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PLU, MultiCare and WSU’s College of Medicine roll out exciting new health care partnership Posted by: Zach Powers / February 7, 2024 February 7, 2024 More than 140 health care providers, educators, and community leaders gathered earlier today at Pacific Lutheran University for the announcement of the Partnership for Health Innovation. The exciting new partnership unites PLU, MultiCare, and Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine around two common goals: preparing

PLU Faculty Discuss “Climate” on Latest Episode of “Open to Interpretation” Posted by: Zach Powers / October 22, 2015 October 22, 2015 TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 22, 2015)- The third episode of 'Open to Interpretation' features a discussion of the word 'climate' among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Associate Professor of Biology Michael Behrens and Assistant Professor of Politics and Government Kaitlyn Sill.“Open to Interpretation” is a new podcast devoted to exploring the

trying to figure what in the world this teaching thing is all about, and Dr. Lisosky was sitting next to me, and said ‘I have an idea. We should create some sort of agency and students would do all the work, the writing and photography for clients in the community,’” Wells recounted. “And then she turned to me and said, ‘and you should run it.’” That was 10 years ago. Now, the student group has produced five Emmy-nominated documentaries (with one Emmy win), along with 32 other national and

PLU Included on Best-of Lists for Value and Business Schools Posted by: Zach Powers / November 17, 2015 Image: (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) November 17, 2015 By Matthew Salzano '18PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 17, 2015)- Pacific Lutheran University was ranked one of the “Best 295 Business Schools” by the Princeton Review and named one of the best value colleges in Washington state by BestValueSchools.com. The Best 295 Business Schools rankings were created using a survey

music or play computer games with makeshift controls. “Tinkering is terribly important,” McQuinn said. “All learning is built on prior understanding. That’s a 21st century skill.” Even more important, McQuinn added, is preparing students for the ever-changing world of technology. “We have no idea what tools they’re going to be using when they graduate from college. They haven’t been invented yet,” he said. “(Students) have to have those self-teaching skills. That’s a big part of why the maker

system, with an eye on how they represent themselves and their experiences in foster care. She interviewed youth currently in foster care as well as those who, like herself, had aged out of the system. The research culminated in a series of theater productions featuring actors with foster experience alongside those without. Benge strives to challenge existing narratives and assumptions about foster youth. Because most of our understanding comes from social workers, psychologists, and a slew of bleak

close to home while earning an education degree. Hannah Park (photo by Zach Powers/PLU) “Teaching is the way I’d like to give back to my community,” Park says. “Having teachers who were there for me, and talked to me about problems in and outside of the classroom is something I’ve really appreciated and something I hope to do for students in the future.” Both self-assured and gently soft-spoken, Park has a clear vision for her four years at PLU. “I would like to teach high school English, literature

PLU joins national ranks of prestigious honor society Phi Kappa Phi Posted by: Kari Plog / February 19, 2016 Image: Phi Kappa Phi Chapter instillation ceremony at PLU on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) February 19, 2016 By Samantha Lund '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 19, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University students may soon see their professors, dressed in commencement regalia, coming to classes with a special invitation to join one of the most

community of professors in the Humanities Division. “It is my sense that the professors genuinely care about you. As a new faculty member, I have received help with all of my questions from generous colleagues.” Having this level of support available has made Professor Zhu’s journey at PLU less challenging and has allowed him to better balance teaching, researching, and writing his dissertation. Professor Zhu taught his first PLU class, Chinese 101, this past fall, and then taught Chinese 102 and

July 7, 2008 Next of kin: the ethics of eating, capturing, and experimenting on great apes One of the pressing problems of our times is the future of the great apes. All of the great apes – chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans – are endangered. Their habitat is quickly shrinking, but more urgent, their numbers are fast approaching an unsustainable low. Currently, the main threat is the bush-meat trade (which also involves the logging of African forests). It is now thought that the