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TACOMA, WASH. (January 12, 2016)- Sylvia May ’18, a doctoral student at Pacific Lutheran University, was one of just eight students in the country to receive the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship in 2015. The prestigious scholarship will cover her tuition, books and other fees…
motivation to serve in the Air Force as a nurse versus as a civilian nurse will bring challenges both large and small – some I like and some I do not like. I am willing to take the good with the bad in this career. As a nurse in the military, I will not always be in a comfortable hospital or clinic setting. At times, I will have to care for patients in dangerous settings, especially during deployments to foreign war zones. I will have opportunities to travel around the world and experience life that I
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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 24, 2016)- It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas at Pacific Lutheran University. Throughout its history, PLU has developed numerous holiday pastimes that honor a variety of traditions, cultures and forms of joyful expression. UPCOMING EVENTS Celebration of Light Nov.…
choirs! Brian Galante conducts the Men’s Chorus and the University Singers. Tickets: $8 general admission/ $5 senior citizens (55+), military, alumni / free PLU community, students, 18 and under. Tickets available online and through the PLU Concierge Desk (253 535-7411). 26th Annual Winterfest Dec. 10 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | East Campus (Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School) On December 10, PLU CCES will welcome local Parkland, Tacoma and Spanaway families to the 26th Annual Winterfest with coats, toys
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When Jordan Levy first visited Honduras in high school, he had no idea that someday he’d be serving as an expert witness on Honduras in the U.S. court system. He first visited the Central American nation to perform volunteer work, and then returned annually throughout…
work, and then returned annually throughout undergraduate and graduate school for college-related studies and more volunteering. He even met his future wife there, in 2004. Today, Levy is a specialist in contemporary Honduras and an assistant professor in Pacific Lutheran University’s anthropology department. His research has focused on Honduran governance after the 2009 military coup and the outmigration patterns that followed. Recently, Levy provided pro bono expert witness testimony on behalf
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Dr. Samuel Torvend spent his sabbatical during the 2019-20 school year researching environmental consciousness and sustainability in early medieval monastic communities. Early medieval monasteries were built to last, he emphasizes. “When these monastic communities were established, they did not think they were going to be…
. Samuel Torvend St. Benedict of Nursia “It’s very clear in the Rule that every community should be self-sustaining,” said Dr. Torvend. “There were no grocery stores or wholesale food suppliers in the early medieval world. You ate and drank what you grew.” The stability of rural monastic life was an appealing alternative to the urban decay and ongoing military conflict of medieval Italy. “They had no one to rely on but themselves.” Sustainability was necessary in order for these monastic communities to
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Originally published in 2021 Dr. Samuel Torvend spent his sabbatical during the 2019-20 school year researching environmental consciousness and sustainability in early medieval monastic communities. Early medieval monasteries were built to last, he emphasizes. “When these monastic communities were established, they did not think they…
the year. Professor Samuel Torvend, Speaking at the Lutheran Studies Conference in 2014 “It’s very clear in the Rule that every community should be self-sustaining,” said Dr. Torvend. “There were no grocery stores or wholesale food suppliers in the early medieval world. You ate and drank what you grew.” The stability of rural monastic life was an appealing alternative to the urban decay and ongoing military conflict of medieval Italy. “They had no one to rely on but themselves.” St. Benedict of
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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 28, 2016) – The Pacific Lutheran University Department of Languages and Literatures will host the Tournées Film Festival this fall for screenings of nine recently released films representing a wide variety of cultures and historical periods. (Film trailers and descriptions below.) A…
” defined by the experience of exile. Most of the Uruguayan filmic production dealing with what happened during the military regime that controlled this South American country (1973-1984) still focuses on the testimonies of those who survived state terrorism in the prisons, their strategies of resistance and their memories of pain. Needless to say, those voices have been crucial over the years to raising awareness about the nature and the magnitude of the human rights violations committed in the country
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Do you keep getting the question, “What’s your major going to be in college?” which is essentially a different version of “What are you going to be when you grow up?” Or maybe it’s this question: “What do you do with that major?” Perhaps you…
the duration of your internships. Overall, internships will provide you with benefits and opportunities that will follow you and grow just as much as you do because what you put into them is what you will gain from them, and they are truly yours to make.” Elijah S. ’25, Chemistry MajorCareer Advising The career and internship advisors in Alumni & Student Connections are here to help you every step of the way as you discover your passions, explore different career paths, and map out your unique
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Professional Conference Presentations: 2022: NASPA Western Regional Conference & Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Conferences - Jes Takla (with two PhD cohort members)
(former Harstad CD) and Saiyare Refaei (PLU’s Former Coordinator for Sustainability Integration) presented Intersectional Environmental Justice Education and Programming: Listen, Organize, Act. 2018: Saying It Out Loud Conference (hosted by Department of Social and Health Services) – Maggie Hendrickson (former Tingelstad CD) presented Introduction to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. On-Campus Workshops & Continued Education PLU Tuition Remission Benefits PLU Human Resources Workshops Student
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In the Business of Making Connections Dan Rosales, left, and Daniel Smith, both ’07, are on the board of PLU’s Business Network Alumni Association. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Marketing graduates’ paths bring them together—again— on the board of PLU’s Business Network Alumni Association By Sandy Deneau Dunham…
happens here. But it is maybe just a little eerie how similar their paths were (and are)—right down to the altruistic U-turn that brought them back. Consider: • Rosales and Smith met their first year at PLU. • They both became Marketing majors. • After graduating in 2007, they both landed great jobs in Tacoma businesses: Rosales is a financial planner for Northwestern Mutual, and Smith is an employee-benefits consultant for Brown & Brown. • (Did you notice their first names?) • They’re
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