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Kueter from 15 Now Tacoma, the group that penned and petitioned for the initiative; opposing the resolution is Tom Pierson, President and CEO of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. Founded in 1947, PLU’s debate team is one of the oldest and most-decorated forensics programs in the country, with a long history of intercollegiate competition. Regionally, nationally and internationally active, the program attends 10 tournaments per year and hosts two other annual events on PLU’s campus: the T.O.H. Karl High

PLU climbs to 15th in national ranking of Best Master’s Universities Posted by: Zach Powers / August 29, 2016 August 29, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTacoma, WASH. (August 29, 2016) — Washington Monthly’s annual college guide ranks Pacific Lutheran University 15th nationally on its list of “Best Master’s Universities,” according to a report published Monday. It also ranked PLU the 72nd “Best Bang for the Buck” institution among western colleges. In 2015, PLU was ranked

PLU’s MediaLab wins 2017 National Broadcasting Society Award Posted by: Zach Powers / April 6, 2017 Image: MediaLab General Manager Rachel Lovrovich ’18 shoots on location at the Ohio River. (Photo courtesy of MediaLab) April 6, 2017 By Rob WellsDirector of the Center for Media StudiesTACOMA, WASH. (April 5, 2017)- MediaLab, the applied research and multimedia program at Pacific Lutheran University, has won a 2017 Grand Prize Award from the National Broadcasting Society – Alpha Epsilon Rho, for

South Sound higher education leaders shake up what’s comfortable to examine diversity, racism and privilege Posted by: Zach Powers / February 10, 2016 Image: Robin DiAngelo Ph.D., speaking at the South Puget Sound Higher Education Diversity Partnership Institute. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) February 10, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 10, 2016)- Robin DiAngelo’s presentation at the 15th annual Diversity Institute began with a bold pledge. “If you

April 19, 2010 Claim: A carbon tax will reduce pollution In general, a tax on an action induces people to do less of the action. A “carbon tax” would raise the price of consuming goods like fossil fuels that cause carbon dioxide emissions, thus giving incentive to consume less of these. No one likes higher prices. But we as a society pay the cost of polluting emissions in other ways. Using less fossil fuel, for example, would not only reduce carbon dioxide emissions implicated in global climate

November 2, 2012 Pål Brekke giving a lecture at the Smithsonian Institution earlier this year. He will lecture at PLU on Thursday at noon about the connection between the Sun and the Northern Lights. Photo: Hanna Pincus Gjertsen Our Explosive Sun — A scientist’s look at the source of the northern lights The Division of Natural Sciences cordially invites you to a unique presentation in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center on November 8, beginning at noon to hear a lecture by by Pål Brekke, PhD

MediaLab’s ‘Changing Currents’ nominated for Emmy Posted by: Kari Plog / May 4, 2017 Image: Rachel Lovrovich ’18, general manager of MediaLab and creative director for “Changing Currents,” films at the Connecticut River. (Photo courtesy of MediaLab) May 4, 2017 By Robert Marshall WellsContributing writerTACOMA, WASH. (May 4, 2017)- MediaLab, the applied research and multimedia program at Pacific Lutheran University, has received a 2017 Emmy Award nomination from the National Academy of

Interactive debate on drone policy shifts audience opinions Posted by: Todd / December 30, 2013 December 30, 2013 “Is U.S. drone program fatally flawed?” This was the question debaters from Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) and University of Puget Sound (UPS) focused on during the first annual Ruth Anderson public debate on Wednesday, December 4. More than 100 people attended the debate on the PLU campus with more than 80 scoring the debate electronically. Debate participants included Pauline

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

establishment of the Steen Family Symposium on Environmental Issues.David ‘57 and Lorilie Steen ’58 have generously donated funding to the PLU Environmental Studies program to support this new annual symposium. The gift is being invested in PLU’s endowment to go toward the university’s Earth Day celebration and to bring notable national speakers to campus. The symposium is the first piece of a significant investment the Steens are making in Environmental Studies at PLU. The Steens bring together generosity