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Philosophical Discourse and Tweeting: On Dr. Pauline Shanks Kaurin’s Public Philosophy https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/philosophical-discourse-and-tweeting-on-dr-pauline-shanks-kaurins-public-philosophy/

English Writing, with minors in Music and Philosophy. She wrote this article as part of her work in English 320: Intermediate Creative Nonfiction. Read Previous The Trail to Social Justice: Ultrarunning Meets Dark Green Religion Read Next Indivisible: English Faculty Members Join the Anti-Trump Resistance LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May 26

Professor Rick Barot, Director of the MFA program, long listed for National Book Award https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/professor-rick-barot-director-of-the-mfa-program-long-listed-for-national-book-award/

and a half, attending workshops, classes, readings, and other social events. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 residency was a virtual experience, but it is usually housed on the PLU campus. “For ten days it’s kind of a nerd convention,” Professor Barot said. “They [students and faculty] get to hang out with people who love the kinds of things that they love. A lot of wonderful conversations happen in ten days.”Outside of the residency, students are paired with a faculty mentor for a whole year. Whether

Rediscovery: Dr. Jenkins and the Texts of Hermann Broch https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/rediscovery-dr-jenkins-and-the-texts-of-hermann-broch/

Geistesgeschichte and has two further articles currently under review with the Journal of Austrian Studies. Clayton Regehr is a senior English / Writing major, also completing minors in History and Holocaust and Genocide Studies. He completed this article as part of his work in English 320: Intermediate Creative Nonfiction. Read Next The Trail to Social Justice: Ultrarunning Meets Dark Green Religion LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May

Kevin Knodell ’11 and Kari Plog ’11 – Resolute Online: Winter 2017 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/author/kevinandkari/

program began, Chengdu was an area of the country where few Westerners traveled, he said. The region currently offers preservation of older Chinese mentalities, he added: “It’s a little bit slower and it’s a little bit more authentic.” #LutesAwayView social media posts by Lutes who are making a difference all over the world. While students are immersed in the culture, they learn about the history and politics of the region. Manfredi said a wide range of electives are offered, too, including martial

5 Reasons to Pursue a Graduate Degree at Pacific Lutheran University https://www.plu.edu/admission-graduate/blog/5-reasons-to-pursue-a-graduate-degree-at-plu/

-class Puget Sound-area businesses and institutions. Ready to talk to explore further or talk to a PLU representative? Request more information or schedule an appointment with an admissions counselor today.Don’t put your new career on hold — explore our educational guides to learn more about PLU programs and how you can get started today.Schedule AppointmentMake a phone appointment with a Graduate Admission Counselor Schedule AppointmentAttend Info SessionSign up for an information session to reach

News and Achievements https://www.plu.edu/mfa/news-and-achievements/

won the 2013 PEN New England award for best work of poetry. The award was presented at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on Sunday, March 24, 2013. January, 2013: Kelli Agodon (MFA 07) Her third book of poems, Hourglass Museum, was just accepted for publication by White Pine Press The 2012-2014 Washington State Poet Laureate is Kathleen Flenniken, an MFA graduate class of 2007 In the June 10th, 2012 article by LA Times book critic David Ulin, two out of the “Five Books that Grab

What’s next? Is it awesome? https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2009/03/19/whats-next-is-it-awesome/

career, was also true for his education. Parsons originally entered Washington State University. But as he started to figure out what he wanted to do after college, transferring to PLU made a lot of sense. “I liked what I saw at PLU,” he recalled. “I liked the smaller environment and the smaller class sizes. It felt good to me. Plus, I thought they had a great business program.” Also factoring into the equation: a move to PLU would allow him to be closer to the businesses that would likely employ him

Talking trees, floods, kites, it’s all in a day’s work https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2011/01/12/talking-trees-floods-kites-its-all-in-a-days-work/

captured his imagination and took him to a land, far, far away. “I was always drawing stop-motion movies and little drawings and cartoons in the sides of my textbooks and stuff like that,” he said. “And I was always borrowing my Dad’s video camera.” In high school, Perry took every art class he could find. And when he ran out of art classes, he started crafting coursework through independent study. He did the same thing at Pierce College, and then transferred to PLU. It was here his future career got

5 Lutes Play Major Roles at Tacoma’s Broadway Center https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/02/24/5-lutes-play-major-roles-at-tacomas-broadway-center/

, Marketing Manager Jared Wigert ’07 and Assistant Educational Manager April Nyquist ’09. The Broadway Center oversees the Pantages Theater, Rialto Theater and Theatre on the Square and is widely known for presenting world-class performing artists and providing one of the largest performing-arts education programs in the state, serving 51,000 students, parents and teachers annually in the South Sound. It also is hosting TEDxTacoma, held Feb. 28 at Theatre on the Square—where Utley and his Lute-laden

Andrew Whitney ’12 directs program to pair Tacoma students with local internships https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/03/16/andrew-whitney/

work in Seattle, Spokane, or San Diego, go, I will never tell you not to go. But if you want to do, say, architecture and you just don’t know any architectural firms locally, well here, let me introduce you to three great local firms and then you can figure out if it’s a good fit for you or not. I just want to provide exposure to students.” One of many impactful programs managed by Tacoma-based nonprofit Degrees of Change, Seeds Internships also hosts a weekly class with participating students to