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? Thanks to the maker movement and some creative minds, it isn’t. Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Education & Kinesiology is bringing that creative spirit to campus April 12 in the form of a hands-on workshop and free public lecture.The seventh annual Benson Lecture, “A Learning Revolution Goes to School: The Maker Movement,” will focus on the growing trend in which creators use so-called “makerspaces” and “fablabs” to invent and create products. More specifically, speakers will discuss how the

. Even though this is a very short trip, she said all study away experiences are worthwhile. “It’s a whole new experience to be able to leave campus and take your learning on the road,” she said. “The power of education away is that you can learn so much and use a place as a text, really studying the place you visit and applying your learning and skill sets to your experience there.” Grover said other spring break programs in partnership with the Wang Center included a geoscience fieldwork trip that

Celebrate Computer Science Education Week Posted by: halvormj / December 5, 2018 Image: Halvorson discusses software and online learning with a student at PLU. December 5, 2018 By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org, an important non-profit organization committed to

Celebrate Computer Education Week Posted by: halvormj / December 5, 2018 Image: Halvorson discusses software and online learning with a student at PLU. December 5, 2018 By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org, an important non-profit organization committed to training

. “Through this class students are learning about religion but they are also able to understand the importance of place, history of place, immigration and diversity. These kinds of things, that aren’t far away,” Hammerstrom said. “You can go away to learn about Buddhism, but you can also learn about Buddhism in your backyard.” The course is split into three sections: first, students studied Buddhism as a general religion and then the immigration history of Tacoma. As the semester finishes, students leave

Full Circle: Brandi Hilliard, Director of Career, Learning & Engagement Posted by: nicolacs / February 17, 2023 Image: Image: Brandi Hilliard, Director of Career, Learning & Engagement (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) February 17, 2023 By By Lisa Patterson ‘98PLU Marketing and Communications Guest Writer As a first-generation college student, Brandi Hilliard was nervous when she began her studies at Pacific Lutheran University. But those uncomfortable feelings soon diminished. “I found PLU to be a

Scholars gather at PLU for International Transformative Learning Conference Posted by: Zach Powers / October 19, 2016 Image: (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) October 19, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 19, 2016)- Hosted by the Pacific Lutheran University Transformative Learning Club and Associate Professor of Communication Amanda Feller, the XII International Transformative Learning Conference is Oct. 20-23 at PLU.Devoted to embracing and engaging

Full Circle: Brandi Hilliard, Director of Career, Learning & Engagement Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 17, 2023 Image: Brandi Hilliard, Director of Career, Learning & Engagement (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) February 17, 2023 By Lisa Patterson ‘98PLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterAs a first-generation college student, Brandi Hilliard was nervous when she began her studies at Pacific Lutheran University. But those uncomfortable feelings soon diminished. “I found PLU to be a warm

scholastic projects. DeLaRosby said students have control over how much work they invest in their membership with Phi Kappa Phi. “When I joined I never thought I’d use it for anything other than just being a member,” DeLaRosby said. But several years after joining, DeLaRosby reached out to Phi Kappa Phi to help fund his dissertation research.  The scholarship DeLaRosby received was the Love of Learning award in 2013 for a pilot study investigating characteristics of successful college students who were

pandemic she returned to Oslo and took a year of PLU classes remotely. It seemed like a typical distance learning story, until she began experimenting with her mother’s 25-year-old sewing machine. PLU Innovation Studies minor Mariken Lund in Olso, Norway. “I saw this old machine sitting in the closet and wondered if I could sew a skirt with it,” Mariken recalled. “After some training videos and a little effort, I was making clothes and having fun!” During the 2020-2021 school year, Mariken also worked