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  • BIOL 125/126: Molecules, Cells and Organisms/ Genes, Diversity and Ecology Name: Sean Boaglio Hometown: Longview, Wash. Major: Undeclared, leaning Biology Professor: Jacob Egge, assistant professor of biology Sean’s advice to first-year students: “Study with someone. It is a great way to meet people in your…

    classes they will take are Biology 125 and 126. The two-semester set, called the biology introductory core sequence, seeks to lay the educational foundation for the many students who hope to enter fields of biological study including the medical profession. Sean Boaglio ’13 is one of those students. He says he’s seen a lot of students – the best at their high schools – have difficulty adjusting to the intensity of the coursework. It is just so different from high school. “You really have to connect

  • Physics Instructor, Dana Rush, talks about the Hubble Space Telescope in the community room of the GBC. Exploring with Hubble By Chris Albert For more than a decade, the Hubble Space Telescope has been opening doors to the universe. Through its lens, we’ve received astonishing…

    Space Telescope in the community room of the Garfield Book Company last Monday. “The Hubble Space Telescope allows us to observe the heavens at the farthest distances that are possible,” he said. “We really are celestial beings. We’re connected to the heavens and creation in a way you might not imagine.” The lecture was part of the L.I.F.E program, which provides opportunities for mature adults, with the aim of enhancing their personal development with stimulating educational classes. The idea for

  • Opening a window, when the door goes shut By Chris Albert In today’s world, innovation, creativity and ideas are the venture capital of tomorrow, PLU President Loren J. Anderson told the assembled crowd of business leaders at the annual meeting of the Economic Development Board…

    knowledge-based economy.” “High quality, accessible education is more and more crucial, and, yet our educational pipeline is leaking at every joint,” Anderson said. He shared a frightening statistic, that only 18 of 100 eighth grade students in the United States will earn a bachelor’s degree within 10 years of being an 8th grader. “Eighty-two students are being left along the sidelines,” Anderson said. For the 18, the future does look bright, he said. Obtaining a bachelor’s degree correlates to doubling

  • Lutes Follow Their Hearts on Alternative Spring Break Trips James Olson ’14 peers into the Grand Canyon during a previous Alternative Spring Break trip. (Photo: courtesy of James Olson) By Shunying Wang ’15 As the cherry blossoms burst to new life each year, Lutes embark…

    Georgia is an educational tour, during which participants will visit symbolic sites such as the Civil Rights Memorial/Southern Poverty Law Center and the Rosa Parks Museum to learn about the history of the Civil Rights movement. ● The international option: Traveling with PLU’s School of Business to Nicaragua, participants will take a course on how nonprofits and social business can affect the local economy and community through a meaningful project. Students will work as group to install a well for a

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 4, 2015)—Jennifer Warwick, PLU Victim Advocate and Voices Against Violence Project Administrator, has been selected to participate in the national Think Tank on Sexual Violence Prevention on College and University Campuses organized by the Centers for Disease Control. Warwick, who has worked…

    Personal Empowerment Team) and Sex+, as well as the educational programs we do for targeted populations, such as athletes, students studying abroad and incoming students,” Warwick said. “More importantly, I am looking forward to learning other ways of ‘doing’ prevention education that I can bring back to PLU so we can enhance and expand our current programs. This is a fantastic opportunity for me professionally as well as for PLU to be again recognized as experts and leaders in the area of sexual

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 16, 2015)- Classrooms are taking in more students, budgets are decreasing and curricular standards are becoming more rigorous in the modern school atmosphere. With all of the challenges facing today’s educators, one teacher can’t do it alone anymore. Pacific Lutheran University Professor…

    Education and Kinesiology, and his work revolves around the importance of paraeducators and their process. In Gerlach’s words, “paraeducators are vital to student achievement.” Retiring after 35 years of teaching at PLU, Gerlach leaves behind a legacy here and nationally. He has spearheaded paraeducator programs at PLU and wrote two books based around his principles. Supervising Paraeducators in Educational Settings, which he co-authored with Anna Lou Pickett, and Let’s Team Up! A Checklist for Teachers

  • Your investment in scholarships is an investment in the personal and economic well-being of individuals and our communities. With your support, students will join generations of Lutes who are thought leaders, engaged community members, and local leaders. With increasingly diverse lived experiences, their presence on…

    educational practices, and come to education with the knowledge that my students and their families’ voices must be valued and heard. What has your vocational journey looked like since leaving PLU?  I currently work as a school counselor in the Auburn School District, and as an advisor at Seattle Pacific University in their Multi-Ethnic Programs office. Working in the Auburn School District has provided me opportunities to give back to the community that I was raised in and the school system I attended

  • I think we have all heard the infamous phrase, “Those who do not know the past are condemned to repeat it.” For most historians, asking questions about our shared past forces all of us to confront uncomfortable truths about the past with the hope that…

    meaning. In my experience, PLU students always ask tough questions and I am consistently blown away by their intellectual abilities and their fearlessness in challenging accepted opinions.The Holocaust and Genocide Studies MinorThe Holocaust and Genocide Studies program is strongly grounded in PLU’s forty-year dedication to Holocaust Studies and the University’s educational commitment to helping its students develop as global citizens, future leaders, and whole, richly informed persons. Read more

  • Anni Lange ’00 is vice president of marketing and communications for Sound Physicians , a national medical group headquartered in Tacoma. Lange oversees all aspects of marketing and communications including brand management, marketing operations, sales and recruitment marketing and internal and external communications.   Lange majored…

    ,  MultiCare Health System, City of Tacoma, Port of Tacoma, Educational Service District 113, and Chief Leschi Schools. Read Previous A new space for neurodiverse students on campus Read Next Emily Struck ’23 reflects on her time at PLU, captivated by chemistry and research 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

  • Along with the presidents of several of the other private, not-for-profit universities in Washington, I had the honor of meeting with Gov. Jay Inslee yesterday in his office in the Capitol in Olympia. Our main reason for meeting with him was to stress our desire…

    attend our colleges are better supported through their educational journeys and graduate is higher numbers. Gov. Inslee pointed out to us that the coming Legislative Session will be difficult, since the state supreme court has ordered certain expenditures on K-12 education and for mental-health services. The governor pointed out that the state will need to raise revenue to afford all that needs to be done. He noted that Washington used to be 11th in the nation in per-person revenue generating but has