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TACOMA, WASH. (April 21, 2016)- Senior Tyler Dobies and first-year Caitlin Johnston say spring break changed their lives. While some Pacific Lutheran University students may have gone on vacation or had fun in the sun, other Lutes – like Johnston and Dobies – were busy…
valuable spring break experience that opened his eyes and shifted his perspective. Now, upon returning to PLU, he brings that perspective with him. “After witnessing these different sorts of case studies, I am now able to reflect back on how Tacoma and Parkland were created,” Dobies said, “how certain vices have played out in the development of where we live.” Megan Grover, manager of short-term study away programs, said this alternative spring break is just one of the many ways Lutes can study away
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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 12, 2016)- Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., says Pacific Lutheran University already exhibits academic excellence in a variety of ways: rich global education, robust student-faculty research, world-class faculty members and, of course, eager students who are ready to change the world. But Brown…
-depth lessons that “spill over outside the classroom,” she said, lessons that students carry with them through job interviews, careers and professional development. It impacts written and oral communication skills, as well as a student’s ability to engage new parts of their brains. It teaches them how to ask questions and adapt to challenges on the fly. “It has all of these built-in characteristics that live outside of your discipline and outside of your classroom,” Brown said. “It brings students
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When Hilde Bjørhovde returned to Norway, fresh out of PLU’s journalism program, her home nation had one television station.
The Seattle Times newsroom, among other professional development opportunities. Rowe said PLU’s journalism program was the perfect beginning to Bjørhovde’s storied career. He said the clear intersection of Norway’s values and PLU’s mission helped shape her and others into responsible, thoughtful and empathetic journalists. “It’s a great place for her to reinforce what she already knew,” he said of Aftenposten, which translates in English to “The Evening Post” despite being a morning newspaper
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TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 10, 2016)- Typically, summer allows college students to take advantage of free time that’s hard to come by during the academic year. But for many Lutes, summer is a time to work hard and continue their vocational endeavors. Students travel, work internships…
internships and pursue professional development opportunities beyond PLU’s campus to continue their academic goals. The Lutes featured below represent three stories of the hard work done by PLU students and recent graduates this summer.Kendra Saathoff ’17 By Brooke Thames ’18 Since 2014, the Krise Endowed Internship Fund has provided students with opportunities to gain experience in career fields related to their studies. This year, the Krise Internship helped one student take her education from the
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, Washington October 24, 2022 Pacific Lutheran University student videographer Matt Shaps ’24 joined our Outdoor Recreation program on an epic rock climbing adventure in Vantage, Washington. Learn about Outdoor Rec’s upcoming day and weekend trips at plu.edu/recreations/outdoor-rec . continue reading view all Video latest from PLU Media Coverage Mar. 21, 2024 President Belton joins discussion about college-employer partnerships at economic development event South Sound Business Feb. 11, 2024 PLU, MultiCare
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For some, summer is a time for play. For others, it’s a time for work. But for many at PLU, it’s a time for a little bit of both — through science.
professional development workshops and close collaboration with professors. This summer was no different, as 31 students assisted faculty from the biology, chemistry, computer science, geosciences, mathematics and physics departments in a variety of research endeavors. Each year, the students present their findings from the 10-week program, and collect $4,500. Here is a collection of some of this year’s participants, who were selected through a competitive application process. Division of Natural SciencesA
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Two years before he founded the only local peace prize in the nation, Thomas Heavey ’74 was in the middle of a war.
a compassionate and just community. He’s been instrumental in the founding and development of many agencies, including Pierce County AIDS Foundation, Pierce County Dispute Resolution Center, Hilltop Action Coalition, and many more. Kim Ebert-Colella Ebert-Colella has done peace work in all areas of her life. Among her endeavors, she volunteers at Bryant Montessori School — a racially and socioeconomically diverse school in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood — establishing it as an International Peace
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 6, 2016)-The seventh episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “failure” among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Associate Professor of Art and Design Jp Avila , and Assistant Professor of Business Kory Brown . “Open…
advance but, “Oh, I get it,” in terms of how to create real self-driven personal development, when I see that, and most of the classes that I teach are capstone courses so I do get them at the very end. Amy Young: You get to see the one that made it. Persistence. Kory Brown: Perhaps it is that very reason that I just have tremendous hope that we will see a whole lot more success than failure. Amy Young: Good. I like that. Jp? Beat that? Jp Avila: I don’t know if I can beat that because I, too, feel
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