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  • The Carol Sheffels Quigg Award for Excellence and Innovation provides support for faculty, staff and students at Pacific Lutheran University who demonstrate unusually inventive, original and creative approaches to advance the mission of the university. The award is granted both in recognition of achievements and in support of proposals that advance knowledge; enhance teaching and...

    The Carol Sheffels Quigg Award for Excellence and Innovation provides support for faculty, staff and students at Pacific Lutheran University who demonstrate unusually inventive, original and creative approaches to advance the mission of the university. The award is granted both in recognition of achievements and in support of proposals that advance knowledge; enhance teaching and learning; build a stronger, more vibrant university culture; improve administrative practice and/or demonstrate

  • Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs | Office of the Provost | byaden@plu.edu | 253-535-7283 | I am a proud native of Tacoma and first generation college student that began my formal second language study in high school.

    Representation and Processing: Theory and Practice Chapters The Acquisition Environment for Instructed L2 Learners: Implementing Hybrid and Online Language Courses (Multilingual Matters 2019) : View Book Chapter in IALLT’s Language Center Handbook Chapters Supporting the LRC Mission through Collaborative Partnerships Across Campus and Beyond (IALLT 2018) Chapter in IALLT's From Language Lab to Language Center and Beyond: The Past, Present, and Future of Language Center Design Chapters Envisioning New Spaces

  • Professor of Religion and Culture | Religion | suzanne.crawford@plu.edu | 253-535-8107 | Suzanne Crawford O’Brien’s area of specialization is Religion and Culture, with emphases in Native American religious traditions, and comparative studies of minority religious communities in North America, including religion and healthcare, gender and ethnicity, and religion and popular culture.

    Biography Suzanne Crawford O’Brien’s area of specialization is Religion and Culture, with emphases in Native American religious traditions, and comparative studies of minority religious communities in North America, including religion and healthcare, gender and ethnicity, and religion and popular culture. Her research interests address questions of healing, place, and ecology, and how religious belief and practice can work to promote ecological and social justice in Ireland and in North America. Most

  • Visiting Instructor and Director, MSW & BSW Practicum Programs | Department of Social Work | carrington@plu.edu | 253-535-7859 | Maria Carrington earned her Bachelor of Social Work from Pacific Lutheran University and obtained her master of Social Work from Boston College.

    of Social Work from Boston College. Maria also completed the University of Michigan’s post-graduate certification in Sex Therapy and is also certified as a sex Therapist with the American Association of Sexual Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. Maria Carrington has a private practice that focuses on sexual health in University Place, Washington. Maria has worked in the areas of aging, veterans, substance abuse, hospital social work, and general mental health. Maria has worked as a adjunct

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  • The assignment helps writers imagine a sense of purpose for writing. When people write beyond school, their writing is driven by a need to communicate in order to evoke a specific response or to

    well as to anticipate their readers’ needs. Assignments are usually more successful when they give writers a clear sense of audience. As teachers, you might provide opportunities (in different assignments) for your students to practice writing for different audiences. Writers often have difficulty coming up with topics or imagining ways to expand upon a topic (what in classical rhetoric is referred to as the invention phase of writing). Therefore, it is helpful to provide questions and

  • Major in Religion 32 semester hours RELI 499: Capstone Research Seminar (offered only in Spring semester) 8 semester hours RELI coursework from Line One: Christian Traditions (RC): RELI 212, 220-229,

    studies. May be repeated for credit with different topic (up to 12 credit hours). (4) RELI 232 : The Buddhist Tradition - RL, VW, GE Introduction to the history, teachings, and practice of Buddhist tradition in its South Asian, East Asian, and Western cultural contexts. (4) RELI 233 : The Religions of China - RL, IT, GE This course introduces students to the major traditions that have shaped Chinese culture, asking if we can understand them using the Western category of "religion". The course covers

  • Did you know PLU has SIX different master's (and two doctorate) programs, open to ALL PLU students, no matter what you majored in? We invite you to participate in our PLU Graduate Programs Week to

    leadership. During this live virtual info session, Dr. Allison Drago will cover highlights of the program, costs and financial aid options, and application requirements, deadlines, and process. You’ll also have a chance to ask questions! REGISTER FOR VIRTUAL INFO SESSION DNP Open HouseMonday, October 7 - 4:30pm-5:30pm - Garfield Clinical Learning & Simulation CenterDrop in anytime to explore our Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, meet the program director, and get your questions answered! Whether

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 8, 2017)- Laura Brewer ’03 was no stranger to activism when she started volunteering at the Tacoma Rainbow Center in 2000. An active Lute, Brewer engaged in a variety of LGBTQ advocacy work on Pacific Lutheran University’s campus through Harmony, known today…

    has informed the way she continues to seek out a vocation of service. “One of the things I loved about PLU was the mission — ‘educating for lives of service,’” she said. “The education I got at PLU on how to be a good leader…was really helpful. I’m always glad I went to PLU.” Read Previous Arts and technology center would bring new opportunities to Parkland Read Next Pageantry and Protests: PLU students experience ‘messiness of democracy’ at President Trump’s inauguration COMMENTS*Note: All

  • As a first-year student, the initial adjustment to life at PLU was challenging for Mark Hernández. They’d attended a high school that was over 90 percent students of color. PLU, which is around 40 percent, felt daunting. “I was so culture-shocked at not seeing people…

    Gender Equity, Hernández focused on combating gender-based violence and promoting equity. They felt at home at the center: “sometimes when I was stressed, I wanted a place to be myself,” Hernández says. “The center meant a lot to me.” Hernández’s work focused on domestic violence, stalking awareness, and sexual assault awareness and they gained experience in social work, nonprofit work, and providing trauma-informed care.Center for Gender EquityPLU’s Center for Gender Equity supports, challenges, and

  • Highly recruited as an outside hitter out of Chiawana High School, Sianna Iverson ‘24, a talented volleyball player, knew she found a home at PLU after a campus visit.  “As soon as I visited, I knew it was going to be a great fit for…

    therapy and her high school sports medicine classes informed her interest in kinesiology and sports medicine. “I first went to physical therapy for a sports-related injury when I was 11. I thought it was super cool, and I really loved my physical therapist. Since then, I decided I wanted to be a physical therapist, even though, at the time, I had no idea what that meant.”Iverson’s first collegiate campaign on the volleyball court for the Lutes during the 2021 spring COVID season, when she recorded 17