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interviews for the scholarship program. “It was really profound,” she said. “He really made me think.” And that never changed, she stressed. Pierce says Panago approached everything — at PLU and beyond — with quiet reflection. He was very studious, she added, putting school and family first. “One of the things I always appreciated about him is that he always valued his education,” Pierce said. “A lot of us in the cadre were similar that way, but out of all us in the cadre he had the hardest major
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these systems at their source.One way that we strive to do this work every day at PLU is by helping to ensure that all students have access to a purposeful, transformative education. PLU’s mission—to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care, for others, for their communities, and for the earth—is hardwired in Lutheran higher education’s core belief that study in the liberal arts is a liberating experience, freeing the learner from ignorance and a life focused
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is a safe place. Organizations like Safe Streets, Garfield Street Business Association (GSBA), Franklin Pierce School District, Pierce County Higher Education Safety/Security Directors group, Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, Pierce County Fire and Rescue, and the FBI Seattle. These relationships are essential in helping make PLU a safe place. You can play a role in making PLU a safe campus by speaking up when things just do not feel right. Campus Safety personnel are on campus and available 24
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with experience in television, technology and higher education and serves on the SOAC advisory board. Heacox’s resume includes time as a network executive in New York and Los Angeles with NBC, and the first director of the Paul F. Harron Graduate Program in Television Management at Drexel University. He currently serves as president and general manager of KING 5, KONG and NWCN. “The best part of my job is watching people work together at the top of their individual games. With a unified mission
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Expertise Cosmology Particle Physics String Theory Selected Presentations University of Vienna, Cosmological Chaos, Complexity, and the OTOC, Vienna, Austria (October 2020) de-Sitter Constructions in String Theory Workshop, Constraints on dS from Higher Dimensions, Institut de Physique Theorique, CEA Saclay, Paris, France (December 2019) Pacific Lutheran University, String Cosmology: Connecting the Physics of the Very-Big and the Very-Small, Tacoma, WA (March 2011) University of Winnipeg, String
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that optometry is (or is not) the right path for you. Shadowing is more than “following an optometrist around,” but instead provides an opportunity to begin the learning process that will extend throughout your education and your career as an optometrist. It is also important that you consider what you’ve learned during your time shadowing. When you complete your application, you will need to be prepared to discuss your experiences with optometry in detail as well as communicate that information
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that optometry is (or is not) the right path for you. Shadowing is more than “following an optometrist around,” but instead provides an opportunity to begin the learning process that will extend throughout your education and your career as an optometrist. It is also important that you consider what you’ve learned during your time shadowing. When you complete your application, you will need to be prepared to discuss your experiences with optometry in detail as well as communicate that information
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into the Diversity Center in the first place was Tacoma MESA, a program that helps prepare underrepresented students for STEM-related higher education. Elizabeth worked with MESA as a tutor for elementary students. MESA introduced them to the Rieke Scholar program, and Elizabeth stuck around in the Diversity Center for the rest of their time at PLU. Now, Elizabeth carries over what they learned in the Diversity Center into their life as a grad student at Iowa State University. This includes the way
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Providing Classroom AccommodationsAccommodating students with disabilities in higher education is an active collaborative effort between faculty, students, disability services and staff. Coordinated efforts and support from departmental, administrative, facilities, and other student service personnel can also enhance the overall accessibility of the postsecondary environment for students with disabilities. Faculty Notification LettersFaculty Notification Letters are emailed to professors once
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AssistantshipThe graduate assistantship program offers MFA students an opportunity to participate in academic and administrative activities that will enhance their graduate education experience, as well as provide financial assistance. Award amount: Up to $2,000 Number of awards: Varies Criteria: Students with skills in editing and proofreading, publishing, and other administrative work will be considered for the assistantship. Terms of the award: Students engage in off-campus work-study, helping the MFA
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