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  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 3, 2018) — Freeman Hrabowski III — longtime president of University of Maryland, Baltimore County — sat in a jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama, following a protest with The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., dreaming of a better future. “I wanted a…

    doctorate programs, as well as M.D.-Ph.D.s. The university draws from 150 countries around the world, and celebrates prominent alumni researchers at institutions such as Harvard University. UMBC’s success is built on key pillars: cultivating community among students, hands-on research opportunities, maintaining high expectations, faculty involvement, and innovative curriculum designed to engage students. “Children can be empowered to take control of their education,” Hrabowski says. “They can be taught

  • In a 2017 issue of PLU’s ResoLute magazine, alumnus Jacob Taylor-Mosquera ’09 shared about his experience as an adoptee, finding and reconnecting with his biological family in Colombia, and the tension he still navigates today as a citizen of two countries and a member of…

    might be considering writing a memoir and self-publishing a book? My advice for anyone contemplating writing their own memoir and self-publishing is simple — know why you’re writing. You should also have an idea of who your target audience is, but it’s absolutely fundamental to know your why. You’ll need to know your why when it’s 2 a.m. and you’re editing, or when you start reaching out to editors because, you guessed it, these projects take money. What experiences at PLU helped prepare you to

  • Here are a few upcoming career events! WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE VIRTUAL CAREER TREK  –  Feb 11th, 2:30-4:30pm  The Washington State Legislature Virtual Career Trek is hosted by the Alumni & Student Connections Office in collaboration with Colleen Rust, Director of Civic Education at the state…

    Upcoming Career Events! Posted by: alemanem / February 3, 2021 February 3, 2021 Here are a few upcoming career events! WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE VIRTUAL CAREER TREK – Feb 11th, 2:30-4:30pm  The Washington State Legislature Virtual Career Trek is hosted by the Alumni & Student Connections Office in collaboration with Colleen Rust, Director of Civic Education at the state legislature. The virtual event will feature a panel discussion with PLU alumni who work at the state capitol and in state

  • By Michael Halvorson, Benson Family Chair On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center (Anderson UC building), Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden will engage with students, faculty, and community members in a lively conversation about the past, present, and future of Alaska Airlines.…

    Alaska CEO Brad Tilden to Give Benson Lecture Posted by: halvormj / October 3, 2017 Image: PLU Faculty visit with Brad Tilden at Alaska Airlines. Left to right: Mark Mulder, Brad Tilden, Michael Halvorson, Chung-Shing Lee. October 3, 2017 By Michael Halvorson, Benson Family Chair On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center (Anderson UC building), Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden will engage with students, faculty, and community members in a lively conversation about the

  • The PLU capstone project is a meaningful culmination of a student’s academic journey at PLU. It offers students a chance to embrace complexity and ask tough questions. In a display of remembrance and advocacy, Nasier Ford ’24, La’akea Ane ’24, and Jesse Canda ’24 opened…

    Student-athletes Nasier Ford ’24, La’akea Ane ’24, and Jesse Canda ’24 utilize communication capstone to boost mental health awareness Posted by: mhines / June 3, 2024 Image: (Left to right) La’akea Ane ’24, a criminal justice and communication major, Jesse Canda ’24, a communication major, and Nasier Ford ’24, a criminal justice and communication major present their senior capstone titled “Mental Health Awareness Amongst Student Athletes.” June 3, 2024 By MacKenzie HinesPLU Marketing

  • The UW SHPEP (Summer Health Professions Education Program)  will run this summer, 2019! The UW SHPEP program dates are June 24 th  to August 2 nd , 2019. The application is open now (Dec 1).    The deadline to apply is Feburary 15 th , 2019 .…

    UW SHPEP (Summer Health Professions Education Program) Summer 2019 Posted by: alemanem / December 3, 2018 December 3, 2018 The UW SHPEP (Summer Health Professions Education Program)  will run this summer, 2019! The UW SHPEP program dates are June 24th to August 2nd, 2019. The application is open now (Dec 1).   The deadline to apply is Feburary 15th, 2019. In its 30th year, shpep offers the same valuable experiences: Academic enrichment courses in biology, chemistry, organic chemistry

  • MediaLab, PLU’s award-winning film production program, is no stranger to documentaries. For the past many years a team of students have gotten together, and decided on a topic they thought they could shed some light on through stories and film. This year, the team chose…

    it’s something we are directly involved in and know a lot about, at least from a student perspective,” said Evan Heringer ’16, chief videographer of the film. “We were all pretty interested in what we found and came to the conclusion that pursuing this topic might help those who are attending or thinking about pursuing some form of higher education, have a positive experience.”The resulting documentary, These Four Years, will premiere on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 at 3 p.m. in Seattle, Washington

  • Computer science drives innovation throughout the US economy, but the subject remains neglected or marginalized in K-12 education. Can more be done to improve student access to this important way of thinking? Please join Alice Steinglass of Code.org  on October 9, 2018 at Pacific Lutheran…

    Supported by a generous endowment from the Benson Family, the Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History is designed to bring leading experts in the fields of history, business, and economics to campus to address the PLU community. Jolita and Dale Benson at a recent Benson Lecture. Along with the business and economic history curriculum, the lecture is designed to encourage the study of business organizations, entrepreneurs, workers, products, and consumers, as well as the economic forces

  • Henri Coronado-Volta grew up in Seattle, Washington, and chose PLU because the smaller school offered the opportunity to build community, a chance to continue swimming, and living close to home—but not too close. He double majored in global studies and Hispanic studies and minored in…

    Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 discusses his global studies major, studying away, and his plans to attend UW’s Public Health Epidemiology program Posted by: mhines / June 19, 2023 Image: Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 19, 2023 By By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Henri Coronado-Volta grew up in Seattle, Washington, and chose PLU because the smaller school offered the opportunity to build community, a chance to continue swimming, and living close to home—but

  • Henri Coronado-Volta grew up in Seattle, Washington, and chose PLU because the smaller school offered the opportunity to build community, a chance to continue swimming, and living close to home—but not too close. He double majored in global studies and Hispanic studies and minored in…

    Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 discusses his global studies major, studying away, and his plans to attend UW’s Public Health Epidemiology program Posted by: mhines / May 5, 2023 Image: Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 5, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterHenri Coronado-Volta grew up in Seattle, Washington, and chose PLU because the smaller school offered the opportunity to build community, a chance to continue swimming, and living close to home—but not too