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There are some great benefits to joining a new program at PNWU School of Physical Therapy. Some highlights: small faculty to student ratios, state-of-the-art cadaver dissection laboratory, simulation center, and the Center for Applied Movement Sciences lab. The Center for Applied Movement Sciences lab is part of…
interview (next interview days are March 24th and April 29th). If accepted, you would be in the second cohort. If you have any questions or would like to talk to any of our students in the inaugural class, please contact PNWU School of Physical Therapy admission at 509-249-7888 or admission@pnwu.edu. Read Previous ACS Scholarships, including new DEIR Scholarship – due April 1 Read Next MSOT Accepting Apps 2023 LATEST POSTS Mississippi State University Now Accepting 2025 Summer REU Environmental Science
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Lutes played to more than 800 students, band directors and music lovers who packed the house at the Western International Band Clinic on Saturday, November 21, 2015. The PLU Wind Ensemble was featured during the festival’s Saturday night performance and was one of only four…
heard over and over ‘What an amazing performance,’ ‘Your students play with so much heart,’ and ‘The artistry of your ensemble blew me away.’” Powell remarked. “Naturally I was flattered and proud of our students.” As part of the festivities a collegiate honor band featured four PLU students, who auditioned and were selected: Ingrid Smith, first chair principal clarinet; Lyndi Knox, third chair clarinet; Claire Rehmke, second chair trumpet; and Shayla Chaykin, first chair percussion. Each placed
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Chinese Studies program receives grant The university has received a $200,000 grant from the Freeman Foundation to continue work begun in 2002, when it gave $786,000 to broaden and strengthen the PLU Chinese Studies Program and enrich Chinese studies in local elementary and high schools.“The…
,” said Greg Youtz, primary author of the grant and a member of the Chinese Studies Committee. “We are enormously pleased to have been funded for the second round and are excited to continue our work begun six years ago.” With a match from the university, the grant will provide $300,000 over three years for Chinese studies education for PLU faculty and local-area high school teachers, continue the enhancement of China-based curriculum in classrooms, and support China workshops here and travel tours to
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Recycling those hard to get rid of tech items Finding a place to put an old computer or all the stuff that came with it is no easy matter.“People don’t want to throw it in the trash when they have it at home, so it’s…
November 17, 2008 Recycling those hard to get rid of tech items Finding a place to put an old computer or all the stuff that came with it is no easy matter.“People don’t want to throw it in the trash when they have it at home, so it’s just sitting there,” said Wendy Robins, AM Operations Manager for Dining and Culinary Services. That’s where Tru Recycle comes in. Last week was the second time the university has worked with the organization. For a university with sustainability on its mind the
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Claim: The jury is still out about global warming Claire Todd, Visiting Assistant Professor of Geosciences and Environmental Studies Recent events such as the snowstorms in the eastern United States have caused some to question whether or not global temperatures are increasing. To address these…
, more recently, satellites, are averaged to calculate one global mean temperature per year. Simply put, the instrumental temperature record is astonishing. Twenty of the warmest global mean annual temperatures have occurred in the last 25 years, with 2005 being the warmest year. 2009, 2007, 2006, 2003, 2002, and 1998 are all tied for second warmest. The 2000s were the warmest decade on record, and each of the preceding three decades was warmer than the one before it (Hansen et al., 2010).Satellite
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Peace forum livestreamed at PLU Three speakers at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum will be livestreamed at PLU on March 8,9 and 10. Discussion by faculty will follow. March 8: The first lecture will be by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, the father of the micro-credit…
the Anderson University Center. She is the first Arab woman and second Muslim woman to win the Nobel Prize. Faculty-led discussion will be led by Professor Giovanna Urdangarain (Hispanic Studies). Discussion will also be led by the student organization Network for Peacebuilding and Conflict Management. For those who can’t make it to the PLU campus, the Peace Forum is being Livestreamed. Read Previous PLU students to take part in Nobel Peace Prize Forum Read Next MediaLab returns with a new
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By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 15, 2015)— The Garfield Book Company at Pacific Lutheran University will host Seattle-based novelist Tracy Weber on Friday, Feb 6, at 6 p.m. Weber will read from her new novel, A Killer Retreat , the…
Yoga Instructor turned Mystery Novelist visiting PLU’s Garfield Book Co. Posted by: Zach Powers / January 15, 2015 January 15, 2015 By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 15, 2015)— The Garfield Book Company at Pacific Lutheran University will host Seattle-based novelist Tracy Weber on Friday, Feb 6, at 6 p.m. Weber will read from her new novel, A Killer Retreat, the second installment of her award-winning Downward Dog Mystery series about a murder-solving, vegetarian
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Raechelle Baghirov ’05 teaching in Azerbaijan with the Peace Corps. (Photo provided by Raechelle Baghirov) In pursuit of wild hope in Azerbaijan By Katie Scaff ‘13 Discovering your wild hope doesn’t end when you leave PLU, just ask Raechelle Baghirov ’05. After graduating, Baghirov spent…
, nobody knew what youth development was—that was a really hard thing for people to grasp. I had to build their trust from the ground up.” While struggling to adjust to the food and cultural differences, Baghirov implemented a variety of programs for the locals, including movie nights and a women’s club. As time passed though, Baghirov’s job became easier. After the first year, she got into the rhythm of the culture, and, after the second year, she had really begun to develop her projects, so she
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TACOMA, Wash. (May 23, 2015)— As part of his official visit to Washington and Alaska in May, His Majesty King Harald V of Norway spoke at Pacific Lutheran University’s Commencement ceremony, where he received a Doctor of Laws jure dignitatis. His Majesty King Harald V…
, Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for another memorable day here in Tacoma and at Pacific Lutheran University. This is my second visit, and I really appreciate to be back in the state of Washington and at this great institution. When the Queen and I visited PLU 20 years ago, she received an Honorary Doctorate – of which I have been informed quite a few times. I am therefore particularly proud to have been awarded an Honorary Doctorate myself. Finally, the Queen and I are equal – at least on your
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Embarking on a journey to study in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the summer is a unique and life-changing experience that offers an extraordinary blend of academic enrichment and natural wonder. Imagine being immersed in a land of fire and ice, where the midnight sun never sets,…
contribute – my topic was environmental conservation, but there were other interns studying anything from geology to health care and culture. Walk us through your internship experience from start to finish. AS: The internship had three phases: pre-research, field research and publication. The first phase was pre-research in the spring. We would meet in groups of interns and one-on-one with our research directors to focus on our goals and create an outline for the on-site phase. The second phase was ten
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