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through supervised field experiences. The program will also include a comparative global focus on health and behavioral health. Students will be encouraged to complete a January term study away to travel abroad and locally to learn and compare other health models.   Application and Information Sessions The application process is now open for fall 2024. Visit MSW admission for detailed admission requirements and application deadlines. For those seeking more information, PLU will host informative

Languages (TESOL) certification. This internationally recognized program prepares individuals for English teaching, particularly for overseas opportunities. “For those aspiring to teach abroad, TESOL certification is invaluable in securing international employment,” said Angenette Pickett Call, Program Manager for Continuing Education. “Aligned with PLU’s commitment to global education, this certification expands knowledge and enhances the ability to teach English domestically and internationally.” The

Student Internship: Annica Stiles ’25 studies in Iceland Posted by: mhines / December 12, 2023 Image: Annica Stiles ’25 spends the summer interning with Global Treks & Adventure in Iceland. (Photo provided by Stiles) December 12, 2023 Embarking on a journey to study in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the summer is a unique and life-changing experience that offers an extraordinary blend of academic enrichment and natural wonder. Imagine being immersed in a land of fire and ice, where the midnight sun

at PLU.” Tjiramba began his journey at PLU in 1990. To get here, he competed with more than 800 of his fellow high-school graduates in a study-abroad program put together by Namibian Lutheran churches in collaboration with their American and German counterparts. Tjiramba majored in Communication at PLU, went on to earn a Master’s Degree from California State University-Fullerton and just this year graduated from the University of Namibia with a degree in law. Tjiramba’s Namibian PLU colleagues

intrepid class helped seal a spot in history for PLU as the very first U.S. college to have students and professors studying on all seven continents at the same time. PLU has long been a leader in global education, and an important part of that is giving our students multiple opportunities to study in different locations — whether that’s as close as Neah Bay, Washington, or as far away as Antarctica. And students take advantage of these opportunities — over half of all students study away at least once

March 24, 2011 Jessie Klauder finds a swimming regimen that treats the whole student By Nick Dawson Jessie Klauder ’11 made the decision a year ago. During J-Term of her senior year, Klauder would participate in the School of Nursing’s first study away program in China, where she would take a class called Traditional Chinese Medicine. As a nursing major, Klauder figured that the class would help round out her education in understanding and treating the whole person. The decision to spend

lot. The study away program was one of the main things that drew me to PLU. I studied abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico and completed an internship at a rural development organization that was working in conflict resolution and on programs empowering women in rural communities. Speaking of internships, your resume is jam-packed with them. Is there a first internship that stands out to you as representing the beginning of your professional journey? It wasn’t exactly an internship, but actually a really cool

January 21, 2014 Lutes study social justice at one of the world’s oldest, most prestigious universities By Barbara Clements, Content Development Director Nine Pacific Lutheran University students are studying at Oxford University as part of the first such program at PLU, one of the only universities on the West Coast to offer such an opportunity. The students, who departed PLU the first week of J-term, will spend the next six months at Oxford studying social justice issues, those issues around

Nordquist’s history of PLU, “Education for Service, Pacific Lutheran University, 1890-1990,” the university was a “showcase institution” in the handling of global studies, as determined by to the U.S. Office of Education. PLU professors soon began traveling to China to teach and, students were starting to study abroad. By 1988, 6 percent of the student population had citizenship of someplace other than the United States. In the following years, that percentage has not changed much. Today, that percentage

memories. I was also able to study away twice during J-terms, in England and than in Germany and Poland. I really value these experiences, and I loved the opportunity to see new parts of the world. What’s next? After graduation, I will be contenting my education at PLU in the Masters in Education program. I will be taking classes for a year, and will be doing student teaching in a local high school. After that I hope to teach high school history. Callie Rae Moothart, Bachelor of Arts in religion with