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Tenure-track faculty position in chemistry Posted by: nicolacs / December 12, 2023 December 12, 2023 Tenure-track faculty position in chemistry coming soon with Pierce College. Our leadership teams are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse academic environment that reflects the rich tapestry of our community. This commitment can be seen in our Tenure-track Faculty Cluster Hire Process, which aims to support black and brown student excellence. Learn more about our commitment and

The News Tribune continues support of MediaLab Posted by: Todd / October 19, 2012 October 19, 2012 This September, The News Tribune committed to a generous pledge to MediaLab, allowing them to continue to grow both at PLU and within the community. It is the News Tribune’s intent to continue the partnership with MediaLab for the next three years, through the 2014-2015 academic year. MediaLab’s relationship with the News Tribune began six years ago, when the News Tribune became the first major

MediaLab Premiere – “Living on the Edge” Posted by: Todd / April 11, 2019 April 11, 2019 By Kate Williams '16Living on the Edge is the story of a community, North Cove in southwest Washington, who are experiencing extreme rates of coastal erosion. North Cove is home to the fastest-eroding Pacific coastline in the United States, and loses about 150 feet of land per year. As an unincorporated town, the community has had to find their own resources to deal with the fact that people’s houses and

Shayna Doi ‘09 Posted by: juliannh / February 23, 2022 February 23, 2022 By Fulton Bryant-AndersonFormer Rieke Scholar Shayna Doi 09’uses critical reflection, perspective taking, community and care everyday. Diversity Center values underscore her life, relationships, and work.“I don’t know who I would be if I didn’t have that opportunity.” Shayna joined the Diversity Center via Hawai’i Club after a luau during her first-year at PLU. The 4th generation Japanese-American credits the Diversity

PLU launches new Master of Social Work (MSW) degree Posted by: howardrm / September 20, 2023 September 20, 2023 By MacKenzie HinesPLU Marketing & Communications PLU has added a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree to its offerings and is now accepting applicants for the fall of 2024. Rooted in PLU’s tradition of academic excellence and community engagement, the new MSW program will equip aspiring social work professionals with the skills and knowledge needed to create lasting impacts on

Sven Beckert of Harvard University to Give Benson Lecture Posted by: halvormj / July 31, 2019 July 31, 2019 On October 9, 2019, the PLU community welcomed Sven Beckert of Harvard University to give the 15th Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. The lecture took place at 7:30 p.m. in the Chris Knutson Lecture Hall, located in the Anderson University Center. Professor Beckert is Laird Bell Professor of American History at Harvard, where he teaches the history of the

“A Holly Jolly Christmas”: Oppositional Binaries in McGrath and de Wilde’s Emma Posted by: ramosam / December 24, 2020 December 24, 2020 By Madeline Scully Both Douglas McGrath and Autumn de Wilde seize upon the holiday scenes in Emma (1815), the only Austen novel with a Christmas scene. Each film’s Christmas scene display the cultivation of relationships and community-building. However, in their respective representations of Emma and Mr. Elton (McGrath) and Emma and Mr. Knightley (de Wilde

warm, supportive and an intimate community, which made it an easy place to fit in,” she said. Now as PLU’s Director of Career, Learning & Engagement working in Alumni and Student Connections, she is helping students feel at home as they forge their own paths at PLU, and she’s helping guide them to what’s next. Tell us about your own experience as a PLU student. I’ve been a PLU student twice, both as an undergrad and as a graduate student, and I’ve truly loved both experiences.  … I enjoyed having

March 14, 2008 Fighting violence with kindness In response to recent campus shootings in Illinois and Louisiana, a student-driven campaign is working to bolster the university’s sense of community and improve access to support services. The “1 to the 5th” campaign seeks to intentionally build a stronger, more supportive campus environment by empowering students to reach out to their peers and connecting them campus resources. The campaign’s mission statement asserts “the positive impact that

May 9, 2008 Grant brings Earth science workshop to PLU Next summer, K-12 and community college teachers will congregate at PLU for a five-day workshop on Earth science. Along with classroom and computer sessions, the teachers will trek through salt marshes on the coast looking for ancient tsunami deposits and examine past mudflow deposits from Mount Rainier in the Puyallup Valley near Orting and Buckley. Led by University of Washington professor and U.S. Geological Survey geologist Brian