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  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 27, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University welcomes its first Doctor of Nursing Practice cohort to class orientation on May 28. The DNP, which prepares graduates in the advanced-practice specialty area of Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), already has been ranked as one of the top…

    . Kaiser Foundation, titled “Nurse Practitioners to Meet Rising Demand for Primary Care,” also noted that demand for Nurse Practitioners is set to increase to alleviate healthcare shortages. The PLU FNP program, then, is designed to meet the demand for additional primary-care providers in the region and state. The program qualifies students to sit for national certification examinations for Family Nurse Practitioner, making them eligible under Washington State law for Advanced Registered Nurse

  • Pacific Lutheran University’s eleventh annual Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture will be held virtually at 5:30 p.m. on May 5. Meg Medina,, and New York Times best-selling author will deliver this year’s Benson lecture titled “Rough Patch: On Writing About Painful Experiences for Kids“ and…

    , reading authors like Meg is especially important.”  For pre-lecture reading, event organizers recommend Medina’s acclaimed books “Merci Suárez Changes Gears,” “Evelyn Del Ray is Moving Away,”  “Burn Baby Burn,” and Medina’s most recent book “Merci Suárez Cant Dance,” publishing on April 8.  “Using children’s literature to introduce, educate, and guide children through difficult subjects is challenging, yet necessary,” says Gardiner. “Meg has mastered this in her own work time and time again, making

  • PLU officials announced the launch of a Doctor of Education (Ed.D) in Educational Leadership program. The program will focus on educational leadership in P-12 schools, preparing graduates to serve as district superintendents and in other education strategy and leadership roles. “We are thrilled to announce…

    in Educational LeadershipLearn more about the program Read Previous Two PLU football players are bone marrow matches for people in need Read Next Culture wars are making it harder than ever for the small number of Latino professors (PLU professor Maria Chávez interviewed) 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 Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela

  • Dr. Maria Chávez American Political Science Association Member of the Month Founded in 1903, the American Political Science Association is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 12,000 members in more than 80 countries. With a range of…

    define you” when I was sharing a particularly challenging experience I was having. This is important because of how students of color are racialized and stereotyped. It has given me strength on many occasions. Read Previous Professor to serve as featured speaker at statewide conference aimed at addressing opportunity gap Read Next Social Sciences/political science major “Making Waves” at State Capitol LATEST POSTS PLU Professor announced as Keynote speaker for the 2024 Latinx Youth Summit November 20

  • As the world was beginning to realize the enormity of COVID-19, two Pacific Lutheran University professors seized the 2020 moment to do significant research into the psychology of the pandemic. PLU Department of Psychology  Chair Jon Grahe and his Statistics 232 students conducted a U.S.…

    the U.S., I knew it was coming,” said Grahe. He had three other research projects in mind but when COVID hit, but the decision to shift his research priorities was an easy one. “It was clear that this was more important,” he said.Grahe reached out to a colleague in Australia and learned of a researcher who was conducting a survey to measure health attitudes in response to the virus just before it became a pandemic. Both Grahe and Cook used that survey as their starting points. Grahe and his

  • TACOMA, WASH. (June 24, 2016)- As Hannah Park poses for a few quick photos outside the main office of Franklin Pierce High School, it seems she is well-liked by everyone in the close-knit community. “Hey Hannah, should you be in class?” a staff member playfully…

    of the 253 PLU Bound Scholarship and the reputation of the PLU School of Nursing made the decision easy for Gutierrez. “It was the only college I got very serious about and the only college I applied to.” Read Previous Travel contest sends recent PLU graduate to 5 continents in 3 months Read Next International partnership helps unite young musicians here and abroad on PLU’s campus COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 22, 2017)- Bonnie Nelson ’08 didn’t always plan on joining the Peace Corps. But when she met a returned volunteer in graduate school who helped her learn more about the organization, her plans changed. “It was through conversations with her about her…

    sustainability is a big part of the Peace Corps.”Third Biennial Chris Stevens Memorial LectureLearn more about featured speaker, Shamil Idriss, ahead of his presentation March 1 at 7 p.m. in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.Wiley added that the program will help make the transition easier for students who are already on track to join the Peace Corps or other service organizations. The decision to bring this program to campus was easy. After mapping out the Peace Corps certificate

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 8, 2018)- Graduate school can be a daunting prospect for anyone. Students fresh off their undergraduate sprint are faced with a complicated application process and daunting comprehensive tests. But Leah Sweeney ‘17, a Fast Track student working on her Master of Business…

    business administration undergrad currently working on his Master of Science in Finance, agrees: “I chose Fast Track because I could rest assured that I had made it into the program ahead of time. Originally I was not dead-set on doing graduate work, but the simplicity of the Fast Track made it a smaller decision overall.” Perhaps at its core, the best way to describe Fast Track is as a leg up for students from all academic backgrounds who are considering graduate school. This uniquely PLU program is

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 7, 2018) — The familiar coffee house on the corner of Garfield and C St. is open for business once again, with a new owner and a new name: Notes’ Coffee Company. Proud new proprietor John Gore has PLU students and Parkland…

    . “(Those incidents) really challenged me to think about whether or not I wanted to stick around,” Gore said. “I thought about what it was I was trying to do and whether the community was really supportive of that. “I had almost made a decision to let this place go. Then Melanie Morgan walked through the door.” Morgan, a newly elected State Representative for District 29, encouraged Gore to stay and pointed out that Parkland needs its black business owners. Her words came at the right time: Gore is here

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 22, 2020) — As a senior vice president at Virginia Mason Health System, Charleen Tachibana ‘77 serves as the chief nursing officer and oversees the quality and safety of the Seattle-based hospital and healthcare nonprofit. We recently spoke to Tachibana, who also…

    this? What have you been trying to demonstrate yourself, or what have you seen from those around you that you’ve been appreciative of? Tachibana: I’m fortunate because I work with a really good team of colleagues. I think some of that needs to be calmness. A sense of hope and perseverance that we’re going to find our way through this and we will emerge out the other side. Good listening skills. People who can hear different perspectives, and then actually have to land on a decision to move forward