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  • The first year experience is a sequence of courses designed to help you develop the skills necessary to be a successful college student and a thoughtful, engaged and caring member of society.

    is in small groups with maximum individual feedback from your professor. Classes With Only First-Year Students: Build confidence by making the transition to college-level study with your peers. Compelling Course Themes: You’ll learn the crucial skills of thinking, speaking and writing by applying them to a thought-provoking topic. All First-Year Writing and DJS seminars are focused on important and compelling themes – like “The Art of Living,” “Banned Books,” “Climate Justice and Resilience,” and

  • COMA 248 Innovation, Ethics, & Society Thursday, September 26th, from 3:40 PM to 5:25 PM, in Ingram Hall, Room 109 Professor Eckstein is excited to welcome Professor Jasinski, who will be hosting a special workshop during this time. Discover how phronesis provides a robust ethical…

    framework to real-world challenges, developing innovative solutions that are not only effective but ethically sound. Through collaborative projects, you’ll craft groundbreaking policy proposals that redefine safety in Tacoma. Engage in design thinking processes that challenge conventional approaches, all while grounded in the ethical considerations that phronesis demands. Professor Jasinski will guide you through the intersection of rhetorical theory, innovation, and practical wisdom. You’ll wrestle

  • If you, or someone you know is experiencing depression or considering committing suicide, know that you are not alone.  Below are some resources that are available.

    treatment centers. Includes personalized coping mechanisms and assistance for finding therapists and support groups. Virtual Hope Box (VHB) (iTunes and Google Play) App contains simple tools to help patients with coping, relaxation, distraction, and positive thinking. Provides positive activity planning, distraction tools, and interactive relaxation exercises including guided imagery, controlled breathing and muscle relaxation. International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) Site contains list

  • English Department | Department of English | 253-535-7321 | Sharon L.

    to the Reforms of Henry VIII (St. Martin's Press 1996) : View Book Political Protest and Prophecy under Henry VIII (Boydell & Brewer Inc 1991) : View Book The Welles Anthology: (Ms. Rawlinson C.813): A Critical Edition co-authored with Kathleen H. Jordan (Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies (Book 75) 1991) : View Book Accolades PLU Faculty Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievements in Teaching, Scholarship, and Service - 1997 Biography Sharon L. Jansen taught English literature and

  • News for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Wang Center Photo Contest Winners 2023 Exhibit During the 2022-2023 academic year, 237 PLU students participated in global and local study away programs to acquire new perspectives on critical global issues, advance their language and intercultural skills, form valuable new contacts and lasting connections, and advance their academic and career trajectory. We… April 4, 2023

  • On Exhibit: Common Reading Book 2021, The Best We Could Do The 2021-2022 academic year Common Reading book is the critically acclaimed graphic novel,  The Best We Could Do  by Thi Bui. In this timely and breathtaking memoir, Bui explores her experiences as a daughter…

    , the library has online films and journal articles and links to other content. Below is the virtual exhibit with links to resources.   Website Critical Refugee Studies Collective. (n.d.) Critical Research, Teaching, and Public Initiatives on Refugees. https://criticalrefugeestudies.com/ Refugees have long been the objects of inquiry for fields such as sociology, history, and political science. Refugees are also often featured in the media serving as objects of suffering or agents of terrorism. The

  • PLU junior’s first production fields university’s first all-black cast Josh Wallace ’19 wanted to do something different for his directing debut with PLU Theatre. A creative who also dabbles in acting, music and art, the junior figured the time was right to take on a…

    that recently was made into an award-winning movie. “At the time I was actually thinking of doing a different show called ‘Over the River and Through the Woods,’” Wallace said. “But ‘Fences’ came out, and I was like, I think this is something I can do that’s feasible, I think it’s the right time. When I was reading it and when I watched the movie, it just really hit home.” Creating an all-black production brought with it a certain amount of pressure and outside interest, Wallace said. He sat down

  • First year students reflect on ‘big questions’ When senior Kerri Greenaway talked about love being the one thing that can always be taken to the extreme, it struck a cord with first year Danyelle Thomas.“It made me think about why I do what I do,”…

    listening to Eva,” he said. “She knew exactly what we were thinking.” In the small group discussions, students talked about their experiences and began thinking about their identity and future. The group facilitators – faculty, staff and student leaders – represented the diversity of campus, with faculty from across the disciplines and staff members from various campus organizations. “It was really overwhelming at first,” Thomas said. “I’m usually a really loud person, but I spent a lot of time

  • Documentary follows drug, weapons trade When assistant communication professor Rob Wells and his colleagues in the School of Arts and Communication launched MediaLab in 2006, they figured larger projects like feature-length video documentaries would happen sometime in the future. “It would be nice,” he recalled…

    September 29, 2008 Documentary follows drug, weapons trade When assistant communication professor Rob Wells and his colleagues in the School of Arts and Communication launched MediaLab in 2006, they figured larger projects like feature-length video documentaries would happen sometime in the future. “It would be nice,” he recalled thinking. “Someday.”Thanks to some tireless – and inquisitive – student journalists, that “someday” happened much sooner than anyone might have expected. At 2 p.m

  • The mission of the Master’s in Social Work Program at Pacific Lutheran University is to prepare skilled, ethical, professional service-oriented leaders and change agents who work toward just,

    HIGHLIGHTSCURRICULUM & SCHEDULEPRACTICUMCOURSESOur Mission StatementThe mission of the Master’s in Social Work Program at Pacific Lutheran University is to prepare skilled, ethical, professional service-oriented leaders and change agents who work toward just, equitable, and empowerment-based service provision, policies, and systems on local and global levels. The program emphasizes critical consciousness, critical thinking, scientific inquiry, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive theories and