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  • General Interest https://www.plu.edu/clubs/club-list/general-interest/

    @plu.eduKinesiologists of the Future ClubDescription: The Kinesiologists of the Future club is a space for students within the kinesiology department and those interested in the field or related fields to support each other in academics, professional development, and promote physical activity and well-being in the community. Type of Club or Organization: General Interest Meeting Times & Places (Subject to Change): When: Every Wednesday at 10:30 AM Where: Olson Gym 103 Club President’s Email: terrance.williams

  • University Service https://www.plu.edu/faculty-resources/service/university-service/

    of this document. It has subsequently been modified and updated by the Office of the Provost (provost@plu.edu). updated November 2020Return to Service and Leadership HomeReturn to Faculty Development Webinars

  • Summer / Fall 2022 Approved Elective Courses https://www.plu.edu/gender-sexuality-race/course-descriptions/summer-fall-2022-approved-elective-courses/

    into in U.S. society, addressing the contemporary implications of changing demographics on institutions of power and on democracy in the U.S. (Intensive writing course). Prerequisite: POLS 251. PSYC 335: Cultural Psychology (Prof. Heidi McLaughlin) The study of the relation between culture and human behavior. Topics include cognition, language, intelligence, emotion, development, social behavior, and mental health. Prerequisite: PSYC 101. SOCI 332: Race and Racism (Prof. Teresa Ciabattari) A

  • The Edison Awards: Innovations That Shape the World https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/news/the-edison-awards-innovations-that-shape-the-world/

    The Edison Awards: Innovations That Shape the World Posted by: halvormj / February 23, 2018 February 23, 2018 By Damian Alessandro ’19 It’s awards season! Not the Academy Awards–although we do host awards parties at Pacific Lutheran University. I’m writing about the annual awards for innovation that have everyone whispering excitedly in the discipline of Innovation Studies. That’s right–its the Edison Awards, which honor excellence in the development, marketing, and launch of new products and

  • Kelmer Roe Research Grants and Opportunities https://www.plu.edu/liberal-studies/kelmer-roe-research-grants-and-opportunities/

    Democracy, and the University.” Carmiña Palerm & Riley Dolan, “Memory Sites: Mapping the Remembrance of the Indigenous Genocide in Guatemala.”  PLU Prism article: The Importance of Global Research Bridgette O’Brien & Collin Ray, “Gender, Dark Green Religion, and Civic Activism: Exploring Ultra-Endurance Runners’ Role in the Development of a Planetary Citizenry.”  PLU Prism article: The Trail to Social Justice 2018-19: Rona Kaufman & Kiyomi Kishaba, “Homeland in the Jungle?  Jewish Refugees in Uruguay in

  • Parkland Literacy Center https://www.plu.edu/liberal-studies/parkland-literacy-center/

    students, better readers, or better writers. The truth is that every student has a wealth of experience to share and any student can be an excellent reader, thinker, writer, or speaker. What does it take to improve? It takes support! And we’re here to offer it. We help students learn by building confidence, supporting skill development, and demystifying the learning process. We offer these resources through tutoring drop-in hours and/or through virtual or in-person appointments by emailing us at

  • A rose is [not] a rose https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/02/07/a-rose-is-not-a-rose/

    knows the business from his years preparing rose beds. He left his job in 2000, he said, after new owners took over the farm and “began to drive it into the ground.” Now he’s director of the Fundación para el Desarrollo Social Sustentable, or FUNDESS (Foundation for Sustainable Social Development), where he’s heard the complaints of hundreds of sick workers. “Everyone has headaches,” said soft-spoken Norma Mena. Now with FUNDESS, Mena formerly studied flower workers’ exposure to chemicals

  • Program brings people from around the world together https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/09/17/program-brings-people-from-around-the-world-together/

    if we could do a real exchange.” And thus, a “real” exchange was implemented. The Trinidadian students would live with the PLU students, take courses alongside them, be immersed in the cultural life of the islands and complete a service-learning project. At the semester’s conclusion, the most promising student would receive a four-year scholarship to PLU, funded jointly by PLU and Trinidad’s Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs. Hughes jumped at the chance. “I learned

  • New Holocaust Chair at PLU https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2010/04/22/new-holocaust-chair-at-plu/

    to leave Europe. Many of his family members perished in the Holocaust. He eventually settled in Tacoma and in 1957 established the first volume home-building company in the area. The company, now known as Mayer Built Homes, specialized in subsidized and affordable housing. Mayer was the first person of the Jewish faith to serve on Pacific Lutheran University’s Board of Regents, serving from 1995 to 2005. He was instrumental in the development of the university’s Holocaust Studies Program. “When

  • Coming Full Circle: Embracing the past to learn about the future https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2011/03/14/coming-full-circle-embracing-the-past-to-learn-about-the-future/

    March 14, 2011 Embracing the past to learn about the future To understand the future there is a need to understand the past. Angie Hambrick, director of the Pacific Lutheran University Diversity Center, said too many people have forgotten the past.“We’re so wrapped up in our present,” she said. “There’s a connection between the past and what’s happening in the present. You can’t forget about history.” Hambrick said it is the lack of historical knowledge that led to the development of this