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  • By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org…

    convivial was popularized by Ivan Illich in his 1973 book, Tools for Conviviality. It is still surprisingly relevant.) For high school students who become interested in computing, there are a wide range of subjects that they can study in college to think about the implications of computational thinking in industry and society. We’re really at the beginning of a surge in computer science, artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, technical education, and the history and ethics of computing. Computer

  • PLU Theatre & Dance has a robust production history. Please take some time to browse some of our past shows.2021-2022MAKE ‘EM LAUGH: a musical revue October 1-2 @ 7:30pm; Eastvold Auditorium Director: Jeff Clapp; Music Director: Zachary Kellogg; Choreographer: Sarah Seder A hilarious evening of comedic songs performed by PLU’s brightest talents! Alpha Psi Omega presents THE LARAMIE PROJECT by by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project October 28-30 @ 7:30pm; Studio Theatre

  • PLU Theatre & Dance has a robust production history. Please take some time to browse some of our past shows. 2022-2023WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR: a musical revue October 7 @ 7:30pm and October 8 @ 5:30pm; Eastvold Auditorium Director: Tom Smith; Music Director: Zachary Kellogg; Choreographer: Sarah Seder An evening of favorite Disney songs performed by PLU’s brightest talents! Alpha Psi Omega presents SHE KILLS MONSTERS by Qui Nguyen October 27-29 @ 7:30pm; Studio Theatre Director: Caylin

  • Originally constructed in 1952, Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, formerly Eastvold Hall, was restored thanks to a $10 million bequest from the university’s most generous benefactress, Karen Hille Phillips, in addition to gifts from many other donors. KHP houses various faculty offices, music practice rooms, theatre support facilities and two large classrooms. Planning for restoration and expansion of the building began in 1996, and in 2005 the architectural firm NBBJ was

  • “A Queer History of PLU” follows the experiences of four queer PLU community members and three of their allies.Many of these stories begin in the 1990s, a decade that, for queer Lutes, was symbolically ushered in by the joint decision of two professors—Beth Kraig and Tom Campbell—to come out of the closet in The Mast in 1993. Their coming out, and the student activist groups that were coalescing simultaneously, helped shift the campus climate for queer folks. PLU Pastor Jen Rude also speaks to

  • Can the Innovation Studies minor help you to be more (well…) innovative? By Damian Alessandro. Innovation .  If you read the popular press, you’ll see that this word is constantly thrown around in professional settings. But what does it mean? For some, innovation is all about progression and disruption. One of the defining ideologies of our time,… November 8, 2017 Damian Alessandrodisruptionentrepreneurial thinkinghistory of technologyInnovation minorinterdisciplinary

  • computer science education news for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Alice Steinglass Visits October 9 for Workshop and Lecture Computer science drives innovation throughout the US economy, but the subject remains neglected or marginalized in K-12 education. Can more be done to improve student access to this important way of thinking? Please join Alice Steinglass of Code.org  on October 9, 2018 at Pacific Lutheran… October 1, 2018 Alice SteinglassCode.orgcomputer science educationDale E. Benson LectureInnovation Studies

  • 253.535.7272 www.plu.edu/education/ educ@plu.edu Allison Drago, Ed.D., Associate Dean The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership prepares school leaders to meet the demands of school and district leadership. The program equips leaders to implement programs, policies, and practices to improve outcomes for all students. Students can apply to one of two options within the doctorate of education: The Ed.D. with Washington Superintendent Certification includes a year-long internship in a P-12 district

  • aims to produce global citizens, future leaders, and whole, richly-informed persons. At the heart of the University is the general education curriculum. Through this program of study, students begin the process of shaping not only a career, but more importantly a life of meaning and purpose. This general education, in which students grapple with life’s most fundamental questions, is deepened and complemented by the specialized work students undertake in their majors. An education is a process, and