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  • The scene: a cramped room somewhere in a Pacific Lutheran University residence hall at the beginning of the millennium.

    dice and plenty of junk food. This is “The Gamers,” a film produced by a bunch of Lutes that started as a fun side project and turned into a viral movement and lifelong vocation. It follows the group as they work their way through the latest round of a role-playing fantasy game during their time as students at the university. Now, following a handful of sequels and YouTube views that continue growing by the thousands, a crowdfunded effort is bringing “The Gamers” back to PLU — and current students

  • A Lifelong Friend for 60 Years Call her sharp. Call her entertaining. Call her witty. Call her irrepressible. But whatever you do, hang on. It’s a wild ride in the world of Volly Grande ’36 ’65. She’s a 92-year-old firecracker whose memories of PLU span generations. “I was one of nine children and the first to leave home for college. On my first day at PLC in 1933 I took the streetcar from where I worked for room and board in South Tacoma. It was 10 cents out to Parkland from the city limits

  • Cover art by  Diego B. Lasansky Intersections, Number 46, Fall 2017 Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning,…

    Intersections goes digital Posted by: hassonja / December 12, 2017 December 12, 2017 Cover art by Diego B. Lasansky Intersections, Number 46, Fall 2017 Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It is published by the NECU, and has its home in the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 27, 2016)- The scene: a cramped room somewhere in a Pacific Lutheran University residence hall at the beginning of the millennium. The characters: five nerdy dudes, each with a handful of dice and plenty of junk food. This is “The Gamers,” a…

    , 2016)- The scene: a cramped room somewhere in a Pacific Lutheran University residence hall at the beginning of the millennium. The characters: five nerdy dudes, each with a handful of dice and plenty of junk food.This is “The Gamers,” a film produced by a bunch of Lutes that started as a fun side project and turned into a viral movement and lifelong vocation. It follows the group as they work their way through the latest round of a role-playing fantasy game during their time as students at the

  • A happy accident landed Sandra Estrada ’20 in her “Global Human Rights” course. It resulted in research on child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, which she presented at an academic symposium at

    ’ steadfast guidance. “We’re going to practice until it’s perfect,” Hames recalled saying, during multiple meetings before the conference. Despite her unrelenting coaching, Estrada never uttered a complaint. “She was super excited to do it,” Hames said. Hames says the mentorship she provides to Estrada, as well as other students, is the foundation of a lifelong bond. She looks forward to watching the continued growth from the passenger seat. “She’s fearless,” Hames said. “She’s really coming into her own

  • CCC On Creating General Education Core Learning OutcomesAt the broad program level, learning outcomes: Introduce to students what will be learned by way of a particular requirement. Unify faculty understanding of what should be delivered for a particular requirement. Clarify program vision and expectation for the purpose of assessment. At the degree program and/or course level, learning outcomes articulate what students will learn and how they will learn it. That is, they introduce the specific

  • the vowels of a language that was not their mother tongue. “We have known for over 30 years that we begin learning prenatally by listening to the sound of our mother talking,” Moon said. “This is the first study that shows we learn about the particular speech sounds of our mother’s language before we are born.” Professor Christine Moon at her research lab at Pacific Lutheran University. (Photo by John Froschauer, Director of Photography) Before the study, the general consensus was that infants

  • Un Remedio: Confronting the Challenges of Distance Learning Posted by: dupontak / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 By Marie Rodrigues '20English Writing MajorWhen asked how her students are persevering in times of distance learning, Giovanna Urdangarain, Associate Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies responded, “They inspire me daily.”Transitioning to online learning has been a lengthy process for all involved, but Professor Urdangarain is grateful to have students who remain courageous, flexible

  • The mission of the Division of Student Life is “to promote the holistic development of students and steward a dynamic campus community.

    StudentLife@PLU Committed to students: their learning and their lives. StudentLife@PLU Committed to students: their learning and their lives. StudentLife@PLU Committed to students: their learning and their lives. StudentLife@PLU Committed to students: their learning and their lives. Pacific Lutheran University challenges students to succeed to the best of their ability academically, provides them support to reach their academic and personal goals, and prepares them for a lifetime of success

    Student Life Office
    253-535-7137
    Anderson University Center Room 161 Tacoma, WA 98447