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  • Cassio Vianna has been a teacher since he was 8 years old. At that time, his mother was learning to play the organ and Vianna decided to go with her to her lessons rather than stay at home with his siblings.  “To this day, my…

    and re-explain the teacher’s directions,” he recalls. He learned to play the organ himself, as well as the piano, then earned bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in music. He is now an assistant professor of music and the director of jazz studies at PLU, and his role as an educator stretches far beyond the correcting and re-explaining of his early days. Vianna aims to teach his students about balance, especially when it comes to innovation in jazz music. “Improvisation, creativity, and

  • Career Connections and Alumni and Constituent Relations are partnering to bring students to Amazon HQ in Seattle on President’s Day, Monday, February 19 from 9:00 am – 5:30 pm. The visit will include: free lunch, networking with alumni, and touring Amazon HQ. Transportation from PLU…

    Opportunities Board by February 12 is requested. Questions? Contact Career Connections (career@plu.edu; 253-535-7459) Dr. Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies at PLU recently shared this article “Alexa and Innovation Research at Amazon” articulating why PLU students should take advantage of this excellent opportunity to visit Amazon. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Paul O. Ingram Lecture announced Read Next PLU’s Center for Gender Equity welcomes new Interim Director LATEST

  • 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…

    Mount Rainier National Park archaeologist Greg Burtchard to offer students out-of-class research and internship opportunities to enrich their academic experience. Andrews approached Burtchard in 2008 with the idea and the two have worked together since. “This has been a great opportunity for students and we’re lucky to get to work with these artifacts,” Andrews said. “None of it would be possible without help from Greg Burtchard.” One or two students who show interest each year work with Andrews on

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 12, 2016)- Jane Wong knows good poetry when she hears it. The published poet, who is a visiting assistant professor of English at Pacific Lutheran University, was impressed with her students’ prose and wanted to share them off campus. “They are real…

    noted it to the crowd, prompting oohs and ahhs.   Khilfeh just discovered this year that she enjoys writing poetry. Initially, she planned on only majoring in fiction writing. But after taking Wong’s class, she realized she was “much worse at fiction,” she said. Her newfound interest in poetry didn’t make her invincible to stage fright, however. “Oh man, I was nervous,” she said of her reading. “I’m not a great public person. I’m more writerly, quiet, to yourself. It was nerve racking.” But Khilfeh

  • Curt Malloy, left, and Barbara Naess juggle in the shadows of a volcano in Volcán Santiaguito, Guatemala. (Photo: Bill Latham) Juggling His Way to a Career in Global Health By Valery Jorgensen ’15 Juggling has become more than an act for Curt Malloy ’88. Malloy…

    exactly what I want to do,” Malloy said about his new job. And, in a way, Malloy even juggles all three of his degrees in his current career. “The intersection of science and public health and law has really been valuable in terms of opening up doors and demystifying what is going on—be it activities in the laboratory, in the clinic or in licensing global health technology to commercialization partners,” Malloy said. Malloy grew up globally, since his dad worked in the military, but moved to Puyallup

  • More than 140 health care providers, educators, and community leaders gathered earlier today at Pacific Lutheran University for the announcement of the Partnership for Health Innovation. The exciting new partnership unites PLU, MultiCare, and Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine around two…

    PLU, MultiCare and WSU’s College of Medicine roll out exciting new health care partnership Posted by: Zach Powers / February 7, 2024 February 7, 2024 More than 140 health care providers, educators, and community leaders gathered earlier today at Pacific Lutheran University for the announcement of the Partnership for Health Innovation. The exciting new partnership unites PLU, MultiCare, and Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine around two common goals: preparing

  • A new exhibition titled, Finding Tacoma: The Changing Faces of the Northwest Environment will feature the latest photographs by Bea Geller, drawn from work completed during her recent sabbatical. The gallery show runs March 7 to April 4, 2018 with an opening reception on March…

    Hall. The opening reception is free and open to the public. Professor Geller held her position as photography professor at PLU for 33 years. She was also the first woman to be tenured in the Department of Art and Design. Originally from New York, Geller completed her undergraduate degree from New York University Film School where she studied with Haig Manoogian. Her graduate degree in photography was completed at Rochester Institute of Technology where she worked with Brad Hindson, Owen Butler, Bea

  • by Jon Grahe, Professor of Psychology at PLU It never occurred to me that I needed the Open Science Framework (OSF) . It was shared with me because the developers knew that I was interested in trying to create large scale collaborative research projects, and…

    benefit from using the OSF as our shared workspace. In the classroom, the OSF provides a platform for students to share their work easily and privately with their partner; they can also include the instructor or the public. The OSF is not limited to psychology, or sciences. My 16-year-old daughter is using the OSF to conduct her own independent art study by uploading a weekly activity and seeking feedback from mentors. She can even share her artwork with her grandparents just for their own enjoyment

  • Despite the challenges and uncertainty of life during the pandemic, PLU student Gurjot Kang ’21 is focused on her future after graduation. Kang is interning with the Tacoma Housing Authority to help build her skills and improve the community through this difficult time. Kang —…

    political science double major from Auburn, Washington—was connected with THA through Degrees of Change’s Seed Internships program which helps pair local university students with internships throughout the Greater Tacoma area. “I was inspired to go local because I’ve loved PLU for four years and I wanted to use the skills I’ve been building to benefit and leave an impact on the community that surrounds me,” Kang said.  Kang works as a policy innovation and evaluation (PIE) and communications intern

  • PLU professor and psychology department chair Tiffany Artime and her collaborator from Wellesley College Centers for Women are leading a team of researchers and stakeholders who envision a future where evidence-based trauma treatments are integrated into university counseling services, empowering students to thrive. Artime and…

    -behavioral therapy called Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation into the practice of 31 counseling centers at community colleges, large public universities, and small private schools. Artime says the therapy — commonly referred to as STAIR — offers flexible core treatment components that can be effective tools for counselors working with students who have survived combat, accidents, sexual assault, and other traumatic experiences.  “STAIR is modular and flexible, focusing on emotion