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MediaLab explores issues of diversity with premiere of documentary series, ‘A World of Difference’ Posted by: Todd / February 23, 2018 February 23, 2018 By Helen Smith ‘19Contributing writer, Marketing and CommunicationsTwo episodes of a new four-part MediaLab documentary project is set to premiere this spring. The series, titled “A World of Difference,” explores issues of diversity, including gender, race, immigration and social class. The first two segments, about immigration and gender

You Ask. We Answer. Will Your Pre-Health Program Help Me Get Into Medical School? Posted by: mhines / April 5, 2024 April 5, 2024 Did you know PLU pre-health students have an 80 percent acceptance rate into medical school? How does PLU’s advising track differ from being a pre-health major at other universities? Ann Auman, Professor of Biology and Pre-Health Science Advisor, answers students’ most asked questions in this session! Read Previous Welcome to Ordal Hall! Read Next You Ask. We Answer

April 24, 2014 New MediaLab Event Features Career Advice from Successful Alumni By Valery Jorgensen ’15 Six alumni came back to Pacific Lutheran University on April 22 to serve as panelists for the inaugural MediaLab Presents event. The panelists, who graduated from PLU in 2005 or more recently, all work in high-profile jobs in communication and business: 1.    Chris Bowen ’09 graduated with a degree in PR and Advertising and now works as a Senior Project Manager at Radarworks in Seattle. 2

Around the PNW: Students head to Seattle for a concert Posted by: vcraker / May 18, 2022 May 18, 2022 Join Luke Van Tassel ’24 as he heads to Seattle (only 45 minutes from campus!) — to see a Billie Eilish concert. Follow the PLU Tik Tok to see more adventures from our students! Read Previous History and literature senior aspires to be a lifelong learner Read Next Around the PNW: Students hike to Cherry Creek Falls LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean

mistakes, because it was okay at the end of the day. What is an aspect of your PLU education that you hope to emulate in your future classroom? I have really appreciated PLU’s mindset of accepting all perspectives on different things — something I would love to incorporate into my future teaching. Ensuring everyone’s voice is heard and students have a unique perspective will allow them to have different insights on discussed topics. What are you most proud of from your time at PLU? I am most proud of

for this center from her daughter. “Education is about the only way to get out of poverty,” Tarling said. “There’s a lot of need. There’s a lot of poverty.” Bryant hopes to address this need through her fundraising efforts and by going back to volunteer at BCC. “I’m really happy to help in whatever they need,” said Bryant. “It will be a place I continuously go back to teach.” Read Previous PLU prof named as “Highly Honored” photographer in global photo contest Read Next Get involved and lunch is

paternal grandmother, Ruby Watness, graduated from PLU in the same year as her son Luther (Eric’s father). This marked the first time that a mother and son graduated from PLU together.  Calvin Watness, Eric’s uncle, also earned a degree that year. Uncle Calvin married a fellow PLU student, Julia Johnson, and settled in Lakewood, WA.  Two of Eric’s sisters and one brother attended PLU. “My roots are so intertwined, and our family’s mission is similar to that of PLU, which is all about education and

arrived at the school – which has a population of students that all are on the free-lunch program – the principal told the assembled teachers that if they considered this a job, to leave now. “I think that PLU prepared me for the idea of vocation,” Pfaff said. “One of the first things my principal said was that if you ever think of this as a job, that you need to leave. She said this is a calling. “That really resonated with me.” And such passion is needed to reach the students, many of whom come from

. These organs, which can take as long as two years to build, now cost millions. Fritts’ shop is only one of a handful in the U.S. which can handle these big projects. It soon becomes evident why the ceilings rise up to 30 feet and the door is so imposing. Organs are built by hand at the shop – from the keys, made of cow bone, to the intricate scroll work that adorns each piece. Each piece is assembled in the shop, to make sure it works, then taken apart and trucked to its new home. A tall building or

raised toward the project cost, including a $2 million anonymous lead gift for the Open Lab and a $1.25 million matching grant from Pierce County in recognition of PLU’s demonstrated excellence in preparing healthcare professionals to serve the unique health needs of the region and as part of the solution to addressing Pierce County’s shortage of healthcare providers.Pending donor and community investments, the upgrades are slated to be completed by the 2024-2025 academic year. “We’re off to a great