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TACOMA, WASH. (October 28, 2015)-Pacific Lutheran University is on the cutting edge of the U.S. government’s financial aid process. The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator (NASFAA) was looking to recommend changes in how students submit their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)…
PLU Directors Assist Federal Government on New Financial Aid Initiative Posted by: Zach Powers / October 28, 2015 Image: PLU Director of Financial Aid Kay Soltis (Photo by John Struzenberg ’16/PLU) October 28, 2015 By Samantha Lund '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (October 28, 2015)-Pacific Lutheran University is on the cutting edge of the U.S. government’s financial aid process.The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator (NASFAA) was looking to recommend
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PLU’s Theatre & Dance Department prides itself on our dynamic and challenging curriculum supported by a season of up to 10 productions each year.
, choreography, producing, directing, and playwriting. The Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts houses much of our activities. This amazing facility provides state-of-the-art equipment, cutting-edge technology, inviting student spaces, and professional laboratories that students will benefit from for years to come. Season CalendarCurrent Students: Space Reservation Request FormAmanda Sweger, Chair and Associate Professor of TheatreJeff Clapp, Associate Professor of TheatreTom Smith, Professor
Office HoursMonday: 8:00am-4:00pmTuesday: 8:00am-4:00pmWednesday: 8:00am-4:00pmThursday: 8:00am-4:00pmFriday: 8:00am-4:00pmPLU Theatre & DanceKaren Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447 -
The Washington Monthly Also Names PLU a ‘Best Bang for the Buck’ Institution TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 24, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University ranks number 25 in the Best Master’s Universities category of the national 2015 Washington Monthly College Rankings released Aug. 24. That’s PLU’s best ranking in…
and students care about all these and more.” In rating institutions based on their contributions to the public good, Washington Monthly defines those three categories further: Social Mobility: recruiting and graduating low-income students; Research: producing cutting-edge scholarship and Ph.D.s; and Service: encouraging students to give something back to their country. The Washington Monthly also named PLU a “Best Bang for the Buck” university, meaning that a PLU education offers the best value
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PLU alumnus Scott Foss ’91 serves as a top paleontologist for the Department of the Interior.
right there for everything that happens,” Foss said. “I know about every fossil that’s being discovered before it hits the news. I know who is working where and on what. That’s the excitement of it, being on the edge of everything going on in paleontology.” Scott Foss '91Sitting and smiling next to a large animal skull. Foss juggles a variety of hats in an average week at the office, ranging from policy expert to to public relations officer. “I spend a lot of time helping to develop policy as well
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By Damian Alessandro, ’19 At Pacific Lutheran University, we’re pretty excited about innovation. Over the past few months, my colleague Sarah Cornell-Maier and I have been writing about several types of innovation that we see in the workplace and in our curriculum. This week, I…
practice. I also took Dr. Brown for an introductory course in the Innovation Studies minor, BUSA 201: Introduction to Business in the Global Environment. Innovation Beyond Invention “Business have the potential to do more,” says Dr. Brown, “if they can get past the idea that they need to invent new technology.” For many of us, the first thing we think about when we hear innovation is cutting edge technology, much like those in my last post about the Edison Awards. However, businesses don’t need to
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William Davis ’06 is co-founder of FabLab Tacoma, a makerspace dedicated to project-based learning, entrepreneurship and tinkering.
well with project-based learning. Children can learn so many different skills.” Seeing the cutting-edge infusion of technology in education helps PLU students think about new ways to incorporate STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) into learning, he added. Additionally, Reisberg said makerspaces such as FabLab help address the digital divide that often exists between socioeconomic groups. “There are people who have access to all kinds of technology, and there are other people who
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TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 10, 2016)- Typically, summer allows college students to take advantage of free time that’s hard to come by during the academic year. But for many Lutes, summer is a time to work hard and continue their vocational endeavors. Students travel, work internships…
.” The center provides domestic violence victims and their children an array of legal and counseling services. Saathoff says her work at the center changes day to day, but interaction with clients remains her number one task. Her work mainly consisted of speaking with and caring for domestic violence victims. In an average day, Saathoff listens to clients’ stories of abuse, logs cases in the center’s confidential database and helps clients fill out petitions for protection orders. Saathoff also
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For some, summer is a time for play. For others, it’s a time for work. But for many at PLU, it’s a time for a little bit of both — through science.
edge that Cao and his students often reference research published by others within the workweek. “I always recommend my students explore some new research and to use the new technique and apply that to our project,” Cao said. For computer science major Matthew Conover ’19, this project has been stressful but rewarding. “It’s stressful, especially when things don’t go as well as you would like, and it is a fun challenge,” Conover said. John Smith ’19, another computer science major on the research
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Involved Volunteers play an important role in the life of the university. They are committee members, fund raisers, reunion planners, council representatives, prospective student recruiters and more. My Affinity Group Stay involved with our campus affinity groups Alumni Referral Scholarship Prospective Lutes are all around you. They could be seated next to you in church, delivering the paper to your door or having Thanksgiving dinner in your home. PLU graduates are making a difference in our world. We
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Welcome to the Irene Creso HerbariumThe Irene Creso Herbarium serves as both a teaching resource for biology classes at Pacific Lutheran University, and as research goldmine of taxonomic and distribution gems chiefly from Pierce, Chelan, Kitsap, and other western Washington counties. The collection holds over 10,000 specimens, over 9,000 of which are digitized and accessible to researchers anywhere via the PNW Herbarium Consortium database. In addition to a good representation of vascular
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