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  • provide guidance on whether students need a visa and how to apply; visa fees are included in the cost of the program. For Featured or Approved semester programs, staff from the partner organization or university that operates the program (not PLU Wang Center staff) will support your student through this process and give instructions on if they need a visa and how to apply. The Wang Center cannot guarantee that students will receive a visa/residence permit for their chosen program. What if my student

  • December 1, 2012 Newborn memories of the “oohs” and “ahs” heard in the womb By Barbara Clements University Communications Newborns are much more attuned to the sounds of their native language than first thought. In fact, these linguistic whizzes can up pick on distinctive sounds of their mother tongue while in utero, a new study has concluded. Research led by Christine Moon, a professor of psychology at Pacific Lutheran University, shows that infants, only hours old, showed marked interest for

  • The Mortvedt Library Services website is your portal to the PLU library collection. You can search our library catalog, online databases, indexes, and encyclopedias, and access most of our periodical collection online. Other library services include: Inter-Library Loan, Computer labs, Study rooms, The Writing Center, and Help Desk. Writing Center The Writing Center can assist you in writing your papers by developing an outline, revising drafts, and demonstrating academic integrity. Students are

  • University. The banners bearing the names of those interned at the Puyallup Assembly Center during World War II mark a dark chapter of Pierce County’s history, when the federal government seized control of the fairgrounds for the forced relocation of its citizens. Stephen Kitajo ’12 is working to verify all those names, after completing a historical journey of his own this summer. Kitajo serves on the board for the Puyallup Valley Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). His role in

  • Lutheran Reformation, which culminates Oct. 31, 2017. View Now VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3 RESOLUTE is Pacific Lutheran University’s flagship magazine, published three times a year. EDITORIAL OFFICES PLU, Neeb Center Tacoma, WA 253-535-8410 Contact Us Links Features On Campus Discovery Class Notes ResoLute Staff Recent Articles Shaping Health Care Protectors Turned Perpetrators Summer of Science Economics Students Expand Possibilities Emotional Labor Archives © 2017 Pacific Lutheran University | All Rights

  • Scholarship for the Women’s Center supports student research and programming at the center. And Lynn (Geschwind ’71) Ostenson, in memory of her late husband Richard Ostenson ’71, established an endowed scholarship for African-American students studying in the natural sciences. Endowment for Academics and Mission Gifts to the campaign led to the creation of four endowed chairs and an endowed professorship. These endowments help attract and retain top faculty, bring public recognition to the university and

  • 1. Critical questioning of current knowledge and valuesA commitment to the advance of knowledge and skill is nothing new at a Lutheran university. Indeed, the Lutheran reform of education began with one sixteenth century professor’s doubts and questions concerning the received tradition of the previous three hundred years. While the dominant paradigm of religion informed almost every aspect of late medieval life and thought – including education – Martin Luther, among others, asked if that

  • Message from the School of Nursing DeanDear Students, Alumni, Staff, Faculty, and Friends of Nursing: It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Pacific Lutheran University School of Nursing. You are joining a nursing school with a long history of educational excellence and service in the Pacific Northwest. The PLU School of Nursing promotes the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities through education, scholarship and service. Our core values of inquiry, service

  • English professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, received the nonfiction prize for their translation of the eighteenth-century text “Work on Women” by Louise Dupin (also known as Madame Dupin). Wilkin teaches in multiple academic programs at PLU, including French & Francophone Studies, Global Studies, the International Honors program, and the First Year Experience Program. She is the author of Women, Imagination, and the Search for Truth in Early Modern France (Ashgate 2008) and of many

  • Physical & Psychological Expectations of Nursing StudentsTo be admitted to and progress in the Pacific Lutheran University School of Nursing, a student must be aware of and meet the requirements identified in the following description of work performance of practicing nursing professionals. Title: Baccalaureate Nursing Student (also applies to Entry-Level MSN students) Work Hours: Varies with shifts and setting and includes 12-hour shifts, (plus travel to clinical sites throughout the Puget