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  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 22, 2017)- Bonnie Nelson ’08 didn’t always plan on joining the Peace Corps. But when she met a returned volunteer in graduate school who helped her learn more about the organization, her plans changed. “It was through conversations with her about her…

    requirements, Tamara Williams and Joel Zylstra — directors of the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education and the Center for Community Engagement and Service, respectively — found that some students were already completing the program just based off their majors. “It was global studies, environmental studies and Hispanic studies,” Zylstra said. “When there is overlap like that it’s kind of like ‘why not?’” Zylstra and Williams were approached by the Peace Corps in 2015, in an effort to reach

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March. 16, 2020) — Pacific Lutheran University political science major Jeremy Knapp ‘21 swears he has no desire to run for office, but his resume speaks of someone with great political aspirations nonetheless. The junior turned 21 on March 4, and he already…

    single day. Outside of that, a lot of interns get to help write resolutions. I just submitted mine to the code reviser yesterday, which is really exciting. (Senate Resolution 8694 condemns the murder of Nikki Kuhnhausen, a trans teen who died last year, and other victims of anti-trans violence. It passed on March 5, the day Gov. Jay Inslee signed the Nikki Kuhnhausen Act, which limits the ability of defendants to mount a defense based on discovery of a victim’s actual or perceived gender or sexual

  • Nicole (Hughes) Hargreaves graduated from PLU in 2009 with a degree in communication and a minor in women’s and gender studies. Originally from Kirkland, Wash., she went on to begin her career here in the Pacific Northwest. However, after her husband Paul was struck with…

    in Waco Texas living with my mom. We watched House Hunters International with her almost nightly and one night it dawned on us that Paul and I could apply for the show. I found that all I needed to do was write an email about us, our upcoming move and what we thought made us good candidates for the show. Then, after a few Skype interviews and completing a long questionnaire, we were assigned a producer based in Australia who worked out all the filming details.  What was it like being filmed? The

  • Sophia Barro ’22 is a senior education major and religion minor at PLU. She recently completed full-time student teaching at Lakeview Hope Academy. We spoke with Barro about her experiences at PLU and as a student teacher, and about the values she hopes to inspire…

    teach those values in a Catholic school and tie it all back to faith. Being Catholic and attending religious schools is a big part of who I am, and bringing faith into my teaching has been something I have been longing to do. I am so excited to experience all that intersectionality, and to use what I have learned in my religion minor as well.  Barro leads an activity with students at Lakeview Hope Academy. Barro’s “Word of the Week” poster A mural based on the children’s book “Dreamers" made by

  • As I travel around talking to prospective students and their families, donors, and friends of PLU, I am often asked, “what is a Lute?” From time to time, I blog about examples of students and alumni that uplift what it means to be a Lute.…

    could be a long brutal night. But PLU countered and came back strong, scoring again to press forward into halftime leading 26-10. … It seemed like victory for PLU was imminent at this point. The second half started, and the Kingsmen came back and seemed to dial in the changes they needed: Home 30, Visitors 26. The game was over, and it seemed like PLU had ended the game in defeat—based on the scoreboard. The coach had his on-field meeting with the team about the game, as it was a fresh, bitter taste

  • Professor Rings sits in the basement of his house in Downtown Tacoma explaining the difference between being online versus in the classroom during a global pandemic. The room is more dimly lit and quiet than a classroom, and the discussion feels homey. There was no…

    happening in class over the course of the semester and also allows us to submit assignments during this pandemic. Dr. Rings’ main Sakai tool is the Forums tab, which allows students to interact with each other and answer questions or responses, allowing him to interact more with his students and create more of a discussion. However, Professor Rings does explain that “it is really hard [online] because my classes are all discussion based. A lot of it is built around having face to face discussions with

  • Plenty of experiences come to mind when thinking about first-year students settling into college life: making new friends, living on campus, exploring newfound independence. However, Pacific Lutheran University also wants to introduce students to a more outside-the-box opportunity in their first year on campus: studying…

    shorter January Term and summer programs. A diverse array of international and domestic options await, with internships, research, language immersion and cultural exploration as foundational elements that vary from program to program. “Study away in and of itself is a huge confidence booster for most students at a time of personal growth, independence, maturity,” Grover said. “It really put students out of the classroom, changes their perspective on the topic that they’re learning just by being

  • Meet the Communications department’s most recent faculty member, Dr. Marnie Ritchie. Dr. Ritchie joined PLU in 2018 and has taught a variety of communications classes since then, from introductory communications to courses covering complex topics like gender and ethics. Dr. Ritchie’s other interests for her…

    Meet Dr. Marnie Ritchie, Assistant Professor of Communication! Posted by: Todd / January 10, 2020 January 10, 2020 Meet the Communications department’s most recent faculty member, Dr. Marnie Ritchie. Dr. Ritchie joined PLU in 2018 and has taught a variety of communications classes since then, from introductory communications to courses covering complex topics like gender and ethics. Dr. Ritchie’s other interests for her own research and writing include rhetorical studies, war, and surveillance

  • Travel to Alcina’s island for a story of magic, enchantment and song. This January, surround yourself with magnificent music when Pacific Lutheran University Opera performs Handel’s Alcina on the Karen Hille Phillips Mainstage. There are four opportunities to view the production:  January 22, 23, and…

    a great example of student/faculty research! We are also blessed with an opera orchestra of PLU faculty members,” Brown says. “It’s going to be a great show!” Arrive 30 minutes early to enjoy concessions, including snacks, beer and wine; a portion of concession proceeds benefit the arts at PLU. Purchase tickets through the PLU Campus Box Office at the Concierge desk in the Anderson University Center and on the phone at 253-535-7411.  Tickets are $15 General Admission, $10 Senior Citizens (55

  • Hearty congratulations to our own Dr. Edwin Powell, Director of Bands and Professor of Music, on his selection for the 2020 class of the Washington Music Educators Association Hall of Fame . Honorees are selected every other year by their teaching peers and inducted at the…

    contributing author for the immensely popular textbook series Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, by GIA Publications, and is published in the NBA Journal, Voice Magazine, and the Journal of Band Research. Dr. Powell instructs students from Japan's Tamana School Band during an exchange trip to PLU and Graham-Kapowsin High School in 2016. Read Previous PLU’s Choral Union presents Mozart’s Requiem Read Next Regency Voices on KING FM’s NW Focus Live LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio