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[Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army Materiel Command / Creative Commons License ] By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 20, 2015)—On Jan. 25, one of cinema’s most trailblazing actors, Danny Glover, will visit Tacoma’s Theatre on the Square for a fundraising event in…
Hilltop neighborhood, the Buffalo Soldiers Museum seeks to educate, preserve and present the history and contributions of America’s Buffalo Soldiers through educational programs, historic research, youth outreach programs and exhibits. “The Buffalo Soldiers Museum in Tacoma provides a great chance for Tacomans to understand this important but little-known piece of American history,” Mergenthal said. “It’s wonderful that this museum can both celebrate local connections to the subject and provide an
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Clarissa Gines was one of the first students to graduate with PLU’s art history undergraduate degree in 2012. It wasn’t easy—she had a child during her senior year, and juggled parenthood with schoolwork and an internship at a Seattle-based art gallery. She then worked as…
mold. You don’t have to do that. You can show up as you are, and people will respect that.” Read Previous PLU alum takes leadership role as Tacoma’s chief equity officer Read Next Summer Internships: Environmental Studies LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden November 19, 2024 Major Minute Monday: Global Studies November 18, 2024 You Ask, We Answer: Do you have Marine
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Before attending Pacific Lutheran University, Justyn Freeman ’23 served in the Air Force for six years. Now, he is a senior nursing major and will soon begin his residency at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma. Justyn is a current member of the Washington Air…
acceptance of the GI Bill and the Yellow Ribbon Program made PLU an even more accessible choice. He was also the recipient of the Robert and Jean Reid Family Foundation Scholarship in Nursing Leadership Don F. and Ruth E. Bayer Memorial Nursing Scholarship. After moving to Washington State, Justyn joined the Washington National Guard. In recent years, National Guard members have been utilized to help manage the Covid-19 pandemic. Justyn served at a number of local food banks. “The Washington Air National
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When it comes to full-ride scholarships, these are far and few between at most colleges and universities. A full-ride scholarship would mean that every expense associated with going to school would be covered – tuition, student fees, housing, food, etc. The reality is that very…
year Supporting Success Scholarship, and a $1,500 per year Housing Grant (if you live on campus). Additional financial aid in the form of work study and loans may be applied to room, meals, and other expenses. Regents’ Scholarship (one of our Presidential Scholarships) Each year, eligible students are encouraged to apply for our top academic and leadership Presidential Scholarships (by the December deadline). The first of these awards is the President’s Scholarship ($34,000 per year), and on
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To students: Do you know what is next for you after undergrad? We encourage you to consider the Professional Master’s Program (PMP) in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering (CHE) at Purdue University. The PMP is a 12-16 month long, non-thesis, coursework-based Master’s program…
Purdue ChE Master’s Program Announcement Posted by: alemanem / October 6, 2020 October 6, 2020 To students: Do you know what is next for you after undergrad? We encourage you to consider the Professional Master’s Program (PMP) in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering (CHE) at Purdue University. The PMP is a 12-16 month long, non-thesis, coursework-based Master’s program that prepares students for leadership and business roles in industry and government sectors through a combination of
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Lutes were out in full force at the Northwest Emmy® Awards Ceremony on June 4, at the Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center. Ray Heacox ’76 took home two honors, an induction to the Silver Circle and an Emmy for Overall Excellence for his work with…
president and general manager of KING 5, KONG and NWCN. “The best part of my job is watching people work together at the top of their individual games. With a unified mission, individuals can contribute to a common goal,” Heacox writes. “Success enjoyed and recognized as a team is the sweetest success of all.” Under his leadership, KING 5 has been the recipient of two national Edward R. Murrow awards for overall excellence, two Peabody awards for KING 5 investigations, a DuPont Award from Columbia
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In her senior year of high school Ashely Hill ’15 had her mind set on one of the big state schools. She had always envisioned herself at a large university as a little fish in a big pond. However, after her mother made her tour…
experiences and uses them in her everyday life today. Being a part of the Diversity Center for 4+ years gave her the opportunity to learn and grow in different leadership roles. The Center taught her how to effectively communicate and share respect with people from different walks of life. She carries these experiences with her in her job at Western State Hospital as a forensic psychiatric social worker. Going from a community that celebrates diversity to one that is not always so well-versed in such
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By Michael Halvorson, Chair of Innovation Studies. The Innovation Studies program is pleased to announce the graduation of five new Innovation Studies minors. Each has completed a program of study designed to foster innovation and design thinking in an interdisciplinary context. They graduated on May…
-going pandemic. Our graduating seniors included Kristine McKinney, Cameron Clem, Kayla Spence, Hannah McAllister, and Logan Black. Each minor completed the INOV 350 course (Innovation Seminar), in addition to four other classes about design thinking, ethics, leadership, and entrepreneurship. The continuing program has now reached a milestone of 40 minors. Kristine McKinney Kristine McKinney double majored in Philosophy and Business Administration at PLU, with a business concentration in Management
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One person can make a difference As he watched his family drive away down a dirt road in Kigali, Rwanda, Carl Wilkens thought he’d seen them in a few days, a week tops. But it was April 10, 1994, and Wilkens – he only American…
, and now travels full time, telling his story. Making a different is all about relationships and doing what you can, when you can, Wilkens stressed – even if that means building a relationship with a person who is a bully or unpleasant. “You need to realize the potential of taking that first step, by simply being there,” he said. Read Previous AAUP president discusses faculty leadership Read Next Two students killed in car accident COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't
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DMC grants appear in classrooms Interactive software, a Wii to use in graphic design and a video which will record future teachers at work – all these ideas received funding this year through the Digital Media Center Small Grants fund. Each year in May, Layne…
innovative nature of the technology or pedagogy, overall impact on the applicant’s curriculum, feasibility of the project, and benefit to other faculty and students. Recipients of 2008-09 DMC Small Grants Jan Weiss, Assistant Professor of Instructional Development and Leadership: Weiss will use her $500 award to buy four Flip video camcorders. This will help build reflective practices around video recordings of teacher candidates, enhancing teaching skills and promoting learning in elementary and
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