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  • – Environmental Literature, English Renaissance Literature, American Environmental Writing, etc.  He was the founding director of the Writing Center and directed the First-Year Experience Program of the core curriculum.  In 2004-2006, at a particularly delicate period of core curriculum revision, he served as Chair of the University Faculty. We await Dr. Bergman’s next book (provisional title:  Parrot, Speak) to marvel once more at the fertile imagination, empathy, and finesse he brings to discerning what’s

  • championship teams in volleyball and softball, collecting school records and accolades along the way. She was a NAIA second-team All-American in 1998, and PLU’s 2000 Athlete of the Year. Of all her accomplishments, Flores-Handley is proudest of graduating in four years, as a two-sport athlete. “I’m not very good about talking about myself,” she admits, but she’s eager to credit her coaches — Kevin Aoki and Tim Templin for volleyball, and Rick and Leanne Noren and Phil Scott for softball. “They taught me

  • accepted for publication in The American Journal of Family Therapy. Ward’s original research was published in 2010. He said one fundamental role of a therapist is to build hope, or a client’s belief and feeling that a goal is attainable. The key is moving the client from a place of despair to a place of hope through sustained therapy sessions, he said. Read More About Ward's ResearchMFA New Writer In-ResidenceRigoberto González joined the MFA program in 2017 as an inaugural Stan Rubin Distinguished

  • : The novels Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal address female duties through characters living in restrictive marital structures and how they work to fight against societal norms to protect and gain their agency. Soniah Kamal’s Lady and Alys Binat are retellings of Lydia and Elizabeth Bennett that show us how Austen’s concerns in the 19th century are still alive and well in 21st-century Pakistani American culture. I examine the behavior of Lady and Alys around

  • best that people can give. The Foreign Service: Excitement & Enlightenment Since my graduation from PLU, I have spent most of my career working for the Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer. It has been exciting, enlightening and at times enormously difficult but I have found it to be not only extremely satisfying but a lot of fun! The State Department is looking for intelligent, well educated, and highly motivated people like you to promote and protect American interests abroad. The U.S

  • Forces.  My father had helped found the Army Community Service, which included many resources for combating racism and helping the Armed Forces become the first major American institution to desegregate.And my father, with my mother’s important help, founded the Defense Race Relations Institute to train professionals to deal with racism and bias.  As a child, I remember protesters waving the Confederate flag and spitting invective at my parents and their coworkers. The murders in Charleston happened

  • of Nursing is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the National League for Nursing (NLN). Washington State Approval The School of Nursing is approved by the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission. Accreditation The BSN program is accredited and approved by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org) and Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission. High School Preparation Applicants are

  • first graduating class of the DNP program. Read More. Exploring Teaching Jobs in Washington StateThere’s no time like the present to invest in your teaching career and invest in the next generation of American students. If you’re thinking about securing a teaching job in Washington State, here’s what you need to know about the field. Read More. Can I Get a MSN if I am Not a Nurse?Some people recognize their passion for a particular field or profession early on in life, but many need more time and

  • APPLY Every year, PLU welcomes international undergraduate and graduate students from over 25 different countries. First Year UndergraduatesApplication information for international students who are coming directly from upper secondary school See InformationTransfer UndergraduatesApplication information for international students who are transferring from another college (including American community colleges and other four-year institutions) See InformationGraduate AdmissionApplication

  • the Native American & Indigenous Studies Program by offering introductory level courses in Southern Lushootseed. In addition to counting towards majors and/or minors in these fields of study, our courses can fulfill General Education Requirements, such as the Cross Cultural Perspectives (C) requirement, the Literature requirement (LT), and in some cases, the Alternative Perspectives in Diversity requirement (A). If you intend to major or minor in one of our programs, the sooner your start, the