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  • Course Descriptions https://www.plu.edu/master-of-science-kinesiology/course-descriptions/

    this diversity can impact experiences and outcomes in sport and exercise settings will be examined. Students will be challenged to critically think about the concept of diversity and its impact on individuals within the sport and society and critically reflect on how their own cultural biases, values, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors influence their professional practice and interactions with clients. Research-driven best practices for developing inclusion in sport and exercise will be provided

  • Exploring the Arctic https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/02/13/exploring-the-arctic/

    February 13, 2012 In 2010, Thorleif Thorleifsson and BØrge Ousland spent 80 days sailing around the Arctic Ocean. (Photos courtesy/Norwegian Embassy) Exploring the Arctic In 2010, Norwegian explorer Thorleif Thorleifsson and BØrge Ousland, became the first to sail around the Arctic in one, short season. Thorleifsson and Marit Archer Saether, environmental counselor with the Norwegian Embassy, will come to PLU on a lecture tour to discuss arctic exploration, climate change and its effect on the

  • LUTES ANSWER: How can innovation help meet the challenges of the moment? https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2022/06/05/innovation-meet-the-moment/

    have the capacity to be or create a positive impact or outcome. No matter what one is doing, they can change the situation they are in for the better to be able to leave a brighter legacy behind them.” -Mindy Tieu ’23 Business Major Rieke Scholar “Innovation can also be failure. In tech we often talk about ‘failing fast’ in innovative pursuits. Failure can be progress because it allows you to test your assumptions and failing fast prevents false assumptions from getting too entrenched.” -Matthew

  • Wang Center Executive Director: “Global issues are local issues.” https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2022/06/05/tamara-williams-resolute/

    closely with the Wang Center. This history of excellence in providing what Williams calls “high impact” experiential practices is why PLU leaders are excited that the Wang Center’s team will continue to partner with staff and faculty across campus to further refine the university’s commitment to engagement and inquiry. “Challenges like the housing crisis, climate change, and institutional racism all remind us that global issues are local issues and vice versa,” Williams says. “PLU faculty and staff

  • PLU Admission Blog in Sustainability https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/topic/sustainability/

    Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and Kenzie Knapp ‘24 make a musical about climate change Together, senior Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and junior Kenzie Knapp ’24 created an innovative climate science musical performance on PLU’s campus in 2022. Both students are majoring in environmental studies and theatre, and the duo drew on their passions to create art, transforming audience perspectives on… July 7, 2023 AcademicsMusicSustainabilityThe ArtsTheatre

  • Sojourn https://www.plu.edu/studyaway/sojourn/

    Intentional personal reflection Addressing power dynamics between people in intercultural settings Acknowledging privilege Juliana Mosley’s TED Talk about Cultural Humility is a great way to learn about this. Described by Ellie, a student who studied in Spain, “cultural humility, opposed to competence or knowledge, enforces the idea that we constantly learn, re-learn, grow, and change. It’s okay to not know, and we forever must be putting in the work to contribute to the world that is constantly morphing

  • Learning Outcomes https://www.plu.edu/music/home/learning-outcomes/

    the preparation of public school music specialists; To support the study of music in conjunction with an outside field; To provide a terminal undergraduate program for the prospective private music teacher; To contribute toward the general education of the “total person” in a liberal arts setting; To contribute in a significant way to the cultural impact on campus; To give artistic support to the total university program, as well as the community at large. All students successfully completing

  • PLU Marketing Students Win Business Competition Track https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/04/24/marketing-win/

    projects where business students can ‘learn by doing,’ allowing them to experience and wrestle with real-world marketing challenges within an organization/company,” Mulder said. “In this case, the impact is that the students’ research, branding and final marketing plan will provide direct support to EnVia.” EnVia, headquartered in Oaxaca, Mexico, seeks to empower female entrepreneurs through business funding and education. Oaxaca is one of PLU’s “Gateway” Study Away programs, and PLU students have

  • Housing Our Neighbors https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/11/01/housing-our-neighbors/

    systems change that offer meaningful solutions.” Brian Lloyd ’88 is a vice president at Beacon Development Group, a Seattle-based operation that provides affordable housing consulting services to nonprofits and public housing Authorities. “PLU instilled the idea that I could serve the community,” says Lloyd, who double majored in history and global studies at PLU before earning a master of public policy degree from Harvard University. “After grad school, I realized the place for my service was the

  • Featured Speakers/Keynotes https://www.plu.edu/hope/speakers/

    identified a potential opportunity to solve the problem of water scarcity by installing rainwater capture systems. After conducting some research, he became convinced that rainwater capture was the sustainable solution to water scarcity not only in marginalized communities, but at all levels of society. After graduation from college in 2006, Enrique traveled for three years throughout the US and Mexico working on various sustainability projects. His travels served as a time of learning and development