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PLU Student Continues Internship Despite Pandemic Despite the challenges and uncertainty of life during the pandemic, PLU student Gurjot Kang ’21 is finding ways to build her skills and improve the community through her internship with Tacoma Housing Authority. Kang—a communication and political science double major from Auburn, Washington—was connected with… March 25, 2021 CommunicationCommunityCurrent StudentsInternshipsJusticePolitical ScienceService

Yakima area students find a home away from home About two and a half hours east of Tacoma sits the farming community of Yakima, Washington. The Central Washington county has about 243,000 residents and is probably most notable for producing the majority of the nation’s apples and hops. But it’s also where Henry Temple… January 6, 2021 AthleticsCommunityCurrent StudentsKinesiologyStudent LifeTheatre

Tenure-track faculty position in chemistry Tenure-track faculty position in chemistry coming soon with Pierce College. Our leadership teams are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse academic environment that reflects the rich tapestry of our community. This commitment can be seen in our Tenure-track Faculty Cluster Hire Process, which… December 12, 2023 Opportunity Blog

Strength of Juried Exhibition shows strength in PLU Arts Program The University Gallery opened its fall semester’s final show with the annual Juried Student Exhibition on November 16, 2016. Works will be on display until December 14, 2016. The exhibition is open to the university community, as well as the general public. Students not only compete to… November 21, 2016 University Gallery

MediaLab Premiere – “Living on the Edge” Living on the Edge is the story of a community, North Cove in southwest Washington, who are experiencing extreme rates of coastal erosion. North Cove is home to the fastest-eroding Pacific coastline in the United States, and loses about 150 feet of land per year.… April 11, 2019

Amy Spieker ’09 on community health advocacy, service and building relationships TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 18, 2020) — If you’ve ever wondered whether leaders are born or made, the answer is both. At least it is when you’re referring to Pacific Lutheran University graduate Amy Spieker ’09. Growing up in a Navy family, Spieker moved her fair… February 25, 2020

“A Holly Jolly Christmas”: Oppositional Binaries in McGrath and de Wilde’s Emma Both Douglas McGrath and Autumn de Wilde seize upon the holiday scenes in Emma (1815), the only Austen novel with a Christmas scene. Each film’s Christmas scene display the cultivation of relationships and community-building. However, in their respective representations of Emma and Mr. Elton (McGrath)… December 24, 2020

“A Holly Jolly Christmas”: Oppositional Binaries in McGrath and de Wilde’s Emma Both Douglas McGrath and Autumn de Wilde seize upon the holiday scenes in Emma (1815), the only Austen novel with a Christmas scene. Each film’s Christmas scene display the cultivation of relationships and community-building. However, in their respective representations of Emma and Mr. Elton (McGrath)… December 24, 2020

On Exhibit: Resources for ‘The Matter of Loneliness’ Wang Center Symposium In collaboration with the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education , the Mortvedt Library has organized an exhibit in honor of the 11th Biennial Wang Center symposium : “ The Matter of Loneliness: Building Connections for Collective Well-Being. ” This two-day conference will… February 27, 2024

Renewable Energy Scholarship The Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation expects to award sixteen scholarships in 2024 based upon academic merit, accomplishments in the field, and demonstrated interest. Three individual scholarships are reserved for a community college student, an undergraduate student, and an early graduate student, respectively. Two scholarships have… January 4, 2024