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Molly Lindberg ’17 was an unlikely passenger in the boat on the River Thames in Oxford, England.
.” Lindberg revived her rowing career while studying in one of PLU’s Gateway programs. She was part of the second cohort of International Honors students to enroll in the study away experience. It placed her and nine fellow Lutes at Regent’s Park College, one of 39 colleges that make up the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Lindberg and others lived and attended class together, in addition to taking an Oxford-style tutorial class, a one-on-one course with a professor. “It was really nice
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 26, 2016)- Joel Zylstra said Pacific Lutheran University’s partnership with the nonprofit Habitat for Humanity began with a cup of coffee at 208 Garfield four years ago. Zylstra, director of Center for Community Engagement & Service (CCES), said his perception of Habitat…
been recent graduates of PLU.” Furthermore, PLU recently re-established a campus chapter of Habitat, which has come and gone throughout the years. Through the chapter, students can easily get involved with work at the Woods and other Habitat for Humanity projects. The campus chapter’s Secretary and Public Relations Officer Melissa Munson ’18 recently headed “Cookies for Humanity.” With the help of fellow students, Munson baked and sold more than 500 chocolate chip cookies to raise money for
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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 27, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University is a new location for Amazon Locker, a self-service delivery pitstop for students, faculty, staff and surrounding community members who use the online retailer. The service is available to Lutes and community members alike who want a…
Learning and Technology on lower campus. Amazon launched the service five years ago, and continues to expand to new locations. Read Previous PLU to explore the many roles of women in the Holocaust during annual conference Read Next The Tournées Film Festival brings nine acclaimed international films and an award-winning filmmaker to PLU 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
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Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., succeeds Steven P. Starkovich, Ph.D., as PLU’s chief academic officer TACOMA, WASH. (May 9, 2016) – Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., will join Pacific Lutheran University as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs on Aug. 1, 2016. Brown comes to…
first domestic exchange programs with Spelman College and Morehouse College, two of the oldest and most important historically black colleges. In addition, Brown led efforts to restructure LMU’s Academic Resource Center, Disability Support Services, the University Honors Program, and the Office of National and International Fellowships, as well as providing administrative leadership for the development and implementation of a new core curriculum. In conjunction with the office of Student Affairs
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Every year since 2011, PLU has sent two Lutes to Norway as part of its summer Peace Scholars program. The Lutes learn about peacebuilding and dialogue, bringing what they learn home to apply it on
Scholars to deepen their understanding and application of peacebuilding. The scholars travel to Norway, known as a hub for humanitarian and peace organizations. During their time abroad, they participate in an intensive, weeklong workshop at the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue in Lillehammer. Then, they attend the Oslo International Summer School for a six-week peace studies course. They also visit a number of Norwegian peace organizations, including the Nobel Peace Prize Institute. They engage
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Lutheran Studies at PLU welcomes students, faculty, staff, and alumni into this global network, into the significant dialogue between cultures as we engage the pressing economic, political, and
ConferenceWhile the Lutheran movement began in Germany and then spread quickly to Scandinavia during the 16th century, Lutheran schools were established throughout most of the world by the end of the 19th century thus creating a global educational presence. Through its relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Lutheran World Federation, PLU is connected to an international consortium of institutes, schools, colleges, universities, seminaries, and study centers in which education for
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The Pacific Lutheran University MBA Program in the Seattle-Tacoma area is founded on the cornerstones of leadership, creative innovation, global awareness and ethical responsibility.
-led international experience focused in business Optional emphasis areas for business administration programs Download free ebook: Leading Organizational Change How much does an MBA cost?For more information on the cost of the MBA degree program, please visit our page for the Business Administration track or the Management Science & Quantitative Methods track.MBA Success Stories Raymond Bunk '06 Blends MBA Expertise with Micro-Distillery EntrepreneurshipJosh Wallace: The Synergy of Art and
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TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 13, 2016)- Grace Zimmerman ’18 was already thrilled to pursue a study away experience in Namibia. But her excitement compounded after learning she received a competitive scholarship, one of more than 2,800 awarded by the federal government to students such as herself…
the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a prestigious national scholarship geared toward diversifying the types of students studying away. Zimmerman is the only Pacific Lutheran University student to receive the scholarship this year, and only the second in 10 years. Zimmerman, a nursing student, will study away in Windhoek in the spring. She will take nursing classes at the local university, as well as online PLU courses. “I’ve always dreamed of traveling,” Zimmerman said. “It had
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The PLU Anthropology Department is dedicated to understanding the nature and variety of all humanity. Humankind has great cultural diversity, significant biological uniformity and an undeniable
understand global issues are key for the 100 level courses. Further, the development of intercultural skills for use in a myriad of circumstances is central in all general education classes. Our focus on human diversity with a broad intercultural and international expertise has lead a number of other programs to require our courses for their students or recruit our faculty for their courses. At the present, we teach courses that are required by education, legal studies, social work, global studies
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Diversity and inclusion are what we’re tasked with doing because it’s who we are. We must continue to re-evaluate our institutions, curriculum, campaigns and more to guarantee an authentically
belonging for all students, faculty, staff and alumni — people of color, first-generation college students and graduates, international students, transfer students, undocumented students, military-affiliated students and veterans — we also recognize there’s more work to be done.AspirationsWhat will we do next?Objectives and goals for a DJS Refresh at PLU. DJS RefreshThe BasicsLutheran Higher EducationFind out what makes Lutheran Higher Education distinct. What is Lutheran Higher Educaiton
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