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Suit Up For Senior Year: College Application Tips & Tricks Posted by: vcraker / November 30, 2022 November 30, 2022 Have you wondered what the college application process is really like? How does a 4-year university admission counselor view your application? We will discuss things you can do to stand out from the crowd! What classes should you be taking in high school? What experiences are important? Will my bad grade in one class ruin my chances of getting into my dream college? If you are

Suit Up For Senior Year: College Essay Webinar Posted by: vcraker / November 30, 2022 November 30, 2022 Does a college essay really make a difference? Absolutely! But deciding where to start and what to write about is often one of the most challenging places to start. We will cover how to pick a topic, how to sound authentic and engaging, and how to engage a reader while at the same time staying within the word count! Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started, and hopefully, you will

Suit Up for Senior Year: The College Search Process Posted by: vcraker / November 30, 2022 November 30, 2022 How do you choose a college? How do you pick the right type of school? What questions should you be asking to narrow down your search, and how to decide where to apply? These questions and more are common ones we hear at the beginning of the college search process. The search process can be overwhelming and daunting, and our goal is that after you join this webinar, you will know where

Summer Internship: Economics major finds family environment with global company Posted by: tpotts / October 28, 2022 October 28, 2022 Travis McDaneld ’23 is entering his fourth year at PLU as an economics major, minoring in data science. When he enrolled at PLU, he had every intention of majoring in business, although he admits to not having any idea about what he wanted to do after graduation. But when he took a microeconomics class, he says it all clicked, and he knew what he wanted to study

PLU celebrates Tacoma Pride Posted by: mhines / July 19, 2023 July 19, 2023 Every year, on the second Saturday in July, Tacoma hosts its largest pride celebration. It includes a huge street festival, with queer and BIPOC entertainment and a Makers Market. PLU hosts a booth with staff, faculty, and student representatives each year. PLU takes pride in honoring the LGBTQIA+ community, celebrating our collective identity as valuable and creative members of a diverse population in the Pacific

Tenure-track faculty position in chemistry Posted by: nicolacs / December 12, 2023 December 12, 2023 Tenure-track faculty position in chemistry coming soon with Pierce College. Our leadership teams are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse academic environment that reflects the rich tapestry of our community. This commitment can be seen in our Tenure-track Faculty Cluster Hire Process, which aims to support black and brown student excellence. Learn more about our commitment and

Newly minted PLU graduates reflect on what commencement — and earning their degree — means to them Posted by: Zach Powers / May 30, 2023 May 30, 2023 “Commencement means the culmination of hard work and accomplishments with my teammates and my classmates — so it’s a great day.” Read Previous Everything PLU Business Dean Mark Mulder Does in a Day Read Next Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and Kenzie Knapp ’24 discuss their climate science musical COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't

, and witness the growth themselves, she says. “To do that, we needed teachers endorsed.” While most newly graduated teachers gained the endorsement as part of their graduate program, many teachers who’d been in the profession for 10 to 30 years didn’t have the endorsement. And teachers with an English Language Learners (ELL) endorsement are in high demand, as communities become more culturally and linguistically diverse. Pacific Lutheran University’s course teaches how to apply research-based

, connect the concepts that you’re learning across your business and general courses.” “All companies can have their own set of desired skills and they can train their employees. Here, we’re not just doing that,” Nargesi continues. “We’re not training people to go be successful workers. We are trying to raise a generation of business people that care, who see the big picture and who are able to be problem solvers at an integrated level. Not just workers who repeat quantitative techniques.” That

. Rude comes to PLU from Chicago, where she most recently served as program director for Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries, and as a colleague in ministry at Grace Lutheran Church in Evanston, Ill.At Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries, Rude led programs committed to expanding opportunities nationally in the ELCA for LGBTQ pastors. She has also served as youth outreach minister for The Night Ministry in Chicago, where she provided pastoral care, crisis response and advocacy in an interfaith and