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  • Earlier this month Pacific Lutheran University announced a timely new course titled “COVID 19: A Global Crisis Examined.” Open to PLU students, alumni, faculty, staff and the public, the one-credit/no-credit online course will lead students through a reflection of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Over the…

    -wearing. While the media underscores the political reason for this struggle, the course lecture scheduled on November 24th, by two social psychologists, will apply core lessons from Social Psychology such as persuasion, compliance, social identity and prejudice to help understand why people fail to comply with seemingly simple pandemic health directives such as social distancing and wearing masks. Similarly, the lecture on October 14 will shed light on the disproportionate economic and epidemiological

  • Within the environmental studies curriculum at PLU, the social sciences provide perspectives on the environment from a human point of view, balancing the ecological perspectives contributed by the

    , beliefs and values, and the dissemination of these ideas through business, education, nursing and other professions.Within the environmental studies curriculum, the social sciences provide perspectives on the environment from a human point of view, balancing the ecological perspectives contributed by the natural sciences with the economic and political aspects of human society. Courses in the humanities bring the insights of religion and ethics as well as a body of literature and artistic appreciation

    Environmental Studies
    Rieke Science Center Room 158 Tacoma, WA 98447
  • Associate Professor of Education | International Honors | byrnesrs@plu.edu | 253-535-7286 | Ron was a high school social studies teacher in Los Angeles and Ethiopia before completing his Ph.D.

    Ron Byrnes Associate Professor of Education Phone: 253-535-7286 Email: byrnesrs@plu.edu Office Location:Hauge Administration Building Professional Biography Education Ph.D., University of Denver, 1993 M.Ed., University of California, Los Angeles, 1985 B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1984 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise High School Education Reform Cultural Globalization Social Studies Curriculum Development Biography Ron was a high school social studies teacher in Los Angeles and

  • The Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability (DJS) community seeks to create a safe, supportive, and diverse environment that challenges students to explore social justice issues and begin the work

    community that feels like a second family.”Maddie (Resident of DJS Community - First in the Family Wing) “It is really inspiring to see others with similar struggles persevere despite the difficulties we have as the first in our family to go to college. We have a great community of shared support.”Rebecca (Resident of the DJS Community - Environmental and Social Justice) “I love living on the Environmental and Social Justice Floor of Ordal because I’m inspired to make a difference. I’m honored to hear

  • Jen Soriano (she~they) is a Filipinx writer and movement builder who has long worked at the intersection of grassroots organizing, narrative strategy, and art-driven social change.

    Jen Soriano Jen SorianoJen Soriano (she~they) is a Filipinx writer and movement builder who has long worked at the intersection of grassroots organizing, narrative strategy, and art-driven social change. Jen has won the International Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction, the Fugue Prose Prize, and fellowships from Hugo House, Vermont Studio Center, Artist Trust, and the Jack Jones Literary Arts Retreat. Jen is also an independent scholar and performer, author of the chapbook “Making the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 15, 2016) Pacific Lutheran University alumna Jessica Anderson ’07 is passionate about education, geosciences and technology, and has combined all three to become an award-winning educator. In 2016, Anderson was named the Montana Teacher of the Year and received a Presidential Award…

    some of these new practices that you became active in education communities online and on social media? Yes, this is when I started blogging and sharing on social media about my classroom successes and challenges. It was through this process that I became an advocate for blended learning as an avenue to achieve seamless technology integration, differentiation and personalization in my science class. I also had the opportunity to work as a BetterLesson Blended Master Teacher and have my classroom

  • Super Bowl Sunday is nearly here, and the PLU community is abuzz about this weekend’s big game! I invite the entire campus to participate in  PLU Blue Friday on Jan. 30!   Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to dress in your favorite Seahawks attire. Post your photos/tweets…

    PLU Blue Friday: Lutes Fired Up & Ready for the Super Bowl Posted by: Thomas Krise / January 29, 2015 January 29, 2015 Super Bowl Sunday is nearly here, and the PLU community is abuzz about this weekend’s big game!I invite the entire campus to participate in PLU Blue Friday on Jan. 30!  Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to dress in your favorite Seahawks attire. Post your photos/tweets under #Lute12s and #PLUBlueFriday, and we may feature them on PLU social media. Also, for the first

  • Psychology Student Research Conference May 18, 2023 4:00-6:30 pm Rieke Science Center - Lobby

    Mate Selection: The Effects of Mate-Choice Copying and Infidelity Priming on Desire in Heterosexual Women”* Sonika Nigam & Susanna J. Sphar “Compassion Towards Fathers Alone with their Child: Can First Impressions be Overridden by Later Observations?”* Amberly J. Lunsford, Julia A. Shcherenkova, Ariana C. Tiangco “The Effects of Charged Media on Political Polarization” Gunnar W.P. Sebright and Lea R. Jefson “Mental Health in NCAA Student Athletes” Cassidy ConradSession 2: 4:50-5:35p.m.“The Effects

  • The art and design programs at PLU stress individualized development in the use of mind and hand. An art student at PLU is able to chart their own path through a variety of artistic styles and media.

    Why the Department of Art and Design?The art and design programs at PLU stress individualized development in the use of mind and hand. An art student at PLU is able to chart their own path through a variety of artistic styles and media. Students use methods ranging from a ten thousand-year-old technique to make pots to cutting-edge and industry standard technology to generate high-tech computer images. Art history and theory courses engage students in critical analysis of major artistic

  • Resident Instructor of Ceramics | Communication, Media & Design Arts | sobecksm@plu.edu | 253-535-5035 | Sobeck is a well-known ceramics artist with a following among students who seek him out and collectors hoping to acquire his distinctive work.

    Steve Sobeck Resident Instructor of Ceramics Phone: 253-535-5035 Email: sobecksm@plu.edu Office Loca

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