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PLU School of Nursing program earns $350,000 grant to continue commitment to helping underserved communities Posted by: Kari Plog / July 18, 2016 Image: A PLU nursing student with the Family Nurse Practitioner program works with a patient at the Sumner Senior Center. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) July 18, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (July 18, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Nursing earned $350,000 to further its long history of placing Family

Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History, where participants in a workshop and lecture will discuss strategies to address this important issue. From 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Ms. Steinglass will participate in a workshop with Heavenly Cole (Lincoln High School) and Laurie Murphy (PLU) to discuss the importance of teaching computer science at the high school and college level (Xavier Hall, Nordquist 201). Benson Family Chair Michael Halvorson will act as organizer and MC. Elementary school

Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available online on Eventbrite. $10 – General admission; $5 – 60+, military, alumni and students; free – 18 and younger. Each year, about 40-50 students participate in the spring dance concert. Allison Zakharov, a Kinesiology major and Dance minor, is one of the many talented student artists participating in this spring’s performance. She is performing in her own choreographed piece, as well as the faculty and guest artist piece. “Transitioning from

and helps students understand their significant historical and social function. Prague This is the fifth time that Dr. Edwin Powell, Professor of Music and Director of Bands, is leading this course to Austria, Germany, and the Czech Republic. In an area known as a hotbed for the great classical composers, this region’s rich music tradition continues to this day. Dr. Powell says, “Each time I teach this class there are new performances and experiences to be shared. The content is different each

Trinity Lutheran Church in Parkland, WA. The Lyric Brass Quintet is the resident faculty brass ensemble at PLU. Its members teach private lessons at PLU and are all active solo, chamber, and orchestral performers throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The players enjoy performing a wide range of repertoire from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century, including several works that have been commissioned for them. The members of the Lyric Brass get along surprisingly well with each other given

top 10 percent have really pulled away from the rest of us.” And this pulling apart of the economic classes hasn’t been repeated in other developed countries, he noted. It’s an American phenomenon. Globalization and the rise of the economies in Southeast Asia hold some of the answer, he said. But not as much as you might think. Much of the change of socio-economic conditions can be traced to the money following those with the highest technical skills, Lindert said in a recent interview

behavior fosters estrangement rather than connection, and it ignores the complexity of every person.  We must be aware of systemic injustice and inequity, while also welcoming open and honest dialogue to bridge our divides.  To that end, we invite all community members to an open session to discuss the impact of Charlottesville on Thursday, August 17 from 12-1pm in the AUC Atrium.  I look forward to seeing you there. PLU is a better place because of our diversity and because we value the critical

leadership, creative innovation, global awareness and ethical responsibility. It is designed for both business and non-business majors. The program offers a small class size and can be completed in as little as nine months.  “We recommend PLU as an excellent choice for an aspiring MBA,” said Rob Franek, The Princeton Review’s editor-in-chief. “What makes our Best Business Schools list unique is that we factor in data from our surveys of students attending the schools about their campus and classroom

PLU myself, I know the value of a PLU education and where it can take you professionally. I couldn’t be more proud of my alma mater for investing in these future leaders!” With this new agreement, PLU will provide accepted students a dollar-for-dollar match of scholarships awarded by Palmer Scholars. These students will be guaranteed a $3,000 Palmer Scholars Scholarship and a $3,000 PLU Scholarship on top of any merit or need-based scholarships they qualify for.  “We are pleased and honored to

Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available online on Eventbrite. $10 – General admission; $5 – 60+, military, alumni and students; free – 18 and younger. Each year, about 40-50 students participate in the spring dance concert. Allison Zakharov, a Kinesiology major and Dance minor, is one of the many talented student artists participating in this spring’s performance. She is performing in her own choreographed piece, as well as the faculty and guest artist piece. “Transitioning from