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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…
trying to figure what in the world this teaching thing is all about, and Dr. Lisosky was sitting next to me, and said ‘I have an idea. We should create some sort of agency and students would do all the work, the writing and photography for clients in the community,’” Wells recounted. “And then she turned to me and said, ‘and you should run it.’” That was 10 years ago. Now, the student group has produced five Emmy-nominated documentaries (with one Emmy win), along with 32 other national and
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University Named a College of Distinction and Ranked No. 14 in the West TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 9, 2015)—The accolades continue to amass for Pacific Lutheran University, which has been honored as a College of Distinction for 2015-16 and ranked No. 14 in the West on…
& World Report’s first annual “Best College” survey in 1983. U.S. News & World Report’s rankings are based on academic reputation, retention, graduation rate, faculty resources (including class size), student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving rate. This year’s rankings show increases for PLU in the Best Regional and Best Value categories. The College of Distinction honor is based on excellence in four categories: engaged students, great teaching, vibrant campus communities and
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Knutson Lecture
, the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center, the Osher Marin JCC, and Ha-maqom/Lehrhaus Judaica. Currently, I serve on the board of the Jewish Community Federation here in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I chair in Community Impact Committee and sit on the executive committee and the racial justice planning group. With all this volunteerism, the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco named me their volunteer of the year in 2008. My parents are still proud of me. In 2015, the Jewish Community
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John de Mars ’09 spends a lot of time outdoors, and his passion helped inform the recipe for the most recent product for his hot sauce company.
(quite literally, when it comes to hot sauce), something everyone should lead with when it comes to vocation, he says. “I really believed that creating my own enterprise and my own business would allow me the freedom around my own schedule and passions,” he said. Expedition Sauce Currently, de Mars works between 20 and 30 hours per week on his business. He hopes to reduce that number to about three. In the meantime, he continues to make plenty of time to explore outdoors — with a full water bottle
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Lutheran Studies Conference
, spiritual and societal levels. The conference features an incredible line up of leading experts from social and natural science approaches as well as counselors, educators, and student advocates for mental health and wellness. At the start of each session, these speakers will lead the conference participants through a brief strategy or tool to manage anxiety. See also the suggested readings below for reading suggestions on the topic of anxiety. We encourage you to read individually or with others prior
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (April 21, 2015)— The Washington State Need Grant, a crucial source of tuition support for hundreds of current Pacific Lutheran University students, is at the center of an ongoing debate at the Washington State Legislature. The State Need Grant provides need-based financial aid…
pursuing postsecondary education. Eligible students have a household income that is less than 70 percent of the state’s median household income (currently $58,405). Recipients can use the financial aid at Washington’s public two- and four-year colleges and universities and at many accredited private/independent colleges, universities and career schools in the state. “PLU currently enrolls more than 600 students (more than 20 percent of students) who receive the grant, which amounts to more than $5
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Diversity and inclusion are what we’re tasked with doing because it’s who we are. We must continue to re-evaluate our institutions, curriculum, campaigns and more to guarantee an authentically
resilient and intellectually curious graduates who can respond to and lead across a range of issues. Our community does that best when it not only welcomes lifelong learners from all backgrounds, but works tirelessly to cultivate their sense of belonging and celebrate their difference.Current ProjectsPLU DemographicsAnd, most importantly, intentional inclusivity is at the center of reformation — an ideal that lies at the root of our mission established more than a century ago. Diversity and inclusion
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Prof. Gregory Youtz talks transitioning classrooms and teaching styles to distance learning Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 19, 2020 Image: PLU professor of music Gregory Youtz teaches a distance-learning music course from his home. (Photo/John Froschauer) March 19, 2020 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March. 19, 2020) — Switching a campus-based curriculum to a distance-learning model mid-semester in the face of a pandemic is no easy feat. Luckily, PLU
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TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 22, 2015)- Members of the Pacific Lutheran University community have the unique opportunity to learn about the AIDS epidemic through theatre. The one-man show “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” will be performed in the Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theater at 7 p.m.…
Faculty Discuss “Climate” on Latest Episode of “Open to Interpretation” Read Next Seattle Business Magazine Editor Teaching Journalism Course at PLU 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 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy
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The Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies (GSRS) program at PLU provides students with an innovative curriculum that examines how gender, sexuality and race are embedded in complex dynamics of power
prepare them to pursue social justice and work in diverse communities. GSRS graduates will be able to solve problems in diverse environments, work effectively across difference, and lead from an equity mindset, some of the most important skills and abilities desired by employers.Please join GSRS, Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy next Tuesday 10/17/23 to recognize Mental Health Awareness Week and LGBTQIA+ History Month with the following events
Gender, Sexuality, and Race StudiesGender, Sexuality, and Race Studies Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
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