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  • Semester-long Themed Events Begin Feb. 12 “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”—the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 15, 2015)—The semester beginning Feb. 4 at Pacific Lutheran University takes on a special focus…

    , playwriting and production, artistic exploration, bodywork and more. This panel will bring together conflict, community and peace practitioners who use a variety of expressive forms to connect participants working to manage conflict, build community and even create peace. 6 p.m. Studio Theater, Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Free. Wednesday, April 8: Dune Ives. Ives, co-manager of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, will talk about her journey from PLU to her current philanthropic

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 15, 2015)—Resilience is characterized by the “power or ability to return to original form” after being “bent, compressed or stretched.” You see examples of resilience in the news all the time—in the exhausted yet determined faces of Syrian refugees, in the grace of forgiveness following…

    the series will be asking the question, implicitly or explicitly: ‘What are the common elements that appear to contribute to resilience?’”UPCOMING EVENTSNone/Series CompletePREVIOUS EVENTS ‘My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg’ Tuesday, Oct. 27 | 7 p.m. | Karen Hille Phillips Center Studio Theater MORE INFORMATION This one-man play featuring writer-performer Peter Serko tells the true tale of Peter’s brother’s life and death from AIDS. Darren Dochuk: ‘Crude Awakenings: The Faith, Politics and Crises

  • The university sponsors Faculty Excellence Awards to recognize outstanding accomplishments of the faculty in five areas of faculty work: teaching, advising, mentoring, research, and service.

    the University Gallery & PLU Permanent Art Collection, overseer of annual Studio Art, Design, & Media Artistic Achievement Awards, manager of equipment, supplies, and repairs for all art and design studio area courses. Heather’s service extends beyond PLU, where her role as co-coordinator of Visual Culture for the German Studies Association highlights her commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration. She leads with inclusivity and democratic practice. Dr. Heather Mathews’ extraordinary service

  • Pacific Lutheran University is located six miles south of Tacoma, in suburban Parkland, Washington, on a 156-acre woodland campus.

    , Environmental Studies, Financial Mathematics (BS), French, German, Hispanic Studies, History, Mathematics (BA, BS), Mathematics Education (BS), Music (BA, BME, BMA, BM), Norwegian, Nursing (BSN), Philosophy, Physical Education (BAPE, BSPE), Physics (BA, BS), Political Science, Psychology (BS, BA), Religion, Scandinavian Area Studies, Secondary Education (BAE), Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Studio Arts (BA, BFA), Theatre (BA, BFA). Complementary Majors (must accompany another major): Global

  • 20 semester hours including: Three core courses are required 12 semester hours PPAP 301/ENGL 311/COMA 321: The Book in Society (4) PPAP 302/ENGL 312/COMA 322: Publishing Procedures (4) PPAP 321/

    COMA 322, ENGL 312. (4) PPAP 321 : The Art of the Book I - CX This studio course explores the history, aesthetics, and creative dimensions of book design and typography. Prerequisite: Declared PPA minor or permission of instructor. Cross-listed with ARTD 315, ENGL 313. (4) PPAP 322 : The Art of the Book II - CX Individual projects to explore further typography and fine bookmaking. Prerequisite: PPAP 321 / ARTD 315 / ENGL 313 with a B grade or better or permission of instructor. Cross-listed with

  • The Value of an International Education Professor Matt Monnot took a group of MBA students to Spain in 2012. Both undergraduate and graduate business programs are built on the opportunity to study away By Barbara Clements Denise Petryk ’12 knew that an MBA would help…

    market share. Assistant Professor of Management Brian Maeng led 13 undergraduate business majors on a comprehensive experience in South Korea. The group visited Samsung, Hyundai Motors, a K-Pop studio, and four other companies, toured the DMZ, attended lectures and artistic events, saw several temples and historical spots, and met with Korean business students. Assistant Professor of Marketing Sven Tuzovic, who took Petryk’s group to Germany, said he enjoys the experience, because of the camaraderie

  • Look What (and Who) is New at PLU The newest members of PLU’s faculty gather in front of the library. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications It’s a historic time at PLU as we mark our 125th academic year, but…

    completion date of mid-October. Located on the northeast corner of Garfield Street South and C Street South, Garfield Station will house: •    PLU Marriage and Family Therapy, Human Resources and classroom space; •    7,500 square feet of retail space along Garfield Street; •    104 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes; •    the residential leasing office and amenities for the Garfield Station Apartments; and •    a secured parking lot for residents and employees. The $20 million project

  • Violent incidents in society are becoming more frequent and mainstream around the nation and world. Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) believes your safety is the most important responsibility we are

    Training must be completed annually. 4.3 Retail Operations Best Practice Training As a best practice, for the health and safety of PLU retail operations employees, it is recommended that Retail Operations Director, Managers, Supervisors and/or Leads should review this chapter and provide training initially and annually. 5.0 Theft Prevention 5.1 Prevention There are three general approaches to preventing retail workplace violence: Environmental: adjust lighting, entrances and exits, security hardware

  • In our new series, “Office Hours,” faculty open their doors and give you a look into their creative spaces. Join these faculty for their own office hours at PLU. Come in, sit down, have a conversation, you might just learn something new! Resident Instructor of…

    and work in the studio for four hours. I learned being married for so many years that if I don't take at least a half hour to 45 minutes to just sit down and talk to Morgan, she’s not happy. And it can be about my day, it could be about the weather, it could be about the children, it could be about the dogs, she requires that time of mine because she loves me and she wants to spend time with me. So I know that. Other than that, by 10 o'clock, I’m out of it. And I’m ready for the next day. But

  • By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer When instructors want to communicate with students at a distance, one option is to create video or audio recordings. Many faculty dislike seeing or hearing themselves recorded. Others are intimidated by the process of creating recordings. However, recordings can be…

    recordings such as the Microsoft LifeCam Studio Webcam, Logitech C615 Webcam, TONOR PC Mic, or Blue Snowball Mic. Each of these options cost $50 or less. There are a variety of tools and techniques for creating audio and video recordings. This blog post provides some basic guidance on how you could use recorded instruction and communications to connect with students at a distance. Technical support for audio and video recording (and editing) is provided by the Instructional Technologies team at itech