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  • By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org…

    Celebrate Computer Education Week Posted by: halvormj / December 5, 2018 Image: Halvorson discusses software and online learning with a student at PLU. December 5, 2018 By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org, an important non-profit organization committed to training

  • Troy Storfjell is a member of the Sámi community, the only indigenous group in Norway that’s been historically marginalized. It’s why Storfjell, who passes as white in the U.S.

    in Norway, and a group that has long been discriminated against in Norwegian culture. Efforts were undertaken in the mid-1800s to exterminate their language and way of life. Children were taught in schools that Sámi — depicted back then as small, scrawny and sickly — were inferior. This socially constructed idea of race was taught at Norwegian universities until the 1940s, Storfjell said. It’s why Storfjell, who passes as white in the United States, nevertheless experiences the sting of systemic

  • Making sense of the application process for financial aid in 10 steps or less.

    Applying for Financial AidMaking sense of the application process for financial aid.1: Apply For AdmissionApply for admission to Pacific Lutheran University. An offer of financial aid will not be made until you have been admitted to PLU.First-Year AdmissionTransfer AdmissionInternational AdmissionGraduate Admission2: Obtain Federal Student Aid (FSA) IDIf you will be completing the FAFSA, obtain a Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID. This FSA ID (and the password you create with it) will be used as

  • Globally, Pacific Lutheran University alumni come face to face with the international conflicts that are defining the modern era. Some by accident, others by choice.

    Lutes in Conflict Lutes in Conflict https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/09/turkey-story-cover-1024x532.jpg 1024 532 Kevin Knodell '11 Kevin Knodell '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/09/kevin-knodell.jpg January 25, 2017 February 16, 2017 Alumni experience international conflict, crisis around the world “Amy and I decided to get out of the crowd and duck into a hotel for a drink until the crowd dissipated. As we

  • The PLU Department of Kinesiology (KINS) provides a rich variety of educational experiences that help students satisfy both General University Requirements (GURs), as well as pre-professional

    From the Court to the Classroom: Sianna Iverson’s continued resilience and drive is taking her from PLU to Duke University More Diversity and Inclusion Speaker Series: "Facing Uncomfortable Truths" – Dr. Richard Lapchick More PLU’s new anatomy and physiology lab is the first in a series of science upgrades More Why Study Kinesiology? It is a dynamic and growing field with applications to a wide array of allied health, medicine, fitness, education, sport, and recreation related professions

    Current Hours
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    Department of Kinesiology
    Olson Auditorium Building Room 101 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • PLU offers a number of direct transfer degree opportunities from community colleges, that provide automatic junior status upon enrolling at the university.

    Transfer AdmissionPLU is the small, private university in Tacoma, Washington where everyone shares a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice. Lutes aren’t afraid to do things unconventionally to leave the world better than they found it. We look forward to welcoming you to the PLU community!DATESCOSTMAJORSTOURSTATSAPPLY LUTES MAKE IT HAPPENFrom the classroom to the workforce. The students we nurture and inspire become the minds and hearts driving the future. The PLU

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    Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA 98447
  • PLU offers a number of direct transfer degree opportunities from community colleges, that provide automatic junior status upon enrolling at the university.

    Transfer AdmissionPLU is the small, private university in Tacoma, Washington where everyone shares a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice. Lutes aren’t afraid to do things unconventionally to leave the world better than they found it. We look forward to welcoming you to the PLU community!DATESCOSTMAJORSTOURSTATSAPPLY LUTES MAKE IT HAPPENFrom the classroom to the workforce. The students we nurture and inspire become the minds and hearts driving the future. The PLU

  • “PLU Master of Science in Kinesiology

    Effective February 15, 2023, the Master of Science in Kinesiology program is put on hiatus in order to reevaluate the program’s design and future prospects. This means that we are not accepting new students to the program for summer 2023 and future terms until further notice. During the next two years, the Department of Kinesiology is going to work on adjusting various aspects of the curriculum in order to address the professional needs of a broader audience of students in the field of exercise

    Graduate Admission
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  • Jacob Taylor-Mosquera ’09 was 18 when he returned to Colombia. Although he considered it a homecoming, it took several more visits for him to truly feel at home.

    him to truly feel at home. “I grew frustrated because I couldn’t communicate with people,” Taylor-Mosquera recalled. “There was so much I wanted to ask and learn, but I could barely count to 100 in Spanish.” Taylor-Mosquera was born in Cali, the most populous city in southwest Colombia, but was raised in Gig Harbor, Washington, after being adopted by an American family when he was just a few months old. Now, after several eye-opening trips back — including one in 2004 when he reconnected with his

  • The Office of Advancement works to raise charitable contributions, which support the mission of Pacific Lutheran University.

    Science Education Upgrades Right now, transformations are underway across the Rieke Science Center and the Nursing Clinical Learning and Simulation Center. Your investment today makes a meaningful impact for future scientists and community health through PLU’s outstanding science education. Learn More Monthly Donor Updates Donors are important investors in PLU and the community. Read our monthly updates to see the impact of donor giving in action. Read Here Supporting Pacific Lutheran

    Office of Advancement
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    12501 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0018