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  • PLU Teaching Online program incorporates technology into learning, enhances brick-and-mortar experience Posted by: Kari Plog / February 22, 2016 Image: Craig Cornwall reviewing watercolor paintings for his PLUTO online class at PLU on Monday, March 9, 2015. (Photo/John Froschauer) February 22, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 22, 2016)- Kevin O’Brien has been teaching at Pacific Lutheran University for about a decade. But last summer was the first time the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 21, 2016)- Senior Tyler Dobies and first-year Caitlin Johnston say spring break changed their lives. While some Pacific Lutheran University students may have gone on vacation or had fun in the sun, other Lutes – like Johnston and Dobies – were busy…

    . Even though this is a very short trip, she said all study away experiences are worthwhile. “It’s a whole new experience to be able to leave campus and take your learning on the road,” she said. “The power of education away is that you can learn so much and use a place as a text, really studying the place you visit and applying your learning and skill sets to your experience there.” Grover said other spring break programs in partnership with the Wang Center included a geoscience fieldwork trip that

  • The curriculum prepares students to pursue careers in research and the health sciences or to apply their biology interests to careers as diverse as science education and public health.

    Studying biology teaches you how to think and how to observe your world.To learn biology is more than just learning facts! It’s learning how to answer questions, how to develop strategies to obtain answers and how to recognize the answers as they emerge. The department is dedicated to encouraging students to learn science in both an intuitive and logical way.It encourages students to independently question, probe, experiment and experience the natural world around us as well as life under a

    Department of Biology
    Rieke Science Center, Room 159 Tacoma, WA 98447
  • The PLU Computer Science department has small class sizes, dedicated and caring faculty, great facilities, and an excellent curriculum.

    writing code for software simulations of proteins, creating the next big video game, or developing a social application that connects people in new ways.  The possibilities seem limitless. Software is a fundamental part of modern life.  Most of what we do runs on software, and the world needs quality people to create that software.  At PLU, we strive to educate our students to be responsible citizens, critical thinkers, effective communicators, and to value life-long learning.  Employers value our

    Department of Computer Science
    253-535-8700
    Morken Center Room 252 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • PLU Hispanic and Latino Studies students learn to think critically in a complex world through the study of the Spanish language, linguistics, literature, film, and a vast array of cultural

    Parker Brocker-Knapp ’23 grew up in Portland, but Puget Sound never seemed far—thanks to close family ties to PLU. We sat down with Brocker-Knapp to learn more about how this senior made the most of his time at PLU. Read More Language, Literature, Film, and Cultural Studies Arte callejero en Oaxaca, México Engaging Learning Communities Spanish for Heritage Speakers, Class of 2020: Ashley Carreño-Millan, Brenda Ochoa, Valeria Pinedo Chipana, Dr. Emily Davidson, Omar Miranda, Óscar Cantú, Sandra

    Hispanic and Latino Studies
    253-536-5132
    Administration Building Room 220 H Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • Misty Berlin Instructional Technologies Team Manager Email: berlinma@plu.edu Biography Biography Provides technology learning support to students, faculty, and staff to develop and improve their skills. Teaches and assists technology training workshops to classes for various software programs and learning tools. Creates instructional digital media materials such as videos and guides. Also serves as a consultant for technical, creative, and design support for projects.

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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…

    Celebrate Computer Education Week Posted by: halvormj / December 5, 2018 Image: Halvorson discusses software and online learning with a student at PLU. December 5, 2018 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, an important non-profit organization committed to training

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 10, 2016)- Typically, summer allows college students to take advantage of free time that’s hard to come by during the academic year. But for many Lutes, summer is a time to work hard and continue their vocational endeavors. Students travel, work internships…

    month he spent in Fort Knox, Kentucky, and the month in Fort Benning, Georgia. “One evening, in Fort Benning, we went for a night run at 3 a.m., in full uniform and it was 70 degrees out,” he said, “and humid.” When he is not sweating the summer heat, Mejia studies graphic design at PLU. While he enjoys art and photography, he came to PLU to fulfill a dream of serving as an officer in the U.S. military. “I’ve always wanted to join the military and at the same time, I’ve always wanted to go to

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 25, 2016)- Erik Hammerstrom, assistant professor of East Asian and comparative religions, teaches Pacific Lutheran University students the fundamentals of Buddhism from the shores of Honolulu, Hawaii, to the streets of Chengdu, China. Now, the course has arrived in a more familiar…

    . “Through this class students are learning about religion but they are also able to understand the importance of place, history of place, immigration and diversity. These kinds of things, that aren’t far away,” Hammerstrom said. “You can go away to learn about Buddhism, but you can also learn about Buddhism in your backyard.” The course is split into three sections: first, students studied Buddhism as a general religion and then the immigration history of Tacoma. As the semester finishes, students leave

  • Knutson Lecture

    , write, and give lots of public talks as a member of the Jewish Studies faculty at San Francisco State University. Thanks to the Goldman Family (think Levi Strauss), I hold an endowed research chair in Jewish Studies and Social Responsibility, gifting me a platform to talk about my passion for Jewish social justice. I believe it’s a scholar’s obligation (and privilege) to “complicate the narrative and deepen learning.” I bring that motto to every place I teach. Whatever you learned growing up about