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Full-tuition Scholarship Program Now Open to Yakima Students Pacific Lutheran University has announced the expansion of the Act Six Scholarship to Yakima Valley students, broadening the reach of this highly successful full-tuition, full-need scholarship partnership. Act Six, a leadership and scholarship program that connects local community affiliates with faith- and social justice-based colleges,… November 10, 2020 News, Announcements, Accolades
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environment was driven by hard-working parents who wanted us to have what they did not. And we did. Around the time I was graduating from PLU, my mom got to experience the first-gen feeling, too. She earned her bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Montana. I may have had a bit of a chip on my shoulder as a young college student who faced challenges different than some of my peers at PLU, but the pride I have in myself, my siblings, my mother — and all who share in the first-gen
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, social justice, and leadership. My experience at Pacific Lutheran University was shaped by excellent professors, faculty, staff, and all the people who work every day towards making PLU a safe and caring community. Cross-cultural influences, global events, and guest-lectures have broadened my horizon and provided different perspectives and understandings of the world that I will carry with me towards new goals. If not for the opportunities that I have been presented with, I know that I would not be
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Starr carter, a 16 year old Black young woman, deals with the consequences of watching her childhood friend get killed by a White police officer. Written from Starr’s perspective yet dealing with weighty topics like police brutality, implicit and explicit racism, and social activism, the book is accessible, relevant, and thought-provoking. Students will be expected to read the book before classes start in Fall. We recommend they make good use of the resources available on the PLU Common Reading
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energy that welcomes and embraces your context and that of your client population. My process is to meet people where they are; view them holistically; be non-pathologizing; accounting for both clinical theory and lived experiences. You will find me to be passionate about BIPOC/minority issues, exercising agency and voice, and social justice across all demographics. Expect to engage in conversation around these topics regarding clients as their identities and experiences are impacted by these things
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May 18, 2009 Commencement 2009 This year more than 650 students will make up the graduating Class of 2009 at PLU on May 24 at the Tacoma Dome. Here in their own words are a few insights from graduating students about their time at PLU and the next chapter in their lives. Go HERE to see a complete schedule of Commencement events and activities. Allison Cambronne – Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature & Global Studies (Development and Social Justice Concentration) with a Business
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initiative, which fully funded Panago’s education at PLU. The awardees — the first of whom will be selected this spring — must embody Panago’s values, including a deep passion for social justice. “At Degrees of Change, we are honored to support his family by hosting the memorial scholarship they have created to invest in other emerging community leaders who share Panago’s passion and commitments,” said Tim Herron, the organization’s president. Herron says Panago embodied the Act Six mission, particularly
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software that scrapes data from social media sites using the hashtag as a search tool. Want to see all the Facebook photos tagged with #PacificLutheran or #PLU? This software can do it. Want to read every tweet that makes reference to #election2016? This software can do that too. I am lucky to be here, this opportunity is a privilege. But right now, at this moment, I don’t count myself quite so lucky. Right now, I’m carefully searching hundreds of lines of code for a mistake I know I’ve made. How do I
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surrounding the climate crisis from despair to hope and ultimately to action. I would like to thank my mentors Dr. Rose McKenney, Dr. Christian Gerzso, Dr. Michael Artime, Dr. Michael Behrens, and Dr. Adela Ramos for their deep care, their wealth or knowledge, and their dedicated support throughout the process of creating this project from its inception to its completion. I would like to thank my friends, family, and loved ones for supporting me throughout my academic journey, without whom I’d be lost. I
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the right choice when they asked me: “What do you want to do with your one wild and precious life?” This question, the people I met, and the opportunities all led me to PLU, my second home. My PLU experience: I was one of the lucky few who met their best friends in their orientation group. I found this solid group of friends to encourage me through college. I worked on campus at the concierge desk and the office of Humanities. I was a Resident Assistant in Harstad Hall, President of the Christian
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