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  • Articles Posted by https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/author/kylemitl/

    How First Gens thrive I am proud to be a first-generation college graduate, or what Pacific Lutheran University calls “first in the family” — someone whose parents didn’t graduate from four-year, degree-granting institutions in the U.S. Navigating college can be difficult for any student, but it’s particularly challenging when… November 28, 2018 AcademicsCurrent StudentsDiversity Justice SustainabilityLife on CampusStudent Life

  • PLU Admission Blog in Chemistry https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/topic/chemistry/

    Summer Job Spotlight: Nursing Parker Simpson ’24 is spending his summer working at an assisted living facility in his hometown of Spokane, Washington. He comes from a family of healthcare professionals and has always wanted to help people. We sat down with him to discuss his experience taking classes… August 23, 2022 AcademicsBiologyChemistryCurrent StudentsInternshipsInvolvementLutheran Higher EducationNursingParentsProfessorsResearchSciencesServiceStudent LifeStudent/Faculty Research

  • Articles Posted by https://www.plu.edu/comm-media-designarts/news/author/rnelson/

    Class of 2021 Art & Design Graduate Capstones The class of 2021 has worked hard on their final projects! This year, select student work is displayed in the Anderson University Center Gallery. Students and staff on campus are invited to view the work next time they’re in the building. Unfortunately  friends and family… May 10, 2021

  • Blog https://www.plu.edu/jane-austen/news/

    Baby, It’s Cold Inside: McGrath’s Family Warmth and de Wilde’s Chilling Christmas Dinner Douglas McGrath’s Emma (1996) stresses the importance of kindness and familial harmony, themes which are absent from Autumn de Wilde’s cool rendition, Emma . (2020). In the novel, Emma learns to be kind and caring to others as well as be considerate and helpful after… December 24, 2020

  • Articles Posted by https://www.plu.edu/jane-austen/news/author/ramosam/

    Baby, It’s Cold Inside: McGrath’s Family Warmth and de Wilde’s Chilling Christmas Dinner Douglas McGrath’s Emma (1996) stresses the importance of kindness and familial harmony, themes which are absent from Autumn de Wilde’s cool rendition, Emma . (2020). In the novel, Emma learns to be kind and caring to others as well as be considerate and helpful after… December 24, 2020

  • On Exhibit: Women in Translation https://www.plu.edu/library/news/on-exhibit-women-in-translation/

    Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky Spanish Eva Luna by Isabelle Allende, translated by Margaret Sayers Paden I, Rigoberta Menchu, translated by Ann Wright Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquirl, translated by Carol Christensen and Thomas Christensen Sumerian Poems of the Sumerian High Priestess Enheduanna, translated by Betty De Shong Meador Swedish Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson, translated by Elizabeth Portch Vietnamese

  • PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center selected for Registrars to the Rescue service project https://www.plu.edu/scancenter/blog/plus-scandinavian-cultural-center-selected-for-registrars-to-the-rescue-service-project/

    includes artifacts from all five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), is a testament to the connection and trust the Puget Sound’s Scandinavian American community shares with PLU. “The collection in the Scandinavian Cultural Center is a reflection of this (Scandinavian) community. They entrust us with precious family heirlooms,” Ward said. “Items have been donated to PLU since the late 1970s, many of them hundreds of years old.” The artifacts and literature housed by the SCC

  • PLU Admission Blog in Involvement https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/topic/involvement/

    Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County Stuart Gavidia is a first generation Latino student and spent most of his life in Lakewood and then Spanaway, about 10 minutes from PLU, and he knew he wanted to come here for college, so he could remain close to his family. From an early… June 13, 2024 AcademicsComputer ScienceInternshipsInvolvement

  • PLU Admission Blog in Psychology https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/topic/psychology/

    Sarah Saavedra ’22 shares her experience as a first-gen college student Sarah Saavedra ’22 is a social work major with a minor in psychology and a certificate in Peace Corps Prep. The Auburn resident is the first in her family to go to college. She credits her many scholarships for navigating college as a first-year student.… June 8, 2022 AcademicsAlumni ProfilesClubs & OrganizationsCommunityCurrent StudentsDiversityDiversity Justice SustainabilityInvolvementJusticeLife on

  • Articles Posted by https://www.plu.edu/library/news/author/sennha/

    On Exhibit: Resources about Acknowledging and Respecting Indigenous Languages and Land Exhibit Overview This exhibit highlights resources for exploring the south Puget Sound indigenous Salish family of languages, including Twulshootseed. As the PLU land acknowledgement notes, “PLU is on the traditional lands of the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Steilacoom peoples; we acknowledge and respect the… November 17, 2021