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  • Following Dr. Pauline Shanks Kaurin’s recent publication in Newsweek, PLU’s Philosophy Department Chair sat down with me to discuss her article’s reception, the role of Twitter in philosophical discourse, and how philosophers of the modern day relate to the public. The article, originally published by…

    snapped of her dog, and personal anecdotes. “Salon tomorrow. And Bed, Bath and Beyond to spend bday gift card from Parental Units. Taking ideas,” she crowdsources. “I’m tweeting about my kids, and the shoes I’m buying, but there are also these more serious discussions,” Dr. Shanks Kaurin describes, “because I’m human, right? Philosophers are humans.” One example of the many fantastic things Dr. Shanks Kaurin puts on Twitter. (Note the cat on her head.) × Gillian Dockins is a PLU junior, majoring in

  • Free MoneyScholarships and grants are gift aid that go directly onto your PLU student account. Unlike loans, you don’t have to pay these funds back. Outside scholarships from non-PLU sources are added to your account, and depending on your financial aid package, your need-based financial aid MAY be reduced by a like amount (beginning with work study and student loans) per federal regulations. PLU endowed scholarships may be used to replace some or all of your other PLU funded awards (like Q

  • Since its inception two years ago, a total of five students have graduated with their graduate kinesiology degree from PLU. We had the opportunity to speak with Matt Leslie from the first graduating class of the MSK program. Here’s what Matt Leslie had to say…

    field of sport and performance psychology, was a gift. It opened my eyes to the standards of quality and ethics that are needed to work in this field.Advice for future MSK studentsIf you have an idea of what you want to do for your final project, start talking to faculty members as soon as possible. They will help you gauge the feasibility of your project, and you will learn early on who has the background, expertise, and interest to help you maximize your project’s impact. Read more: Check out more

  • A Q&A With Natalie Burton ’13 By Sandy Deneau Dunham, PLU Marketing & Communications Music and Chinese Studies major Natalie Burton graduated magna cum laude from PLU in 2013, but she might have taken her most high-profile class just this year: an “Up Close With the…

    time when … I decided to switch my religion major to a music major—it seemed like the perfect excuse to practice piano more! How do you hope to use both majors in China as you pursue your master’s? I’m applying to music schools in China so I can be immersed in the Chinese language and still continue my studies in piano. I am interested in Chinese interpretation work, and of course I want to continue teaching and playing piano—that is a lifelong gift. I am also interested in continuing research on

  • “I believe it helped me find my place in the PLU community… I feel that I belong at PLU.”

    STEM. While the name is given to the beloved Rieke slug, really my hope, with a nod to my own identity, is that the name may be a divergence from the monochromatic naming of campus monuments, and instead be representative of the diversity we hope to exhibit at PLU, and an encouragement for future, more profound representation of marginalized and minoritized identities within PLU, STEM, and society.  In addition to winning a gift card, Brianna received a crocheted version of Enrieké from Biology

  • Life is about choices. What choices have you made? A few years ago, student body president Joel Zylstra addressed the incoming freshman class at Fall Convocation. His timeless reflection on the meaning of success captures the unique culture of Pacific Lutheran University and the life-changing…

    from a question poet Mary Oliver posed in “The Summer Day” that I think we all need to ask ourselves: “What are you going to do with your one wild and precious life?” Wild and precious. Think about it. Life is wild – thunderstorms, war, grizzly bears, heavy metal, the 14,400-foot volcano behind us that claims the lives of experienced climbers every year, wild animals, wild flowers, wildfires. But life is precious too: the intricacy of the rhododendrons all over campus, the gift of love, the fingers

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March. 19, 2020) — Switching a campus-based curriculum to a distance-learning model mid-semester in the face of a pandemic is no easy feat. Luckily, PLU professor of music Gregory Youtz and his faculty peers have proved to be up for the challenge. Under…

    very specific academic goals: write music that exercises something they know they are weak in; write pieces that they know will be useful in their portfolios or future careers; write digital music for their computers to play, or write music for friends thus ensuring performance as soon as this is over. This unexpected “timeout” can be a gift if we choose to think of it that way: what can I do right now, right here, that I would not normally have thought to do? What shall I choose to do that will

  • News for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Jazz Under the Stars concert lineup announced The 2016 Jazz Under the Stars series will begin on Thursday, July 7 in the outdoor amphitheater of the Mary Baker Russell Music Center on the PLU campus. This annual summer concert series is FREE to the public, PLU’s gift to our community. The series… May 2, 2016

  • Membership: Vice president and Chief Operating Officer (chair); one person from Provost’s Academic Council (selected by the Provost’s Academic Council); the vice chair of the faculty; director

    Committee; University Long-Range Planning Committee; University Safety Committee; University Sustainability Committee.Section 1. CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE Membership: Vice president and Chief Operating Officer (chair); one person from Provost’s Academic Council (selected by the Provost’s Academic Council); the vice chair of the faculty; director of athletics and recreation; associate vice president of campus life; associate vice president of facilities management; associate vice president

  • The development of consistent and sustainable cycles for the assessment of student learning are foundational to program assessment in the academic division.

    each program. This is an essential step for ensuring programs have clarity and continuity in their assessment reporting.   If you have questions about the survey or the goals of assessment reporting, please contact provost@plu.edu. Click here to access the Annual Assessment Report Survey. Click here to access the Assessment Planning Template and Guidelines. Assessment within the MinorStudents who choose to complete a minor have a wide range of options for completing these requirements. To assess