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  • By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer One way to increase student engagement with course content is to promote a variety of instructional resources that provide multiple perspectives or methods of delivery. When planning instructional content, consider how content posted online can enhance the learning taking place…

    materials accessible via online portals Video hosting sites like YouTube Free educational websites like TedEd and Kahn Academy OER repositories like MERLOT and OER Commons Professional organization websites like the National Education Association Resources created by institutions, government agencies, and nonprofits like the Smithsonian or PBS The quality of existing resources can vary or they may be designed for audiences of a different age, geographic location, or educational background. If you use

  • New concert fills need for additional campus performances Pacific Lutheran University’s annual Christmas Concerts are a beloved seasonal celebration on campus and across the Northwest. This year, more than 150 students will perform the world premiere of Oregon composer Robert Kyr’s Christmas Oratorio in Seattle,…

    talented future performers, we present the inaugural Christmas Music Scholarship Concert on Saturday, December 13, 2014, in Lagerquist Concert Hall. Ticket options priced at $100 will include prime seating and a $50 tax-deductible contribution to fund music scholarships at PLU. Non-tax-deductible tickets can also be purchased for $50. Our goal is to raise $25,000 for the Christmas Music Scholarship Fund to help deserving students achieve a PLU education and to share their talents with the world. We

  • In demand as a solo and collaborative artist, as well as an adjudicator and presenter, Lark Powers brings her extensive experience to the PLU music department. What is your background? I grew up in Northern California in Humboldt county, on the coast close to the…

    violin. I attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California and then lived in Paris for three years studying piano. From there, I moved to Baltimore to attend the Peabody Institute for four years and finished my education with a doctorate at the University of Colorado Boulder. I’ve taught at East Central University in Oklahoma, Washington State University and now am thrilled to be working at Pacific Lutheran University. I have performed in the Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, the 92nd

  • Pacific Lutheran University was named a winner in the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Taking Action: COVID-19 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Challenge. PLU received a $15,000 prize for its work in mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM.…

    their efforts to ensure that the pandemic will not reduce the already low participation and inclusion of diverse students and workers in STEM education and careers,” said Diana Elder, Division Director of NSF’s Division of Human Resource Development. PLU was honored for its initiative in developing programs supporting undergraduate enrollment and retention, the PLUS Year Program and the PLU Fixed Tuition Guarantee Program, and placed second in the four-year STEM undergraduate category, just behind

  • Ensuring access to essential PLU programs By Steve Hansen Tim Vialpando ’02 has had an active relationship with PLU, both as a student and as a graduate. As a student, he served as ASPLU president and participated in the study group that developed the Wild…

    be able to name a seat in the remodeled auditorium. It won’t have his name on seat – it will have the names of his parents. “It is a way for me to honor my parents for the contribution they made to my education,” he said. Read Previous Alumna finds good fit at PLU Read Next A generous couple COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first

  • Why does Maurice Eckstein care about social justice? “I didn’t really know a lot about social justice before I got here,” said Maurice Eckstein. “When I came here I was forced to become aware of it.” By Kari Plog ’11 Maurice Eckstein ’11 is a…

    privilege – the idea that some people have advantages in life that others do not. The most obvious example might be access to a university education. “College was not an automatic thing for me,” he said. It isn’t for a lot of people. And by simply looking at his – and other’s – opportunities through that lens has been important to how he sees the world. “It’s absolutely necessary to pay attention to this aspect of understanding issues,” Eckstein said. “I’m trying to ensure [what students] bring to the

  • Play the University Golf Course this summer! By Steve Hansen Summer is always a great time to play the PLU University Golf Course. And this summer may be the best time of all – because it will also be the last. Around October 31, 2011,…

    clubs are also available at the clubhouse for a mere $5. The planned closure of the golf course is not new. For more than a decade, planning for the redevelopment has been carried out by campus master planning groups including faculty, students and staff. The athletic and recreation projects are part of the long-range Campus Master Plan adopted by the PLU Board of Regents. The redeveloped area will serve the physical education, athletic, recreational and wellness needs of the campus. They will be

  • Isaac Moening-Swanson ’15 works inside PLU’s Bike Co-op. (Photo: John Froschauer / PLU) How Green is Our Campus? PLU Named One of Nation’s 50 Greenest Universities PLU Marketing & Communications staff Pacific Lutheran University has been named one of the nation’s 50 greenest colleges and…

    by The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), established in 2005 to “help coordinate and strengthen campus sustainability efforts at regional and national levels, and to serve as the first North American professional association for those interested in advancing campus sustainability.” The AASHE compiled its rankings using the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS), a voluntary system that allows colleges and universities to report

  • Best-selling Author, and Alum, Comes to PLU   Marissa Meyer ’04 came to the PLU campus in February for her book release and signing of “Cress.” The crowd filled the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (Photo by John Froschauer / PLU) Barbara…

    improve both the story and my abilities as a writer.” Cress marks the completion of her third novel, with a fourth book scheduled for release in 2014. This event is presented by the Department of English and the Division of Humanities. Read Previous Take Back the Night at PLU Read Next PLU Alumni Embark on a Central American Adventure of Environmental Education COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in

  • TACOMA, Wash. (April 30, 2015)—Award-winning authors and PLU alumnae Leslye Walton ’04 and Marissa Meyer ’04 will return to campus May 2 for the inaugural Cavalcade of Authors West youth writing workshop. Cavalcade of Authors West is comprised of two components: 1) students reading novels…

    Authors West is comprised of two components: 1) students reading novels from 15 featured authors and 2) a writer’s conference led by these featured authors. Author Leslye Walton ’04. [Photo courtesy of www.LeslyeWalton.com]Walton is the author of the Morris-nominated novel The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender. Walton received a B.A. in Education from PLU and earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University. She lives in Seattle, where she’s teaching reading and writing to