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Alexa and Innovation Research at Amazon Posted by: halvormj / January 31, 2018 January 31, 2018 By Michael Halvorson, Benson Chair in Business and Economic History. On Monday, February 19, 2018 (President’s Day), students at Pacific Lutheran University are invited for a special tour of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters (HQ). The event is being sponsored by Amazon and PLU’s office of Career Connections and Alumni and Constituent Relations. Interested PLU students get a tour, free lunch, and the
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completed full-time student teaching at Lakeview Hope Academy. We spoke with Barro about her experiences at PLU and as a student teacher, and about the values she hopes to inspire in her future students.How did you know you wanted to be a teacher? Teaching has always been a big part of my life. I am one of five kids. My desire to teach my little cousins and siblings while growing up signaled to me that teaching might be a good path. Also, my dad passed away when I was in third grade, and my teachers
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participated in our 2015 College Hopes & Worries Survey, 61 percent told us that having information about a school’s commitment to the environment would influence their decision to apply to or attend the college.” Sustainability at PLU focuses on three key components: care for people, care for the planet and prosperity, both now and in the future. These values emphasize the inseparable relationships between environmental, economic and ethical principles that call on all individuals and communities to
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PLU students intern with Trinidad and Tobago Division of Health, Wellness and Social Protection Posted by: mhines / February 12, 2024 Image: PLU students at the Division of Health orientation during J-Term 2024. February 12, 2024 January Term (J-Term for short), PLU’s month-long term between fall and spring semesters, is when many of our students take advantage of our incredible study away options in multiple places around the world. Planned and coordinated by professors and PLU’s study away
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Communications and psychology double major Alex Reed ’23 explored film and storytelling at PLU Posted by: nicolacs / May 19, 2023 May 19, 2023 By Lisa PattersonMarketing & Communications Guest WriterSometimes the most random moments leave lasting impressions.Alex Reed’s first experience at PLU happened when she was a high school sophomore, when her school band came to the university to attend a music clinic. “This trip definitely put PLU on my radar as I started looking at colleges,” she said
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PLU communication, religion and theatre professors discuss superheroes, Martin Luther and what it means to “interpret” Posted by: Zach Powers / February 24, 2016 February 24, 2016 TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 24, 2016)- The sixth episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “interpret” among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Assistant Professor of Religion Michael Zbaraschuk and Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Kane Anderson. Conversation Highlights
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PLU to spend March 1 remembering Ambassador Chris Stevens and exploring international diplomacy and service Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 6, 2023 Image: Ryan M. Gliha, Diplomat in Residence – Northwest, U.S. Department of State (photo courtesy of Ryan M. Gliha) February 6, 2023 Pacific Lutheran University’s Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education will host the sixth biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Celebration of Service on March 1. The celebration offers a day of events
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Communications and psychology double major Alex Reed ’23 explored film and storytelling at PLU Posted by: mhines / May 19, 2023 Image: Alex Reed ’23 (PLU Photos by Emma Stafki) May 19, 2023 By Lisa PattersonMarketing & Communications Guest WriterSometimes the most random moments leave lasting impressions. Alex Reed’s first experience at PLU happened when she was a high school sophomore, when her school band came to the university to attend a music clinic. “This trip definitely put PLU on my
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representations of Northwest Native culture and art are present throughout the school, and the curriculum is infused with the tribe’s cultural heritage. The architectural design of the campus reflects the concept of the circle — which reflects beliefs about the natural world and humanity’s place in the circle of life. At the center of the school is the Sacred Circle, a spot of earth undisturbed throughout the construction of the campus. Each building opens to the Sacred Circle, with communal places such as
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sustainability initiatives. Lund’s journey into business and design was enabled by a unique combination of her talents, beliefs about sustainability, and the Innovation Studies curriculum, which trains students to focus on values and entrepreneurial opportunities. “What pushed me to start ELSK the Studio was simply a desire to be creative and to do something on my own that didn’t feel like office work or a traditional job,” she said. That sentiment is typical among students in the Innovation Studies program
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