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and off campus.” Are you worried about the admission process? Melody was a first generation college student and knows that the journey to college can be one filled with mixed emotions – from excitement to anxiety – and lots of questions. She tries to make sure that the journey to college and the admission experience is as seamless as possible. Graduated from: University of Washington Major: Communication Graduate Degree: MEd in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, University of WashingtonEasy
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Dale E. Benson news for Pacific Lutheran University.
Summer 2021 Benson Research Fellows Announced By Michael Halvorson, ’85. The Benson Program in Business and Economic History is pleased to announce the selection of three student-faculty research teams for Summer 2021. The fellowships are selected by the Innovation Studies steering committee and funded through the generous support of Dale E.… May 2, 2021 Benson Family Summer Research FellowshipBenson FellowsBusiness and Economic HistoryDale E. Benson
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History students at Pacific Lutheran University develop the skills needed to ask important questions, collect and evaluate evidence, work collaboratively with others, and offer clear and
HistoryThe Benson program is excited to support the Innovation Studies minor and its curriculum encouraging creativity, entrepreneurship, and ethical reflection.MoreRaphael Lemkin Lecture & Award CeremonyAbout the Lecture and Essay ContestMoreKurt Mayer Chair and EndowmentContact Dr. Beth Griech-Polelle about research fellowships and Holocaust and Genocide studies at PLU.More
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A prestigious all-girls high school band from Japan, Tamana Girls High School, will once again visit Pierce County this June in a friendship concert with Graham-Kapowsin High School (GKHS). Their message: friendship through music. This year, the Friendship Concert performed by Tamana Girls High School…
School have also experienced tremendous success. They were selected to perform at the 2010 and 2014 Washington Music Educators Association Conference in Yakima, Washington. In 2015, the GKHS wind ensemble performed at the Northwest Regional Music for All Festival. Read Previous PLU University Jazz Ensemble’s upcoming concert Read Next Jazz Under the Stars 20th anniversary and concert lineup announced LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 27, 2016)- Michael Farnum, director of military outreach at Pacific Lutheran University, is an advocate for connecting with the earth after he realized how it can help save lives. He was inspired by John Beal, a military veteran who was given six…
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as Dick and Paula Hopkins of Hopkins Forestry, a private company respected by natural resources professionals across the nation. Even though Farnum specializes in veteran relations, students from all over campus are invited to join the program and he encourages environmental studies majors and minors to get involved. “I did the project for many reasons,” said Ron Berg ’18, one of this year’s participants. “To hopefully connect a bit with some Lutes out of
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cats (Cheddar and Scrambles) or finding the best restaurants and museums around. As a first-gen college graduate, Crisi is devoted to helping students pursue their goals and understand the process, whether it’s deadlines or what to expect from college life! Pronouns: She/They Graduated from: University of California, Davis & Columbia College Majors: History & East Asian Studies Minor: Art History Crisi works with students from: Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties, Alaska
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commitment to serving the community and the Earth. She’s excited to get to know prospective students and help them through their college search process! Graduated from: Whitworth University Major: Sociology, Social Service & Community Action Track Minors: History and Environmental Studies Mary works with students from: Enumclaw, Orting, Sumner-Bonney Lake,and White River school districts, all of Central & Eastern Washington, Southern California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Texas. She also works with
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TACOMA, WASH. (May 20, 2016)- It’s the season for awards, banquets, recognition and a whole lot of celebrating for Pacific Lutheran University students as they approach Commencement 2016. The ceremony will mark the culmination of several years of hard work, community involvement and the pursuit…
, an urban arts youth center in Tacoma. Adams also studied away in Trinidad and Tobago in 2014, is finishing up a teaching assistantship in the Department of Sociology and recently completed his capstone on “How consumer credit is another form of social regulation and segregation.” Adams will soon begin work on a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California, but the Mount Tahoma High School graduate decided to enroll in the online program so he can begin a career serving people
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More than a century after PLU was founded by Norwegian immigrants, the university maintains its connection to the founders’ homeland through study away programs.
University College in the fall. “This program is one of the reasons I came to PLU.” Barkman and her classmates participated in a peace and conflict studies program, alongside Norwegian students in small classrooms that mirror PLU’s intimate teaching environment. (Video by Rustin Dwyer and Joshua Wiersma ’18, PLU) During one of the fall lectures, Barkman spoke up with confidence. Instructor Cathrine Talleraas, a guest lecturer from the world-leading Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), asked students to
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Computer science drives innovation throughout the US economy, but the subject remains neglected or marginalized in K-12 education. Can more be done to improve student access to this important way of thinking? Please join Alice Steinglass of Code.org on October 9, 2018 at Pacific Lutheran…
students participate in Code.org’s computer science learning programs. At 7:30 p.m., Alice Steinglass will deliver the 14th annual Benson Lecture in PLU’s Anderson University Center (Scandinavian Cultural Center). Her lecture will explore historic inequities in the high-tech workforce and her organization’s social innovation strategy to promote computer science. Both events will make connections to PLU’s new Innovation Studies program, which launches this year with exciting new courses and an
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