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News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.
Welcoming Our 2018 MSMR Candidates We would like to welcome the 2018 Master of Science in Marketing Research Candidates. This cohort of nine with backgrounds in business, psychology, communications, and more is looking forward to a year of learning what it means to be a marketing researcher. Please join us… November 13, 2017 2018 Cohort
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In the Department of Philosophy undergraduate study is fundamental in pursuing the most important questions regarding one’s understanding of themselves, others and the world in which they
, “love of wisdom.” To be a friend of philosophy, then, is certainly to seek understanding of the history and development of philosophy as it engages the world, but more notably it is to take up the question, “How do I live philosophically, ethically, or in ways that make a difference?” Seen in this light, philosophy examines basic issues in all fields and explores connections among diverse areas of life. The major intersects with questions such as: How can humans gain knowledge about their world
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, economic inequity, sickness and suffering continue to leave us grappling with the loss of civility, respect, unity, and hope. Many of us question whether it’s possible to cultivate a love big, revolutionary, and radical enough to overthrow hate and heal hurt. Award-winning author and public theologian Jacqueline A. Bussie not only believes it’s possible–she knows it’s the only path. In Love Without Limits and her lecture, Bussie imparts practical solutions for people of faith who yearn to love across
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PLU Catering offers full-service on-campus catering for meetings, conferences and events. Menu options are available for breakfast, brunch, lunch, picnics, dinners, desserts, full receptions and
Due to the pandemic, catering services are extremely limited at this time. However, if you are hoping to have catering at a PLU event, we are available to discuss events on a case by case basis. We will work with you to ensure all the stringent state, county and university COVID restrictions and guidelines are met. Please call us at x7450 or email catering@plu.edu. PLU Catering offers full-service on-campus catering for meetings, conferences and events. Menu options are available for breakfast
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“Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy
and personal lives. 100% pass rate on the national MFT exam for our graduates – Further details about our program performance, including the number of students in the program, our graduation rate, and licensure rate can be found at: COAMFTE Graduate Achievement Data. The relationships we build with each other as a cohort of graduate students make us more culturally aware human beings and more effective therapists-in-training. Our recent student body has included… Students from a range of racial
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Acting Provost Joanna Gregson discusses how PLU faculty members embrace their identity as teacher-scholars, and the value of “learning by doing” for students who engage in collaborative research
through our scholarship, by having students assist us with our research, and we teach students to become scholars, coaching them in their individual scholarly endeavors. Students across campus have many opportunities to engage in research with faculty mentors. It’s probably easiest to envision a student in a lab coat and goggles, examining the growth of cells in a test tube. That certainly happens at PLU. But so does collaborating to create documentary films in our award-winning MediaLab (such as the
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Diversity and inclusion are what we’re tasked with doing because it’s who we are. We must continue to re-evaluate our institutions, curriculum, campaigns and more to guarantee an authentically
?MilestonesFollow the timelineFollow the timeline to see the history of diversity and inclusion at PLU. PLU Milstones
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The International Honors Program is a way to satisfy your Gen Ed requirements at PLU — but in classes that are designed to cut across different academic departments, programs, and labels.
universe have a purpose? Does human history have a direction? What is ‘home’? IHON is also an alternate way to satisfy your general education requirements at PLU. Instead of taking classes offered by specific academic departments, you’ll take courses designed just for IHON, around problems or questions, using diverse methods and ways of thinking. IHON is for any student in any major – you don’t need to have taken honors classes in high school to be successful in IHON! As long as you have the commitment
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PLU Peace Corps program prepares Lutes for service work abroad.
Peace Corps in 2015, in an effort to reach out to universities that have a history of service. Over the next two years, Zylstra and Williams tweaked the program for PLU, had it approved by faculty and the Board of Regents. Then, they brought Wiley into the fold to direct the program and opened applications in February. “Our initial reservation was we don’t want to be exclusive to the Peace Corps. But there is something about the name and the brand of the Peace Corps that I think is appealing to
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PLU alumna serves as interim director of Tacoma’s Rainbow Center.
, targeted at LGBTQ folks, inside the university’s administration building. She also remembers controversy surrounding Christian students who prayed outside the dorm rooms of openly gay students. QASULearn more about the Queer Ally Student Union. “There was a lot going on,” Brewer said. “It was a bit of a scary time to be figuring out your sexual orientation.” Still, Brewer found support from Harmony and a variety of faculty members. She said Professor of History Beth Kraig, Dean of Students Eva Frey and
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