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and learning led to a deep and abiding belief in the importance of education for all people (not just Lutherans!) at all levels—from preschool to graduate education—that Lutherans have been justly famous for throughout our 500-year history. Pacific Lutheran University is an expression of that Lutheran commitment to education and learning. But take it a step further. For Luther, learning was never an end in itself. It was always learning for the sake of serving our neighbor who, as Jesus taught us

Get out of the classroom: Study Biology at PLU Posted by: vcraker / December 15, 2020 December 15, 2020 If you love learning about animals and plant life then a career in Biology might be for you. The PLU Biology program encourages its students to question, probe, experiment and experience the natural world in-person as well as under a microscope. In this video, Professor of Biology Michael Behrens covers daily life in the program to opportunities in research, study abroad, and hands-on lab

What’s in our room? With Jess Mason ’24 Posted by: vcraker / April 13, 2023 April 13, 2023 Portland native, Jess Mason gives a tour of their room in Hong Hall. Hong Global Hall is for local, national, and international students. Located in the middle of upper campus, it is home to a unique living/learning community consisting of six language and global engagement houses: Chinese, French, Global Studies, Indigenous Languages, Spanish, and the International Honors program. CLICK HERE to learn

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festivals and conferences including Spark, Original Gravity Concert Series, SEAMUS, SoundNOW, LIPM/IEMS (Buenos Aires), Forecast Music, Firebrand Concert Series, Third Practice, Boston Cyber-Arts, Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Arts, and Festival Miami. Peter is also an active bassoonist, focusing primarily on the performance of new works in a chamber or electroacoustic setting. He has participated in the premieres of dozens of works by living composers, was featured as a soloist at the world

should be is simple. It’s discourse and deliberation. Our federal government has become so polarized that they fail to talk about anything.” Princess Reese ’14 Anthropology and women’s and gender studies double major Princess Reese ’14 cast her first ballot in the primaries this year and has been eagerly awaiting the chance to vote this November. “It feels really good to have my first election,” Reese said. “I’ve been heavily following politics since like ninth grade.” Reese is active within PLU’s

. It is the type of connection a lot of undergraduate students at larger universities would never get to make. The three worked closely together throughout the summer and into the school year. The research is dependent on the students being active in discovery, asking questions and working with their professor as actual peers. “PLU students are so driven that what they’re doing makes a difference in the lab,” Laurie-Berry said. “It’s an opportunity that’s a really special thing for undergraduates

students at PLU, the client project serves as a program-culminating project that pairs them with industry clients for a deep dive into real-world marketing. MSMA students begin their project in the fall and finish with presentations and white paper submissions in May. For the nine months in between, students are immersed in both their project and the program’s classroom-based learning. “Real-world problem-solving is required by the MSMA curriculum,” says Assistant Professor of Marketing Kyoungnam

Students of PLU and a Rieke Scholar. She was able to explore her passion for language learning and international experiences by studying in Trinidad and Tobago and interning in community social services for her 2024 J-term. After graduation, Beeson plans to apply for a Critical Language Scholarship and return to Indonesia, and apply for a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research in Taiwan. She’s also considering living in Taiwan to continue school or start post-grad employment. “I learned to be

Director, and a current dual degree engineering student, who cover the dual degree engineering program at PLU as well as our Engineering Industry minor. Read Previous You Ask. We Answer. How is your Art & Design Program? Read Next New Learning Community: Outdoor Experience Community LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work