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  • News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.

    You Ask. We Answer. How is your Art & Design Program? Curious about PLU’s art & design program? With courses ranging from drawing to 3D digital modeling, our art and design program provides you hands-on experience to hone and expand your craft. In this session, hear from Dr. Heather Mathews, Chair of Communication, Media & Design… May 3, 2024 AcademicsFAQ'sProfessorsThe Arts

  • Two episodes of a new four-part MediaLab documentary project is set to premiere this spring. The series, titled “A World of Difference,” explores issues of diversity, including gender, race, immigration and social class. The first two segments, about immigration and gender, screened Feb. 17 at…

    Sustainability (DJS) fund. Over the past 10 months, the series was produced by a documentary team of four MediaLab students: project director and graphic designer Rachel Lovrovich ’18, a digital media major; director of photography and editor Joshua Wiersma ’18, a communication major; chief writer Julia Grosvenor ’19, a communication major; and producer Mackenzie R. Cooper ’19, a communication major. The team traveled to four locations nationwide to investigate how different communities approach issues of

  • As part of the SOAC Focus Series – Empowerment, there was a discussion with PLU students and the cast of “How I Learned to Drive.” (Photos by John Froschauer) Facets of self By James Olson ’14 Since its 1997 debut off-Broadway, Paula Vogel’s “How I…

    Professor Lori Lee Wallace – hosted a Q&A to discuss the show’s themes, and respond to a variety of audience reactions. A majority of the questions centered around the characters of Uncle Peck and Lil’ Bit, and the approach that Wallace, Sorenson, and Schultz took in making this story unfold without trivializing the experience of child abuse, while still understanding the demands of a live performance. In response to a question about living in the “era of Law & Order SVU,” where graphic content is

  • The application deadline for the Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C) Research Experience for Undergraduates has been extended to Friday, March 5, 2021. University of Washington’s Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C) aims to accelerate the development of future energy conversion, information processing, and sensing technologies through…

    Application Deadline Extended for the MEM-C REU Summer Program! Posted by: alemanem / February 16, 2021 February 16, 2021 The application deadline for the Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C) Research Experience for Undergraduates has been extended to Friday, March 5, 2021. University of Washington’s Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C) aims to accelerate the development of future energy conversion, information processing, and sensing technologies through design, discovery

  • COMA 248 Innovation, Ethics, & Society Thursday, September 26th, from 3:40 PM to 5:25 PM, in Ingram Hall, Room 109 Professor Eckstein is excited to welcome Professor Jasinski, who will be hosting a special workshop during this time. Discover how phronesis provides a robust ethical…

    framework to real-world challenges, developing innovative solutions that are not only effective but ethically sound. Through collaborative projects, you’ll craft groundbreaking policy proposals that redefine safety in Tacoma. Engage in design thinking processes that challenge conventional approaches, all while grounded in the ethical considerations that phronesis demands. Professor Jasinski will guide you through the intersection of rhetorical theory, innovation, and practical wisdom. You’ll wrestle

  • Students wishing to audition for admittance into one of our three Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree programs should prepare the following: BFA – Acting/

    Auditioning for PLU's BFA programsStudents wishing to audition for admittance into one of our three Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree programs should prepare the following: BFA – Acting/Directing: a 60 second contemporary monologue (memorized), a head shot, and an acting resume. BFA – Design/Technical: a 3-5 page portfolio of photos or paperwork with descriptions of your design/technical/stage management work and a theatre resume. BFA – Musical Theatre: a 30-60 second contemporary monologue

  • By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer On June 15, instructors who request new Sakai sites will be prompted to select from three different templates options: Standard, Minimal, and Legacy. Sakai templates contain general tools and pages that must be updated by the instructor before publishing the…

    will these templates include? Standard Template The Standard template contains tools, pages, and prompts that may be useful for the average course. This template reflects instructional design and technology recommendations and is designed to help instructors share resources and information in a consistent, organized, and student-friendly layout. Specifically, a Course Information page is provided for posting a syllabus and other general course information. And, a Weekly Content page contains

  • Saxifrage is PLU's premier literary and art magazine. It consists of work by students, staff and alumni - poems, traditional art, literary essays, print, short stories, photography, musical scores

    , soliciting and collecting submissions, and all other steps required to create the next edition of Saxifrage magazine. Job Summary Plan events for the community. Advertise for submissions (posters, speak with professors, email lists, Facebook, etc.) Design the magazine layout. Design or select cover image. Collect and judge submissions. Edit submissions. Work with printing company to reach affordable decisions for printing. Distribute the previous year’s issues, as well as back issues Create or collect

  • Imagine Otherwise: Radically Co-Creating Education Futures “Make Change Wherever You Are”

    to equitable practices and futures Certificate #2: Becoming Critical Creatives Instructor: Dr. Jes Takla Becoming Critical Creatives: Human-Centered Design Thinking and Strategic Diversity Leadership for Equitable FuturesUtilizing principles of human-centered design thinking (IDEO, 2012, 2015) and strategic diversity leadership (Williams, 2013) as guiding frameworks, this certificate program guides leaders through the development of critically creative strategic plans to advance equity-minded

  • By Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies The Innovation Studies program is pleased to announce the graduation of ten more Innovation Studies minors. On May 27, 2023, our students joined the Class of 2023 at the Tacoma Dome for the University’s annual commencement activities. This…

    10 Innovation Studies Students Graduate A new class of Innovation Studies minors celebrate at the Tacoma Dome Posted by: halvormj / June 10, 2023 Image: Innovation Studies minor Ian Yates discusses design thinking with a student team at the University’s first PLUreka event, one of the many accomplishments of this year’s graduating class. (PLU Photo / Emma Stafki) June 10, 2023 By Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies The Innovation Studies program is pleased to announce the