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year.Institutions earn Military Friendly designations based on their efforts in creating sustainable and meaningful education paths for the Military Community. Over 1,800 schools were evaluated using public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. This latest designation adds to PLU’s long list of accolades for its commitment to military students and families. PLU has been a “Military Friendly School” since 2010 and was ranked sixth most “Military Friendly School” among private universities
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the second day, other speakers will include PLU alums, such as Matt Kennedy, ’07, who had started soccer tournaments in a Ugandan slum, SeattlePI.com sports columnist Art Theil, ’75 and Jason Edward, ’84, ’89, who has summited Everest four times. Topics include the use of steroids, soccer in Seattle, sports and its effect on nationalism and identity in China, video gaming and marketing football to the world. This will be the fourth such symposium hosted by PLU’s Wang Center for Global Education
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, commerce, culture and the arts, and for his commitment to establishing the Puget Sound region as a focal point for the rest of the world.”Without a doubt, the dedication Bill Stafford has shown in creating greater global understanding can be matched by very few,” Anderson said. “He is a true leader in bringing our world closer together.” Stafford has been instrumental in assisting PLU faculty design and promote global education programs, offered exceptionally valuable advice in the planning of the Wang
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diversity and other backgrounds.” She also relishes the Lutheran higher education commitment to service. “That’s one thing I am passionate about,” she said. And her definition of service has changed over the last four years. She’s realized it’s not so much what she gives, but the give and take Laura Rudquist ’12 found a new home and her vocation at PLU. (Photo by John Froschauer) that occurs when she’s involved in a cause she cares about. It’s about “the interaction and working together to solve
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shut Read Next The Third Annual Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture â Catching up to Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization 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 A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth Carpenter
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students following a strong recommendation from the university’s Admission and Retention of Students (ARTS) Committee.These new procedures allow prospective students to choose whether to provide standardized testing scores as part of the application process, and will be put into effect in time for the incoming Fall 2019 class.“Going test optional means PLU is taking a giant step toward leveling the playing field for applicants, living our mission by working to ensure that a college education is
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Virtual convening of The People’s Gathering to facilitate timely conversations about race Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 By Rosemary Bennett '21PLU Marketing and CommunicationsOn July 9 PLU’s Campus Ministry and Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will be hosting a virtual edition of The People’s Gathering, a dialogue-based event series focusing in-depth on the topic of race.The People’s Gathering is an annual professional/personal development experience and
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community and will serve in lead in this region following graduation.” Powered by the Center for First-generation Student Success, the First Scholars Network is a four-phase approach that allows institutions of higher education to advance student success through establishing communities of practice, gaining knowledge of resources, and establishing peer networks. More than 350 institutions of higher education have entered the Network, representing 49 states and the District of Columbia. “The Center is
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applications for Fulbright faculty teaching and research appointments to Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Russia. This year they reviewed more than 90 applications, about the same number as the year before. The applications come to her electronically in late August, then she combs through them looking for applicants that are a good fit for the country and assignment. “It’s really a blast reviewing the work of my fellow Fulbright hopefuls,” Lisosky says. “I’ve picked up a slew of
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and editor, said while the news media almost exclusively report about water scarcity in developing parts of the world, Tapped Out uncovers serious water challenges in North America. “It’s an attempt to communicate the current status of water and how the developed nations aren’t as prepared as we think that they are,” Scroger said. “We don’t have as much water as we think we do.” During research and production of the film, the students conducted dozens of interviews, meeting with citizens, farmers
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