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Study Away students on all seven continents at the same time. By weaving a global education through all areas of study, PLU encourages students to become true global citizens through on-campus Global Studies Programs with world-trained faculty and one-on-one mentorship; international Gateway Programs in China, Norway, England, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago; and Study Away opportunities that fit every major and any budget. PLU also was recognized for first-class global studies in 2009, when the

provided $518,000 in grants. “Thanks to the 500-year tradition of Lutheran higher education, the university has rich academic and co-curricular programs in ethics and ethics-related subjects,” Krise added. “This grant will be put to excellent use.” Read Previous PLU & Goodwill Partner to Create Sustainable Options for Spring Move-Out Read Next Senior Profiles: Class of 2015 Already Has Made a Difference COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad

PLU after finishing two years of Running Start in high school. “When I visited the campus, I loved how welcoming everyone was,” she says. Although she loved all of her classes and instructors, she particularly appreciated Marnie Ritchie’s multimedia production class, which launched her documentary. And Amy Young‘s advertising and PR class offered Stafki new concepts, such as how to market and advertise her documentary. Stafki is currently an intern at the video production company Meraki Agency

school called College Success Foundation. They gave us a tour and set up a panel for almost every school in Washington to make sure we knew that college was a choice for us. I chose PLU because I got offered the most financial aid here, in addition to the small class sizes and many opportunities to study away. It was also the closest to my family. 4. As a first-generation student, what barriers did you see as you embarked on your college journey? Money was a major issue for me due to being very low

very emotional watching our history finally represented in this way—on mainstream television!—but I was troubled by some of the assimilationist narrative tendencies in the series. When the series became available online last spring, Davidson decided to incorporate it into her class. “Many of my students had never learned anything about U.S. Latino/Chicano history, so they depended heavily on the documentary series to provide them with a historical context to better understand the literatures that

, Chan won one of three $1,000 Black Education Matters Student Activist Awards (BEMSAA), presented by former Seattle Seahawk and bestselling author Michael Bennett and ethnic studies teacher Jesse Hagopian. The annual award is given to SPS student leaders who demonstrate “exceptional leadership in struggles against racism — especially with an understanding of the intersections with sexism, homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia, class exploitation and other forms of oppression — within their school or

enrolled in PLU’s MBA program. He also solicited advice from PLU business school dean Mark Mulder, whose marketing class had worked with the Economic Development Association of Skagit County to study value-added agriculture. “I use a lot of that research every day up here, and there are other farms that do, as well,” Miller said.Tulip Town Website“We just really rolled up our sleeves and realized we’re not going to hit projections; but if we can hit costs, we get to do this again next year.” Deprived

and ethnic studies teacher Jesse Hagopian. The annual award is given to SPS student leaders who demonstrate “exceptional leadership in struggles against racism — especially with an understanding of the intersections with sexism, homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia, class exploitation and other forms of oppression — within their school or community.” As a high school senior on the Washington State National Association and Advancement of Colored People Youth Council, Chan carried her message far

Fort Lewis College in Colorado. The PLU Fixed Tuition Guarantee Program ensures tuition for the 2022-2023 incoming class of first-year and transfer students remains the same throughout their undergraduate years, eliminating the passage of the rising cost of tuition to returning students and their families. The PLUS Year supports students affected by the pandemic by allowing them to delay some of their courses, labs, and experiential learning opportunities by providing them with up to two additional

knew exactly what they wanted to do. I entered college undecided because I knew that I had time to explore and change my mind. I wanted to leave college with a major that allowed me to help others on a daily basis, but I was unsure about what that major would or could be. In my first year seminar class, our TA spoke about a friend who came into college undecided. After multiple major changes, she ended up getting a sociology major; something she hadn’t even heard of prior to entering college. Funny