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  • YOUR HIGH SCHOOL IS A PLU AUTOMATIC ADMISSION PARTNER!

    YOUR HIGH SCHOOL IS A PLU AUTOMATIC ADMISSION PARTNER! What does that mean for you? If, by your senior year, you have a cumulative 3.3+ GPA and have taken Intermediate Algebra, you are guaranteed admission (and a scholarship!) to PLU and get to skip the PLU Common App process. FAQsWhat is the Automatic Admission Partnership?PLU has partnered with school districts throughout Washington to offer this program. We work with counselors at your high school to identify seniors who meet our academic

  • YOUR HIGH SCHOOL IS A PLU AUTOMATIC ADMISSION PARTNER!

    YOUR HIGH SCHOOL IS A PLU AUTOMATIC ADMISSION PARTNER! What does that mean for you? If, by your senior year, you have a cumulative 3.3+ GPA and have taken Intermediate Algebra, you are guaranteed admission (and a scholarship!) to PLU and get to skip the PLU Common App process. FAQsWhat is the Automatic Admission Partnership?PLU has partnered with school districts throughout Washington to offer this program. We work with counselors at your high school to identify seniors who meet our academic

  • YOUR HIGH SCHOOL IS A PLU AUTOMATIC ADMISSION PARTNER!

    YOUR HIGH SCHOOL IS A PLU AUTOMATIC ADMISSION PARTNER! What does that mean for you? If, by your senior year, you have a cumulative 3.3+ GPA and have taken Intermediate Algebra, you are guaranteed admission (and a scholarship!) to PLU and get to skip the PLU Common App process. FAQsWhat is the Automatic Admission Partnership?PLU has partnered with school districts throughout Washington to offer this program. We work with counselors at your high school to identify seniors who meet our academic

  • Erin Azama ’01, MAE ’06 is a special education teacher at Grant Center for the Expressive Arts, an arts-focused elementary school in Tacoma’s North End. She works with children from kindergarten to fifth-grade, so her work-from-home transition was not only a break from her routine…

    Special education teacher Erin Azama ’01, MAE ’06 discusses her distance learning transition Posted by: Marcom Web Team / July 8, 2020 Image: Special Ed Teacher Erin Azama poses by an art themed sculpture (Photo/John Froschauer) July 8, 2020 By Lora ShinnMarketing & Communications Guest WriterErin Azama ’01, MAE '06 is a special education teacher at Grant Center for the Expressive Arts, an arts-focused elementary school in Tacoma’s North End. She works with children from kindergarten to fifth

  • Associate Professor of Education | School of Education | suttonps@plu.edu | 253-535-7285 | Paul Sutton teaches sociocultural foundations of education, secondary humanities methods, and secondary literacy courses as well as various seminar courses in the undergrad and graduate-level teacher education programs.

    Education Teacher Collaborative Learning Social Foundations of Education History of Education Selected Articles Jones, S., Sutton, P. S. "Doing equity work while black in a culturally white school district." Phi Delta Kappan 2021: 103(1), 38-42. Sutton, P. S., Shouse, A. W. "Tending to the “deep rules” of teacher collaboration." Commentary found in Teachers College Record 2020: Sutton, P. S., Knuth, R. "How high school departments impact school improvement initiatives." Journal of Curriculum Studies

  • Assistant Professor of Education | School of Education | jwright@plu.edu | John Wright teaches special education methods courses, as well as courses in assistive technology, autism, and behavior management.

    student with ASD and severe problem behavior." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2019: doi:10.1007/s10803-019-03888-3. Knight, V., Wright, J., Wilson, K., & Hooper, A. "Teaching block-based coding of robots to high school students with autism spectrum disorder and challenging behavior." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2019: doi:10.1007/s10803-019-04033-w. Biography John Wright teaches special education methods courses, as well as courses in assistive technology, autism, and

  • Every other year the Tamana All Girls’ High School Band travels to Washington state for an exchange with the Graham Kapowsin High School and a friendship concert at PLU. The eight-year long relationship has created bonds that stretch across the ocean. This year, three Graham…

    A cross-culture band exchange teaches both student and teacher Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / February 9, 2017 February 9, 2017 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach ManagerEvery other year the Tamana All Girls’ High School Band travels to Washington state for an exchange with the Graham Kapowsin High School and a friendship concert at PLU. The eight-year long relationship has created bonds that stretch across the ocean. This year, three Graham Kapowsin students traveled to Japan with Assistant Professor of

  • Willie Stewart , who earned a Masters in Education from PLU in 1969, became the first black principal in Tacoma School District history when he was appointed principal of East Tacoma’s Lincoln High School in 1970. After decades of leading Lincoln, in 1999 Stewart was elected…

    Teacher, Veteran, Mentor: Willie Stewart ’69 Posted by: Zach Powers / November 11, 2015 November 11, 2015 Willie Stewart, who earned a Masters in Education from PLU in 1969, became the first black principal in Tacoma School District history when he was appointed principal of East Tacoma’s Lincoln High School in 1970. After decades of leading Lincoln, in 1999 Stewart was elected to the Tacoma School Board where he would serve through 2005. Earlier this year, Stewart was honored by the Tacoma

  • Tacoma/ South Puget Sound MESA School Districts Served

  • In high school, Rebecca Crust (19’) volunteered at a community farm in Seattle which increased access to fresh produce for the local neighborhood. “I was just, you know, a kid out of high school who really liked gardening.” Naturally, as a first year biology student…

    Rebecca Crust ’19 Posted by: juliannh / February 17, 2022 February 17, 2022 By Tony ColvilleIn high school, Rebecca Crust (19’) volunteered at a community farm in Seattle which increased access to fresh produce for the local neighborhood.“I was just, you know, a kid out of high school who really liked gardening.” Naturally, as a first year biology student and PLU Rieke Scholar, they found themself drawn to the mission of the PLU Community Garden, which was managed by facilities at the time