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You Ask, We Answer: What accommodations does PLU provide? Posted by: shortea / March 31, 2023 March 31, 2023 One of the most common questions that I receive as I am working with students that are considering PLU is “I had a 504 plan or an IEP in high school, what does that mean for me at PLU?” At PLU, we are able to use a 504 plan or an IEP as documentation for an academic accommodation application. Starting at a new college requires a lot of hard work and we want to make the academic

, it was at PLU where Patterson developed her skills to a professional level. She majored in journalism and earned a printmaking and publishing minor. “I am glad I landed at PLU,” Patterson said. “I feel incredibly lucky to have graduated from PLU.” Professor Cliff Rowe was one of Patterson’s inspirations; they had met earlier, and he encouraged her to attend the university. “When I met Cliff, I knew PLU was where I should be,” Patterson said. Patterson also connected with well-known Communication

April 12, 2012 Calvin W. Goings ’95 keynote speaker for Biz-Tech Talk Executive Forum The Assistant Associate Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Calvin Goings ’95, will be the keynote speaker for the Biz-Tech Talk Executive Forum April 17 at the GBC. The forum will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The topic is entitled “The SBA and Small Businesses: The Drivers of Innovation, Competitiveness and the Keys to Long-term Growth.” The forum addresses issues affecting Pierce County in

Study Away in Trinidad & Tobago Posted by: shortea / February 17, 2023 February 17, 2023 Over 130 students studied away in eight different locations (we call it ‘study away’ instead of ‘study abroad’) this January for January Term. Cece Chan ’23 takes us through the first week of studying away in Trinidad and Tobago. Read Previous Uncomfortable truths: Taking an Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies class Read Next The A&P lab gets renovated LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus

graduation ceremony two years ago, she remembers hearing Erin Jones speak about her experiences in the field and what inspired her. She encouraged the new graduates to go out into the world and make a difference. Two years later, their paths crossed again, much to Gannon’s delight. Gannon was entering her third year as a third-grade teacher at Mirror Lake Elementary School in Federal Way, and Jones was in her first year as the director of equity and achievement for the district. Jones’ job entailed

nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — Northwest Chapter.MediaLab — which was nominated twice for its four-part documentary series “A World of Difference” — is no stranger to Emmy nominations, but this year marks the first time other student-led groups within the School of Arts and Communication joined the ranks. “This year demonstrates that the standards, the expectations, and the levels of achievement across the board at PLU are on the rise, and that’s exciting,” said

the best program. So she asked some of her colleagues.“Hands down, people told me, ‘Go to PLU. If you want people to remember where you’re from, and you want them to hold it in high regard, that’s where you go.’ So that’s where I went,” she says. During graduate school, Leavens was working full-time in Puyallup, WA at ReLife School, a co-op that draws students with social, emotional and behavioral disabilities from a number of local school districts. She was also a mom of three kids, who became

Sølvvinden Flute Ensemble to perform at Mary Bridge Read Next Famous flutist visits PLU this January LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in

PLU’s MediaLab recognized for latest documentary film about higher education Posted by: Kari Plog / February 26, 2016 Image: MediaLab member Natalie DeFord (left) interviews engineer and former Canadian astronaut Julie Payette in Montreal, Quebec. (Photo courtesy of MediaLab) February 26, 2016 By Amanda Williams '16MediaLab General Manager, special to PLU NewsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 26, 2016)- MediaLab, the applied research and media production program at Pacific Lutheran University, has received

2022 Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility Research Experiences for Undergraduates Posted by: nicolacs / November 9, 2021 November 9, 2021 2022 CNF REU Program Announcement During the summer of 2022, the Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CNF REU) Program from June 7th through August 12th. Engineering and science students with broad interests across disciplines focusing on nanotechnology are eligible to apply (see