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We have been collecting data on social impact initiatives at PLU, across all academic disciplines and non-academic programs.
Shelly Kurtz, co-founder of Giving Tech Labs and X4Impact Higher education institutions must evolve to anchor community-based approaches to solving complex social issues in an evolving democracy. This transformation challenge relates to the reimagining and organizing of liberal arts universities as leading delivery channels to social innovation in their communities, with industry, and as part of the global ecosystem of change makers. Hear how one university is approaching this work. (45 minutes
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Teranejah Lucas, 28, is in her senior year and majoring in social work. She’s preparing to do great things—after already accomplishing significant wins—and wrapping up a fascinating capstone. “As a single parent, first-generation college student, I’m out here defying the odds,” she says. Lucas lives…
Social work major and working mom Teranejah Lucas ’23 explores the politics and power of Black hair in her senior capstone Posted by: shortea / April 21, 2023 Image: Image: Teranejah Lucas ’23 is a case worker at a behavioral health clinic, a full-time student, and will be beginning graduate school this fall. Her 6-year-old daughter, Alanna, is a talented dancer and wrestler. (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) April 21, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Teranejah Lucas, 28, is
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Teranejah Lucas, 28, is now in her senior year at Pacific Lutheran University, and majoring in social work. She’s preparing to do great things—after already accomplishing significant wins—and wrapping up a fascinating capstone. “As a single parent, first-generation college student, I’m out here defying the…
Social work major and working mom Teranejah Lucas ’23 explores the politics and power of Black hair in her capstone Posted by: Zach Powers / March 30, 2023 Image: Teranejah Lucas ’23 is a case worker at a behavioral health clinic, a full-time student, and will be beginning graduate school this fall. Her 6-year-old daughter, Alanna, is a talented dancer and wrestler. (Photos by Sy Bean/PLU) March 30, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterTeranejah Lucas, 28, is now in her
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Ash Bechtel has always wanted to be in healthcare, but she wasn’t sure which direction to take — nursing or medical school. So, Ash counseled with family and academic advisors before deciding to pursue a biology major that would lead her to becoming a doctor.…
Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community Posted by: mhines / June 13, 2024 Image: PLU Biology major Ash Bechtel poses for their Senior Spotlight portrait, Thursday, May 9, 2024, at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 13, 2024 By Nikki McCoyPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Ash Bechtel has always wanted to be in healthcare, but she wasn’t sure which direction to take — nursing or medical school. So, Ash counseled
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Ash Bechtel always wanted to be in healthcare, she just wasn’t sure which direction to take — nursing or medical school. So, Ash counseled with family and academic advisors before deciding to pursue a biology major that would put her en route to becoming a…
Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community Posted by: nicolacs / May 22, 2024 Image: Image: PLU Biology major Ash Bechtel poses for their Senior Spotlight portrait, Thursday, May 9, 2024, at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 22, 2024 By Nikki McCoyPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterAsh Bechtel always wanted to be in healthcare, she just wasn’t sure which direction to take — nursing or medical school. So, Ash
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Ash Bechtel always wanted to be in healthcare, she just wasn’t sure which direction to take — nursing or medical school. So, Ash counseled with family and academic advisors before deciding to pursue a biology major that would put her en route to becoming a…
Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community Posted by: Jeffrey Roberts / May 22, 2024 Image: PLU Biology major Ash Bechtel poses for their Senior Spotlight portrait, Thursday, May 9, 2024, at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 22, 2024 By Nikki McCoyPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Ash Bechtel always wanted to be in healthcare, she just wasn’t sure which direction to take — nursing or medical school. So, Ash
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Preparing for law school can be a complex process without the right help. The resources within these pages can help you prepare for law school, no matter what your year, and set yourself up to have
, and social sciences regardless of their major. What don't law schools want you to take? Law schools don’t necessarily like students whose undergraduate curriculums focus on learning the law. The purpose of law school is to learn the theory and practice of law, so the schools do not expect you to already know the material before you arrive. Thus, you do not need to take every class with “law” in the title. If a class seems interesting, then you should take it to learn the content but not to
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Nine Competencies Guiding Social Work Education CSWE, 2022 (pdf) view page
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2022 Strategic Plan for Social Impact Innovation What is our current vision related to social impact projects in the community? Pulling resources together from across campus, the PLU Social Impact Group is focused on the following strategic projects and milestones: Common data model. In Fall 2021, we built a common data model for our campus...
2022 Strategic Plan for Social Impact Innovation What is our current vision related to social impact projects in the community? Pulling resources together from across campus, the PLU Social Impact Group is focused on the following strategic projects and milestones: Common data model. In Fall 2021, we built a common data model for our campus and community to facilitate data gathering, organization, updates, and searchability related to new and planned projects. Focus on community needs. In
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Caring for God’s gift of biodiversity Conservation of the Earth, its animals, plants and resources isn’t only the right thing to do, but it’s how God intends for men and women to tend to His creation. That will be the gist of a lecture –…
caps melting and I’m going to point out that Christians have a very good reason to care,” he said. “God made polar bears, and what God created is very good. It’s not enough to say that they are in trouble. We need to do the hard work to understand what is happening and figure out what can be done to help them. We can’t just say ‘We care.’” Since we are the dominant species on the planet, it is our responsibility to take of the animals, environments and plants in our care, he said. In researching
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