Page 371 • (6,238 results in 0.044 seconds)

  • News https://www.plu.edu/social-work/news/

    PLU launches new Master of Social Work (MSW) degree 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… September 20, 2023 Master of Social WorkSocial Work

  • First LGBTQ affiliated pastor https://www.plu.edu/diversity-inclusion/timeline/first-lgbtq-affiliated-pastor/

    PLU employs its first pastor affiliated with the LGBTQ community.

  • Social Work https://www.plu.edu/academic-programs/program/social-work/

    New Delete Social Work Academic Programs all programs program website Social Work Undergraduate Major & Minor College of Health Professions Bachelor of Social Work Meet the Professors More Stories Visit About If you’re interested in a career helping others, including children, youth, families; working with marginalized and disenfranchised populations; addressing behavioral health needs of the community; bringing about social change; and if you have a passion for social justice and service, PLU’s

  • Tacoma Rescue Mission Executive Director and PLU alumnus Duke Paulson on adapting through the pandem https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2020/07/13/duke-paulson/

    added to the already urgent work of sheltering and supporting individuals experiencing homelessness in Tacoma.How long have you been with Tacoma Rescue Mission and what drew you here? I’ve been with Tacoma Rescue for two years. In college, I volunteered here, doing some Street Under the Bridge Ministry with Ron Vignec, a former campus pastor.  The rescue mission was on my radar as a place that impacts the community, on my shortlist of workplaces for more than a decade. So this was kind of a dream

  • People’s Gathering fosters timely conversations about race, perspective and inclusion https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/11/01/the-peoples-gathering/

    People’s Gathering fosters timely conversations about race, perspective and inclusion Posted by: Logan Seelye / November 1, 2021 November 1, 2021 By Silong ChhunResoLute WriterPLU Director of Multicultural Outreach and Engagement Melannie Denise Cunningham has an uncanny ability to get folks talking.In 2016, she noticed the community was yearning to discuss one pressing topic in particular. That summer, the news of Philando Castile, a Black man fatally shot during a traffic stop by a police

  • The ‘L’ is not silent https://www.plu.edu/president/news/2016/03/21/the-l-is-not-silent/

    Reformation, and they pervade our campus in so many ways. In that sense, PLU is as “Lutheran” as it can be. I think what this alumna and others are intuitively asking is, “Yes, we see the emphasis on vocation and service to the community (which you wouldn’t normally see at a secular university), but is PLU still connected to the roots which give life to these things?” Tending to the “roots” requires the presence of a vital Campus Ministry, worship life including Morning Prayer and Sunday Eucharist

  • 133 AND COUNTING: The tragic shooting in Orlando and the need for new gun control measures https://www.plu.edu/president/news/2016/06/15/133-and-counting/

    shooting in American history on Sunday as a terrorist act targeting a place of “solidarity and empowerment” for the LGBTQ community and namely LGBTQ people of color. He urged Americans to decide “if that’s the kind of country we want to be.” It is not the kind of country I want, nor do I think is it the kind of country that our students deserve. Since the shooting death of PLU Professor Jim Holloway by a deranged gunman 15 years ago, we at PLU have been especially sensitive to issues of gun violence

  • Course Descriptions https://www.plu.edu/biology/courses/

    , research project, and term project, in addition to lecture. This course is taught abroad in J-term. Prerequisite: BIOL 226. (4) BIOL 367 : Conservation Biology and Management Based upon the principles of population ecology and ecological genetics, an integrated study of the impacts of people on nature—specifically the diversity of plants and animals. Includes practical applications, techniques, and case studies in forest, fish, wildlife, and land management. Laboratories and field trips concern

  • Commencement 2017: Lutes prepare for life after college https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2017/05/15/commencement-2017/

    post-graduate lives and will remain connected through the strong community fabric that is ever present for all alumni who come through PLU during their college years. Below are four individual stories of students who will soon join that alumni class (Alaa Alshaibani, Theo Hofrenning, Takara Mitsui and Thomas Horn). They reflect upon their experiences with study away, music performances, social justice efforts and rigorous academics at PLU, and look ahead to the exciting experiences that

  • 2015 Convocation https://www.plu.edu/president/news/2015/09/15/2015-convocation/

    2015 Convocation Posted by: Lace M. Smith / September 15, 2015 September 15, 2015 2015 Convocation2015 CONVOCATIONPresident’s Remarks Good morning!  I’m delighted to welcome you all to the 2015 University Convocation!   Whether you are a part of the entering class of 2019, a student joining us with some college experience already behind you, or an exchange student here for a shorter time … we are pleased to welcome you to this community of Lutes.Now it is time, in this convocation, this calling