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  • don’t see people that look like you, how will you fit in? We are taking some important actions. PLU has recently promoted Angie Hambrick to the post of Associate Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability. Angie is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Higher Education from Azusa Pacific University in California. Her research interests include the impact of social justice education on students, faculty, and staff, and the experiences of white individuals who are engaged in anti-racist

  • “The new labs will allow us to fully integrate and maximize simulations into our graduate and undergraduate curriculum,” said Barbara Habermann, dean of the School of Nursing. “The center gives students a place to learn and practice nursing skills before they use them in a hospital setting,” said Jodi Kushner, assistant professor and simulation coordinator in the School of Nursing. “The simulation suites will give students more opportunities to learn clinical judgment and critical thinking

  • these scholarships. My time of history study at PLU inculcated in me the importance of viewing life opportunities and challenges with a dual sense of context and perspective. These themes have been invaluable while engaged in a career of military service, where my travels and duties have taken me to ~30 countries on multiple continents.Lauren '15, Anthropology & PsychologyThank you so much for providing a scholarship opportunity to me. Because of the comprehensive and engaging curriculum I received

  • equipping them with a powerful set of skills and tools from a curriculum designed in collaboration with industry. PLU’s MSF was accepted into the CFA Institutes University Recognized Program in April 2013. PLU’s team started working on its analysis in October after being assigned Zumiez Inc., which sells clothing and gear for skateboarding, snowboarding and surfing (each team is assigned a company whose headquarters is in the same geographic region as the team’s local CFA Society). PLU’s presentation at

  • Emma Stafki ’24 explores the challenges facing Puget Sound orcas in capstone documentary Posted by: mhines / May 17, 2024 Image: Emma Stafki ’24 is a communication studies major from the Key Peninsula. (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) May 17, 2024 By By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Emma Stafki grew up on Washington’s Key Peninsula, hearing stories about a tragedy in 1968. In nearby Vaughn Bay, her grandparents witnessed the heartwrenching capture of Hugo, a three-year-old orca

  • . They are not simply reading about the great thinkers and the great ideas that have made the world what it is – they are systematically dissecting and testing these ideas and looking at them from every perspective. “The conversations I’m having in my IHON classes? I’ve never had conversations like these in my other classes,” said Catherine, an anthropology and global studies major from Bellevue, Wash. Lots of schools have honors programs. They are tough. They require a lot of work. They are limited

  • .” So, for example, Sept. 15’s guest speaker is Peace Scholar Andrew Larsen ’15, while ASPLU President Sarah Smith ’15, a Global Studies major with a concentration in Peace and Conflict Resolution, speaks Sept. 19—and then there’s that contest. September Chapel Calendar: ‘Peace’ Sept. 10: Nancy Connor and Dennis Sepper, University Pastors Musician: Clara Eickhoff ’15, vocalist Sept. 12:  PLU President Thomas W. Krise Musicians: Dr. Greg Youtz, Professor of Music Dr. Richard Nance, Director of Choral

  • Genocide Studies Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education Natalie Mayer Holocaust and Genocide Studies Lecture Annual Raphael Lemkin Lecture Kurt Mayer Summer Scholars and Lemkin Essay contest Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies The Department of Religion Courses throughout history, political science, english, social work, and more. Campus LifePLU is committed to creating inclusive living communities that foster a sense of belonging and comfort for all students. Residential Life at PLU

  • microorganisms, minuscule life forms, wield a vital influence over our planet’s climate. They manage crucial components like carbon and oxygen within the vast oceans and the atmosphere.Over the summer, Professor Angie Boysen and her dedicated team, Lydia Flaspohler ’25, a biology major, and Ryan Fisher ’24, a biology major and environmental studies minor, embarked on a mission to unravel the secrets of these microorganisms. Professor Boysen, Flaspohler and Fisher aimed to understand the compounds these

  • the incoming first year class! Just Mercy, Bryan StevensonComment: Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. This book opens dialogue related to social injustice, our criminal system, and offers some glimpses into hate, discrimination, forgiveness, and redemption. Look