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Students in the Native American and Indigenous Studies program don’t just learn about Indigenous peoples, they learn with and from them, entering a collaborative learning space in which Indigenous
Indigenous contexts. The NAIS Program foregrounds that diversity, using it to structure our curriculum and our classroom learning practices. The idea is not to present Indigenous peoples as museum-like objects, but to engage with them as living, vibrant communities.InterdisciplinarityNative American and Indigenous Studies is an exciting and rapidly developing field that complicates traditional academic disciplinarity, which was developed without serious attention to Indigenous philosophies or
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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 14, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University will host a celebration of life for Tom Pfeifle on Sept. 22 in Lagerquist Concert Hall at 6 p.m. Pfeifle died Aug. 29, just before he planned to return to PLU for his sophomore year. Following the…
Recreation, as well as the cross country and track and field teams. A memory wall is on display in Olson, and will eventually make its way to the Anderson University Center, for Lutes to share memories of Pfeifle. Jane Pfeifle wrote a beautiful tribute to her son for The Mast, PLU’s student newspaper. And members of student media created a Tumblr to collect memories electronically. They also plan to join ASPLU, Campus Ministry and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) to create a multimedia memorial
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The scene: a cramped room somewhere in a Pacific Lutheran University residence hall at the beginning of the millennium.
try to find a portal back to their own reality while simultaneously navigating the foreign one in which they’re trapped. Hilarity ensues. Ben Dobyns ’01, executive producer, said the show has broad appeal while also catering to a subculture of gaming — humor about nerds who are the heroes, not the butt of the jokes. “This is the antithesis of ‘The Big Bang Theory,’” he said. “Showing people who feel real and grounded who you can identify with.” Dobyns said “The Gamers” isn’t the first film about
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SPANAWAY, Wash. (June 25, 2015)— On the grassy fields outside of the Sprinker Recreation Center at 9:30 a.m. the temperature has already climbed to the mid-80’s. Day two of Success Soccer Camp has begun, and over 200 campers ages 6-17 are already enthusiastically working up…
give back.” Though not technically affiliated with PLU or the university’s Department of Athletics, Success Soccer Camp is a Lute family affair. Sixteen of the camp’s coaches are either PLU graduates or faculty members and Hacker coached many of them on the PLU Women’s Soccer team. “We’re PLU proud here!” Hacker shouts out to me as I arrive, waving me over to a field where 10 and 11 year olds are passionately competing to win a passing-centric relay race. Hacker speaks with equal parts passion
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TACOMA, WASH. (July 19, 2016)- Jen Cohen ’94 is all smiles. But the University of Washington athletic director, appointed to the position May 24, smiles the biggest while talking to, and about, student athletes. “We feel like our students are students first,” said Cohen, who…
grade. “I never really looked back,” she recalled. “I wanted to do exactly what I’m doing today.”PLU AthleticsLearn more about PLU teams and the community service work they perform.Cohen said the support from the legendary coach and others means a lot, especially as a woman in her male-dominated field. She’s only the second female AD in UW history and the only current female AD in the Pac-12 Conference. Cohen said PLU was a perfect fit for her. She served as a graduate assistant, working primarily
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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
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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 29, 2016)- Garrett Wade bounced from desk to desk in a crowded classroom one recent Thursday morning, guiding his students through the online program they were learning at Sylvester Middle School in Burien. “Mr. Wade! Mr. Wade! I need your help,” a…
. The intensive, primarily field-based program within the School of Education and Kinesiology offers individuals a high-quality, accelerated route to certification in high-needs educational areas, specifically special education. Through the yearlong program, candidates gain hands-on classroom experience while simultaneously taking flexible classes that work around professional and family life. “PLU does a fantastic job fast-tracking good, qualified teachers,” Wade said, adding that school
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, and electrical & computer engineering. Students can choose to work on the theory that drives the development of new photonic materials that will enable quantum computing. Other labs work on integrating these new materials into devices at both the nano- and macro-scale. Program Dates: Vary by location (UW Program: June 20 – August 19, 2022; a ten-week program between May 30 – August 2022 at other sites) Application Open: December 17, 2021 Application Deadline: February 7, 2022 Stipend: $6,000 (or
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TACOMA, WASH. (August 10, 2015)- Each summer PLU students fan out across the globe — working, researching, studying or just plain relaxing. Many students leverage the summer months as an opportunity to add depth to their resumes by completing internships at local and corporate businesses,…
pursue avenues in fashion production at Nordstrom, something that I didn’t know existed until the internship. Has this internship challenged any of your perceptions of the field of Retail Management or of what you’d like to do for your career? I am interested in pursuing a creative career with Nordstrom and, man, has the retail management experience opened my eyes to a lot of considerations and perspectives that I may have been oblivious to without this internship. Although I am involved with
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Master of Science in Nursing Care and Outcomes Manager (COM) program is designed to equip nurses with the knowledge and skills to lead change, promote health and elevate care in various roles and
Master of Science in NursingRanked as one of the top 100 graduate nursing programs in the US by US News and World Report, the MSN Care and Outcomes Manager (COM) program is designed to equip nurses with the knowledge and skills to lead change, promote health and elevate care in various roles and settings. There are two entry points into the MSN curriculum: Entry-Level Master’s – for non-nurses with a degree in another field who want to complete the RN and MSN in 27 months BSN to MSN – for
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