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  • In April 2023, PLU religion professor Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen , Ph.D., attended the Natural History Museum Late Night with PLU students at the University of Oxford. At Late Night events, the Museum of Natural History and Pitt Rivers Museum host tours and various evening activities offered…

    explore how deep currents of religious themes shape great literature, she returned to college to earn a Ph.D. in history and historical theology.  Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Llewellyn Ihssen began teaching at PLU in 2005 as an adjunct professor. Many of her courses focus on the intersection of medicine, economics, social ethics, and religion — a favorite course was “Health and Healing in Christian History.”  Religious philosophies and theologies “shape people’s ideas of the body, and care

  • PLU Fulbright recipients ready to engage the world By Chris Albert This year, four PLU students – Allison Meyer, Matthew Anderson, Matthew Palmquist and Reed Ojala-Barbour  – received prestigious U.S. Fulbright Student Fellowships. That makes 87 PLU student Fulbright recipients since 1975. Matthew Anderson, Reed…

    conservation and sustainable development in Latin America. “I am excited to learn more about the ecology of Ecuadorian small mammals and the Andean landscape,” Ojala-Barbour said. “I also look forward to speaking Spanish and working with Ecuadorians.” Faculty recipients Vidya Thirumurthy, Instructional Development and Leadership, Research in India. Read Previous Dean of education and movement studies named Read Next Desmond Tutu urges Tacoma community to “Be the Spark” that changes the world COMMENTS*Note

  • Wall-raising of the Habitat for Humanity home for Dianna and David Sullivan sponsored by PLU and Thrivent Financial on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013. Dianna Sullivan is a graduate student studying Marriage and Family Therapy. (Photo/John Froschauer) Update: Dedication Ceremony Set for Jan. 25, 2014 Building,…

    from campus. Habitat Home Dedication Event date and time: 12 p.m. Jan. 25, 2014. Celebration, fellowship and refreshments follow. Location: The Woods at Golden Given, 962 104th St. E., Tacoma; house number 10504. Admission: Free. PLU service at work: Since August 2013, 235 PLU students, staff and alumni volunteers have put in more than 1,410 hours at the build site. “This year, through good karma or good connections, chemistry happened,” said Sue Potter, Habitat’s director of Development and

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 22, 2016)- Kevin O’Brien has been teaching at Pacific Lutheran University for about a decade. But last summer was the first time the associate professor of religion taught Christian ethics to students in the U.S. and abroad — at the same time.…

    that PLUTO has not only given them new teaching tools, but also improved their ability to teach traditional, brick-and-mortar classes.PLU Teaching OnlineProfessional development for faculty, a new way of learning for studentsDiane Harney, associate professor of communication, said PLUTO required faculty to stop and think critically about teaching methods. “They ask us to really wipe the slate clean,” she said. “It’s allowed us to stop and think about what we teach, how we teach it and how the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 29, 2016)- Garrett Wade bounced from desk to desk in a crowded classroom one recent Thursday morning, guiding his students through the online program they were learning at Sylvester Middle School in Burien. “Mr. Wade! Mr. Wade! I need your help,” a…

    development in the education department, said this was the first year the state required universities to apply for grant funding to pay for ARC. Only nine programs statewide earned funding, and PLU tied for the third-highest award amount. Hibbs said earning the grant money speaks to the legitimacy of PLU’s program. "PLU does a fantastic job fast-tracking good, qualified teachers,” Wade said, adding that school districts don’t hesitate to bring a PLU graduate on board. “The brand speaks for itself. They

  • Michael Halvorson ’85 was a technologist before he was a historian. His PLU undergraduate degree is in computer science and he worked at Microsoft for the first 10 years of his career. He spent the next 15 years writing books about software and emerging technology.…

    it is. Straight forward and also exciting. I think it’s interesting that the study of innovation, for you, starts with learning from historical contexts. Since WWII, nations around the world have focused on technological innovation, imagining that product development and new initiatives will boost their economies and measures like Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Innovation now is considered a positive thing, but it hasn’t always seemed beneficial. It used to be that new ideas were viewed cautiously

  • Why global studies at PLU? “As a first year, I enrolled in GLST 210 ‘just because’ and by the end of the year had switched my intentions of a pre-med degree to declaring both a Global Studies(GLST) and Political Science major! During this time, I…

    transformative for me, academically and personally. I’d recommend studying away to all PLU students, not just GLST majors.” – Sarah ’23 Where is global studies taking you? “Global studies has already taken me to Athens, Greece and Oxford, England and I hope to pursue a graduate degree in international development studies abroad after I graduate from PLU!” Hannah ‘23 “Directly after graduation I’ll be continuing my current job working at a local refugee resettlement agency as a Community Engagement

  • Angie Hambrick, PLU’s Assistant Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, sits down with anthropology professor and PLU Peace Corps Prep Program Coordinator Katherine Wiley, Hispanic studies professor Giovanna Urdangarain, and anthropology and global studies professor Dr. Ami Shah to discuss service abroad. This rich…

    that only legally abolished slavery in 1981. Having two different experiences in Mauritania to draw from, Wiley reflects on her deepened awareness of her positionality, identity, and capacity for learning. Dr. Ami Shah’s research in Nigeria and India consists of examining the effects of neoliberal urban development policies on livelihoods, identities and state-society relations for the urban poor. As a South Asian woman researching in India, she speaks to her experience of “double strangerhood” or

  • We have a wonderful opportunity for a   Research Technologist I  to join our research lab at Bloodworks Northwest.   The incumbent will   work under general supervision performing activities associated with various assigned research projects with a focus on biomarker discovery for oxidative stress,…

    biochemistry, assuring compliance of stated goals and objectives as outlined in each protocol. Principal responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Participate and/or develop the design and testing of experiments under direction of Research staff including, but not limited to method development of mass spectrometric, HPLC, and other approaches for global and targeted metabolite and other small molecule analysis. Prepares and conducts laboratory research experiments following written protocols

  • Communication Professor chosen for Hollywood fellowship Robert Marshall Wells, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication and Director of the Center for Media Studies at PLU, was recently chosen as a fellows for an entertainment industry seminar in Hollywood. One of only 20 professors from colleges and…

    behind-the-scenes at Hollywood studios; Learn how producers and writers function; Hear about similarities and differences for directors who work in different genres; Learn about sources and development of ideas and how they are pitched to networks; Learn about network and cable decision-making in terms of program selections, scheduling, promotions, and cancellations. Hear about the growth and emerging influence of digital entertainment and new media. The Television Academy Foundation, established in