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, 2016)- The scene: a cramped room somewhere in a Pacific Lutheran University residence hall at the beginning of the millennium. The characters: five nerdy dudes, each with a handful of dice and plenty of junk food.This is “The Gamers,” a film produced by a bunch of Lutes that started as a fun side project and turned into a viral movement and lifelong vocation. It follows the group as they work their way through the latest round of a role-playing fantasy game during their time as students at the

The Tournées Film Festival brings nine acclaimed international films and an award-winning filmmaker to PLU Posted by: Zach Powers / September 28, 2016 Image: PLU professors Giovanna Urdangarain (left) and Rebecca Wilkin (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) September 28, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 28, 2016) – The Pacific Lutheran University Department of Languages and Literatures will host the Tournées Film Festival this fall for screenings of nine

, 2016. Brown comes to PLU from Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles, where she most recently served as associate provost for undergraduate education.During her eight-year tenure at LMU, Brown led the internationalization of the curriculum and restructuring of the study away program, including the establishment of a mission-based program in Cordoba, Argentina, and undergraduate research initiatives with the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Beijing Center. She also established LMU’s

before the debate in Anderson University Center. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) There could perhaps be no better affirmation of my aspiration to study in Rwanda than that request. But it is not something that I can accomplish thoughtlessly. I believe, after meeting with the debaters, one of the most important things I can do when I get to Rwanda is to come in with an open mind. Even having read many books about the country, I will not truly know Rwanda until I begin to get to know more Rwandans. Only

by Mare Blocker a visiting instructor who teaches the Art of the Book classes. “We chose to invite Mare to jury the show because of her professional experience as an artist, which includes  activity and exhibitions throughout Seattle and the Northwest, and as far away as the Center for Book Arts in New York,” Heather Mathews, gallery coordinator, said. “It was, especially, Mare‘s work as an educator, most recently at Whitman College, which made her an excellent choice as a juror. With a decade of

Celebrate Computer Education Week Posted by: halvormj / December 5, 2018 Image: Halvorson discusses software and online learning with a student at PLU. December 5, 2018 By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org, an important non-profit organization committed to training

June 28, 2012 Zylstra to lead PLU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service By Barbara Clements The way Joel Zylstra ’05 sees it, PLU’s mission is all about reaching out, getting involved and making a difference of individuals in the nearby Tacoma and Parkland community. It is obvious that it is his mission as well. One he embraces with gusto. “The community really is a classroom for the students,” Zylstra said. “And the campus is an invaluable resource for the community.” Joel Zylstra

Celebrate Computer Science Education Week Posted by: halvormj / December 5, 2018 Image: Halvorson discusses software and online learning with a student at PLU. December 5, 2018 By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org, an important non-profit organization committed to

Company, and Daniels and Stanphill work at the Old Main Market in the Anderson University Center. They were able to negotiate arrangements with their respective store managers to sell Northwest Trade candles at both establishments. Northwest Trade’s largest candle buyer was Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s 627 Security Forces Squadron. The connection between the business students and the squadron was forged by Watkins’ husband, an active duty member of the Air Force. The squadron purchased Northwest Trade’s

June 30, 2011 Life of the Mind: One student’s journey shapes the landscape of PLU, by imagining the past By Chris Albert Standing under the branches of a Garry oak tree on the hill behind the University Center, Reed Ojala-Barbour ’11 takes stock of the open space in front of him. He’s imagining what it must have been like more than 100 years ago – before the basketball court, sand volleyball court, and the well-manicured lawn bordered by a dry creek bed and residence halls. Reed Ojala-Barbour