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  • May 8, 2014 Bless You—and Your Little Dog, Too! People and pets participate in the 2013 Blessing of the Animals service at PLU. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) PLU’s Blessing of the Animals Service Welcomes People and Pets By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Pacific Lutheran University will hold a Blessing of the Animals service at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 12, in Lagerquist Concert Hall. “The Blessing of the Animals has become an annual event on the Chapel calendar,” said

  • Mission and Philosophy of the Social Work ProgramMission: “Educating caring, skillful generalists to be ethical agents for global and local change.” The Pacific Lutheran University Department of Social Work is dedicated to educating individuals for social work practice with individuals, families, households, groups, communities and organizations within a generalist framework that is based on a philosophy of social justice, egalitarianism, pluralism, and compassion for the oppressed. The

  • Uukumwe Project 2024Teaching Partnership Between Namibian Educators and Pacific Lutheran University Affirming PLU’s commitment to educational partnerships, the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education in collaboration with PLU’s Alumni and Student Connections has initiated a two-year project (2023 & 2024) to support collaborative opportunities with PLU Education Alumni and Namibian educators. The Uukumwe (togetherness) Pilot Fund aims to maintain established partnerships, enhance

  • Lise Mba Ekani Assistant Professor of French & Francophone Studies and Global Studies Full Profile 253-535-8340 lekani@plu.edu

  • that provide for program sustainability. For example, in recent years, we’ve added programs mostly in areas where we have current strength (MSF, MSMR, DNP). But, PLU has also created a new program and hired an entire department to run it (MA in Marriage and Family Therapy back in the ‘70s); and we adopted a program from outside the university (MFA in Creative Writing). Both of those have been very successful. The only program discontinued in recent years is the major in Computer Engineering, and

  • , who has known Zhong since 2005. At first, Manfredi had a simple fascination with Zhong’s art, particularly his paintings. That developed into a budding friendship and, later, Zhong’s work became a focus of Manfredi’s academic writing. But here, Manfredi is doing something different — he is documenting Zhong, his work, and his community through a camera lens. His work has been on display in exhibits throughout the world, but the place where he creates it may soon be destroyed. Manfredi has taken on

  • help with fundraising for local food banks. The essays and service are considered in determining the awarding of the Lucia Scholarship. Normally, the pool of candidates who apply for this scholarship participate in the Sankta Lucia Festival by working with children on dances and crafts, and singing the Lucia songs at nursing homes, charity events, and at the public event at PLU. They also write an essay describing how they embody and articulate the Core Elements of Lutheran Higher Education. Then

  • was Bill Foege ’57, aka Dr. William Foege, now 78, a public-health legend and recipient of the 2012 Presidential Medal of Freedom. By Tom Paulson ’80 The Voice When Stephanie Anne Johnson ’06 walks into a room, you might not notice at first. With her quiet, humble and unassuming nature, she easily could slip past those expecting a “star.” She’s the same on stage as she is in person: a delightfully authentic superstar-in-the-making who has stayed true to herself. By Stefanie Ellis Attaway Lutes By

  • writing, after spending years working as a journalist in both Canada and Washington state. He finished the program in 2016, 13 years after receiving his diagnosis. Drews was living in the U.S. in 2003, working in Port Townsend for the Peninsula Daily News, when one of his spinal vertebrae came apart. Donate NowHelp Keven Drews '16 raise money for an experimental cancer treatment. “When I felt my vertebrae and accompanying back spasm it was sort of like a blunt knife going into my back,” Drews said

  • competencies). Cost per semester credit hour: $1,194 Nursing Program Fee: $4,092 (Subject to change) Additional fees may include: technology fee ($270/year), wellness fee ($110/year), a one-time matriculation fee ($205), background check ($70), books and materials for coursework, uniform cost ($200), equipment ($100), laptop (personal). 2024 Cohort Program Cost Sheet (PDF)Calculate ROIHow much more can I earn with a DNP? Click here to find outCost breakdown by termSummer 2024 6 credits – Tuition: $7,164