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-planning. The work of this last year has paved the way for faculty to ideate, innovate and reimagine our curriculum and how it is delivered. One way faculty are creating stronger programs is by bringing key insights and perspectives from multiple disciplines together in ways that will both attract and benefit students. To highlight one example, faculty with expertise in Nordic studies will move from a small, standalone department to join the vibrant and growing Global and Area Studies program. This
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, during which the university gained national stature in global education, sustainability, and helping students explore their passion and purpose in life and their role as world citizens. During Anderson’s tenure, the university developed a distinctive tradition of decennial long-range planning with three corresponding comprehensive fundraising campaigns which yielded over three hundred million dollars, including support for academic programs and student scholarships. They enabled a nine fold increase
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. How did your perspectives change? What did you choose to write about, and how did this change? How did you see yourself growing? Text and information from IES Abroad Personal Travel with IntentionYou may be planning to organize your own travel around your host country and/or neighboring countries while you’re away. When you do, think about the reasoning behind the decisions you make while organizing your travel. When booking a place to stay, are you able to choose a locally owned hostel/hotel
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during high school that should have been titled “The Briefest Intro to Art Ever”), I fell in love with ceramic arts while taking a class at Highline College to fulfill graduation requirements. Working as a ceramic artist wasn’t on my radar at the time (I was pursuing a career in forensic anthropology with an emphasis on facial reconstruction), but a couple missteps in planning my classes placed me on my current path. After transferring to Pacific Lutheran University, I jumped feet first into working
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says he’s been able to develop marketing, time management, communication and delegation skills — and he doesn’t see that continued evolution changing as he pursues future business ventures. “My skills are always going to be changing depending on what I need to communicate,” he said. “It’s made me really appreciate not just having the ability to code, but also being able to talk with other people and understand how they’re doing something.” No hurdle too big to overcome Kait Dawson ‘19 just
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David Akuien ’10 prepares to return to South Sudan, reunite with his mother Posted by: Zach Powers / December 22, 2016 Image: PLU alumnus David Akuien ’10 will soon return to South Sudan. (photo by Zach Powers/PLU) December 22, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 22, 2016)- It’s been 25 years since David Akuien ’10 was separated from his mother at age 5, 16 years since he came to the United States as an orphan.An estimated two million people died as a result
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Commencement 2017: Lutes prepare for life after college Posted by: Kari Plog / May 15, 2017 May 15, 2017 By Staff writersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 15, 2017)- Classes are over, tests are on the horizon and therapy dogs are waiting in the wings. It's the end of spring semester, and for several hundred Lutes that means life after college beckons. Pacific Lutheran University students are fast approaching Commencement 2017, a ceremony that will mark the culmination of their
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result of her historical documentary work, the university’s Archives and Marketing and Communications departments developed an online project to further document the Black experience at PLU. Searching for a way to communicate what it’s like to be a Person of Color on the Autism Spectrum, Watts wrote and produced a play, “Spectrums of Color.” “I think my years at PLU helped me realize what it’s like to be a Person of Color at a predominantly white institution,” she said. “But it’s important to me to
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. President Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Allan Belton Vice President for Finance and Administration Donna Gibbs Vice President for Marketing and Communications Daniel Lee Vice President for Advancement Joanna C. Royce-Davis, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students OFFICE OF ALUMNI AND CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT Laura Rose ’03, ’11 Executive Director of Alumni and Constituent Engagement Jessica Pagel ’08 Director Nolan Ryan Assistant Director
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knowing what exactly to expect. Study away is very different from a vacation or trip; it is an academically focused intercultural experience. At PLU, global engagement is a high priority, and many students choose to deepen their understanding of our globalized, interconnected world through short-term, semester, or yearlong study away. In fact, over the last 15 years, approximately 50% of PLU students have studied away in over 80 countries. Studying away requires planning and preparation, and the Wang
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