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  • The Wang Center is dedicated to supporting faculty, students and staff with the resources necessary to advance PLU’s distinction and vision for global education of “educating to achieve a just,

    More About QUIP Welcome to the Wang CenterEducating to achieve a just, healthy, sustainable and peaceful world, both locally and globally.The Mission of the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education:Working collaboratively with academic units and disciplines of Pacific Lutheran University, the Wang Center is dedicated to supporting faculty, students and staff with the resources necessary to advance PLU’s distinction and vision for global education of “educating to achieve a just

    Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education
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    868 Wheeler Street Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • TACOMA, WASH. (June 30, 2016)- One frame. That’s all it took for Kevin Ebi ’95 to get his work on a postage stamp – sort of. Ebi, a self-taught nature photographer who has made a living traveling around the world and documenting its beauty, weathered…

    , that meant I was off at 1:30 in the afternoon.” Those early days landed him on mountains or in the water, hiking or kayaking with a camera in tote. “Every day was like a little bit of summer vacation,” he said. “I wanted to share some of those experiences.” So, he read how-to photography books and learned how to tell compelling stories with his images. After word got out about his photos and he started getting emails from editors about using his images, Ebi realized his work stood out and turned it

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 1, 2016)- Bryanna Plog ’10 seems to have done it all in her years after Pacific Lutheran University – teaching English abroad in Colombia, writing books about travel and interning for a conservation nonprofit. But now, she says, serving as a park…

    a tourist. That’s partly what she says her life as a park ranger is like, living in a national park and learning about it on a more intimate level. “Just like studying abroad, how you always learn about the place you are living in,” she said, “I get to do that an entire summer or winter where I visit and grow to know about the places really well.” Bryanna Plog '10 in Cocora Valley, Colombia, in 2013. (Photo courtesy of Plog) Plog’s love for the outdoors started early in life. Growing up, her

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 17, 2016)- MediaLab at Pacific Lutheran University, the multimedia, applied research organization that celebrates 10 years of success this fall, counts more than 200 students as participants throughout the decade. Those participants are invited to mark the organization’s milestone anniversary Nov. 5…

    . “I was tasked with writing a first-hand experience of an outsider’s view of a service at Temple Beth El, in Tacoma,” said Melissa McGuire ’06, an early member of MediaLab. “This project forced me out of my comfort zone and took my writing to a new level. It was one of the hardest, yet most rewarding, assignments I ever worked on.” Also during that inaugural year, MediaLab students filmed and edited MediaLab’s first documentary, titled “Building Connections: Reclaiming Lost Narratives of the

  • The Instructional Technologies team is focused on providing four key services: Classroom Technologies – Computer, projectors, and smart podium equipment to project your media in class,

    consultations.What You Can ExpectOur staff are passionate about providing great customer service and top-notch technology support. Some of our key service goals include: Excellent services and support Responsiveness Follow-through Attention to detail We’ll do our best to rapidly assess your needs and identify resources and expertise to address your needs.Instructional Technologies Mission Statement To deliver Instructional Technology resources and provide technology support for university classes and events. To

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  • Sustainability at PLU focuses on three key components: care for people, care for the planet, and prosperity, both now and in the future.

    demonstrates our accountability, responsibility, and respect for the environment, natural resources, and environmental justice as part of our mission to care for the earth and others. To learn more about Sustainability at PLU, and our Commitments to Sustainability, please browse our tabs on the left. We’re on Facebook! Like us to learn about upcoming events and news.

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    Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • Tacoma Rescue Mission Executive Director and PLU alumnus Duke Paulson on adapting through the pandemic Posted by: Marcom Web Team / July 13, 2020 July 13, 2020 By Lora ShinnMarketing & Communications Guest WriterDuke Paulson ‘93 graduated from PLU in 1993 with a major in biology and a minor in psychology. While at PLU, he was on the swim and rowing teams, played soccer for a bit, and was heavily involved in Young Life. Today, he's executive director of Tacoma Rescue Mission where COVID-19 has

  • Pacific Lutheran University strives to maintain a stable, competent work force which is well-informed in all employment matters and to provide employees with reasonable opportunities for growth,

    community that is dedicated to providing students a unique blend of academically rigorous liberal arts and professional programs that prepare them for a lifetime of success – both in their careers and in service to others. The contributions of all employees help the university realize its primary mission to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care. The policies and procedures contained in this manual are in no way intended to be nor should they be interpreted as a

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  • New Student Orientation, also known as PLU orientation or LUTE Welcome. Whether you are a first-year, transfer, or international student, LUTE Welcome orientation will assist in a smooth and

    services, please visit https://www.plu.edu/health/new-students LUTE Welcome Mission & Learning ObjectivesPacific Lutheran University welcomes new Lutes—incoming students, their families and their communities—through LUTE Welcome, a series of intentionally designed learning experiences that support students’ academic and social transitions into college. Among these events, New Student Orientation (NSO) is an integral step on Lutes’ journeys toward understanding and expressing the distinctive PLU mission

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  • PLU professor adds ‘board game inventor’ to his résumé.

    what that looks like in the real world,” she said. Marriage and Family Therapy Our mission is to train students to become systemically oriented, contextually sensitive MFT Professionals who address the diverse needs and clinical concerns of individuals, couples, families and communities. Learn more Ward underscored how well student-faculty collaboration prepares students for the next step in higher education. “That’s a huge learning experience you need if you’re going to pursue academia,” he said