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  • Director of the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) and Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington | TEDxTacoma | Dr.

    Climate Research Selected Articles Ackerman, T. P.. "Christian action in the face of climate change." Perspectives on Science & Christian Faith Vol. 66(4), 2014: 242-247. Wood, R. and T. P. Ackerman. "Defining success and limits of field experiments to test geoengineering by marine cloud brightening." Climatic Change Vol. 121, 2013: 459-472. Accolades NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal Leo Szilard Award for Science in the Public Interest, awarded by the American Physical Society Fellow of the

    Area of Emphasis/Expertise
  • Jump to Fast Car by Tracy Chapman

    Scaffolding Content Instruct 6 Continuing Education Online ENGL 241 American Traditions in Lit LT 4 Lecture Online ENGL 360A Studies British Literature LT 4 Lecture Online GEOS 103 Earthquakes,Vol/Hazards Lab 0 Lab Online GEOS 103 Earthquakes,Vol/Hazards NS,SM 4 Lecture Online HISP 102 Elementary Spanish II 4 Lecture Online HISP 101 Elementary Spanish I 4 Lecture Online HIST 388 ST: European History SO 4 Lecture Online HIST 107 Ancient Near East SO 4 Lecture Online KINS 500 Research Methods in Kinesiolog

  • A First Decade of International Activities When on September 11, 2001, the U.S suffered the worst terrorist attack in its history, Dr. Peter C. C.

    Community Engaged Education”. Its goal—to promote educational and cultural exchange among young students from all over the world. The overarching philosophy of education of both the Wang Center and The Wang Foundation, founded in 2004 with a focus on service learning and poverty alleviation, has been widely recognized in the academic world and has become a successful example for American international education. Currently, nearly 50% of undergraduates from Pacific Lutheran University study abroad, much

  • Western China: The Rural and Minority Experience For over 20 years PLU has a unique partnership with Sichuan University in Chengdu China.

    Interested in Study Away?Gateway - PLU | Chengdu, China: Continuity and Change in an Emerging World PowerSichuan University in ChengduWestern China: The Rural and Minority Experience For over 20 years PLU has a unique partnership with Sichuan University in Chengdu China. Sichuan University offers a broad range of courses including History, Literature, Political Science, the Arts, and Business. This program emphasizes Chinese language and culture, as well as a special focus on the Tibetan

  • Founding Director, In Memoriam | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Judith Kitchen (1941-2014)  was the co-founder of the Rainier Writing Workshop MFA program at PLU.  She is the author of four collections of essays, most recently The Circus Train (Ovenbird Books, 2014).

    .  She had the distinction of being called—by Newsday—the Evel Knievel of literature.  

  • PLU’s vibrant vocal and choral program provides singers from all academic disciplines with outstanding opportunities for performance and study.

    orchestra each year as well as scenes programs. Private lessons are available for all students from one of eleven voice faculty, led by James Brown. Lagerquist Concert Hall and the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts are two of the finest performance facilities in the Northwest. If you love to sing, PLU is the place for you! Highlights of the choral music education degree include courses in elementary music methods and materials, secondary choral methods, secondary choral literature

    School of Music, Theatre & Dance
    253-535-8669
    Mary Baker Russell Music Center Tacoma, WA 98447
  • Black Art Matters uplifts the diverse contributions of Black visual artists working a variety of mediums. Art as a creative expression examines history, contemporary life, and the future by documenting lived experiences; engaging social commentary, protest and social justice; surfacing uncomfortable histories; exploring emotion; creating…

    . Print books on display: The new black vanguard : photography between art and fashion The block : poems (Romare Bearden) The art of John Biggers : view from the upper room Aaron Douglas : African American modernist Jacob Lawrence : paintings, drawings, and murals (1935-1999) : a catalogue raisonné Symphonic poem : the art of Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Family legacies : the art of Betye, Lezley and Alison Saar Betye Saar : extending the frozen moment Beholding Christ and Christianity in African

  • Our group at the Frederick Lutheran Church, which is celebrating its 350th anniversary this year, making it the oldest Lutheran church in the Western Hemisphere. #lutesawayDr. Nancy Albers-Miller, Dean of the PLU School of Business, and I have been teaching courses on board cruise ships…

    teaching Caribbean literature and history.  Altogether, we have 34 students, plus staff assistance from PLU Head Baker Erica Fickeisen for the first week; Dr. Miller’s Assistant, Julie Paulsen, for the second week; and PLU Director of Dining and Culinary Services Erin McGinnis for the third week.  Most of our class time is spent in separate classrooms in the conference center of the ship, but we gather both classes the night before each new port of call for “Port Reports”:  the literature students

  • The 2019-2020 academic year marks the 15th anniversary of the Visiting Writers Series, the English department’s annual program bringing writers from various backgrounds to Pacific Lutheran University. Most visits consist of an afternoon conversation called “The Writer’s Story” and an evening reading followed by question…

    scholar Deborah Miranda to campus. “Scott was teaching a class in Native and Indigenous literature…I was teaching the Creative Nonfiction Capstone. We decided that it would be great to have someone come who was a contemporary Native writer.” She adds, “In addition to doing her public events, Miranda also talked to the Native and Indigenous literature class.” Call made it clear how inspirational it was for students to hear Miranda’s stories in her own voice, an experience that increased many of her

  • A degree in Earth Science at PLU prepares you for entry level jobs in the geologic professions as well as continuing study at the graduate level.

    CareersA degree in Earth Science at PLU prepares you for entry level jobs in the geologic professions as well as continuing study at the graduate level. PLU graduates in earth science hold positions in geotechnical and environmental consulting firms, engineering geology, the National Park Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, state and local government agencies, mining corporations, and as teachers at all levels.Quick Links American Geophysical Union Association for Women Geoscientists