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by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Have you ever attempted to drive to a new restaurant at night with only a vague idea of where it was located? Trying to reach a destination without some necessary information can invoke feelings of anxiety and frustration. Students may…
Technologies Blog *Note: All comments are moderated Read Next The Tao of Online Discussion Rubrics LATEST POSTS Recording Instruction and Communications for Distance Learners March 31, 2020 Rethinking Assessment at a Distance March 18, 2020 Engaging Students During Remote Learning March 16, 2020 How to Create a Basic Online Lesson March 6, 2020
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The PLU Wind Ensemble performed the world premiere of Ingrid Stolzel’s “Musica Ignota” on October 9, 2021. Stolzel traveled to PLU to attended the premiere and work with the PLU wind ensemble and Professor of Music Edwin Powell in advance. A composition almost 1,000 years…
PLU Wind Ensemble: Musica Ignota Posted by: Silong Chhun / November 1, 2021 November 1, 2021 By Josh Wiersma '18Marketing and Communications Contributing Videographer The PLU Wind Ensemble performed the world premiere of Ingrid Stolzel’s “Musica Ignota” on October 9, 2021. Stolzel traveled to PLU to attended the premiere and work with the PLU wind ensemble and Professor of Music Edwin Powell in advance. A composition almost 1,000 years in the making, “Musica Ignota” is based on the 11th century
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NIST is one of the nation’s premiere research institutions for the physical and engineering sciences and, as the lead Federal agency for technology transfer, it provides a strong interface between government, industry and academia. NIST embodies a science culture, developed from a large and well-equipped…
longer-term research that anticipates future needs. This occurs in few other places and enables the Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL), Engineering Laboratory (EL), Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), Material Measurement Laboratory (MML), NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR), and Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML), to offer unique research and training opportunities for undergraduates, providing them with a research-rich environment and exposure to state-of-the-art equipment. The
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By ; TACOMA, WASH. (April 28, 2020) — Ten years after graduating, Alayna Linde ‘10 is back on Pacific Lutheran University’s campus — this time consulting with Pierce County Parks on an innovative new trail project to connect people, parks and PLU. The Parkland Community…
planning issues. Working alongside Pierce County Parks and Alta Planning & Design, Linde’s role with EnviroIssues is to support public outreach events and communications as the team develops a concept design for the trail. Here, she talks about the development of the project and how her time at PLU prepared her for the job. PLU: Please tell us more about your work with EnviroIssues and the Parkland Community Trail. What part of your work excites you the most? Linde: What drew me to EnviroIssues was the
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As a child, Matt Bliss ’98 relished celebrating the holidays at his grandparents’ Broomfield, Colorado, home where the Christmas tree was anything but ordinary. Bliss’s grandfather, Lawrence Stoecker, designed his own tree, an artful cascade of concentric rings that hung from the ceiling. He crafted…
How Matt Bliss ’98 turned a family tradition into Modern Christmas Trees Posted by: Silong Chhun / November 18, 2020 Image: Alumnus Matt Bliss ’98 (photo by JC Buck) November 18, 2020 By Kat BrazPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterAs a child, Matt Bliss ’98 relished celebrating the holidays at his grandparents’ Broomfield, Colorado, home where the Christmas tree was anything but ordinary. Bliss’s grandfather, Lawrence Stoecker, designed his own tree, an artful cascade of concentric rings
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World expert addresses masculinity, violence Silence is not golden. That was the message from Sut Jhally , founder and executive director of the Media Education Foundation . Jhally’s address last Thursday marked the beginning of PLU’s first Men Against Violence Program conference that examined men’s…
circumference of G.I. Joe’s biceps has more than doubled since the toy was introduced nearly 40 years ago. The narrowing of this definition has confined men and boys to a box that denies feelings of vulnerability or insecurity. Using clips from the documentary “Tough Guise: Violence, Media and the Crisis in Masculinity,” he showed how men must put on a fake persona to appear masculine. “The tough guise is a mask men and boys are encouraged to put on in the performance of masculinity,” Jhally said. “When men
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University Named a College of Distinction and Ranked No. 14 in the West TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 9, 2015)—The accolades continue to amass for Pacific Lutheran University, which has been honored as a College of Distinction for 2015-16 and ranked No. 14 in the West on…
Leadership residential learning communities, that also utilize linked courses to partner with students in their learning and success,” she said. “This engagement also is reflected in the presence of FYEP faculty across the first year, beginning with new student orientation and following through to other key points in the experience, including follow-up in the second semester and attention to student success as a whole.” Read Previous A Silent Story: PLU Faculty Member is a Witness to Refugee Crisis Read
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The Rev. Jen Rude is an ordained pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Metro Chicago synod TACOMA, WASH. (May 16, 2016) – The Rev. Jen Rude will join Pacific Lutheran University as university pastor on August 1, 2016. Rude comes to PLU…
. Rude comes to PLU from Chicago, where she most recently served as program director for Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries, and as a colleague in ministry at Grace Lutheran Church in Evanston, Ill.At Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries, Rude led programs committed to expanding opportunities nationally in the ELCA for LGBTQ pastors. She has also served as youth outreach minister for The Night Ministry in Chicago, where she provided pastoral care, crisis response and advocacy in an interfaith and
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PLU News documents good work Lutes are doing, on and off campus, as they live and pursue lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care.
A Silent Story: PLU Faculty Member is a Witness to Refugee Crisis TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 8, 2015)—The story I want to share with you is silent. No words were exchanged. It is one of those cases in which words fail to express the extent of human despair. Thank God, it is also a case in which words… September 8, 2015 Equity, Faith, JusticeResearch & Academics
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News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.
“Show Me the Money!” Q&A about salary increases, funding new initiatives, and budget accountability. In the movie Jerry Maguire , the lead character is an incredibly successful and charismatic sports agent. Jerry has a crisis of conscience one night, after the young son of one of his injured players curses him out. Jerry realizes he’s come to value his… April 12, 2016
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