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Speech and Debate wins big at Willamette https://www.plu.edu/comm-media-designarts/news/2016/03/01/speech-and-debate-wins-big-at-willamette/

never thought I would do collegiate Debate,” Ballard said, “but I went to a tournament on a whim my junior year and was hooked. I made it my senior year pipe dream to win a tournament. I’ve worked hard and lost sleep to make this happen and I couldn’t be happier.” Ballard also received an award for tenth best speaker overall at the tournament. This is the second big win as a division for the T.O.H. Karl Forensics Forum this season. One of their Junior Varsity teams comprised of two freshmen took

Family and Friends ‹ Resolute Online: Winter 2016 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2016/family-and-friends/

in 1978, the city’s only resident professional theater company at the time. Becvar was a loyal donor to PLU. There’s a script library he gifted the school, a scholarship for theater students that he established, and a new Dr. William J. Becvar Studio Theater Stage. Dr. Robert Mulder , PLU’s former dean of the School of Education, died June 3. Dr. Mulder joined PLU as professor and dean of Education in 1987. He resigned as dean in 1993, and was a professor of education until he entered phased

Guests On-Campus and at PLU Events https://www.plu.edu/student-code-of-conduct/student-code-of-conduct-policies/guests-on-campus-and-at-plu-events/

Each student, upon showing their PLU ID card, may bring a maximum of three guests to scheduled university events for which no fee is charged. Those events that charge a fee reserve the right to limit the number of guests each student may bring if appropriate. The University reserves the right to declare a guest unwelcome, when the guest has violated a regulation, code, or rule. Guest behavior that violates this policy may result in separation from all university grounds, facilities and

Affordable Housing Projects https://www.plu.edu/srr/affordable-housing-projects/

create a tiny home village for veterans experiencing homelessness. The project broken ground in January 2020 and are expected to have their first guests move in this Spring. The village can house up to 35 chronically homeless veterans in Pierce County.YMCA HousingThe YWCA Pierce County recently opened Dorothy Height Apartments in Tacoma, a few blocks from Wright Park. The development welcomed it’s first family in February 2021 and features 54 units of low-cost housing. 75% of the units are reserved

From Microsoft to Martin Luther, and back https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2011/03/01/from-microsoft-to-martin-luther-and-back/

March 1, 2011 From Microsoft to Martin Luther, and back again In 1994, Mike Halvorson was the first one to write a book about something nobody else cared about. The book? How to use a little-known software program called Microsoft Office. We can guess how that turned out. Halvorson graduated PLU in 1985 with a degree in computer science and a minor in history. That unique combination seemed to help when, soon after graduation, Halvorson found himself working for Microsoft, back in the days when

PLU’s New Holocaust and Genocide Studies Minor https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/03/09/plus-new-holocaust-and-genocide-studies-minor/

the Holocaust must be studied, its victims must be remembered, human rights and dignity must be honored through our daily beliefs and actions, and yet the search for “lessons” drawn from the Holocaust and genocide is a never-ending process. “You sometimes get students saying, ‘Oh, this again,’ when they see Holocaust in the syllabus,” said Kadden. But the minor will push students to look beyond the pat answer or assumptions, he said. An interdisciplinary group of eight faculty members worked

2024-2025 Sabbatical Leave Request Form – Changes to Final Request (for changes after October 15, 20 https://www.plu.edu/provost/documents/8161/

Job Description: Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs (pdf) view download

Art and Design students head to Bali https://www.plu.edu/comm-media-designarts/news/2015/01/13/art-and-design-students-head-to-bali/

Art and Design students head to Bali Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 13, 2015 January 13, 2015 Art and Design students headed to Bali for J-term to explore art, culture, and spirituality with Department of Art & Design Chair Jp Avila. The study-away course takes students to villages and into workshops of traditional craftspeople where they’ll learn about the experiences and perspectives of families and communities who pass on their trades. Activities during the two weeks include museum

Reclaiming the Southern Lushootseed Language and Culture https://www.plu.edu/prism/prism-2019/southern-lushootseed/

language during her seven years as the service coordinator for the Puyallup tribal language program. In 2012, Professor Bob began working with Dr. Troy Storfjell, Professor of Nordic Studies, and other members of the Native American and Indigenous Studies [NAIS] working group to design PLU’s NAIS Interdisciplinary Minor. Professor Storfjell, a dual citizen of Norway and the US and raised largely in Norway, is Sami. The Sami are an Indigenous people whose homeland is now part of the northern portion of

Mapping of ILOs and General Education Elements https://www.plu.edu/accreditation/documents/mapping-of-ilos-and-general-education-elements/

Strategic Plan for Retention (pdf) view download