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around by us every time there was a discussion about remodeling Eastvold,” said Rev. Dennis Sepper, University Pastor. “PLU and Lutheran higher education put such a high emphasis on pluralism and diversity that I believe if we’re going to invite students of different faith traditions to our school, we should at least minimally provide for their spiritual needs in terms of a space to pray.” But according to Sepper, it wasn’t until Alazadi spoke to the diversity center that the idea got pushed off the

young adults in higher education settings, consult the excellent, large-scale projects available from Project Information Literacy. All of this got us thinking about our first year students. Anecdotally, we see them struggle with the expectations of college level research. We also believe that many of their high school experiences have not prepared them for academics at PLU. In an effort to gather baseline information on the new FY cohort, we collected data at New Student Registration from 154 new

from passionate faculty. It was a coincidence that found Zee studying in Tacoma. His parents had wished their son to have the advantages of an overseas education, but worried what may come of him “without close supervision,” he joked. As it happened, PLU physics professor K.T. Tang visited Hong Kong (Zee was a student at the high school where Tang had once studied) and made an impression on Zee and his parents. “They thought that if I studied physics in Tacoma, Professor Tang could keep an eye on

get a more holistic education here compared to other schools. How are you able to create time for both athletics and academics in your schedule?  Learning adequate time management skills was the number one thing that helped me find time for everything. While this meant early mornings and late nights, it helped me grow in my abilities to manage my priorities and get everything done. Do you see any connections between the work you do as a nursing major and your athletic involvement? Yes, I do see a

understand a question, we told them to ask their American counterparts to explain it using different words. It worked really well.” This was the first time a Chinese agency has brought a group of high schoolers to PLU. Usually such students, who read U.S. News and World Report, are interested in internationally known schools such as Harvard or Stanford and tend to avoid small liberal-arts universities. But there’s a problem with that narrow focus, Meyer said: Often, the education students receive from

business, arts, education and nonprofit leaders to share their ideas on a wide spectrum of topics including health care, leadership, human nature and violence against women. The annual event will be held April 22 at 7 p.m. at Pacific Lutheran University’s Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.Now in its fifth year, TEDxTacoma provides a platform for the exchange of creative and often paradigm-challenging ideas about how thoughtful, action-oriented individuals can contribute to positively

PLU announces Carol Sheffels Quigg Award winners Posted by: nicolacs / December 21, 2022 December 21, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University is pleased to announce the winners of The Carol Sheffels Quigg Award for Excellence and Innovation, established by alumna and regent Carol Quigg, whose endowment funds the awards. The Quigg Awards provide support for faculty, staff, and students who have demonstrated unusually inventive, original, and creative

, Malloy worked in public health in New York and Washington, D.C., before moving back to the Northwest to further his education. Malloy attended Seattle University Law School, studied intellectual property law and took a position at the Infectious Disease Institute. He stayed there until his recent move to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, where he’s now operational leader in its Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division. “This position involves a lot of international health activities, which is

From Oxford, England to Oaxaca, Mexico, Jackie Lindstrom ’23 uses math to understand migration Posted by: mhines / May 23, 2023 Image: Jackie Lindstrom ’23 is a chemistry and math major and minor in Hispanic Studies. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 23, 2023 By Emily Holt, MFA ’16PLU Marketing and Communications Guest Writer Recently, chemistry major Jackie Lindstrom found herself in Oxford, England, conducting a series of informational interviews with public health representatives from Oxfam and the

class activities, including good for discussions and quizzes) Web Article: Promoting Academic Integrity in the Online Classroom (Faculty Focus article providing simple suggestions for promoting academic integrity) Document: WCET Best Practices for Academic Integrity (Handout from WCET sharing best practices for promoting academic integrity, organized by different institutional categories) Article: Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education (Collection of nine short essays on the topic of