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TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 26, 2016)- Roche Harbor, Washington, sits on the northwest side of San Juan Island at the edge of the Canadian border. For one week over the summer, Roche Harbor served as a site of discovery for a handful of Lutes interested in…
Island at the edge of the Canadian border. For one week over the summer, Roche Harbor served as a site of discovery for a handful of Lutes interested in archaeology.A group of Pacific Lutheran University students ventured into the woods as part of an archaeology field method workshop, facilitated through the Seattle-based Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Amanda Taylor, visiting assistant professor of anthropology, runs PLU’s side of the project and leads students in the research component
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On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, Mr. Steves will give a presentation on "Travel as a Wildly Hopeful Act" at 7 PM in Chris Knutzen Hall at the Anderson University Center on the PLU Campus.
The PLU Wild Hope Center for Vocation is pleased to announce that Mr. Rick Steves, the nation’s leading authority on European travel, will receive the Wild Hope Award for his commitment to human and ecological flourishing.
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TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 17, 2016)- MediaLab at Pacific Lutheran University, the multimedia, applied research organization that celebrates 10 years of success this fall, counts more than 200 students as participants throughout the decade. Those participants are invited to mark the organization’s milestone anniversary Nov. 5…
Media Studies, will support continued MediaLab research, scholarship and program improvements. Housed within the School of Arts and Communication’s Center for Media Studies, MediaLab is a group of students who work in pre-professional settings, contracting with external clients in Tacoma, Seattle and beyond. In addition to performing fee-for-service work, student teams over the years also have created more than a dozen award-winning documentaries, providing excellent opportunities for PLU students
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PLU’s new economic mentorship program matches students with working professionals Posted by: shortea / September 25, 2019 September 25, 2019 By StaffMarketing & CommunicationsPLU provides a well-rounded education that helps students prepare for a professional career. Sometimes, however, it’s the reassuring helping hand of an experienced mentor that best smooths the transition from classroom to the workforce.That’s where PLU’s new Economics Mentorship Program comes into play. Backed by a
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Degree Designers: Students match passion with purpose through individualized majors Posted by: Zach Powers / June 5, 2022 Image: Nicole Query ’22 in the Robert A.L. Mordvedt Library. (Photos by John Froschauer/PLU) June 5, 2022 By Veronica CrakerResoLute Assistant EditorThe 253 PLU Bound scholarship recipient from the Key Peninsula near Tacoma began his first year intending to major in music education. But best-laid plans often go awry. Lindhartsen soon realized that wasn’t the path for him. He
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TACOMA, WASH. (May 6, 2016)- Kelly Hall couldn’t decide on a major when she first came to Pacific Lutheran University. “I didn’t know for sure what I wanted to do, and several fields I explored just didn’t fit right,” said Hall, a senior at PLU.…
said this interconnectedness and unity through life force is why we should all care about and study the environment. “Our world is sick,” she said. Furthermore, she said it’s important to interact with nature and other cultures outside of the classroom. “For native students and non-native students alike there tends to be a huge disconnect between studying and actually being out in the environment taking action and partaking in outdoor activities,” Hall said. Hall, who is from Puyallup, first
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NSF REU with the Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites Posted by: nicolacs / January 18, 2019 January 18, 2019 Since the summer of 2017, the Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2), has established a new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site designed to provide undergraduate students a chance to participate in industry-directed fundamental research opportunities in the fields of bioplastics and biocomposites. The students will gain hands-on experience with synthesis
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Jessa De Los ReyesJessa is a 4th-year music education major with a focus in instrumental and general music. She has been playing trumpet for 13 years, is co-section leader for Wind Ensemble, a percussionist in Concert Band, and is joining Steel Pan for her first year! She currently works as an instructor with Puget Sound Arts Academy teaching elementary to middle school music students. Jessa enjoys every minute of her very busy schedule because she gets to be “music-ing” every day! Chris
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Hispanic Studies Students Meet with Celebrated Mexican Author Juan VilloroOn February 26th, 2016, a group of students in the PLU Hispanic Studies program had the unique opportunity to meet and converse with one of Mexico’s leading intellectuals, Juan Villoro. A prize-winning novelist whose social commentary appears regularly in the most important news outlets in the Spanish-speaking world, Villoro has been Professor of Literature at Mexico’s National University, as well as Visiting Professor at
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Entrance Requirements Transfer students who began their higher education at other regionally-accredited colleges or universities are encouraged to apply for admission with advanced standing. Candidates must have good academic and personal standing at the institution last attended full-time. The recommended minimum grade point average to be considered for admission as a transfer student is a 2.50 cumulative grade point average in college-level work from regionally-accredited institutions. In
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