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  • News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.

    5 Master’s Degrees that Don’t Require a Specific Bachelor’s If the working world has learned anything through the years, it’s that life is unpredictable and what spelled success for one generation may not apply to the next. Each year, thousands and thousands of professionals choose to change careers. They make these changes for a… October 18, 2022

  • Dale E. Benson news for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Benson Student Research Fellows to Present at PLU By Michael Halvorson, Benson Chair in Business and Economic History. On Friday, December 8, 2017, three PLU students will present the results of their summer research projects in a public presentation connected to PLU’s Business and Economic History program. The presenters are Michael Diambri, Teresa… November 7, 2017 Alex LundBenson research fellowsBusiness and Economic HistoryDale E. BensonMichael DiambriTeresa Hackler

  • History students at Pacific Lutheran University develop the skills needed to ask important questions, collect and evaluate evidence, work collaboratively with others, and offer clear and

    The History Capstone The culminating experience for the History major is History 499, the Capstone course. Spring 2024 Projects Joshua Reid Gives 2024 Schnackenberg Lecture For More Information 2024 Phi Alpha Theta PLU's Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society is welcoming new members Learn More Learning History at PLU Group work in Dr. Gina Hames' HIST 289 class, "Women and Gender in World History" More Curious about History at PLU? Listen to the Innovative History podcast, hosted by Fulton

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  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 26, 2016)- MediaLab, the applied research and media production program at Pacific Lutheran University, has received two recognitions for its most recent documentary film. These Four Years, which premiered in Seattle in November 2015, has earned an Award of Merit from The…

    more than two dozen other national and international recognitions MediaLab has received during its 10-year existence, including an Emmy Award, five Emmy nominations, three NBS Grand Prizes, seven Accolades, and two Canada International Film Festival Rising Star Awards, just to name a few. For more information about These Four Years, or other MediaLab projects and productions, please visit www.plu.edu/medialab, or contact MediaLab General Manager Amanda Williams via email at williaam@plu.edu. About

  • Knutson Lecture

    climate change. Where virulent anti-Semitism was the most important issue facing the church in Bonhoeffer’s day, Martin-Schramm argues Bonhoeffer would have grave concerns about the impacts of climate change on present and future generations. Martin-Schramm explains how Martin Luther’s doctrine of the two kingdoms shaped Bonhoeffer’s critique of the church and state in his day regarding “the Jewish Question” and ponders how Bonhoeffer might challenge the feeble responses of both the state and the

  • Sophia Mahr ’18 analyzed how and why medical providers repeatedly and deliberately harmed people in the name of medical science by conducting non-consensual experiments on their subjects.

    Sophia Mahr '18 “It made me realize that I could combine global studies and Holocaust and genocide studies and really have an impact,” said Mahr, who is majoring in the former and minoring in the latter. “I really got into that mindset for the rest of my time at PLU.” That mindset resulted in a research project that helped her grow as a student, an academic and a human being. Her conclusions urge society to confront uncomfortable truths about 20th-century medical studies conducted at the expense of

  • TACOMA, WASH. (August 10, 2015)- Each summer PLU students fan out across the globe — working, researching, studying or just plain relaxing. Many students leverage the summer months as an opportunity to add depth to their resumes by completing internships at local and corporate businesses,…

    busiest months, June, but on average I work 40 hours a week. I report primarily to The Rail/Topman’s manager, Dasha Kuznetsova. What sorts of tasks and projects do you work on at Nordstrom? I have had the opportunity to assist with various aspects of retail management at Nordstrom throughout the internship. I have helped with department reporting, which is especially important because it allows management to compare our results among the other store departments and the other 12 Nordstrom stores within

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 15, 2015)—As Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off across the country on Sept. 15, this year’s observation at Pacific Lutheran University takes on extra emphasis with two new campus-wide components: • the revival of a student organization representing Latino/a and Hispanic students, and…

    Jesus Gonzalez to revive the student organization formerly known as Latinos Unidos. Carrasco said they decided to change the name to Amigos Unidos to make the student-run group more inclusive for Lutes who might not identify as Latino/a. “Amigos Unidos seeks to empower the Hispanic/Latin@ student population for the purpose of providing scholarly support, cultural awareness, social enrichment and community outreach,” said Carrasco, the group’s student president. “Not only are we planning events that

  • Pacific Lutheran University strives to maintain a stable, competent work force which is well-informed in all employment matters and to provide employees with reasonable opportunities for growth,

    contract between Pacific Lutheran University and any of its employees. It is a living document, and will change as PLU changes. From time to time, PLU must modify its policies. Information is current as of the time of publication and may be subject to change or repeal at any time, with or without notice, at the discretion of PLU. Employment of staff is at the will of the university. Staff employees may be terminated at any time for any reason with or without notice. Since faculty policies and

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  • The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Pacific Lutheran University teaches students to understand the social and structural context of our human experience.

    are studying families, policing, gender, or deviance, the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Pacific Lutheran University teaches students to understand the social and structural context of our human experience. Our classes highlight how inequalities in American Society impact individual opportunities, such as access to housing, bail, healthcare, or legal representation. Our programs in sociology and criminal justice provide unique opportunities for independent research, faculty

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