Search

Underwood receives 2023 K.T. Tang Faculty Excellence Award in Research Read Next Brian Sung ’24 discusses his business and econ majors, Oxford trip, and PLU experience as a first generation Chinese immigrant LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines

familiar territory in a different way, from a different perspective,” explained Scott Taylor, visiting assistant professor of French. Students were given free reign when interpreting the theme. Plotlines ranged from the story of how a French immigrant becomes homeless to the spying of a peanut-obsessed squirrel. The Norwegian film “Summing,” translated as “Buzzing,” won every award category: Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Use of Theme, Best Film and the People’s Choice. A panel of judges

Center Symposium to explore “The Matter of Loneliness: Building Connections for Collective Well-Being” Read Next Brian Sung ’24 discusses his business and econ majors, Oxford trip, and PLU experience as a first generation Chinese immigrant COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth

,” says Provost Joanna Gregson. “We attract students who are enrolling in college with the specific goal of leveraging their education to positively impact their communities. The new criminal justice program will provide us with another excellent route to prepare our students to meet their goals and serve the public good.”  Faculty members say that the new program, which includes both a major and minor in criminal justice, grew out of a longstanding criminal justice track within the sociology major at

, applied for and received a $250,000 grant from the Pierce County Economic Development Department to fund the PLU School of Business work supporting underserved rural communities via the Pierce County Navigator Program. Pierce County Navigator Program The Pierce County Navigator Program is an outreach and referral program with one-on-one assistance and mentoring for entrepreneurs in the South Sound area. It operates as a “hub” and “spoke” model with seven different organizations as the spokes. These

.”Lutes like Leach, Maqui, and Blair are shaping a better future right now. They serve and lead with care for others, their communities, and the earth.  If you’ve contributed to scholarships, thank you! Your generosity is part of a collective effort to make a difference. Read Previous Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford Read Next PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments

Tacoma, “We must struggle to find the right words, however inadequate, to process what has happened and to find a way to move from darkness toward light, from mourning to memory, from despair to hope.” While we work to find the words to help our communities move toward light, memory and hope, we are grateful for the first responders, care givers and the love that holds community together. PLU is a university of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. The ELCA has repeatedly spoken out against

transitioned to social worker and family support specialist for Communities in Schools, which links community resources and public schools. That job launched her lifelong love affair with the world of education. She attended the University of Washington Tacoma to earn a teaching certificate, then earned a master’s in education from Antioch University in Seattle. She started teaching elementary school in Tacoma, then became a principal in 2008 and, in 2013, the Tacoma Public Schools early learning and Title

. 14. Where: Regency Room, Anderson University Center, Pacific Lutheran University. Admission: Free and open to the public. Mexico is one of PLU’s “Gateway” countries, and the university has had a program in Oaxaca for approximately 10 years, said PLU Professor of Hispanic Studies Dr. Tamara R. Williams, Executive Director of PLU’s Wang Center for Global Education. “Over 100 Lutes have graduated from the program, many of whom now serve the Latino community in the U.S. or have secured jobs overseas

to you that PLU remains firmly committed to the well being of ALL of our students, regardless of their immigration status. I joined presidents of the 10 members of the Independent Colleges of Washington, Washington’s six public baccalaureate college and universities, 34 community and technical colleges, as well as the 10 members of the Washington Student Achievement Council, to issue a statement regarding our profound disappointment in the call to terminate DACA. The program has supported 800,000