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years in politics to health care, social justice Read Next PLU Names New Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs 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 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and

, PLU’s new director of The Center for Community Engagement and Service, at James Sales Elementary School, one of three schools where he is developing a mentoring program. Zylstra is PLU’s new director of The Center for Community Engagement and Service, which operates under the Career Connections department. His job, basically, is to connect PLU to the community, be it through working with faculty to support service-learning in a class, or talking with community leaders about opportunities and

Washington High School students . The center also offers literacy training to adults through free English classes in the evenings. All of this work is coordinated by community-driven and innovative student Assistant Directors: Susan Schowalter ’20, Nick Templeton ‘21, Oliva Cano-Dominguez ‘22, Ashley Careno-Milan ‘21, and Sharlene Rojas-Apodaca ‘22. At least one of these students works in the Center every day it is open. They welcome the community, create curriculum, train volunteers, and support

interdisciplinary minor. The program equips students to find creative solutions to pressing problems and ethical dilemmas, such as providing equitable access to high-tech instruction. Alice Steinglass, President of Code.org Speaker Biography At Code.org, Alice Steinglass manages teams that build curriculum, tools, and software to support introductory computer science classes for students from kindergarten through high school. In addition, her team partners with education and software companies across the high

interdisciplinary minor. The program equips students to find creative solutions to pressing problems and ethical dilemmas, such as providing equitable access to high-tech instruction. Alice Steinglass, President of Code.org Speaker Biography At Code.org, Alice Steinglass manages teams that build curriculum, tools, and software to support introductory computer science classes for students from kindergarten through high school. In addition, her team partners with education and software companies across the high

Community! PLU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service serves as a resource for students, staff, and faculty who want to learn and serve in the context of the Parkland and Tacoma community. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Rick Barot’s poem “The Galleons” is published in The New Yorker magazine… Read Next Intersections: Fall Edition Features PLU Faculty Members LATEST POSTS Intersections: Called and Empowered (and Assessed) April 29, 2022 Intersections: Called to Place November 10

Resources at ext. 7185. Nominations will be evaluated by a committee including representatives of the Administrative Staff Council, with finalists being reviewed and approved by President’s Council. Up to five individuals will be selected and then presented with an honorarium of $500 at PLU’s holiday and recognition luncheon for faculty, administrators, staff, and retirees. This year’s luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, December 13. Deadline for nominations is Friday, November 9. If you have any

Family Community used to be housed in Foss Hall, which is no longer open. Read Previous Goal!! PLU Soccer Teams Bond—and Win—on 10-Day Trip to England Read Next A Silent Story: PLU Faculty Member is a Witness to Refugee Crisis 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 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how

of more than 22,000 students from business schools across the country to determine the best places to earn a Master of Business Administration. Published in October, the Best Value Schools rankings were determined by evaluating the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator and PayScale data to consider the schools based on graduation rate, net price, acceptance rate and a 20-year net return on investment. The 12th place ranking in Washington state specifically cited PLU’s “level

Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites Summer 2018 REU program Posted by: alemanem / January 24, 2018 January 24, 2018 The application for Summer 2018 REU program is now open.  Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2) provides undergraduate students a chance to participate in industry-directed fundamental research opportunities in the fields of bioplastics and biocomposites. The students will gain hands-on experience with synthesis, processing, and characterization of biobased plastics