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Sirine Fodstad spent nearly two decades traveling the world for work. But her story starts and ends in Norway, where she is a global human resources director for the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund.
Grand Hotel on the city’s main street, she fondly recalled running into Chuck Nelson, the man responsible for attracting many Norwegian international students to Pacific Lutheran University. During their meeting in 1993, Nelson recited his pitch to Fodstad about the American institution of Lutheran higher education — founded by Norwegian immigrants — and she was sold. “A couple of months later I was enrolled and started my first class on a beautiful fall campus,” she said. “My first trip to America
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PLU alumna Jenifer Leavens ’18 leads elementary education at Chief Leschi Schools Posted by: Zach Powers / March 20, 2023 Image: Jenifer Leavens is the elementary assistant principal at Chief Leschi. (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) March 20, 2023 By Debbie CafazzoPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterJenifer Leavens was an experienced educator when she decided it was time to pursue a master’s degree in education. A transplant from California, she wasn’t sure which Puget Sound area university had
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Faculty Governance at PLU empowers faculty, subject to the approval of the Board of Regents, in the area of educational policy.
Bylaws can be found in the Faculty Handbook.Key faculty policies and legislation include the following: Academic Identity Statement Principles of Academic Freedom Intellectual Property Policy Integrative Learning Objectives January term Rationale Philosophy of Faculty Compensation Student-Faculty Research & Creative Projects Strategic Plans Principles on General Education PLU 2010 Faculty Resolution November 2000 Statement on Learning Environment
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Here you find information about our jazz courses and ensembles, events and concert schedule, and more.
Jazz at PLU The education of improvisation Jazz at Pacific Lutheran UniversityWelcome to the PLU Jazz website! Here you find information about our jazz courses and ensembles, events and concert schedule, and more. PLU offers classes in jazz history, jazz theory, private instrumental lessons, as well as lessons in jazz composition and arranging. The jazz ensemble and combos provide students and audiences with the opportunity to experience jazz music both in its traditional form and in a variety
Dr. Cassio Vianna, Director of Jazz Studies and Assistant Professor of MusicMary Baker Russell Music Center Tacoma, WA 98447 -
The Language Resource Center is a multimedia center located in Hong International Hall, designed to serve as a virtual and physical hub of international studies across the campus of Pacific Lutheran
. Celebrate your linguistic assets through PLU’s Seal of Biliteracy! Email Associate Provost Bridget Yaden for more information at byaden@plu.edu Global Happy Hour Snacks! Friday, November 3, 2023 4pm-5pm Kreidler Main LoungeQuick Links Schedule a free tutoring appointment! Free resources - suggested by LRC staff Language Placement Guide Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education
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TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 1, 2016)- Bryanna Plog ’10 seems to have done it all in her years after Pacific Lutheran University – teaching English abroad in Colombia, writing books about travel and interning for a conservation nonprofit. But now, she says, serving as a park…
communication and global studies at PLU. She also double minored in environmental studies and English writing. Her day-to-day job includes leading tours and and answering many questions, among other duties. “It’s pretty awesome to see a 7-year-old kid sharing a cool fact about Yosemite that he remembers from when you told him,” Plog said. She said her job is a way of life — hiking, walking, enjoying the great outdoors, interacting with diverse visitors, living where she works and focusing on education and
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TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 22, 2015)—Ariel Wood ’17, an International Honors student majoring in French and Global Studies at Pacific Lutheran University, is one of three national winners of the first-ever Why We Care Youth: Emerging Leaders for Reproductive Rights contest. Winning entries were chosen in…
own lives, and why U.S. policymakers should care about expanding access around the world. “The contest aligned exactly with the research I had been doing this summer in preparation for being an RA in Harstad (Hall), our women’s empowerment and gender-equity residence hall,” said Wood. “I decided to enter the contest with the idea that powerful themes can be widely spread through simple words and relatable stories. Women in the workforce, in higher education and in pursuit of their dreams can
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (April 21, 2015)— The Washington State Need Grant, a crucial source of tuition support for hundreds of current Pacific Lutheran University students, is at the center of an ongoing debate at the Washington State Legislature. The State Need Grant provides need-based financial aid…
pursuing postsecondary education. Eligible students have a household income that is less than 70 percent of the state’s median household income (currently $58,405). Recipients can use the financial aid at Washington’s public two- and four-year colleges and universities and at many accredited private/independent colleges, universities and career schools in the state. “PLU currently enrolls more than 600 students (more than 20 percent of students) who receive the grant, which amounts to more than $5
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Mare Blocker and Jessica Spring, visiting assistant professors of art and design, discuss the massive letterpress donation by WCP Solutions — the Thorniley Collection — and the interdisciplinary
makers, who work with their hands and expand their minds to use their passions in practical and innovative ways. Their products, both tangible and conceptual, are the outcome of a fruitful liberal arts education grounded in the values of Lutheran higher education. Our students in the Publishing and Printing Arts and Art & Design programs epitomize those values. They learn to collaborate, engaging others with their printed matter. By its nature, the book is an interdisciplinary vessel. The rich
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PLU’s International Student Services (ISS) is committed to providing programs and services to support the academic and personal development of international students.
Security. Objectives: Provide special programs that support the transition, adjustment and leadership development of students. Monitor and advise students with regards to F-1 and J-1 student visa regulations and assist in requesting benefits. Assist students who are facing academic, financial and personal difficulties in coordination with on-campus community partners. Promote international education through campus and community outreach. New StudentsWhat do you need to prepare?MoreCurrent StudentsStay
International Student Services253-535-7483International Student Center Harstad Hall, Suite 112 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
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