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  • Pacific Lutheran University’s Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education will host the sixth biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Celebration of Service on March 1. The celebration offers a day of events focused on international service, highlighted by a Peace Corps service panel and keynote…

    PLU to spend March 1 remembering Ambassador Chris Stevens and exploring international diplomacy and service Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 6, 2023 Image: Ryan M. Gliha, Diplomat in Residence – Northwest, U.S. Department of State (photo courtesy of Ryan M. Gliha) February 6, 2023 Pacific Lutheran University’s Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education will host the sixth biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Celebration of Service on March 1. The celebration offers a day of events

  • You may have heard professors say that they still feel like students, learning every day. But Visiting Instructor of Chinese Xi Zhu is a true embodiment of this idea. You may have heard professors say that they still feel like students, learning every day. But…

    true embodiment of this idea.  At PLU, Xi Zhu is a teacher, with valuable knowledge and deep interest in Chinese pre-modern literature. But every day this past fall, after teaching his course at PLU, Zhu commuted north to the University of Washington to take a class for his PhD. While both teaching a class and taking a class, Zhu was also working on his dissertation.  As a doctoral student, Zhu is studying a manuscript version of a pre-300 B.C.E. Chinese text known in English as the Classic of Odes

  • Tyson Bendzak ’10 clowns around at Nike before leaving for the Olympics in London. Persistence, passion and his skills on a unicycle paid off for the alum, who majored in physical education.(Photo provided by Tyson Bendzak) Focus, persistence land alum at Nike, and this week,…

    corporation after graduation. Colleen Hacker, professor of movement studies and wellness education at PLU, encouraged Bendzak to write down his goals, but also to go on information interviews even if no job was available. Bendzak on Nike campus. (Photo provided by Tyson Bendzak) This persistence and goals setting paid off when Bendzak finally landed a job at the child development center in 2011.“I would just say pursue your passion,” Bendzak said of students trying to figure out what they want to do, and

  • Computer science drives innovation throughout the US economy, but the subject remains neglected or marginalized in K-12 education. Can more be done to improve student access to this important way of thinking? Please join Alice Steinglass of Code.org  on October 9, 2018 at Pacific Lutheran…

    students participate in Code.org’s computer science learning programs. At 7:30 p.m., Alice Steinglass will deliver the 14th annual Benson Lecture in PLU’s Anderson University Center (Scandinavian Cultural Center). Her lecture will explore historic inequities in the high-tech workforce and her organization’s social innovation strategy to promote computer science. Both events will make connections to PLU’s new Innovation Studies program, which launches this year with exciting new courses and an

  • Originally published in 2014 One of the things that studying Indigenous stories and situations has shown me is that knowledge isn’t neutral. Our systems of knowledge grow out of our ways of being in the world and are all culturally-specific—that is, they are all created…

    has led me to a new project at PLU, too. I’m really fortunate to be working with a wonderful group of faculty and staff on developing an interdisciplinary program in Native American and Indigenous Studies here. My PLU colleagues in this project are Professors Suzanne Crawford-O’Brien (Religion), David Huelsbeck (Anthropology) and Carmiña Palerm (Hispanic Studies), as well as Angie Hambrick, Director of the Diversity Center. Working with partners and fellow educators in several Native American

  • Innovation Studies is a great addition to your major coursework because: Courses in the Innovation Studies minor teach fundamental skills like design thinking, collaboration, and entrepreneurial mindset. Each course emphasizes critical thinking and the skills that organizations most want from graduates. The program prepares you…

    Have you considered an Innovation Studies minor? Design Thinking Meets Social Impact Posted by: jtsuneoka / September 16, 2024 September 16, 2024 Innovation Studies is a great addition to your major coursework because: Courses in the Innovation Studies minor teach fundamental skills like design thinking, collaboration, and entrepreneurial mindset. Each course emphasizes critical thinking and the skills that organizations most want from graduates. The program prepares you to tell a unique story

  • If you polled people, chances are few would raise their hands and volunteer to go back to middle or high school. For many, those were awkward times in just about every way imaginable. For folks that struggled with reading, writing, communication or other subjects, even…

    , Professor of Hispanic Studies.× Third-year Lute Sharlene Rojas-Apodaca is a double major in Hispanic studies and philosophy. Her decision to assist at the PLC was easy, because she’d previously served as an AVID tutor at Keithley and Washington her first two years of college. “I saw how many students needed more help outside of school, so when I heard about the PLC I knew that I wanted to be a part of it,” she said. “It has been a very rewarding experience to be able to work with students, especially

  • Dear Campus Community: Please join me and the entire PLU campus community for a first in a series of open dialogues on sexual assault and violence on campus in an effort to expand community understanding and advocacy, while also increasing the safety and care of…

    Campus Forums on Sexual Assault and Violence Posted by: Thomas Krise / April 18, 2016 April 18, 2016 Dear Campus Community: Please join me and the entire PLU campus community for a first in a series of open dialogues on sexual assault and violence on campus in an effort to expand community understanding and advocacy, while also increasing the safety and care of our community.  This first forum will be followed by additional sessions in the coming weeks to address specific questions and

  • PLU expanded its alliance with Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) by signing two new agreements that will support PLU graduates interested in attending PNWU’s recently established Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) and Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) programs. These new agreements…

    Arts in Medical Sciences (MAMS) program. PLU and PNWU, each dedicated to preparing students for impactful careers that directly benefit the Pacific Northwest, hope this expanded partnership will bolster the availability of licensed healthcare practitioners. Recognizing the scarcity of occupational and physical therapists, this formalized referral arrangement will create an influx of licensed providers to serve the area. "These new partnerships with PNWU create pathways for PLU graduates to

  • Image: This expanded partnership with PNWU is an exciting opportunity for PLU graduates interested in pursuing a Doctor of Physical Therapy or a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy. (Photo: PLU/John Froschauer) PLU expanded its alliance with Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) by…

    skilled health care workforce that addresses local challenges and enriches the lives of individuals throughout the region.” David Ward PLU Dean of Health Professions In both the DPT and MSOT programs, PNWU has outlined admission requirements for each program, ensuring PLU graduates are prepared to thrive in the rigorous programs. If they meet those program requirements, PLU applicants will be guaranteed an admission interview. More specifically, PNWU will waive the application fee for the DPT program