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Between 2016-2019, PLU hosted the Northwest Regional Ethics Bowl. In November 2020, the ethics bowl was held virtually using an online debate platform.
Ethics Bowl 2020 Northwest Regional Ethics BowlBetween 2016-2019, PLU hosted the Northwest Regional Ethics Bowl. In November 2020, the ethics bowl was held virtually using an online debate platform. The bowl gathers approximately ten teams from other colleges and universities in our region for a day of competitive and collegial fun to present arguments for cases on current topics such as eviction protection during a pandemic, callout culture, open source medical equipment, and the
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Raising awareness through song By Chris Albert PLU students Emily Branch and Marina Pitassi found a way to creatively bring to light the realities of body image in the world today – write a song and make a music video. Then posted it on…
February 28, 2010 Raising awareness through song By Chris Albert PLU students Emily Branch and Marina Pitassi found a way to creatively bring to light the realities of body image in the world today – write a song and make a music video. Then posted it on YouTube.com of course. PLU students bring awareness to body image issues through a song on YouTube. It may have started as just another assignment in Professor Colleen Hacker’s Physical Education 315 class, but soon it became an effort to
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TACOMA, WASH. (March. 19, 2020) — Switching a campus-based curriculum to a distance-learning model mid-semester in the face of a pandemic is no easy feat. Luckily, PLU professor of music Gregory Youtz and his faculty peers have proved to be up for the challenge. Under…
," Youtz said. "My students have thus not noticed a huge change in content delivery, though they do clearly miss the face-to-face time with me and their peers." What is PLUTO?Want to learn more about PLU Teaching Online (PLUTO)? Click here.PLU: Have you discovered a benefit you weren’t expecting from this transition? Youtz: I am using this opportunity to get students to think about their own “learning outcomes” and what they can use this unique period of time to accomplish. I am suggesting they format
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Gallery exhibition at PLU explores both form and function Artist Reception Meet Deborah Schwartzkopf and join us for a reception on March 18 at 5pm in the University Gallery. Light refreshments will be provided. Flowers, Butter and Tea an exhibition by Seattle ceramics artist Deborah…
Flowers, Butter, & Tea Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / February 24, 2015 February 24, 2015 Gallery exhibition at PLU explores both form and functionArtist ReceptionMeet Deborah Schwartzkopf and join us for a reception on March 18 at 5pm in the University Gallery. Light refreshments will be provided.Flowers, Butter and Tea an exhibition by Seattle ceramics artist Deborah Schwartzkopf opens Wednesday, March 11 in the University Gallery at Pacific Lutheran University. The official opening & artist
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Tegels rides his bicycle every day, his common form of transportation, to and from his home close by. By Kari Plog ’11 Tegels, university organist and music professor, humbly underscores his efforts of sustainable living, saying he doesn’t have to go out of his way…
Light & Water. “PLU could be using some of my electricity,” Tegels said. “But I don’t know how that goes.” In addition to generating his own power, and even a little bit more than he needs, Tegels is able to benefit from tax incentives as a result of this sustainable move. Also, any electricity he generates beyond what he uses earns Tegels monetary compensation from Parkland Light & Water. Burkhartzmeyer said the return is roughly 7 cents for every kilowatt hour generated. He also said that going
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 21, 2016)- Senior Tyler Dobies and first-year Caitlin Johnston say spring break changed their lives. While some Pacific Lutheran University students may have gone on vacation or had fun in the sun, other Lutes – like Johnston and Dobies – were busy…
many things that we learn about in history books at school in a different light.”For example, the most shocking component of the trip was when the students visited two very different cemeteries, Dobies said. One was a confederate cemetery – green and beautifully maintained with nice tombstones and flowers – and one cemetery in which people historically buried African-Americans. “That was definitely a moment when I was like, wow, this is real,” he said. “Even the confederate grave was nice and kept
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PLU students spend 96 hours figuring out halfpipes and VHF signals By Chris Albert Pro snowboarder Shaun White is entering a halfpipe going for maximum vertical air. For hours Dan Case ’11 and his team study the YouTube video of White during a 96 hour…
. Many of the students are mathematic, computer science and physics majors. Working in teams and a addressing problems outside the context of textbooks is how they’ll be using their skills after graduation, Case said. They won’t know who won the competition until later this spring, but the experience is reward enough. Nicole Pennington, first year, thought one of the great challenges and exciting aspects of the contest was the students had to come up with the tools they needed to build the model
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On the day of high school class choices, a middle school teacher noticed the normally outgoing Jackson Reisner sitting quietly, acting withdrawn. Jackson grew increasingly anxious as the morning progressed. A movie buff, the Burlington eighth grader had seen all the difficult depictions of high…
On the Court and in the Classroom: A Brother and Sister Find Success at PLU Posted by: shortea / March 23, 2023 March 23, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer On the day of high school class choices, a middle school teacher noticed the normally outgoing Jackson Reisner sitting quietly, acting withdrawn. Jackson grew increasingly anxious as the morning progressed. A movie buff, the Burlington eighth grader had seen all the difficult depictions of high school. Teens
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Image: This expanded partnership with PNWU is an exciting opportunity for PLU graduates interested in pursuing a Doctor of Physical Therapy or a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy. (Photo: PLU/John Froschauer) PLU expanded its alliance with Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) by…
Opening more doors: PLU and PNWU strengthen their partnership to support future occupational and physical therapists Posted by: howardrm / September 20, 2023 September 20, 2023 By MacKenzie HinesPLU Marketing & CommunicationsImage: This expanded partnership with PNWU is an exciting opportunity for PLU graduates interested in pursuing a Doctor of Physical Therapy or a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy. (Photo: PLU/John Froschauer)PLU expanded its alliance with Pacific Northwest
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Elizabeth Larios ’21 decided she was going to be a neurosurgeon in the fourth grade. That’s when her class took a field trip to a science museum and Larios saw an exhibit about the human brain. Returning home that day, she told her mom: “I’m…
Music and Medicine: Elizabeth Larios ’21 returns to Namibia to research infections and teach marimba Posted by: nicolacs / November 2, 2022 Image: Image: Fulbright-recipient Elizabeth Larios ’21 (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) November 2, 2022 By Anneli HaralsonResoLute Guest WriterElizabeth Larios ’21 decided she was going to be a neurosurgeon in the fourth grade. That’s when her class took a field trip to a science museum and Larios saw an exhibit about the human brain.Returning home that day
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