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Benefits of PreceptingThe PLU mission is: Educating for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care—for other people, for their communities and for the Earth. Join our mission! Become a Preceptor! Be the bridge between Academics and Practice Help create the next nurse practitioners. Preceptors have the power to role model, teach, nurture, guide, and create nurse practitioners to continue the tradition of our important role. Give back or pay it forward. Each practitioner was once
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Congratulations to the 2019-20 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients! Posted by: abryant / January 10, 2020 January 10, 2020 PLU sponsors Faculty Excellence Awards to recognize outstanding accomplishments of the faculty in five areas of faculty work: teaching, advising, mentoring, research, and service. The recipients have been nominated and selected by their peers, signifying their high regard among those who know them well. Congratulations to the 2019-20 award recipients! The Faculty Excellence
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Discipline of Social WorkWhy study Social Work?Social work uniquely prepares graduates to work effectively with individuals, families, small groups, communities, and organizations. Social work is a challenging and fulfilling profession that attracts those with a spark of idealism, a belief in social justice and a love of working with people. The roots of the social work profession lie in turn of the century efforts to meet the needs of people in poverty, neglected children, and exploited
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Choir of the West, University Chorale, and University Wind Ensemble Spring Conference Appearances Three PLU music ensembles will take their performances to venues near and far next month. Two vocal groups, Choir of the West and University Chorale, are traveling to Spokane to perform at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) 2022 regional conference. University Wind Ensemble is… February 15, 2022 Choir of the WestUniversity Wind Ensemble
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in other cultures and allow them to examine the complexity of global issues from other local, national and regional perspectives. However, not all PLU students are able to take advantage of these study away programs. Even with 50 percent of every PLU graduating class participating in a study away program for a month or more (the national average is under 3 percent) it means nearly 50 percent do not. For these students we need to bring the world to them and the campus, and the symposia are part of
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PLU COMMUNITY GARDENThe PLU Community Garden is a community gather, learning, and growing space with a goal of increasing access to fresh produce and flowers in the Parkland community. Our garden is cared for by the Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability staff and student leaders who work alongside community volunteers to plant, harvest, and maintain the grounds. We look forward to connecting with you in the garden soon! Location 811 121st St Tacoma, WA 98444 Hours Open year round
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Childhood Special Education Applied Behavior Analysis Selected Articles Wright, J., Barker, A., Himes, D., & Schaeffer, B. "Inclusive practices to teach preschoolers coding and robotics." Manuscript in preparation. 2023: Wright, J., Knight, V., & Barton, E. "A review of video-based modeling to teach STEM to students with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability." Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2020: doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2019.101476 . Wright, J., Knight, V., Barton, E., & Edwards-Bowyer
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Visiting Portland, ORPortland is the largest city in the state of Oregon, and is less than a 3 hour drive from Tacoma. Known for being environmentally conscious, Portland offers visitors a variety of outdoor activities as well as a growing restaurant and arts scene to enjoy. Places to see in PortlandSaturday Market The Saturday Market is Portland’s largest outdoor arts and craft market, open every Saturday and Sunday from March through December. Oregon Zoo This 64-acre zoo features over 200
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A Bonhoeffer Moment Two renowned Bonhoeffer scholars will join in presenting a special lecture Tuesday, August 28 at 1 p.m. at PLU. A Bonhoeffer MomentTwo renowned Dietrich Bonhoeffer scholars will join in presenting a special lecture event in August. The Rev. Dr. Renate Wind from Heidelberg, Germany will speak on the theme “Bonhoeffer: The Man, the Myth, and the Martyr” and Rev. Dr. Mark Brocker of Portland will present “For Love of the World: Bonhoeffer’s Theology of Resistance and of Hope
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torrin a. greathouse Poetry Biography Biography torrin a. greathouse is a transgender cripple-punk poet and essayist. She received her MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota. Her work has been featured in Poetry Magazine, The Rumpus, the New York Times Magazine, Ploughshares, and The Kenyon Review. She has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Effing Foundation for Sex Positivity, The Ragdale Foundation, and the University of Arizona Poetry Center
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