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social issues, advocating for vulnerable populations, and implementing social service programs. However, as we’ll discuss below, you cannot get a social work license without an MSW. Without a license, you are limited in jobs you can pursue in social work. Some states offer credentialing at the BSW. This is not the same as licensure, but it does allow you to work in some aspects of social work, such as assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, case management, non clinical supervision, and

A message from President Belton Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 1, 2020 June 1, 2020 Traducción EspañolaDear PLU community, I’m heartbroken over the continued loss of Black lives across our country. With the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery, I’m angry at a system that collectively excuses and perpetuates racist violence. As frustrations and calls for action continue to manifest in the streets, I mourn with families and communities who have lost

long awaited and much anticipated event,” President Loren J. Anderson told the assembled crowd. The 60 year-old Eastvold had been identified as a building in dire need of revitalizing as far back as 1995, he said. It took a series of steps to get to this occasion. First was a fundraising effort ran purely by volunteers that raised $10 million. “It was, I think, by any stretch the most successful volunteer fundraising in the university’s history,” Anderson said. The next was a generous gift left to

PLU Welcomes Doctor of Nursing Practice Cohort as First Doctoral Program Posted by: Sandy Dunham / May 27, 2015 Image: A PLU Nurse Practitioner student works during a health-outreach activity at the Sumner Senior Center. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) May 27, 2015 By PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WASH. (May 27, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University welcomes its first Doctor of Nursing Practice cohort to class orientation on May 28.The DNP, which prepares graduates in the advanced-practice

by John Froschauer) What’s more, beginning this year, Wild Hope will be a permanent component of the newly created Center for Vocation, with Lynn Hunnicutt, associate professor of economics, as its director. Samuel Torvend ’73, the previous director, stepped down when he was named University Professor of Lutheran Studies.  Torvend will advise the center as its director for vocational reflection, a position he has held before. It means that PLU’s Wild Hope project, and the university’s commitment

PLU Welcomes Doctor of Nursing Practice Cohort as First Doctoral Program Posted by: marcom / May 3, 2016 Image: A PLU Nurse Practitioner student works during a health-outreach activity at the Sumner Senior Center. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) May 3, 2016 By PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WASH. (May 27, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University welcomes its first Doctor of Nursing Practice cohort to class orientation on May 28. The DNP, which prepares graduates in the advanced-practice specialty

Teacher/Coach/Award-Winning Alumnus Inducted into National High School Hall of Fame Posted by: Sandy Dunham / August 21, 2015 Image: PLU President Thomas W. Krise, right, presents Mike Burton ’69 with the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) August 21, 2015 By Matthew Salzano ’18PLU student writer TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 21, 2015)—Mike Burton ’69 has been inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame for his 39 years of service as a national-award-winning speech and

March 15, 2012 PLU Professor Charles Bergman took this photo of a pair of albatross at their nest in the Falkland Islands. (Photo by Charles Bergman) PLU prof named as “Highly Honored” photographer in global photo contest PLU Professor Charles Bergman was named to the “Highly Honored” list of photographers for The Nature’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards. His photograph of an albatross pair at their nest in the Falkland Islands has been selected to be included in an

via Google Docs or submitted via Sakai Assignments Screenshots or photos of visual content submitted through Forums or Assignments Journals shared as a blog, Google Doc, or using inline text submissions/attachments through Sakai Assignments Projects created with websites or wikis submitted via Sakai Assignments Flexibility and creativity are key in planning assessments at a distance. In some instances, it may be better to set aside those tried-and-true methods in order to imagine new ways to

its most fundamental: By loving children who simply weren’t receiving it. Bray attributes the focus PLU places on being globally minded, thinking of others and emphasizing personal growth as key to preparing her for such an experience. “Affirming this passion to serve others as part of my life’s vocation has been very powerful,” said Bray. “At the same time I feel a great responsibility. It has been a challenge to transfer this desire and calling to serve others into my normal everyday routine