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  • Prayer Possible Junior Bashair Alazadi prays five times a day but had no place to worship. Although Pacific Lutheran University has designated areas, like Tower Chapel, for Christian students to pray, there was no space specifically set aside for students of other faiths. “I’m a…

    March 28, 2011 Prayer Possible Junior Bashair Alazadi prays five times a day but had no place to worship. Although Pacific Lutheran University has designated areas, like Tower Chapel, for Christian students to pray, there was no space specifically set aside for students of other faiths. “I’m a Shia Muslim,” Alazadi said. “And I found from my first year at PLU that I could spend the entire day on campus and not find a comfortable place to pray.” Concerned that on-campus students and commuter

  • Twenty-one new scholarships will be created for PLU students from underrepresented backgrounds preparing to become STEM educators, thanks to a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant, which provides funding over the next three years, will help extend existing collaborations between the…

    million grant from the National Science Foundation.The grant, which provides funding over the next three years, will help extend existing collaborations between the university’s Division of Natural Sciences, Education Department and partner districts Clover Park and Franklin Pierce to improve K-12 STEM teacher preparation and induction.  “The grant is a big deal for us,” said Ksenija Simic-Muller, PLU’s Chair of Mathematics and a leading force behind the university’s proposal. “It will allow us to

  • By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer One way to increase student engagement with course content is to promote a variety of instructional resources that provide multiple perspectives or methods of delivery. When planning instructional content, consider how content posted online can enhance the learning taking place…

    include: Videos posted online to watch before or after class Online instructional content posted for remediation or a deeper exploration of topics Student-generated content shared using wikis, blogs, or websites Open educational resources (OERs), including videos and websites Publisher resources, including websites, tutorials, games, videos, and simulations Using existing resources can save you time and effort by utilizing the expertise of others. Some places to search for content include: Library

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 11, 2018) — Pacific Lutheran University welcomes the I Am Psyched! National Tour to campus, where it will be housed in the Mortvedt Library until Sept. 24. I Am Psyched! is a multimedia initiative launched by the American Psychological Association Women’s Programs…

    PLU hosts I Am Psyched! National Tour exhibit Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / September 11, 2018 Image: The I Am Psyched! National Tour exhibit will be at PLU’s Mortvedt Library until Sept. 24th. The exhibit traveled coast-to-coast to 12 institutions in 2017 and is scheduled to make more than 20 stops in 2018. September 11, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 11, 2018) — Pacific Lutheran University welcomes the I Am Psyched! National Tour to campus, where

  • 2015 Convocation 2015 CONVOCATION President’s Remarks Good morning!  I’m delighted to welcome you all to the 2015 University Convocation!   Whether you are a part of the entering class of 2019, a student joining us with some college experience already behind you, or an exchange student…

    together of the community, for you to be formally inducted into our academic community. This ceremony, with its ritual elements recalling the medieval ceremonies of the first European universities, welcomes you as worthy colleagues.  In addition to your fellow students, seated around you are the faculty, staff, administrators, and regents of PLU, together with elected representatives of the 581 congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in the Pacific Northwest who serve in a body

  • PLU named a 2011 Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation The Arbor Day Foundation has named PLU a 2011 Tree Campus USA in honor of its commitment to effective community forestry management. This is the second year that PLU has been recognized. PLU…

    observance and the sponsorship of student service-learning projects. “Students throughout the country are passionate about sustainability and community improvement, which makes Pacific Lutheran’s emphasis on well-maintained and healthy trees so important,” said John Rosenow, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “By achieving Tree Campus USA recognition, Pacific Lutheran University will continue to set an example for other colleges and universities and give students a chance to give back to both

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 31, 2019) — When most people hear the words “Master of Science in Marketing Analytics,” they don’t immediately think of the marketing challenges facing a craft liquor distillery. Yet those challenges have been top-of-mind for Pacific Lutheran University MSMA students Matthew Dixon…

    Real-world experience, distilled: PLU marketing analytics grad students partner with Heritage Distilling Company Posted by: Zach Powers / October 31, 2019 Image: PLU Master of Science in Marketing Analytics recent graduates Matthew Dixon ‘19 and Ingeborg Jore ‘19. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) October 31, 2019 By James CarpenterGuest Writer for Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 31, 2019) — When most people hear the words “Master of Science in Marketing Analytics,” they don’t

  • Once a major in communication, Stephanie Aparicio Zambrano ’23 found burgeoning success turning her advice-giving prowess into a future career path. Zambrano found her calling in working with college students as an intern in PLU’s Dean of Students Office. There, she learned the importance of…

    path.Zambrano found her calling in working with college students as an intern in PLU’s Dean of Students Office. There, she learned the importance of allowing college students to take unique life pathways that might stray from conventional norms for the sake of their mental health, a topic she has advanced with her capstone research. Zambrano acknowledges her own challenges of transitioning to college and hopes to help other students who may be dealing with similar struggles. She expanded more on her passion

  • 2020 has been no stranger to change. Change in communities, ways of life, understanding, normality, mindset: change seems to be the common theme of 2020. With the significant changes that PLU has had to make during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Jason Schroder, Director of…

    . Regarding responsibilities that he originally carried out in the SCC, Schroder says, “We’ve always been about community with our members, and the way that they’re used to making community isn’t happening.” Events at the SCC this year, including community classes, the Sankta Lucia Festival, Nordic Folk dance lessons, and all kinds of planned seminars, either stopped or changed. Nordic folk dance lessons, normally taught by Leslie Foley and Bob Hamilton, are off the table. Rosemaling is a traditional form

  • Cross-Cultural Coursework By Steve Hansen Even though Mike Engh ’10 grew up in the rural town of Laurel, Mont., he had a good idea what it was like to study away. All four years of high school, his family hosted an exchange student from another…

    January 26, 2010 Cross-Cultural Coursework By Steve Hansen Even though Mike Engh ’10 grew up in the rural town of Laurel, Mont., he had a good idea what it was like to study away. All four years of high school, his family hosted an exchange student from another country. Every student has a different reason for wanting to study away. And for every one of those students, and every one of those reasons, PLU makes it easy. There’s a reason, after all, why more than 40 percent of PLU students