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  • PLU with a geosciences degree. She won’t go far, at least right away, because this fall she will begin PLU’s Master of Arts in Education (MAE) program and continue her work as a scholar in PLU’s Culturally Sustaining STEM (CS-STEM) Teacher Program. How has your participation in the CS-STEM program at PLU shaped your experience? I am part of the Noyce CS-STEM Scholarship Program, and Professor Andrea Munro, who taught the STEM education class in the fall, pointed out to me that PLU had created a CS

  • Online and in-person continuing education courses for nurses

    Center for Continued Nursing Learning Offerings Unlock your potential and embark on a journey of lifelong learning with our dynamic continuing education courses! JulyCourse informationThe Pawscribing Project: Assistance Animal Training for Providers Date: 7/13/2024 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Alicia Valentino, BSN, RN, DNP-PMHNP Contact Hours 1.5| OSPI Clock Hours 1.5 Online Course informationLunch and Learn series – Dyslipidemia: Statin’ the Facts Date: 7/13/2024 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  • Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away

    Resolute Online: Fall 2017 – RESOLUTE is Pacific Lutheran University's flagship magazine, publishe

  • Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away

    Resolute Online: Spring 2017 – RESOLUTE is Pacific Lutheran University's flagship magazine, publis

  • Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away

    Resolute Online: Winter 2017 – RESOLUTE is Pacific Lutheran University's flagship magazine, publis

  • Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away

    founded the only local peace prize in the nation, Thomas Heavey ’74 was in the middle of a war. Learn how he joined forces with a cohort of other Lutes to launch a unique organization honoring local peacemakers. Balancing Competing Interests Lutes are dedicated to global education, and student athletes are no different. This fall, two Lutes who studied in Norway managed to balance their studies and training abroad, while PLU welcomed three Norwegian international students to campus and, subsequently

  • The Washington Monthly Also Names PLU a ‘Best Bang for the Buck’ Institution TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 24, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University ranks number 25 in the Best Master’s Universities category of the national 2015 Washington Monthly College Rankings released Aug. 24. That’s PLU’s best ranking in…

    and students care about all these and more.” In rating institutions based on their contributions to the public good, Washington Monthly defines those three categories further: Social Mobility: recruiting and graduating low-income students; Research: producing cutting-edge scholarship and Ph.D.s; and Service: encouraging students to give something back to their country. The Washington Monthly also named PLU a “Best Bang for the Buck” university, meaning that a PLU education offers the best value

  • Tamara Williams, executive director of the Wang Center for Global Education, discusses PLU’s holistic approach to global education and its role in an increasingly interconnected world amid conflict

    education in on-campus curricular offerings and in the ongoing commitment to, and recruitment of, international students. It stresses the importance of the Wang Center for Global Education, which engages with educational partners worldwide and provides faculty, students and staff with necessary resources to advance PLU’s distinction and vision for “educating for a just, healthy, sustainable, and peaceful world at home and abroad.” The extraordinary breadth, depth and variety of PLU’s global education

  • Peace Corps Prep (PC Prep) is an undergraduate certificate program that helps students prepare for service in the Peace Corps, a US-government organization that sends US citizens abroad to volunteer

    Corps. Bonnie Nelson '08 (Mongolia 2011-2013) participating in a traditional hair cutting ceremony for the young daughter of her friend and fellow teacher. Jihan Grettenberger '12 Teaching students in Panama where she served in the Peace Corps from 2014-2016. Peace Corps Prep Application Cycle 2024-2025 application opens – September 2024 1st deadline – 10/15 (applications received by this date will be reviewed for acceptance) 2nd deadline – 3/15 (applications received by this date will be reviewed

    Peace Corps Prep
    12180 Park Avenue S. Tacoma, WA 98447
  • PLU Hispanic and Latino Studies students learn to think critically in a complex world through the study of the Spanish language, linguistics, literature, film, and a vast array of cultural

    . Our faculty are teacher-scholars, who are well-known on campus for their genuine passion for teaching, active role as mentors, and advocacy for social change here in the US and abroad. Hispanic and Latino Studies graduates leave PLU equipped with the cultural competency and sensitivity to be effective participants in the global community of the twenty-first century. Many of our students participate in our study away programs in Mexico, Spain, and Uruguay, and community-engaged learning in Latino/a

    Hispanic and Latino Studies
    253-536-5132
    Administration Building Room 220 H Tacoma, WA 98447-0003