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PLU is the small, private university in Tacoma, Washington where everyone shares a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice.
modelTo accommodate working students, courses will be offered on a hybrid schedule. Portions of each class will be offered online (either synchronously or asynchronously), and some of the in-person classes will be offered in late afternoons and evenings. Clinically-orientedThe program is designed to help students prepare for social work careers in a variety of settings related to physical and behavioral health in clinical specialties such as healthcare, schools, community organizations, policy
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March 19, 2009 Teaching by Practicing By the time the class of about 20 students in the Marriage and Family Therapy program at PLU graduate, they will have provided 10,000 hours of community service.“Everyone that we see here is from this community,” said Renee Johnson, a second-year MFT student. By community, she means the greater Parkland, Tacoma and East Pierce County area. It’s a welcomed and much-needed service provided by PLU and its master’s level students. And it also provides real life
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Teaching HILARY VO (2018) 10th Grade English Teacher and Mentor Summit Public Schools: Tamalpais High School, Richmond, CA Majors: English (Writing Concentration) and Classics Graduate Degree: Masters of Education, University of the Pacific (2019) How did your English major establish a foundation for your career path? If you ask any of the hundreds of students I have taught over the last five years what my “jam” is, they would all say: poetry. Or they would say some variation of reading
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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…
forward to applying her vision and experience to advancing the distinctive mission of PLU."- PLU President Thomas W. Krise, Ph.D.Steven P. Starkovich, Ph.D., concludes seven years of service in the provost’s role to return to teaching and research in the Department of Physics. Starkovich first came to PLU in 1992 to teach one physics course. In 1997 he was hired into a tenure-track position of assistant professor of physics, and since 2001 he has been a tenured associate professor of physics. In 2009
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Established in 2022 through a gift from David and Lorilie Steen, the Steen Family Symposium brings informed speakers who challenge current thinking and propose healthy change to the PLU campus for
our individual relationships with trust. Lead by the DJS Assistants and special guest James Innocent, M.A., LMHCA This session will also be hosted on Tuesday 4/23 at noon & 1:45PM.4:00PM Radical Relationships Radical Relationships: How The Health of People & Our Environments Intersect 4:00PM, DJS Lounge (AUC 140) Join us for a conversation with Loni Greninger, Vice Chair of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Council and PLU alumna exploring an Indigenous perspective of the interconnectedness of
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Alicia Thompson, MSN, RN, CNL Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: athompson@plu.edu Professional Biography Education MSN, Nursing, Pacific Lutheran University Bachelors, Social Work, Pacific Lutheran University Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Cardiology, Critical Care, Corrections Currently teaching NURS401 Care of Complex Conditions Biography Alicia grew up in the state of Maine and moved to Tacoma to attend Pacific Lutheran University, earning a bachelor’s degree in Social Work. Alicia then
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For two decades, the Makah people have welcomed PLU students to Neah Bay to learn about the tribe’s culture and history.
each year to learn about a native tribe he’s researched for decades. It’s designed as an introduction to anthropology, but it offers so much more to those who enroll. Neah Bay is an immersive study away experience just four hours from PLU’s campus. It offers a glimpse into a community that works hard to preserve its culture and sovereignty, teaching tribal members and outsiders alike about the rich history and entrenched values of the Makah people. “It is like the students who are going this year
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TACOMA, WASH. (August 24, 2015)- This week, PLU introduced “Open to Interpretation,” a new podcast devoted to exploring the meanings and implications of words commonly used in the news, on social media and on college campuses. Hosted by Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, each…
media and on college campuses. Hosted by Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, each episode will feature unexpected pairings of faculty guests representing all corners of scholarship. Through lively dialogue and debate, “Open to Interpretation” seeks to “remind us that rarely, if ever, can a word’s meaning be reduced to a single understanding.” The inaugural episode features a discussion of the word “advocacy” between Young, Associate Professor of Religion Kevin O’Brien and Clinical
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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…
town to PLU really broadened my understanding of myself and my understanding of other people. It’s teaching me how to be a better nurse and a better person in general because of that growth. Global education and travel does that on a larger scale."- Grace Zimmerman '18 “I know that dreaming big was definitely a struggle in high school,” she said. “I’m lucky to have made it to PLU, and I think my dreams have gotten a lot bigger and wider.” At PLU, about 50 percent of students study away at some
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 4, 2016)- For the first time in the event’s five-year history, TEDxTacoma will be hosted at Pacific Lutheran University on April 22. For the event’s host, Adam Utley, the new location signifies a homecoming of sorts, as the the improv performer and…
Grog Zoo. After I graduated from PLU, I felt a need to give back to the school that gave me so much. I made the conscious decision to start the Improv Theatre program at PLU (in 2007) and while doing so I ended up connecting with two of my three cohorts during their improv classes with me. So, while PLU wasn’t the direct inspiration, it had a hand in fusing the relationships for our thriving group. How did improv lead you to consulting and your work with The Yes Works? What drives my passion for
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