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TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 10, 2015)—Being a Lute sure does come with perks: unlimited access to lectures, free previews to PLU productions and on-campus leadership opportunities, just to name a few. Here are a few student-specific perks you may not have heard about: Music Lessons Have…
opportunity to volunteer or grow their own food. Take a look at the PLU Community Garden’s website, or email garden@plu.edu. Read Previous Ann Kullberg ’79 Draws on Her PLU Education to Create an Art Empire Read Next PLU Students Check In From Summer Internships COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating
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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 12, 2016)- Steinar Bryn’s peacebuilding work has kept him busy in Norway, eastern Europe and elsewhere around the world, but his ties to Pacific Lutheran University run deep. The repeat Nobel Peace Prize nominee has developed and supported dialogue centers in the…
gene is dominant, not recessive,” she said. Read Previous South Sound higher education leaders shake up what’s comfortable to examine diversity, racism and privilege Read Next PLU joins national ranks of prestigious honor society Phi Kappa Phi COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth
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TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 6, 2016)- The scholarship of a Pacific Lutheran University faculty member has evolved into a three-part, cross-cultural project that brings together artists and scholars from around the world. Paul Manfredi, chair of Chinese studies, recently published his book “ Modern Poetry in…
brings people and art (broadly understood) together in very meaningful ways,” Manfredi said. Read Previous PLU president, spouse rappel down Hotel Murano in downtown Tacoma for first Habitat Challenge fundraiser Read Next Annual Meant to Live event focuses on interdisciplinary education, features Chicago Library CEO Brian Bannon ’97 COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST
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By Michael Halvorson, ’85. The Benson Program in Business and Economic History is pleased to announce the selection of three student-faculty research teams for Summer 2021. The fellowships are selected by the Innovation Studies steering committee and funded through the generous support of Dale E.…
Foundation. Summer 2021 marks the 6th year of Benson research activity and brings the total number of student fellowship recipients to 13. Recent program graduates have gone on to work in education, the high-tech sector, government, and business. Six students have also attended graduate school in the disciplines of history, education, medicine, and social sciences. A Podcast about History and Innovation Fulton Bryant-Anderson (History, Communication) has received funding to pursue the intersections of
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TACOMA, WASH. (June 28, 2016)- There were lots of tears as band members from Tamana Girls High School in Japan said farewell to their new friends from Graham-Kapowsin High School, located about 13 miles southeast of Pacific Lutheran University. Miho Takekawa, percussion instructor at PLU…
said. “We learn from each other,” she said. “That’s very special to witness. I can see both sides learning so much.” The partnership is ongoing, going into Takekawa’s 10th year teaching at PLU. She said the plan is to continue to grow and strengthen that partnership. In January 2017, Gerhardstein will use a grant from the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education to conduct a music research project in Japan, she noted. Takekawa will accompany him, as well as a couple of students from G
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PLU New Faculty Orientation for new faculty is not a one-time event but continues throughout the academic year.
continues throughout the academic year. It serves the following purposes: to welcome you into this community of teacher-scholars and our common educational mission; to help you explore the distinctive character of Lutheran higher education; to provide resources to support your teaching, a sense of our students, and important information regarding schedules and deadlines; and assist you in achieving a healthy balance between teaching, professional activity, and service to the university. PLU seeks to
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The globe is Charles Bergman’s classroom and research lab, and he’s collected many colorful stories as souvenirs along the way.
souvenirs along the way. Bergman, professor of English at Pacific Lutheran University, has gone undercover to bust illegal wildlife smugglers. He’s released parrots into the wild. And, as many students who traveled with him know, he’s talked to penguins. In this video, adapted for a past conference on resources and strategies in Lutheran higher education, Bergman discusses his firsthand experiences learning about the beloved birds in the arctic and other animals around the world. He describes the
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PLU is a place that gives you the tools to find your strengths, pursue your passions and experience the world!
to find it in working with high school students in their college search process. Graduated from: Pacific Lutheran University Major: Communication with an emphasis in Public Relations & Advertising Minor: Religion Graduate Degree: MEd in Higher Education, Central Washington University Hillary works with students from: Peninsula School District, Tacoma private schools, and Federal Way, Highline, Kent, Renton and Tukwila School Districts. She also works with students from Arizona, Nevada and
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PLU has something for everybody no matter what your interests are. It’s a home away from home, as the small-school atmosphere creates an innate feeling of community.
offer no matter who you are, and being the first in his family to attend college, he wants to help you explore all the opportunities that come with higher education! Graduated from: Pacific Lutheran University Major: Kinesiology with an Exercise Science concentration Max works with students from: Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Skamania, Thurston and Wahkiakum counties, and Oregon state.Easy conversation starters: He loves the technical aspects of music production. He follows
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PLU Peace Corps program prepares Lutes for service work abroad.
was easy. After mapping out the Peace Corps certificate requirements, Tamara Williams and Joel Zylstra — directors of the Wang Center for Global Education and the Center for Community Engagement and Service, respectively — found that some students were already completing the program just based off their majors. “It was global studies, environmental studies and Hispanic studies,” Zylstra said. “When there is overlap like that it’s kind of like ‘why not?’” Zylstra and Williams were approached by the
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