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Former PLU Student and Instructor Andrew Milton Explores School Success in New Book Posted by: Sandy Dunham / November 26, 2014 November 26, 2014 By Brenna Sussman ’15 PLU Marketing & Communication Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 24, 2014)—Longtime teacher (and former PLU student and instructor) Andrew Milton has released his first book, centered on the regulations and social expectations that are harmful to our schools. Milton has been involved with education and schools his whole career
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Education Career Fair Brings Major Employers to Campus—and Results in Immediate Jobs Posted by: Sandy Dunham / April 6, 2015 Image: Students and employers connect at the Education Career Fair at PLU on March 18. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 6, 2015 By Taylor Lunka ’15PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (April 6, 2015)—Last year, Pacific Lutheran University’s undergraduate Education program achieved a 100-percent hiring rate, while the graduate program saw 90 percent of its
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Associate Professor and Chair Heather Mathews receives 2023 Faculty Excellence Award in Service Posted by: Jeffrey Roberts / January 25, 2024 Image: Heather Mathews, Associate Professor and Chair of the Communication, Media & Design Arts Program (PLU Photo) January 25, 2024 By Jeffrey RobertsPLU Marketing & CommunicationsThe Faculty Excellence Award in Service recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates academic leadership and who influences the life of the university through service in areas
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in thought and feeling to those questions, is experienced —and often experienced as some kind of gift come ‘unawares.’” David Tracy, Analogical Imagination “When the two-dimension figure in Flatland meets the three-dimensional sphere, it neither sees a sphere nor has any sense that there is more than what it sees —namely, a two-dimensional circle, that piece of a sphere its plane runs through.” Robert Kegan, ln Over Our Heads:The Mental Demands of Modern Life In the gap between Robert Kegan’s
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June 15, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smw51O_JTNI Kelvin Adams ’12, explains his capstone – a trebuchet. It’s all physics for this Lute as he prepares for the next chapter in his life. Kelvin Adams – Bachelor of Science in physics, minor in mathematics Compiled and edited by Chris Albert – news editor; video by Katie Martell – video producer This past Spring, Kelvin Adams ’12 graduated from PLU. Before he left for the next chapter in his life, he shared his thoughts about what brought
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dancers so that she can be entertained and be happy.” Ragoonanan fiddled with black bird feathers on a headband, then glued more pieces of feathers onto a modified headband lined with wires. He said it takes approximately 18 hours to make seven headpieces, and about three days to hand-stitch one costume. After staying home the entire week of Spring Break, Ragoonanan has reached his goal of completing all the costumes he needs for his dance, which will be showcased in the April 11-12 Dance Concert 2014
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Rediscovery: Dr. Jenkins and the Texts of Hermann Broch Posted by: Matthew / December 4, 2017 Image: Professor Jen Jenkins at the grave of Herman Broch in Connecticut. December 4, 2017 By Clayton Regehr '18PLU HumanitiesOccasionally, we are fortunate enough to find things that are more exciting than what we are searching for. This is certainly true for Dr. Jen Jenkins, Associate Professor of German in the Languages and Literature Department at Pacific Lutheran University.Dr. Jenkins spent the
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delicious! The students in the Trinidad program always read a novel by Earl Lovelace, one of Trinidad’s two most famous authors (the other is V.S. Naipaul). Lovelace wrote The Dragon Can’t Dance in 1979 which has remained one of the most loved and read novels in Trinidad’s history. It is an amazing read in part because Lovelace has a unique style and cadence (which earned him the Commonwealth Prize for Literature in the 1990s for another novel, Salt). Dr. Youtz said, “It has never been more important
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Aaron Bell ’04: A Philosopher in Finance Aaron Bell applies philosophy and psychology principles to wealth management Posted by: Zach Powers / September 8, 2023 Image: Aaron Bell ’04 double majored in psychology and individualized studies at PLU. He is now a partner and wealth advisor at Cannataro Family Capital Partners. (photo by Sy Bean/PLU) September 8, 2023 By Lisa Patterson '98Resolute Guest WriterPLU graduate Aaron Bell ’04 learned early on that life is full of pathways — and that it was
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Franklin Pierce and Bethel school districts. In addition to academic tutoring, the center also offers language tutoring for English and Spanish language learners. New collaborative programs emerged after the pandemic, like a recurring community meal established by PLU and Trinity Lutheran Church. Sponsored by ELCA’s Congregations Lead Initiative, the monthly meals are held at Trinity, across the street from PLU. About 100 people attend each month. More than two dozen volunteers produce the event, most
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