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  • After a pandemic hiatus, study away trips returned during J-Term https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2022/02/28/study-away-returns/

    study away marks a reclaiming of important educational opportunities taken away by the pandemic. He believes in the importance of global education for college students.  “It is important to experience a different culture, a different way of life,” said Finitsis. “It gives you a different understanding of the world and supports the PLU Mission. We visit places that many people dream of visiting but can’t.” Finitsis led his class to Greece with the support of the PLU Wang Center. The Wang Center

  • Choosing Online Learning https://www.plu.edu/online/learning/why/

    Choosing Online LearningThere are many reasons you might choose online or blended courses at Pacific Lutheran University.  Online summer courses provide a PLU learning experience at a distance, and many options meet general education requirements. Online undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education courses provide more flexibility for scheduling. In a blended course, students have increased control over the time, place, pace, and path to achieving learning objectives. Although the style of

  • News from Humanities Alumni https://www.plu.edu/prism/news-from-humanities-alumni/

    serve my local community while embracing the differences of those around me.” Her advice for current French majors is the same advice her dad offered her when she decided to become a French major at PLU: “learning is never a waste of time.” In Saint-Brieuc, France, Bethany Powell (Class of 2013; Major: Environmental Studies; Minors: French and Biology) works with high school students to improve their English speaking and listening skills. Bethany draws on her PLU education to ask “big enough

  • Faculty Proudly Wear First-Gen Experience – ResoLute: Spring 2018 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2018/proud-first-gen-experience/

    1997. “It doesn’t mean they didn’t want what was best for me.” Still, she remembers her mother’s reaction: “You have ideas above your station, young lady.” As Ellard-Ivey would discover, it’s not easy being first. Students whose parents or siblings have not attended college face significant hurdles when they choose higher education. Many not only lack cash, but they also may be deficient in the kind of social and cultural capital that their peers with college-educated parents gain as a birthright

  • Debbie Cafazzo – ResoLute: Spring 2018 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2018/author/dcafazzo/

    taught at PLU since 1997. “It doesn’t mean they didn’t want what was best for me.” Still, she remembers her mother’s reaction: “You have ideas above your station, young lady.” As Ellard-Ivey would discover, it’s not easy being first. Students whose parents or siblings have not attended college face significant hurdles when they choose higher education. Many not only lack cash, but they also may be deficient in the kind of social and cultural capital that their peers with college-educated parents gain

  • New engineering minor offers students invaluable internship opportunity https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/new-engineering-minor-offers-students-invaluable-internship-opportunity/

    the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education.   Learn more about these new offerings at plu.edu/naturalsciences. Read Previous PLU’s Fixed Tuition Guarantee Read Next Education major gives back to Parkland community LATEST POSTS 5 Tips for Writing a College Essay August 21, 2024 From an Expert: 10 Tips on How to Stand Out on Your Common App August 21, 2024 Understanding College Costs: The Real Price You’ll Pay August

  • Communicating Course Expectations https://www.plu.edu/faculty-resources/faculty-development/teaching-learning-resources/teaching-at-plu/expectations/

    Communicating Course Expectations Posted by: bodewedl / February 1, 2017 February 1, 2017 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer The first weeks of a course are a critical time for establishing expectations. Teachers in K-12 education have long understood the value of classroom management; but in higher education, the topic is sometimes overlooked. Whether your teaching style is structured or laid-back, almost all students benefit from receiving clear expectations from their instructor. The

  • Top ten for study away https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/01/21/top-ten-for-study-away/

    . Department of State, PLU was ranked in the category “Leading Institutions by Undergraduate Participation in Study Abroad: Top 40 Master’s Institutions.” The report found that the number of U.S. students studying abroad expanded by 3.4 percent to an all-time high of 283,332 in 2011-12, quadrupling over the past two decades from 71,000 students in 1991-92. PLU’s Study Away program is a fundamental element of the university’s commitment to global education. PLU was the first American university to have

  • MediaLab Documentary to Premiere at the Seattle Public Library https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/11/11/these-four-years/

    MediaLab Documentary to Premiere at the Seattle Public Library Posted by: Zach Powers / November 11, 2015 November 11, 2015 By Amanda Williams '16MediaLabTACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 11, 2015)- MediaLab, the award-winning film production program at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU), will premiere its latest documentary, These Four Years, on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. These Four Years investigates the current state of higher education in North America, including factors that sometimes prevent potential

  • Sarah Slinker https://www.plu.edu/peace-corps/alums/sarah-slinker/

    developing world. Sarah was considering working in international development and saw the Peace Corps as an opportunity to get some hands on experience and help her decide if she would like this kind of work. Sarah Slinker (left) and two friends celebrating a holiday, wearing traditional "panye".× Sarah served in Togo (2014-2015), as an EGE (English and Gender Education) volunteer. The EGE program falls under the education sector of the Peace Corps’ platform. It worked to promote not only English language