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We are Pacific Lutheran University. Inquiry. Service. Leadership. Care. PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care – for other people, for their
the Earth. WE ARE PLUA TRADITION OF EXCELLENCEPacific Lutheran University by the numbers. 0 FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS SINCE 1975 #0 WASHINGTON’S BEST SMALL COLLEGE TO HELP GRADUATES FIND JOBS 0% STUDENTS STUDY AWAY 0:1 STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO IN THE AVERAGE CLASSROOM PLU graduates are difference makers who engage the world in all its complexity with open minds and caring hearts. They’re engaged citizens who strive to serve the common good, and who are local, regional and global leaders in fields like
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PLU places second in National Science Foundation’s COVID-19 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Challenge. Posted by: vcraker / July 15, 2022 July 15, 2022 Pacific Lutheran University was named a winner in the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Taking Action: COVID-19 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Challenge. PLU received a $15,000 prize for its work in mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM. “This important challenge rewards institutions for
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PLU Hispanic and Latino Studies students learn to think critically in a complex world through the study of the Spanish language, linguistics, literature, film, and a vast array of cultural
. Our faculty are teacher-scholars, who are well-known on campus for their genuine passion for teaching, active role as mentors, and advocacy for social change here in the US and abroad. Hispanic and Latino Studies graduates leave PLU equipped with the cultural competency and sensitivity to be effective participants in the global community of the twenty-first century. Many of our students participate in our study away programs in Mexico, Spain, and Uruguay, and community-engaged learning in Latino/a
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The Advantages of Pursuing a Master’s Degree in Education with a Certification Posted by: chaconac / April 4, 2022 April 4, 2022 If you’re considering becoming a teacher, there is a lot to be said for getting your certification and your master’s degree at the very outset of your teaching career.Completing your master’s degree early on in your teaching career means you will spend more years earning a higher salary. Additionally, you have an opportunity for individual growth. With that being said
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, WASH. (Dec. 15, 2016) Pacific Lutheran University alumna Jessica Anderson ’07 is passionate about education, geosciences and technology, and has combined all three to become an award-winning educator. In 2016, Anderson was named the Montana Teacher of the Year and received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching.Anderson, who majored in elementary education at PLU and later earned a Master of Science in Education from Montana State University, says her vocation is grounded
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Frank Hewins, who leads Franklin Pierce Schools, was named Superintendent of the Year by the Washington Association of School Administrators.
direct result of Hewins’ stable leadership. He praised the superintendent’s focus on purposeful recruiting, thoughtful and rigorous professional development, social justice and equity, and more. “While a team effort certainly created the growth, Frank’s leadership set the vision and expectation for success,” Keim said. “That type of leadership is what the Superintendent of the Year award is designed to recognize.” Hewins has worked in Franklin Pierce Schools for three decades, a majority of his 40
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TACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2016)- Forty years of nursing experience is not on the usual résumé for politicians, but that did not stop Rosa Franklin ’74 from running for office. Franklin hasn’t been concerned with what is usual. She’s concerned with bringing people together to…
people,” Franklin said. “It’s more of a family and you know each other.” Her formal education began as a nurse in her home state of South Carolina. She then moved to a military base in Germany with her husband and started a family. Eventually, her husband’s military career relocated the family to Tacoma where Franklin has remained ever since. “My first job was in New Jersey, and then New York, then overseas. I made it around the world and ended up here,” she said, laughing. Rosa Franklin '74 is shown
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Rogers have earned Ph.Ds and are passionate about education and helping students on PLU’s campus and beyond. PLC accomplishes both at the same time. Currently four PLU students are serving as assistant directors at the center — learning as they assist younger students who, by the way, they do not refer to as “kids.”Want to change the world?Support Local Literacy!Volunteer an hour or two a week at the Parkland Literacy Center (right across from Perry G. Keithley Middle School.)“If they are looking at
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Established in 2022 through a gift from David and Lorilie Steen, the Steen Family Symposium brings informed speakers who challenge current thinking and propose healthy change to the PLU campus for
aircraft, road, air, and noise pollution. Maria Batayola will speak about El Centro De La Raza’s and Beacon Hill Council’s organizing journey for their beloved community, the multicultural/lingual challenges, the tensions between Environmental Justice and science, the multi-layered laws, and the immediacy of climate change. Maria Batayola Maria Batayola is a writer and long time community equity and inclusion activist. A 1.5 Filipino immigrant, she led diversity, inclusion and equity programs for Metro
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Pacific Lutheran University Organ Studies. Most lessons are taught on the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ, a wonderful instrument well known to the organ world, nationally and internationally
a superb acoustics. The key action is very sensitive and responsive, making the instrument the best teacher one can wish for. Another organ of one of the six organs owned by PLU and available to the students, is a recently restored Kilgen organ from 1890, located in Trinity Lutheran Church, just across the street from the PLU campus. Organ students study with Michael Plagerman, University Organist. Plagerman holds a B.M. from Pacific Lutheran University (summa cum laude), a Master of Sacred
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