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Two Lutes Attend Peace Scholars Program at the Oslo International Summer School Posted by: Thomas Krise / July 25, 2014 July 25, 2014 With seemingly unending conflict in the Middle East, and now horrible atrocities in the Ukraine with the downing of the Malaysian jet, it’s easy to throw up one’s hands and wonder if anything, really, anything is going to make a difference in this world. But there are two Pacific Lutheran University students who are determined to do just that – make a difference
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November 29, 2011 Paris Cochran ’13 was the first American, and female student, to go into rural Oaxaca with HELPS. “I was able to change their opinion about what Americans, and students, are capable of.” Paris Cochran’s cool internship: HELPS International By Steve Hansen Every student who participates in PLU’s Gateway study-away program in Oaxaca, Mexico, has to participate in a four-week internship. Based on the students’ interests, there are many internship options during the semester-long
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. “The very first day we were climbing through a rain forest,” Leu said. “I’ve never hiked that slowly so it was kind of frustrating.” She learned the pace wasn’t slow to frustrate though, but rather to avoid altitude sickness. Markuson recalled how the final ascent was a slow climb into the dark. It starts early in the morning in hopes of reaching the top as the sun rises above the clouds and over the mountain. Each step was slow and for hours the climbers have nothing to see but the illumination of
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PLU interns combat climate change one tree at a time Posted by: Silong Chhun / November 8, 2022 Image: Autumn Johansen ’23, Dalen Todorov ’23, Zoee Kooser ’22, Elijah Paez ’24 and Dr. Lowell Wyse, the Tacoma Tree Foundation executive director. November 8, 2022 By Veronica CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsA group of PLU students interning with the Tacoma Tree Foundation spent the summer increasing the number of trees in the city to reduce polluted stormwater runoff and heat during the summer
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October 22, 2010 Student production offers musical varieties By Kari Plog ’11 Junior Julia Stockton is putting her spin on a longtime theater tradition this month, when Pacific Lutheran University hosts the annual student production “Night of Musical Theatre” from Oct. 28 to 30. “The way it has grown in the past has been really, really phenomenal,” Stockton said. “NOMT” included numbers of “Next to Normal,” the Broadway hit that stars PLU alum Louis Hobson ’00. “It’s evolved into something that
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, faculty, and community members how to connect to the environment, he shared a sacred song, which brought everyone in the room together with the environment. Before he began, he told the room, “I want you to listen with your compassionate hearing. Just empty your mind. Give it a chance. Relax and enjoy it. You’ll be part of something you’ll never forget. We’re going to connect everything on earth in this moment in time.” His song had four verses, which began with him singing and slowly brought in the
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, her decision was cemented by books she read in middle school classrooms, biology classes she took in high school, and eventually, the teachers and mentors she met at Pacific Lutheran University. Now, the Bonney Lake, Washington native has graduated and earned the prestigious Fulbright research grant — a national award that only 20 percent of applicants receive after a rigorous, year-long application process. In January, she will leave for Namibia, where she will spend nine months studying
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benefits of a grad school cohort model.Tip: Which graduate program is right for you? Download PLU’s Master Graduate Program Guide to explore your options. Download PLU's Master Graduate Program GuideRequest InfoContact us to get more information about Graduate programs at PLU Learn MoreWhat is a grad school cohort model?By its definition, a cohort is a group of people who share a common set of experiences. A graduate school cohort model applies this concept to a learning environment. In graduate
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January 28, 2010 Uganda: Food blog By Theodore Charles ’12 One of the things I have found most exciting about living in Kampala is trying a variety of different cultural foods. There are many different places that you can try these foods, ranging from expensive and boutique to roadside vendors on highways between towns. “The food here is not only delicious, it is a cultural experience that is not to be missed.” (Photo by Theodore Charles’12) I decided to throw together a short list of some must
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February 15, 2012 PLU Professor Lenny Reisberg uses a smart board during instruction for a course he teaches. (Photo by John Froschauer) Technology opens the door By Chris Albert As the snow and ice closed campus during the end of January, the challenge of getting to class was much more than battling an early morning alarm clock. PLU Professor Lenny Reisberg’s J-Term course was supposed to begin that week and only last a total of two weeks. If it was held in any other class it may have spelled
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