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  • “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
    Pacific Lutheran University 12180 Park Avenue South Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • By Sarah Cornell-Maier ‘19.  This Fall, Pacific Lutheran University is introducing a new class that serves as a gateway to the Innovation Studies Program . Hist/Phil 248: Innovation, Ethics, and Society is a team-taught course that combines many different fields of study into one. It…

    and connected to the worlds of work and research. Students complete drawing and improv exercises, work in teams, and learn the stages in innovation research. The process is fun for the teachers, as well as the students.   “Innovation Studies is by nature interdisciplinary,” said Professor Halvorson, director of the program. “Our students collaborate on problem solving by working and laughing together at the boundaries of art & design, business, economics, history, and other disciplines. The

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 26, 2016)- MediaLab, the applied research and media production program at Pacific Lutheran University, has received two recognitions for its most recent documentary film. These Four Years, which premiered in Seattle in November 2015, has earned an Award of Merit from The…

    MediaLab at PLU: MediaLab is an award–winning, applied research and media production organization housed within the Center for Media Studies at Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Arts and Communication. MediaLab students work on projects across the media spectrum, including market research, photography, graphic design, web design, writing, video, public relations, event planning, filmmaking and more. Read Previous PLU awarded total of nearly $590,000 in state grant money for intensive, alternative

  • Cause Haun ’93 went from frustrated mom searching for appropriate children’s footwear to owner of a shoe company worthy of Nordstrom’s shelves.

    trendy, healthy footwear for their babies. “I had no training in podiatry, in fashion, in design. I just knew the shoes were good for my kid’s feet and I would want to buy them. It was just about the product.” – Cause Haun ’93And quality is what swiftly landed See Kai Run shoes, named after Haun’s son, on Nordstrom’s shelves not long after the company launched in 2004. “I’ll never forget that moment,” she said of getting the phone call from the luxury retailer, known in part for its shoe selection

  • For employers, PLU is a great place to recruit talent. Find out how to connect job and internship opportunities to PLU graduates and students.

    on developing or strengthening experiential opportunities such as internships, externships, or volunteer opportunities that benefit both PLU students and your organization. Please contact career@plu.edu to get started. Please visit the links below for more information. Experiential Guide Internship Design Worksheet Micro-Internship Design Worksheet Student newsletter email outreachInterested in being featured in our student newsletter sent out by Alumni & Student Connections? Please email career

  • Computer science drives innovation throughout the US economy, but the subject remains neglected or marginalized in K-12 education. Can more be done to improve student access to this important way of thinking? Please join Alice Steinglass of Code.org  on October 9, 2018 at Pacific Lutheran…

    kids. This video on YouTube  shows some of the energy that they bring to computer instruction at Code.org. Prior to her work at Code.org, Alice led various teams at Microsoft. She managed a usability design team related to HoloLens, designed APIs and developer libraries for Xbox 360, ran a user experience team for Microsoft Windows, and built various project management tools as a software developer. Before this work, she studied computer science at Harvard University. The Dale E. Benson Lecture

  • Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away

    mom searching for appropriate children’s footwear for her son to owner of See Kai Run, a shoe company worthy of Nordstrom’s shelves. Learn about how she turned an unexpected idea into an endless supply of adorable shoes. In the making Angelo Mejia Meet Angelo Mejia ’17, an ROTC student who came to PLU intending to major in computer science. Instead, the graphic design major creates visuals with a pencil, camera, computer and more. Chris Haake Meet Chris Haake ’17, a transfer student studying

  • History: Origins (4) THEA 362: Musical Theatre History (4) THEA 365: Theatre History: Modernism (4) 4 semester hours from: THEA 252: Fundamentals of Scenic Design (4) THEA 254: Fundamentals of Lighting Design (4) THEA 275: Scenic Painting: Techniques (2) THEA 276 Scenic Painting: Textures (2) THEA 285: Costume Crafts and Construction (4) THEA 351: Stage Makeup (4) THEA 355: Lighting Design (4) THEA 380: Directing I (4) THEA 390: Visual History: Period Costume and Décor (4) THEA 453: Costume Design (4

  • PLU professor adds ‘board game inventor’ to his résumé.

    professor of theatre, also joined the fun. “I only pretend to know this game,” Sweger said jokingly, as Ciscell explained strategy. “We are up against the gods!” While the cooperative game relied on everyone, Ciscell was leading the way as the expert. “I did design the game,” he said, laughing, as some of his fellow gamers questioned him on the rules. Board Game GeekRead and watch reviews of Atlantis Rising. Ciscell says his wife, Chelsie, deserves credit for sparking his inventive spirit. She

  • The PLU Department of Physics offers bachelor of science and bachelor of arts degrees in physics, a bachelor of science degree in applied physics, and a bachelor of arts in education degree for

    fundamental and exciting ideas ever considered. Step into a world of wonderPhysics is the scientific study of the material universe at its most fundamental level. A physicist might study the inner workings of atoms and nuclei, the size and age of the universe, the behavior of high-temperature superconductors, or the life cycles of stars, from their formation out of interstellar gases to their end-states as pulsars or black holes. Physicists use high-energy accelerators to search for quarks; they design

    Department of Physics
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    Rieke Science Center Tacoma, WA 98447-0003