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  • Ann Auman, professor of biology and program director for the study away program in Namibia, is bringing a research component to her students’ semester away in spring 2017 thanks to Wang Center

    approach by also reflecting on the factors they believe impacted the changes, as well as what those findings mean for Namibians’ microbiomes. Auman noted that many of the diseases that affect microbiomes are often Western diseases. “Our Western culture tends to diminish the diversity of microbiomes,” she said; the diversity of them correlates with human health. In other words, more diversity of microbiomes means healthier people. Auman left for Namibia Jan. 8, 2016, with her 12-year-old son and 15-year

  • A prestigious all-girls high school band from Japan, Tamana Girls High School, will once again visit Pierce County this June in a friendship concert with Graham-Kapowsin High School (GKHS). Their message: friendship through music. This year, the Friendship Concert performed by Tamana Girls High School…

    School have also experienced tremendous success. They were selected to perform at the 2010 and 2014 Washington Music Educators Association Conference in Yakima, Washington. In 2015, the GKHS wind ensemble performed at the Northwest Regional Music for All Festival. Read Previous PLU University Jazz Ensemble’s upcoming concert Read Next Jazz Under the Stars 20th anniversary and concert lineup announced LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to

  • Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away

    /alumni/ ADDRESS CHANGES Please direct any address changes to alumni@plu.edu or 800-ALUM-PLU. ABOUT RESOLUTE Volume 1, Issue 8 ResoLUTE (ISSN 0886-3369) is published three times a year by Pacific Lutheran University, 12180 Park Ave. S., Tacoma, WA, 98447-0003. Postage paid at Tacoma, WA, and additional mailing offices. Address service requested. Postmaster: Send changes to Advancement Services, Office of Advancement, PLU, Tacoma, WA, 98447-0003; advancement.services@plu.edu. © 2017 by Pacific Lutheran

  • Making sense of the application process for financial aid in 10 steps or less.

    Banner Self Service.  Then, search for jobs and complete the hiring process, which may be with your chosen on or off-campus employer.8: If Accepting A Federal Nursing LoanIf choosing to borrow the Federal Nursing Loan, first accept the loan in Banner Self Service.  Then, complete the online Entrance Interview and Master Promissory Note with our loan servicer, ECSI, when notified by email. The email from ECSI will provide you with instructions for completing online processes necessary in order to

  • News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.

    Can I Get a Master’s Degree Unrelated to My Undergraduate Major? Maybe you’re a recent college graduate — you’re discovering that your bachelor’s degree actually isn’t going to prepare you for the career you want. Or maybe you’ve been in the workforce for several years — and you’ve decided that you either want to move in… April 8, 2022

  • U.S. Congressman Rick Larsen shares how interactions with constituents has changed him.

    Learning listening on the job Learning listening on the job https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2017/01/rick-larsen-dc-office-cover-1024x532.jpg 1024 532 Zach Powers '10 Zach Powers '10 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/09/zach-powers-100x100.jpg May 15, 2016 May 22, 2017 Rick Larsen ’87 is the first to admit that serving in the United States Congress has changed him. Larsen, who was first elected in 2000, says his job has

  • Molly Lindberg ’17 was an unlikely passenger in the boat on the River Thames in Oxford, England.

    professors (known as tutors). View the Oxford program “I think rowing is one of those sports where once you start you’re never really out of the rowing community,” Lindberg said. “I just love watching races and being in the races or participating in any way.” Upon returning to PLU, Lindberg spent the 2015-16 academic year as a coxswain — the person in charge of the boat — for the men’s club team. “One of the biggest things I learned was just taking risks,” she said. “I had no idea how I’d do on this

  • health and wellness. The department offers two degree programs: the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Kinesiology (B.A.K.) with teacher certification option, and the Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology (B.S.K.) which offers two different pre-professional concentrations: exercise science and pre-physical therapy. Students completing these degrees often go on for further graduate study in physical therapy, sport psychology, athletic training, exercise science, recreation, public health etc., or enter

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  • All-American relief pitcher, 2014 PLU Male Athlete of the Year, 2015 Career Lute Achievement Award winner, first First Team All-American in PLU Baseball history, sixth pitcher in Division III Baseball history to achieve 30 career saves, tied for 2014 Division III Baseball lead in total saves, 2015 Capital One Academic All-American District 8 First Team. Favorite PLU memory: “This year when I got my 22nd career save against Linfield. Not only did it make me PLU’s all-time leader in saves, but it