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TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 31, 2015)—On Aug. 1, the Lutes and I started our 10-day adventure to England: Eighteen women’s soccer players and 14 men’s soccer players, along with both teams’ coaching staff and a trainer, were fortunate enough to play soccer, experience a new culture…
memorable time I’ll share with my team. The games and practices gave us confidence coming into preseason that will carry over to our season. Seeing where some of top professional teams play was like a childhood dream come true, and traveling around England was an unforgettable experience. I wouldn’t want to share these memories with anyone but my soccer family. This story contains information from Tyler Scott/PLU Athletics. Read Previous PLU Stages Special 125th Anniversary Exhibition at Seattle’s
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TACOMA, WASH. (March 10, 2016)- Bradford Andrews has spent a decade inviting his students to participate in archaeological research in the Mount Rainier area. This year, the work helped uncover details about prehistoric hunting groups. “This is the sort of opportunity that can only come…
the project, logging and sorting tools and debitage, which are the flakes and fragments from chipped stone tools.Archaeology at Mount RainierLearn more about Berkeley Rockshelter“Mount Rainier is particularly intriguing because it has been exposed to multiple dated volcanic events that have built up visible sediment layers that help us separate distinct time periods for the last 12,000 to 15,000 years or so,” Burtchard said. “This is all pretty intriguing stuff.” Holm already knew she was
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Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away
… Homecoming and Family Weekend Bjug Day Christmas Concerts Holocaust Conference 2017 Alumni Awards PLU Celebrates 500 Years of Re•forming Class Notes Class Notes Family and Friends Submit a Class Note Calendar Calendar Calendar Highlights Spotlight: Student-Faculty Research Shaping Health Care Introducing PLU’s first Doctor of Nursing Practice cohort View the story Emotional Labor Landon Packard ’17 says it’s time to rescue the rescuers. The sociology major researched first responders’ emotional labor
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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
scholarly pursuits. For many academics, these are distinct activities. Like the student-athlete who spends time in the classroom and on the field — but doesn’t juggle a soccer ball in class or write papers during practice — the teacher-scholar at most universities teaches courses and carries out a scholarly research agenda, with little overlap. At Pacific Lutheran University, the teacher-scholar identity means something different. Yes, faculty members at PLU teach and conduct research. But we also teach
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Thomas Kim checks all the “American” boxes. Except for one: actually being a legal citizen.
what the United States Congress decides to create for DACA recipients. In the meantime, PLU community trainings will continue and the task force is dedicating to addressing undocumented student needs. But despite this shaky time, task force members remain hopeful. “I don’t think that I can allow myself to have anything but hope,” Juliano said.“I feel like it is my job to be able to help a student find hope in these tough times and kind of try to frame it as a lifetime of opportunities and a short
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Two years before he founded the only local peace prize in the nation, Thomas Heavey ’74 was in the middle of a war.
claimed tens of thousands of lives. “In war there are some pretty tense times, but there’s a lot of time that isn’t,” Heavey said. “So it gives you time for reflection.” In that time of reflection, Heavey asked himself what modern Norway would have to say to the Norwegians of Tacoma he was then tasked with leading, as well as what Norway would say to the world in the face of immense violence. “The conclusion you come to is that Norway is the superpower for peace,” he said. “When peace is breaking out
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Emily Struck ’23 reflects on her time at PLU, captivated by chemistry and research Posted by: nicolacs / May 5, 2023 Image: Image: Emily Struck ’23 (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 5, 2023 By By Grant HaskinsPLU Marketing & Communications Student WriterEmily Struck ’23 made the most of her chemistry major at PLU, conducting individualized research with professors and tutoring other students on campus. As she takes her next step in the fall pursuing a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at Purdue University
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Teaching in the Pandemic: How Three Teachers Made the Best of an Unprecedented Time Posted by: Silong Chhun / May 27, 2021 Image: Alonso Brizuela ’14, Sarah Lord ’00, Caitlyn Zwang ’09 May 27, 2021 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterHigh school choir and guitar teacher Alonso Brizuela ’14 was in Spokane at a national choral directors conference in mid-March of 2020. Just a day and half days into events, the conference shut down early—due to a mysterious new illness that
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Emily Struck ’23 reflects on her time at PLU, captivated by chemistry and research Posted by: Zach Powers / May 5, 2023 Image: Emily Struck ’23 (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 5, 2023 By Grant HaskinsPLU Marketing & Communications Student WriterEmily Struck ’23 made the most of her chemistry major at PLU, conducting individualized research with professors and tutoring other students on campus. As she takes her next step in the fall pursuing a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at Purdue University, Struck
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