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The International Honors Program is a way to satisfy your Gen Ed requirements at PLU — but in classes that are designed to cut across different academic departments, programs, and labels.
universe have a purpose? Does human history have a direction? What is ‘home’? IHON is also an alternate way to satisfy your general education requirements at PLU. Instead of taking classes offered by specific academic departments, you’ll take courses designed just for IHON, around problems or questions, using diverse methods and ways of thinking. IHON is for any student in any major – you don’t need to have taken honors classes in high school to be successful in IHON! As long as you have the commitment
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students to: examine their values and ethical responsibilities; appreciate the diversity of human experience; acquire the theories, facts, methods, and statistical tools that define the core of our discipline; apply their knowledge in a range of settings (e.g., the workplace, community, or clinic); learn experientially through internships, research practica, and teaching apprenticeships; and communicate their understanding through their capstone projects and participation in the biannual Department of
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range of psychology courses as well as seminars on the development of immigrant youth and families in the US. Her research examines (1) psychosocial wellbeing among transnational and mixed-status migrant families from the Global South, and (2) critical consciousness development in diverse groups of adolescents and young adults. She uses community-based and participatory research methods in her work with youth, families, and communities. Prior to joining the faculty at UWT, Rachel was a Research
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the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, 22 Tribal Colleges, and UW collaborators, she is conducting 2 studies: (a) a psychiatric epidemiology prevalence and correlates study (N=3,202, and (b) a TCU-cultural adaptation of Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS). Dr. Duran has also been Co-PI of an NIMH-funded R25 HIV and Mental Health research training program and a Co-Investigator on an NINR CBPR methods and measures study: Engage for Equity. Bonnie’s past
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TACOMA, WASH. (June 13, 2016)- Kiana Norman ’17 wears a lot of hats. She’s a singer, an actress and a writer. She’s a student, a sister and a daughter. A future world traveler, online journalist and theater critic, if all goes according to plan. But…
her first year at the university in 2014 that Norman made a breakthrough. A combination of her own research and talks with the campus doctor led to a bipolar diagnosis and the proper medication. She built a trusting relationship with a campus counselor and appreciated how consistent and comfortable the Counseling Center was, she said. “I’m happy I know why I am the way I am,” she recalled feeling at the time. “Now, I can figure out the steps to take care of myself.” Fast-forward a couple years
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TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 17, 2016)- MediaLab at Pacific Lutheran University, the multimedia, applied research organization that celebrates 10 years of success this fall, counts more than 200 students as participants throughout the decade. Those participants are invited to mark the organization’s milestone anniversary Nov. 5…
Media Studies, will support continued MediaLab research, scholarship and program improvements. Housed within the School of Arts and Communication’s Center for Media Studies, MediaLab is a group of students who work in pre-professional settings, contracting with external clients in Tacoma, Seattle and beyond. In addition to performing fee-for-service work, student teams over the years also have created more than a dozen award-winning documentaries, providing excellent opportunities for PLU students
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Within the environmental studies curriculum at PLU, the social sciences provide perspectives on the environment from a human point of view, balancing the ecological perspectives contributed by the
Issues.Allison Sheflo '23``The community I’ve found on campus is one I love so deeply,`` says ShefloCombatting climate changeA group of PLU students spent the summer increasing the number of trees in the city to improve the livelihoods of those who live in urban areas.Quick Links My Academic Pathway Internship Funding Experiential Learning and Job Opportunities Sustainability Catalog NatSci Fellows Envt Studies Facebook Undergraduate Research Opportunities Lecture Slides - Nov 2023Bradford Andrews, Associate
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This non-academic division of the university facilitates community, extends learning beyond the classroom, and enhances the quality of campus life.
Welcome to Hospitality Services and Campus Restaurants where it is our purpose and sincere pleasure to serve the Pacific Lutheran University community and its visitors. The entire division supports the PLU mission by providing various essential support services to the campus community. This is a non-academic division of the university that facilitates the creation of community, extends learning beyond the classroom and enhances the quality of campus life. We are comprised of multiple internal
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TACOMA, WASH. (March 10, 2016)- Bradford Andrews has spent a decade inviting his students to participate in archaeological research in the Mount Rainier area. This year, the work helped uncover details about prehistoric hunting groups. “This is the sort of opportunity that can only come…
Mount Rainier National Park archaeologist Greg Burtchard to offer students out-of-class research and internship opportunities to enrich their academic experience. Andrews approached Burtchard in 2008 with the idea and the two have worked together since. “This has been a great opportunity for students and we’re lucky to get to work with these artifacts,” Andrews said. “None of it would be possible without help from Greg Burtchard.” One or two students who show interest each year work with Andrews on
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TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 27, 2016)- The scene: a cramped room somewhere in a Pacific Lutheran University residence hall at the beginning of the millennium. The characters: five nerdy dudes, each with a handful of dice and plenty of junk food. This is “The Gamers,” a…
from 2000. “The cast wants to meet students.” Jacobs said the upcoming on-campus filming brings this group of Lutes full circle. The gang would get together in the late 1990s and game, he said, and after finishing their first PLU Film Society movie, “Demon Hunters,” they went around campus collecting money to fund more advanced equipment for future projects. Jacobs calls it “the original crowdsourcing.” “PLU gave a lot to us,” he said. “The journey started there.” "This is a silly comedy about
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