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PLUTO and Language Instruction: Pedagogical InnovationsThe PLU Teaching Online Institute (PLUTO) provides pedagogy and technology training for faculty to learn and to innovate together as a cohort working to design online courses.  Over this last year, several faculty from the Department of Languages and Literatures participated in the program.  In Summer 2014, Dr. Bridget Yaden (Hispanic Studies) participated in the cohort for developing hybrid courses and, in January-term (J-Term) 2015, Dr

semester. It was hard to miss the prevalent pattern in our jam-packed spring calendar: event after event dealing with crucial, relevant justice-related topics, from sexual assault and environmental justice to the removal of indigenous children from families and the youngest voices of the Holocaust. Even better, these topics were the foundations of programs developed and supported all across campus and open, free, to the community—film screenings, discussions, interactive workshops, lectures, rallies

Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community Ash Bechtel has always wanted to be in healthcare, but she wasn’t sure which direction to take — nursing or medical school. So, Ash counseled with family and academic advisors before deciding to pursue a biology major that would lead her to becoming a doctor.… June 13, 2024 AcademicsBiologyGender Sexuality and Race StudiesGlobal EducationPre-HealthSciencesStudent LifeStudy Away

The People’s Librarian: Brian Bannon’s passion for democratizing information led him to the New York Public Library In 1997, Brian Bannon was a PLU senior. An exemplary student, he wrote for The Mast, and was a double major researching social justice through the lens of queer rights movements. One afternoon, Bannon found himself in the office of history professor Beth Kraig, discussing… September 12, 2023 Alumni, Internships, CareerResoLute

AND COMMUNITY ENGAGED EDUCATION Applications now being accepted. FALL 2023 TEACHING PARTNERSHIP WITH PLU ALUMNI AND NAMIBIAN EDUCATORS: Affirming PLU’s commitment to educational partnerships, the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education in collaboration with the Office of Alumni and Student Connections, is in the second year of two-year project to support collaborative opportunities with PLU Education Alumni and Namibian educators. The Uukumwe (togetherness) Pilot Fund aims to

TACOMA, WASH., (April 3, 2019) Pacific Lutheran University’s Board of Regents has appointed Allan Belton as PLU’s 14th President. Mr. Belton has served in the role as acting president for the past two years while the board conducted an international presidential search. “Our board carried out an extensive recruitment process for PLU’s next president. In the end, we feel strongly that the best person for the job was already sitting in the chair,” said Ed Grogan, Chair, Board of Regents. “We have

TACOMA, WASH., (April 3, 2019) Pacific Lutheran University’s Board of Regents has appointed Allan Belton as PLU’s 14th President. Mr. Belton has served in the role as acting president for the past two years while the board conducted an international presidential search. “Our board carried out an extensive recruitment process for PLU’s next president. In the end, we feel strongly that the best person for the job was already sitting in the chair,” said Ed Grogan, Chair, Board of Regents. “We have

Connecting with Customers through Data MiningMSMA candidates work diligently for 10 months with a variety of projects both in and out of the classroom. This semester, the students are working with a compounding pharmacy in Federal Way, WA. This community-focused pharmacy aspires to increase a positive emotional connection with clients.  The MSMA students are tackling this project through data mining and customer relationship management (CRM) techniques. “Conducting research for this pharmacy is