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253.535.7577 www.plu.edu/wang-center/ wang.center@plu.edu Tamara Williams, Ph.D., Executive Director PLU is committed to a vibrant array of global educational opportunities, linked to its mission and vision of educating to achieve a just, healthy, sustainable, and peaceful world. Consult the Wang Center for Global Education for comprehensive and more detailed information. PLU encourages majors in all fields to participate in off-campus study—for a semester, academic year, January Term, or
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. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Museum of Science and Industry in Seattle, MediaLab will premiere the documentary “Illicit Exchanges: Canada, the U.S., and Crime.” The ambitious hour-long film – MediaLab’s second in as many years – looks at how drugs and weapons affect the citizens of the two nations. “For us, this is a film about community as much as it is about the drug trade,” said Julie Olds ’09, the lead researcher on the project. “ We want to ask ‘how responsible are we?’” The project had its genesis
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partner, operates Raw Space, a cross between a professional music venue and community center in downtown Ellensburg, Wash. The business, the largest venue of its type in a 90-mile radius, is an initiative of the Elmira Arts Project, whose aim is to promote historic preservation, cultural interaction, economic growth and creating just a plain great place to spend time at. “It’s been a really big success for us,” Howell said. A wide array of events take place at Raw Space, including comedy, rock and
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from each of the four colleges to the core curriculum,” said Gregson. “Liberal arts education will remain the common foundation for students across all four colleges, as will PLU’s commitment to integrating socially impactful civic engagement across its community of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and partners.” A wide variety of additional efforts connected to the restructure are underway across campus, including but not limited to revisions to the faculty governance system, analyzing how
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Financing your Nursing Education ...Learn more about PLU’s tuition and fees. Note: Entry-Level MSN students pay a cohort tuition rate which differs from the standard rate. For more information, see the Entry-Level MSN information page. Several endowed scholarships are offered through the university to currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate nursing students. Additionally, the School of Nursing regularly informs its students of outside scholarship opportunities that become available
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program and its commitment to funneling students into the Peace Corps after graduation aligns well with PLU’s vision for global education. “It’s not about getting people to study abroad,” Zylstra said. “It’s about how do you raise consciousness about where we fit into a global society and I think this is one more helpful mechanism to do that.”Get started now Apply Inquiry Read Next If you lived with your classmates, what would learning look like? LATEST POSTS 5 Tips for Writing a College Essay August
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, Hawaiʻi. I’m currently pursuing my M.A. in Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. PLU’s NAIS program did more than connect me to the intelligent and bright academic community of NAIS, but (re)connected me back to myself as a Kanaka Maoli. The faculty and staff carved a place that values Indigenous knowledge and its thinkers, letting me be my whole self in academia. I take my academic and personal preparation into my graduate studies with the intent to be an Indigenous faculty
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The university is concerned about students and their total physical, mental, and emotional well-being. The university recognizes that a complex cluster of student and social issues surround the use of alcohol in society and that student views concerning its use vary widely. The following policy has been established in recognition of Washington State law and out of desire to create a living/learning environment consistent with the university goals and mission. Community members participating
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: Sichuan University and Chongqing Municipal Education Commission. Now with its tenth anniversary the CIWA Office has moved to Harstad Hall at Pacific Lutheran University where it will continue to facilitate the development of stronger educational ties with China, promote Chinese language and culture learning across the State of Washington, and strengthening educational and cultural exchange and collaboration between China and Washington. The Confucius Institute Education Center is located in the Chief
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-school program and a drop-out prevention specialist. “We see tremendous growth in the students referred to our programs,” continues Shultz. “For example, last year students enrolled in our reading programs improved on average by one full grade level, and for math students the average improvement in scores was 33 percent.” Speer has served as the Executive Director of CIS of Key Peninsula since 2003. She says the growth of the chapter during her tenure that she is most proud of is the expansion of its
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