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September 1, 2009 I never thought I’d study abroad five times and graduate on time When Andy Guinn ’09 came to PLU, the extent of his international travels was a single trip to Juarez, Mexico, just across the border from El Paso, Texas. That trip was just one week. Considering where he’s been since then – and the amount of time he’s been away – that hardly seems like a big deal. Since Andy arrived at PLU, he’s studied in Italy (twice), Tanzania, South Africa – plus a combined trip to Argentina

April 20, 2014 Take Back the Night at PLU Students attend a Take Back the Night rally at PLU. (Photo: PLU Women’s Center) Annual event aims to raise awareness about sexual assault By Valery Jorgensen ’15 Pacific Lutheran University’s Women Center hosts the annual Take Back the Night march and rally, part of an international campaign to raise awareness about sexual assault, April 24 in Red Square. The event invites people to speak up and speak out about ending violence. Take Back the Night When

April 25, 2014 Crowd gathers for Take Back the Night event at Red Square. The annual event is part of an international campaign to raise awareness against sexual assault. (John Froschauer, Photo). Take Back the Night event focuses PLU campus on the campaign against sexual assault By Barbara Clements Director of Content Development It comes down to a singular act of courage on an individual’s part, and taking responsibility for one’s own actions, to put a stop to sexual assault and violence

.; Anna Soderstrom from Washington United Terminals, Hyundai Merchant Marine; Steven Block from Foster Pepper PLLC; and Greg Shelton from Shelton International. The course will include a tour of a port terminal and information on networking with key maritime companies and associations operating in the Northwest. The cost of the course is $770 and participants will receive a Certificate of Completion upon conclusion of the course. Registration for the course begins November 2, 2015. For more

Professor Colleen Hacker discusses the heroism of Simone Biles Read Next PLU Forges a New International Partnership for Continuing Education COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus

PLU selected for American Passport Project Posted by: Zach Powers / June 23, 2022 Image: (Photo by Anna Huynh) June 23, 2022 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University was recently selected to participate in the second cohort of the Institute of International Education (IIE) American Passport Project. Through this initiative, 25 eligible PLU students who have never had a U.S. passport, will get one free of charge. PLU was one of 40 institutions in the United States

, and Why Does College Cost So Much? by Archibald and Feldman. Thomas Krise *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous First-Ever Krise Internship Awarded Read Next Two Lutes Attend Peace Scholars Program at the Oslo International Summer School LATEST POSTS President Krise’s open letter of support for Muslim community January 30, 2017 An Open Letter on Access for All Students January 20, 2017 LISTEN Forum December 6, 2016 What election season reminds us about higher education December 2, 2016

Orchestra Patrick Sheridan, International Tuba Soloist Jeremy Wilson, Trombone formerly of the Vienna Philharmonic Helen Spielman, Flutist and Performance Anxiety Coach Alex Shapiro, Composer Students learned about the importance of setting small, realistic goals; practicing smarter instead of longer; being persistent and consistent; and the value of rest. Composter Alex Shapiro led a special session where students broke into groups to record a snippet of music and the manipulated the clips into a

type of capstone project and some ideas, taking it from those ideas and actually implementing them, a masters degree can help them make that jump. It gives the students a little bit more flexibility to really choose their path, choose their vocation — and then we can help them make that translation into industry.” Sweeney is taking advantage of that chance to chase her passions. Part of the accelerated nine-month program she’s participating in has a ten-day international business study away built

was generous with a financial aid package and credit for my International Baccalaureate (IB) classes. So, I’m graduating in three years thanks to a year of college credit. What was it like going to school during COVID? The first full year was primarily spent in dorm-room isolation on Zoom calls. We took meals back to our dorm rooms. It was an odd way to start. But I made great friends on campus during the COVID year and now live off-campus with some of them. Now as things have returned to normal