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  • As a first-generation college student, Georjina Soliai ’23 of Lakewood, Washington wasn’t certain how she would be able to afford college. While going through the college admissions process she learned about the Act Six Scholarship. Act Six is a leadership program that connects local community…

    support offered by Act Six helped Soliai navigate those first months of school. “I think it definitely had a really big impact on my transition,” Soliai said. “Coming into college, unless you have friends going with you, you don’t really know much. Coming in new and having the Act Six group take you under their wing —they were like your big buddy and It was nice to have a set community that you automatically belonged to.” Founded and run by the Tacoma-based nonprofit Degrees of Change, the Act Six

  • The Third Annual Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture – Catching up to Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization Professor Yong Zhao, from the University of Oregon, will examine if education reform in the United States is heading down the right path…

    change course” to maintain leadership in a rapidly changing world. Read Previous 2012 Northwest Horn Symposium Read Next Stolen treasures, stolen lives – the story of the plunder of art in Europe during WWII 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 Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and

  • PLU has been selected to send a team to participate in the Council of Independent College’s 2019 Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts Institute taking place in Atlanta, GA on June 2nd-5th. One of twenty-five campus groups selected via a competitive application process, PLU’s team…

    basic understandings about race, gender, and other identities; historical interpretation and authority; social justice; social and political change; the hidden effects of stereotyping; inclusive pedagogy; and free speech issues; [and] develop realistic plans to enable their institutions to strengthen diversity and civility on campus, both inside and outside the classroom.” The team hopes to engage the campus in using the lessons from the institute to aid in the ongoing development of the Diversity

  • Why the Payment Agreement shouldn’t scare you (& why you need to do it) One of the most important steps to complete before you register for class is  your Payment Agreement  (also known as the Student Financial Agreement). If you haven’t completed yours, now is…

    the agreement: You can complete the agreement on your PLU Banner Self Service student account. You’ll find instructions here on the Financial Services site. What happens if I don’t have the Agreement completed by my class registration appointment? Your student account will be put on hold and we won’t be able to register you for classes until it’s complete. Can I change my payment option later if I need to? Yes! You just have to let the Office of Student Financial Services know in writing

  • Why the Payment Agreement shouldn’t scare you (& why you need to do it) One of the most important steps to complete before you register for class is  your Payment Agreement  (also known as the Student Financial Agreement). If you haven’t completed yours, now is…

    the agreement: You can complete the agreement on your PLU Banner Self Service student account. You’ll find instructions here on the Financial Services site. What happens if I don’t have the Agreement completed by my class registration appointment? Your student account will be put on hold and we won’t be able to register you for classes until it’s complete. Can I change my payment option later if I need to? Yes! You just have to let the Office of Student Financial Services know in writing

  • Seattle University is seeking a full-time Chemistry Lab Manager  Salary Range: $60,300 – $68,100 Open until filled. Seattle University has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The…

    , particularly during busy/stressful times. As described in the duties below, Lab Managers also work closely with departmental faculty, the departmental Senior Administrative Assistant, safety committees, the Academic Safety Officer, and Facilities staff to ensure the labs function smoothly and support the department’s educational goals. The Lab Managers exercise daily independent judgement and have decision-making authority for funds management. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or

  • PLU’s Resident Artist Wins Major Award From Tacoma Arts Commission PLU Resident Artist Jessica Spring works in studio. (Photo courtesy of Jessica Spring) Jessica Spring Will Accept AMOCAT Award—and Exhibit Her Work—in Tacoma Oct. 2 By Taylor Lunka ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker…

    critical life skills: time management, risk taking and, most of all, patience.”Spring also works at Springtide Press, runs the Elliott Press at PLU and is part of the creative duo the Dead Feminists broadsides, a series of letterpress prints highlighting historical feminists. Her work is included in collections around the globe. Spring is currently taking a year of absence from PLU and plans to return in Fall 2015. Along with her fellow award recipients, Spring will be honored at the annual Tacoma Arts

  • MWH Global Featured in History Channel Show April 11 TACOMA, Wash. (April 10, 2015)—Fun fact: The Panama Canal opened 101 years ago. Another? The canal is about to expand to double its capacity. The most fun fact? A Lute is leading the way. Alan Krause…

    fact? A Lute is leading the way. Alan Krause ’76 Alan Krause ’76 is chairman and chief executive officer of MWH Global, an engineering firm that, according to its website, “manage[s] water purity and availability in a sustainable fashion for the health, livelihood and security of people worldwide.” One of its biggest projects is designing and providing construction management on the third set of locks for the Panama Canal Expansion project. This project is the subject of a new episode of the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 23, 2015)- Pacific Lutheran University’s UnPLUgged series aims to entertain, educate and make a difference on campus. UnPLUgged is a series of events that encourage students to recycle their waste and unplug their electronics for the sake of sustainability and education. The…

    to recycle their waste and unplug their electronics for the sake of sustainability and education. The final event of the series will be a recycling fashion show in The Cave on Oct. 30. The Residence Hall Association (RHA) works in conjunction with Associated Students of PLU, Environmental Services and Facilities Management to coordinate and execute UnPLUgged each year. This year’s UnPLUgged events emphasize how PLU community members can be sustainable in tangible, relatable ways. So far, RHA has

  • By Sarah Cornell-Maier ‘19.  This Fall, Pacific Lutheran University is introducing a new class that serves as a gateway to the Innovation Studies Program . Hist/Phil 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society is a team-taught course that combines many different fields of study into one. It…

    such a relevant class is an experience that I think all students should have–and I am majoring in Psychology. Innovation is one of the major change agents in our world, and it also provides the tools to making the world a better place.   By exploring the history of innovation as well as the ethical dimensions of creativity and change, Hist/Phil 248 sets the stage for future explorations–both on campus and beyond. Sarah Cornell-Maier is a Psychology major and an Innovation Studies minor at PLU