family? What possible reason could God have for allowing this to happen to her mom? “It was really difficult to deal with,” said the normally ebullient Parks in a quiet voice. But some good did come out of it. Her mom quickly involved herself in ASB, track and field and summer parks and recreation
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current PLU students, explores the value of higher education in the United States and Canada and its impact on future success. The film, with the help of higher education researchers, educators and students across the continent, reveals the personal, professional and societal effects of higher education in the 21st century, in addition to the difficulties preventing potential students from pursuing four-year degrees. Students involved in MediaLab, a film production program in the Center for Media
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of plants in our lives,” Quigg said. “In short, they are essential to our lives.” In December 2014, the project was funded at $880,000. In February, the Board of Regents granted permission to begin construction of the greenhouse between Rieke and the Morken Center for Learning and Technology, and construction began Feb. 18. Westmark Construction and Precision Greenhouse Construction, Inc. are building the aluminum and glass-pane facility. After consultation with Horticulture Services, the
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the presence of presidents and presidents’ delegates who bring greetings in person from dozens of universities across the country. I join the entire PLU community in thanking the delegates not only for their presence, but also for demonstrating, visually, that the higher education community really is a community, and that we all prosper together. I am also personally grateful for the presence of so many friends and relatives, many of whom have traveled from far away. They include my mother, Beth
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