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  • all over the Northwest. This was the first time PLU has hosted a collegiate debate tournament since 2011. Angie Tinker ‘16 and Matt Aust ‘17 finished as finalists at the tournament. Mariah Collier ‘17 and Ryley Tucker ’19 took second place in the novice division, Skylar Larson ’19 and Barbara Millward ’19 finished as finalists in the novice round as well. The T.O.H. Karl Forensics Forum hosted a Women’s Round Robin with eight teams of women from the debate community. Awards The T.O.H. Karl

  • . So many of them have never participated in a sport and we are helping to provide that community for them to learn and be challenged. An environment where they can learn that failure can be a good thing and that when faced with a challenge to not just give in, but to step up and work through it. I am most proud of the community that this team is and how they share in that community on a daily basis, and how they help others to recognize that there is a huge support system here at PLU. That support

  • the new learning center. The site has seen frequent work parties by PLU students, community members and local high school students to improve PLU’s local habitat. Ojala-Barbour started the Urban Habitat Restoration project in 2009. Prior to the project, the site was inaccessible due to dense thickets of Himalayan blackberries. This invasive species has affected a critically threatened a species of oak tree that is native to the area and grows on the PLU grounds. After more than a year of

  • April 20, 2014 Pacific Lutheran University Introduces New Director of Military Outreach PLU Marketing & Communications Pacific Lutheran University welcomes its first-ever Director of Military Outreach, Army veteran and Tacoma resident Michael Farnum. PLU has a long history of collaboration with and service to the local and regional military community, and Farnum, 46, brings his own vast experience—with the military community and with PLU—to his new position in the Office of Admission. Farnum

  • Quick Facts Why PLU? PLU provides the context and the opportunity for hands-on work and thoughtful consideration of psychology in the liberal arts and the sciences. Because of the faculty’s commitment to collaborative work with the students, they know the majors as individuals. Students and faculty work together as colleagues on research projects, community activities and internships. Why Psychology at PLU? The psychology department’s mission is to foster a community of scholars committed to

  • , to develop an educational and support structure aimed at landing your first job and life after PLU.Great For Students Who ... Are 20 years of age or older and/or who have Junior or higher class standing Are looking for an independent living experience on-campus Are preparing to transition to post-collegiate life and are interested in programming related to life after PLU Are an upper division commuter, transfer, and/or veteran students seeking a vibrant community Are looking to live on-campus

  • The university is concerned about students and their total physical, mental, and emotional well-being.  The university recognizes that a complex cluster of student and social issues surround the use of alcohol in society and that student views concerning its use vary widely.  The following policy has been established in recognition of Washington State law and out of desire to create a living/learning environment consistent with the university goals and mission.  Community members participating

  • Public health concerns update Posted by: Student Life / August 23, 2022 August 23, 2022 Dear PLU Community, We are writing today to provide you with a follow up to the communication that you received on July 29, 2022. In that communication, we outlined fall protocols for both COVID-19 and MPX (previously referred to as Monkeypox). Now that more detailed information about risk mitigation for MPX has become available from the CDC, the Washington Department of Health (WADOH), and Tacoma–Pierce

  • + students participate in recreation programs 71% of students participate in community service Every weekend Outdoor Rec hosts a trip in the PNW outdoors Clubs and OrganizationsThere are over 70 different clubs and organizations to join at PLU, from academic to just-for-fun, from cultural to political, and many more. Join those that interest you, or work to start your own!LEARN MORERecreationsPacific Lutheran University Recreational programs provide students positive social opportunities and are an

  • Below are links to Mortvedt Library or open web materials by panelists and PLU faculty participating in the Wang Center 2022 symposium, HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND RENEWAL. Panelists: Eamonn Baker Video interview with Eamon Baker who gives an account of his experience on Bloody Sunday (January 30, 1972); the impact this had on his time at Queen’s University, Belfast; and his experience working with young people on the issue of community relations. Elena Calderón UndocuJoy blog by