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ResearchThe Fred L. and Dorothy A. Tobiason Endowment for Faculty/Student Environmental ResearchThe Fred L. and Dorothy A. Tobiason Endowment for Faculty/Student Environmental Research was established with a gift from Alice T. Tobiason to honor Fred L. and Dorothy A. Tobiason for their long-time teaching and supporting work at Pacific Lutheran University and for their direct work on environmental issues.  Alice, a long-time supporter of education at PLU, was a teacher for nearly 35 years, mostly in South

PLU’s School of Nursing evaluation processes require the use of independent, external measures of student performance. This enables student performance to be compared to that of students in other nursing programs across the country. Nursing education is academically rigorous, culminating in a comprehensive national licensure exam. While it is our goal that every student admitted to the PLU School of Nursing will be successful in achieving RN licensure, it is necessary and prudent to implement

PLU. I am majoring in Hispanic Studies, and am very excited to be in Oaxaca. I am extremely interested in language education and the links between culture and language. Being in Oaxaca is a fabulous opportunity to explore this relationship, while at the same time make new friends and explore the city.   Samantha Craig ¡Hola, todos! My name is Samantha Craig and I’m a junior at Pacific Lutheran University. I’m majoring in Global Studies with a concentration in transnationalism, and my minor is

” trials in Australia, Canada and Great Britain, will speak at the Eighth Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education at PLU, held from March 4-6, 2015.) Sandy Deneau Dunham Sandy Deneau Dunham has worked as a reporter, a copy editor and an editor and team leader for The Phoenix Gazette , The (Tacoma) News Tribune and The Seattle Times , and as Communications Manager for Town Hall Seattle. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and has volunteered

looks forward to using his education to serve his community. “I’m interested in investing in rental properties and using them to help families in need,” he said. “I think my calling is helping people as much as possible.” Athletics Director Laurie Turner says the program’s service activities are driven by a desire to help address health and recreational needs in Parkland and the surrounding area, and also are tailored to the passions and interests of student athletes. “We try to learn about what’s

accounting firm after graduating, but also looks forward to using his education to serve his community. “I’m interested in investing in rental properties and using them to help families in need,” he said. “I think my calling is helping people as much as possible.” Athletics Director Laurie Turner says the program’s service activities are driven by a desire to help address health and recreational needs in Parkland and the surrounding area, and also are tailored to the passions and interests of student

the larger companies, but also smaller startups in the area as well. [video: Laurie speaks to the camera in front of a big building with stairs leading down behind her and a wall of windows on the back wall.] Laurie Murphy, PLU Computer Science Professor: What makes our graduates really attractive to prospective employers is not only their strong computing skills, but their broad liberal arts education [video: Laurie’s voice continues over clips. A panning shot of a “Pacific Lutheran University

on providing students a holistic education to make them more well rounded. [video: Prof. Yakelis’s voice comes in over clips. Students and a professor sit in a circle in a classroom, having a discussion. Another shot of a similarly arranged classroom, a professor speaks to the class. A professor speaks to a table of students, who hold handouts. Prof. Yakelis: Our classes have smaller sizes and are all taught by faculty members, both lecture and labs. So this allows students to develop closer

on how we want to orient ourselves as a couple.  What is your biggest takeaway so far? I gain a more nuanced understanding of what vocation is, where it comes from, and why it matters so much. Vocational discernment is a lifelong process which has taken off pressure from myself to hurry up and figure out what I’m going to do with my life. Angenette P. Call (Program Manager for Partnerships & Professional Development in the School of Education) What gets you up in the morning? Knowing there is a

grandmother, father and sister are all teachers. Since his mother’s recommendation in junior high, Smith has never looked back. He participated in theatre in high school and his undergraduate years at Whitman College, where he graduated with a bachelor’s in dramatic arts and secondary education certification. He spent time attending and leading improvisation workshops and started his own improv troupe in college. “I acted a lot in my first few years of college because that was all I had known. In high