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through the PLU library. Amy Young Dr. Young’s work explores questions of style and public engagement. Her most recent book, Prophets, Gurus & Pundits: Rhetorical Styles & Public Engagement (Southern Illinois University Press) is available on Amazon. Her work appears in a variety of journals and books including the Quarterly Journal of Speech and Communication & Critical/Cultural Studies. Her edited book on academic motherhood will be out later this year.Learn MoreJustin Eckstein Dr. Eckstein is the

implement a strategy and experience the benefits and challenges, I am more likely to get them to try more. I believe distance learning will be the push that many of our reluctant adult learners need in order to incorporate digital models and instruction into face-to-face classrooms. I also believe this pandemic is going to lead to ongoing conversations about education equity and the digital divide, and I foresee more money being used for technology infrastructure and for professional development on

our students, off of the song ‘Get Your Head in the Game,’ from the play ‘High School Musical.’ “We all liked it, so we said ‘Let’s go for it,’” he said, of an event that is in the planning stages all year long before the big weekend. In all, up to 1,000 people can visit the campus during the weekend. Homecoming weekend, which gears up Thursday with the RHA Songfest, is packed with events for alumni and the entire family, including the football game and gala on Saturday. Here is a rundown of

there will be more lower-income students there.” So far in his ASPLU career as civic engagement director, Dolan already advocates for low-income students. Recently he and his ASPLU colleagues talked to state legislators about Washington’s State Need Grant. Dolan received the grant his first year at PLU, but wasn’t offered the funding the following school year. Dolan helped convince the Legislature to fund the grant so an additional 5,000 students will receive it for the next school year. “I was able

helped me a lot. She connected me to all the resources on campus, all the things that make me be successful. I was about to quit, but Act Six believed in me.”An initiative of a Tacoma-based nonprofit called Degrees of Change, PLU is one of just five Act Six affiliated universities. PLU has partnered with the program since 2007 and enrolled and graduated more than 90 scholars. Director of Multicultural Outreach and Engagement Melannie Cunningham oversees the program on the PLU campus. Students, like

The Department of Social Work congratulates alum Patricia Sattier (2002) for receiving NIF Fellowship! Posted by: Julie Winters / February 28, 2020 February 28, 2020 Patricia Sattier, current doctoral candidate in the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, has won National Institute of Justice Fellowship to study the influences that shape police decision-making and engagement with victims of violent crimes.More Read Next Nicole Jordan ’15 discusses her new role at PLU’s Center for

for participating in the program from Pacific Lutheran University. The intern is responsible for their housing, meals, and local transportation costs. The intern will receive $2,000 at the start of the internship, $2,000 after week 5, and the final $2,000 at the conclusion of the internship experience and upon receipt by PLU’s Director for Career, Learning and Engagement of a short reflection report of the internship experience. How to Apply: The application consists of: A one-page Statement of

for participating in the program from Pacific Lutheran University. The intern is responsible for their housing, meals, and local transportation costs. The intern will receive $2,000 at the start of the internship, $2,000 after week 5, and the final $2,000 at the conclusion of the internship experience and upon receipt by PLU’s Director for Career, Learning and Engagement of a short reflection report of the internship experience. How to Apply: The application consists of: A one-page Statement of

This is PLU. Posted by: mhines / September 21, 2023 September 21, 2023 Pacific Lutheran University is many things: a research center, a laboratory, a forum, a leadership institute and—most importantly—a community. Read Previous PLU has been teaching music for 130 years Read Next YouTube Short: Campus Engagement Fair 2023 LATEST POSTS Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work

radio station, LASR,” said Ash. “During the fall semester of my first year, I became a DJ, and fell in love with radio.” Now a senior, Ash, 21, is LASR’s student general manager. She credited PLU’s emphasis on public engagement with providing her with many on- and off-campus opportunities to learn about radio and expand her media skills, helping make her career path after college abundantly clear.“Through my experience with student radio, I’ve had opportunities to visit professional stations,” said