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  • Pre-Health Sciences Advising at Pacific Lutheran University provides advising and support to students and alumni who are interested in exploring careers in the health professions including medicine,

    school and so forth. Many pre-health students do choose to major in the natural sciences; however, in recent years there have been students who majored in anthropology, sociology, Hispanic Studies, psychology, and religion. By using the navigation bars on the top of the page, we encourage you to explore this website for information on the different health care careers available to you and how Pre-Health Sciences Advising can help you become a successful candidate for a health-related professional

    Pre-Health Sciences Advising
    253-536-5055
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  • Andrew Schwartz’s journey from PLU sociology major to environmental justice advocate and eco-ministry leader Posted by: Zach Powers / April 15, 2021 Image: Andrew Schwartz ’07, the director of sustainability and global affairs at The Center for Earth Ethics, walks through Mount Tabor Park in Portland, Oregon. (photos and video by Silong Chhun/PLU) April 15, 2021 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterWhen we first catch up with environmental advocate Andrew Schwartz ‘07, he's

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 27, 2016)- Hosted by the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and featuring Holocaust researchers and historians from all over the country, the ninth annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will explore “Women and the Holocaust” Oct. 17-19 at…

    Collaborators,” “Women as Survivors” and “Reconsidering Anne Frank.” (Full conference schedule) The conference keynote speaker is award-winning author and renowned professor of sociology and law Lenore J. Weitzman. Formerly a professor at Stanford University and Harvard University and currently a professor emeritus at George Mason University, Weitzman’s research has led to the 14 new laws in California and was instrumental in reforming national legislation on child support and pensions. Weitzman’s keynote

  • 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.…

    protections for Queer people in housing and employment in the City of Seattle. By studying the political factions that united at this time, Gracie hopes to understand more deeply the importance of coalition-building, in which disparate groups align based on a shared priority, such as labor rights or economic necessity. The faculty mentor for this project is Peter Grosvenor (Global Studies, Sociology). Gracie has served most recently as President of the Associated Students of PLU. The Benson summer

  • Calling all Sociology Alums...Contact us and let us know where you are and what you are doing since leaving PLU. We’d love to hear from you. Email us at soci@plu.edu. Sociology Senior Class of 2012 Sociology Senior Class of 2013 Alumni, please join our PLU Sociology Alumni Facebook page!

  • Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away

    … Homecoming and Family Weekend Bjug Day Christmas Concerts Holocaust Conference 2017 Alumni Awards PLU Celebrates 500 Years of Re•forming Class Notes Class Notes Family and Friends Submit a Class Note Calendar Calendar Calendar Highlights Spotlight: Student-Faculty Research Shaping Health Care Introducing PLU’s first Doctor of Nursing Practice cohort View the story Emotional Labor Landon Packard ’17 says it’s time to rescue the rescuers. The sociology major researched first responders’ emotional labor

  • Acting Provost Joanna Gregson discusses how PLU faculty members embrace their identity as teacher-scholars, and the value of “learning by doing” for students who engage in collaborative research

    Lutes will continue to engage in together. Joanna GregsonActing provost and professor of sociology This issue of ResoLute offers a glimpse into this world of educational exchange, which not only informs the scholarship of students and faculty members alike, but also embodies the university’s mission of service to and care for others and the planet. From scholarly research about unethical medical studies targeting marginalized populations to field research on the effects of vessel traffic on whale

  • Sociology major Allen Tugade ’24 has been a dynamic researcher and student leader at PLU Posted by: Zach Powers / May 28, 2024 Image: (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) May 28, 2024 By Fulton Bryant-Anderson ’23PLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer As a student, Allen Tugade ’24 engaged in academic and applied sociological research on the student population of Pacific Lutheran University. Tugade was a member of Choir of the West and a well-known student leader on campus, serving as a Wild Hope Fellow

  • PLU professor adds ‘board game inventor’ to his résumé.

    him a doctorate degree and, subsequently, a role as visiting assistant professor of sociology at Pacific Lutheran University. His play — which turned out to be a lot of work, too — earned him the title of board game inventor. Ciscell created the cooperative board game “Atlantis Rising,” which was released by Z-Man Games in 2012 after being accepted upon first pitch. “I’ve been into gaming since I was a kid,” Ciscell said. His personal collection of board games amounts to about 200, including

  • Study away programs don’t just take students to countries around the world. Some Lutes stay right in PLU’s backyard.

    more. Zylstra said the program offerings encourage students to stay connected to PLU, while keeping one foot off campus. “We want the pivot foot to be in the community,” he added. TIES is Easley’s first study away experience. She said she appreciates all the opportunities PLU has to offer, but noted that staying at PLU all day every day was a challenge. “I was feeling a little squashed down,” she said. “I wanted to get off campus.” The Hispanic studies and sociology double major from Seattle wants