Page 54 • (2,008 results in 0.037 seconds)

  • [Photo Courtesy of  U.S. Army Materiel Command / Creative Commons License ] By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 20, 2015)—On Jan. 25, one of cinema’s most trailblazing actors, Danny Glover, will visit Tacoma’s Theatre on the Square for a fundraising event in…

    Mergenthal, Pacific Lutheran University Associate Professor of History, also will speak at the event. “I will be giving a short talk to provide some context and historical background about the Buffalo Soldiers, who they were and what they did,” Mergenthal said. “I want people to understand both the challenges the Buffalo Soldiers faced and the lasting impact of their service.” “Buffalo Soldiers” is the historic nickname given to the African-American soldiers who originally served as members of the U.S

  • An executive order signed by President Trump late Friday afternoon immediately barring immigrants and non-immigrant visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. has had immediate effects on scholars and students nationwide.  More than 17,000 students in the U.S. come from the seven countries…

    ReformPresident Krise pens an open letter on access for all students. Read the letterThe executive order is not aimed at those already on American campuses and students and scholars continue to have the right to study here; however, we do not know with any certainty, what American policy will be going forward, and what will happen after the 90-day “vetting” period. As with our stated commitments to DACA and DACA-eligible students, I want to assure students and scholars that PLU remains firmly committed to the

  • 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…

    students to become local health care leaders and improving health outcomes in Pierce County, particularly for traditionally underserved and vulnerable populations in Parkland-Spanaway and the surrounding unincorporated area. “Together, we will develop innovative programs and resources that will positively impact the health and well-being of this community,” said PLU President Allan Belton. “That impact will be achieved through providing quality health services and through the education and training of

  • CSF College Success Coach | Center for Diversity, Justice and Sustainability | kcordero@plu.edu | I am from Tukwila, WA and graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 2022.

    Kalina Cordero CSF College Success Coach she/her Email: kcordero@plu.edu Website: https://calendly.com/kalina-cordero Professional Biography Education B.A., African American Studies, University of Puget Sound, 2022 B.A., Politics and Government, University of Puget Sound, 2022 Biography I am from Tukwila, WA and graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 2022. At UPS, I was involved in student support and building community on the women’s soccer team, as a co-founder of the Association of

    Contact Information
  • Associate Dean, School of Education & Associate Professor of Education | School of Education | weissjm@plu.edu | 253-535-7282 | Dr.

    . Weiss has recently given presentations focused on using an evidence-based assessment of competence in pre-service teacher education programs at the American Educational Research Association and the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education.

    Contact Information
    Area of Emphasis/Expertise
  • Gender and Sexuality Electives KINS 315: Body Image (Mallory Mann) PSYC 375: Psychology of Women (Michelle Ceynar) SOCI 494: Gender and Violence (Kate Luther) Critical Race Studies Electives PSYC

    J-Term GSRS Electives Gender and Sexuality Electives KINS 315: Body Image (Mallory Mann) PSYC 375: Psychology of Women (Michelle Ceynar) SOCI 494: Gender and Violence (Kate Luther) Critical Race Studies Electives PSYC 387: Race, Anti-Racism and Child Development (Laura Shneidman) RELI 240: African American Religious Traditions (Suzanne Crawford-O’Brien) Spring 2023 Electives Gender and Sexuality Electives ARTD 490: Gender and Art (Heather Matthews) ENGL 394: Ecofeminism (Adela Ramos) FREN 206

  • The Department of Global and Cultural Studies is a dynamic curricular hub for global education made up of the following programs: Chinese and Chinese Studies, French and Francophone Studies, Global

    Studies, Global Studies, and Hispanic Studies and minors in Chinese and Latino Studies. The department also contributes to Native American and Indigenous Studies by offering introductory level courses in Southern Lushootseed. Bachelor of Arts DegreeChinese and Chinese Studies PLU’s Chinese and Chinese Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program which is designed to provide students interested in China a broad foundation in Chinese language, culture, and history and an opportunity to focus on the

  • Assistant Professor of Chemistry | Department of Chemistry | dysong@plu.edu | 253-535-7555

    and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 2014 B.S., Chemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010 Selected Presentations American Chemical Society: Many Flavors of Chemistry. Symposium to Celebrate 2024 ACS National Award for Creative Work in Fluorine Chemistry, Fluorinated tyrosines (Y) and tryptophans (W): Probes of the radical transfer process in class Ia E.coli ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) (March 2024) Northeast Regional Meeting of the American

    Contact Information
    Office Hours
    Mon: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Thu: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Fri: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
    Mon - Fri: -
  • Professor Emeritus | School of Music, Theatre & Dance | David Deacon-Joyner is a former Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at Pacific Lutheran University.

    Jazz Lessons Books American Popular Music 3rd edition (McGraw-Hill 2008) : View Book Biography David Deacon-Joyner is a former Professor and Director of Jazz Studies at Pacific Lutheran University. He is a native of Memphis, Tennessee, mentored by jazz piano great James Williams. He studied composition with Donald Freund and Jonathan Kramer, and ethnomusicology with David Evans. Dr. Deacon-Joyner came to western Washington from the University of North Texas in Denton, where he held the position of

  • Professor Emeritus | School of Music, Theatre & Dance | Paul Tegels retired in May 2023.

    Joseph Haydn, and has played the first American performance of the Haydn Organ Concerto in D, Hoboken XVIII-2, of which he has prepared a performance edition. He has published several arrangements for 4 hand organ. He is past dean of the Tacoma Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and is past president of the Westfield Center for Keyboard Studies. Prior to his appointment at PLU, he taught at Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS. Paul Tegels has performed extensively in solo and ensemble concerts

    Area of Emphasis/Expertise