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Administrative Services includes six departments. The Associate Vice President for Finance oversees the Business Office and the Payroll Office.
Administrative Services Administrative Services includes six departments. The Associate Vice President for Finance oversees the Business Office and the Payroll Office. The Vice President and Chief Operating Officer oversees Facilities Management, Human Resources, Information and Technology Services and Risk Services. Quick Links Campus Conduct HotlinePrivacy & Hotline InformationMoreEndowmentMore
Division of Administrative Services253-536-5047Hauge Administration 124 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 -
Online Learning at Pacific Lutheran University. Online and blended programs for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students extend the university’s mission beyond campus borders,
Online Learning at Pacific Lutheran UniversityPacific Lutheran University has a strong history of providing students with an exceptional learning experience. Yet across the world, higher education is enveloped in transformation, with technology innovation increasingly influencing the process of teaching and learning. As PLU moves into the future, it is possible to embrace the new while remaining grounded in the University’s history and values.Online and blended programs for undergraduate
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PLU alumna serves as interim director of Tacoma’s Rainbow Center.
Jessica Anderson ’07 Jessica Anderson ’07 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2016/05/jessica-anderson.jpg 600 600 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg May 18, 2016 September 25, 2017 Jessica Anderson is passionate about education, geosciences and technology, and has combined all three to become an award-winning educator. In 2016, Anderson was named the Montana Teacher of the
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TACOMA, WASH. (March 23, 2016)- Imagine using bananas and a circuit board to create a piano. Absurd? Thanks to the maker movement and some creative minds, it isn’t. Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Education & Kinesiology is bringing that creative spirit to campus April 12…
my students walk away excited about how this can help their students be engaged and excited in school,” he said. “It takes learning away from being able to pass standardized tests to being able to use skills in a practical way.” School-based makerspaces also level the playing field for use of technology by students, he said, making expensive equipment more accessible. Some Tacoma schools are already partnering with FabLab, a local makerspace in downtown Tacoma, to expose local K-12 students to
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The PLU Computer Science department has small class sizes, dedicated and caring faculty, great facilities, and an excellent curriculum.
Why Study Computer Science at PLU?There are many reasons why studying Computer Science at PLU is a great choice. The CS department has small class sizes, dedicated and caring faculty, great facilities, and an excellent curriculum. Our curriculum prepares students to work in the high technology industry as professional software developers, to continue their studies in graduate school, or to apply their computational skills to another field. With a degree in computer science you might end up
Department of Computer Science253-535-8700Morken Center Room 252 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 -
Mathematics, Engineering, Science, and Achievement (MESA) works to support underrepresented students achieving and contributing their full potential in mathematics, engineering and science.
Welcome to Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESATacoma/South Puget Sound MESA provides enrichment and access opportunities to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs for grades 6 –12 across the Greater Tacoma area with the goal of increasing representation of historically underrepresented students of color and women in STEM education and careers. TSPS MESA supports students in five local public school districts by providing after school enrichment and tutoring led by MESA
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William Davis ’06 is co-founder of FabLab Tacoma, a makerspace dedicated to project-based learning, entrepreneurship and tinkering.
well with project-based learning. Children can learn so many different skills.” Seeing the cutting-edge infusion of technology in education helps PLU students think about new ways to incorporate STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) into learning, he added. Additionally, Reisberg said makerspaces such as FabLab help address the digital divide that often exists between socioeconomic groups. “There are people who have access to all kinds of technology, and there are other people who
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By Damian Alessandro ’19. In most popular histories of computing, the Apple II personal computer (1977) stands out as a pathbreaker among early devices in the PC Revolution. But how innovative was Apple’s first mass-market computer, and what design features and ideas helped it stand…
use the device to teach your kids arithmetic and make learning fun, manage household finances, chart the stock market, track your recipes and record collection, and control your home. Apple even adds that you will be able to compose music electronically. Reading this list makes me realize how we take for granted all of the applications that we have for technology today when people barely had access to any of it 40 years ago. The Killer App The first “killer app” that would be offered on the Apple
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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…
, and alumni. (PLU’s Department of Education co-organized the event and invited dozens of science and technology teachers from the Franklin Pierce School District.) Benson Lecturer Alice Steinglass addresses the audience in the Scandinavian Center. (Photo/John Froschauer) The presentation emphasized how important it is to prioritize diversity in computing, and we also learned how Code.Org has carefully scaled their efforts globally to reach thousands of teachers and millions of students. Thanks to
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By Damian Alessandro, ’19 At Pacific Lutheran University, we’re pretty excited about innovation. Over the past few months, my colleague Sarah Cornell-Maier and I have been writing about several types of innovation that we see in the workplace and in our curriculum. This week, I…
practice. I also took Dr. Brown for an introductory course in the Innovation Studies minor, BUSA 201: Introduction to Business in the Global Environment. Innovation Beyond Invention “Business have the potential to do more,” says Dr. Brown, “if they can get past the idea that they need to invent new technology.” For many of us, the first thing we think about when we hear innovation is cutting edge technology, much like those in my last post about the Edison Awards. However, businesses don’t need to
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