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  • neuropsychological tests. Dr. Cullum has spent his life as an involved family person, an active community member sharing his time and expertise in generous ways and as an unbelievably productive researcher, professor, administrator and clinician working in areas that affect us all. Top Distinguished Alumna Award: Jen Cohen '94 Through years of dedication and service, this alumnus has achieved professional or vocational distinction. Jen Cohen ’94 puts the student first in her role as University of Washington

  • standards for admission and who would also be great members of the PLU community. If you have a 3.3 or higher cumulative GPA and have taken Intermediate Algebra by your senior year, your school lets us know and we will automatically send you an admission offer via email and mail. You then get to skip the application process! To move forward in the process, you’ll fill out a simple “Acceptance Form”. If I'm automatically admitted, will I still need to write an admission essay for PLU? Send a letter of

  • doctors and medical students. We met with Yun recently to discuss the Global Medical Brigades Club and what it’s been like being a pre-med student at PLU.Can you share a bit about the Global Medical Brigades club you founded at PLU? I started what I describe as a hybrid Global Medical Brigade slash pre-med club.  The whole purpose is just to meet and build community with other pre-med students at PLU. We help each other out with opportunities, whether that’s making connections with physicians, MCAT

  • world and returned with a mission: to raise money to open an expanded training center for students in Shillong, Meghalaya, in northeast India. In November 2010, Bryant spent two weeks teaching students at a village training center called Bellefonte Community College (BCC) in Shillong. There, her eyes were opened to pressing and extraordinary educational needs. “High school drop out rates are at 70 percent,” according to Bryant. “There’s no accountability system there.” Of the students who stayed and

  • students.  We met with Yun recently to discuss the Global Medical Brigades Club and what it’s been like being a pre-med student at PLU.Can you share a bit about the Global Medical Brigades club you founded at PLU? I started what I describe as a hybrid Global Medical Brigade slash pre-med club.  The whole purpose is just to meet and build community with other pre-med students at PLU. We help each other out with opportunities, whether that’s making connections with physicians, MCAT prep, and, in general

  • promote public philosophy, a philosophy in and beyond the academy. So we’re not just talking about philosophy in school but having conversations about philosophy at libraries or community centers. I think one of the things that’s interesting about it is that it started out as a group of professional philosophers who were very optimistic about what philosophy can do for everybody. It’s not just something for people who studied it for many years and are experts, but it’s something that is useful for all

  • that include social justice struggles, present and past, migration, race, gender, sexuality, memory, trauma, and the politics of language. The Hispanic & Latino Studies professors are well-known on campus for their genuine passion for teaching, active role as mentors, and advocacy for social change in the U.S. and abroad. You’ll have opportunities to participate in study away programs in Mexico, Spain, Uruguay, and Puerto Rico, as well as community-engaged learning in Latino/a/x communities right

  • By Genny Boots ’18 Almost a century of students have counted the Choir of the West as a part of their PLU story. For 90 years, Lutes have joined in the community, passion and song of Choir of the West. This fall during Homecoming weekend, generations of Choir of the West members came together to celebrate a program that has anchored PLU as a premiere music program in the Northwest.  The performance brought together 350 voices. It’s this part that Geoffrey Boers (who directed the Skones era

  • achieve that goal as a high school senior, however, was much harder. “Initially I was going to go to a community college because I couldn’t afford to come here to Pacific Lutheran University,” he said. “I was really looking around for schools and just couldn’t find anything affordable.” Julian Franco, PLU’s senior assistant director of admission for equity and access and a fellow Decatur High School graduate, encouraged Gutierrez to take advantage of the opportunity to apply for the scholarship during

  • mother. Learn her story.A Gift of Life InsuranceKyle Nowadnick’s gift of a life insurance policy will benefit Pacific Lutheran University well into its future.Long Lasting ConnectionsJoel Larson chose to attend Pacific Lutheran University after experiencing our strong sense of community. This connection has lasted him throughout the years, and now Joel is using planned giving to stay connected to PLU after his lifetime.Carrying on a Legacy of Service Carol F. Brandenburg-Smith ’80 grew up in a family