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Admission counselor earns Rising Star Award Posted by: Kari Plog / July 10, 2017 Image: Julian Franco (left) presents information about Pacific Lutheran University’s 253 PLU Bound scholarship program at Todd Beamer High School in December 2015. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) July 10, 2017 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (July 10, 2017)- Pacific Lutheran University's Office of Admission is home to a rising star. Julian Franco was recently honored at the Pacific
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Andrew Schwartz’s journey from PLU sociology major to environmental justice advocate and eco-ministry leader Posted by: Zach Powers / April 15, 2021 Image: Andrew Schwartz ’07, the director of sustainability and global affairs at The Center for Earth Ethics, walks through Mount Tabor Park in Portland, Oregon. (photos and video by Silong Chhun/PLU) April 15, 2021 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterWhen we first catch up with environmental advocate Andrew Schwartz ‘07, he's
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AlumniIn their own wordsTaylor Bozich: [what she gained from the program] One of the most salient skills I gained from the peace scholars program was a better understanding of how to engage in meaningful dialogue, especially with those that are different from me. In the classroom, this has helped me lead and participate effectively in conversations around contentious issues. Furthermore, a lot of my courses are about global development, humanitarianism, etc, and I have been able to advocate for
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competes against the nation’s top teams in the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). Founded in 1991, the Lutes Lacrosse Team prides itself on its ability to develop all skill levels, as it hosts players with extensive high school experience to multi-sport athletes that are new to lacrosse. Type of Club or Organization: Athletic & Recreational Meeting Times & Places (Subject to Change): When: We practice 2 times per week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8pm-10pm Where: East Field (Turf Field
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gaining a lot of recognition these days. “We try to act on our values as an institution,” said Barot, associate professor of English and author of the book Chord. PLU’s authenticity and commitment to “critical seeing,” he said, affects his writing. His book, a collection of poems, recently won the University of North Texas Rilke Prize. Additionally, Barot is the recipient of the prestigious Guggenheim Foundation fellowship, one of only 175 awarded throughout various disciplines. Both are high honors
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Student Life Strategic Priorities & Continuous ImprovementOur work is dynamic because the students we serve are constantly changing; therefore, the Division of Student Life is committed to continuously learning and improving to best serve PLU students. Student Life engages continuous improvement and divisional growth through regular assessment and evaluation of strategic priorities, annual reporting on divisional priorities and departmental points of pride, and seven-year departmental program
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study environmental studies at Pacific Lutheran University with all those experiences informing his worldview. He will graduate this month after spending the last few years examining issues related to global climate change, sustainability and environmental justice. He cited Environmental 350 — for which he studied Pierce County’s Clover Creek and its surrounding watershed — as one of his favorite classes. “It was all focused around different areas of the creek and studying its health along its route
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All students must satisfactorily complete the General Education Program. No course used to satisfy one General Education Program element may be used to satisfy another except for the Global Engagement element. Note: Listed below are further specifications related to particular elements of the General Education Program (GenEd). The First-Year Experience FYEP 101, FYEP 102, PLUS 100 and a PLU January Term course must be completed by all students entering PLU as first-year students with fewer than
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adventurous duo and educators came to PLU to share their previous conquest and the next chapter of polar expeditions when they will take a team of women from each continent across Antarctica in 2011 to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of Roald Amundsen’s “First-to-the-South-Pole” feat in 1911. Their fondness for polar adventures started as young girls, separated by an ocean and growing up in different countries. Although they would not meet until their 40s, the two shared a passion for dreaming big
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his brother. The family emigrated from Greece when he was just 2 years old. They were his rock. And although the Pacific Lutheran University graduate suddenly lost his life in 2017, his family says the chain won’t be broken. “The bond between us remains unmatched,” LeRoy Horton ’03 wrote in a tribute following his younger brother’s death due to complications from epilepsy and a subsequent infection at the hospital. “The three of us served as a tight-knit unit to survive life in a strange land
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