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  • as a First Scholars Network member, PLU displayed a demonstrated commitment to improving experiences and advancing success for first-generation college students. “We are extremely honored to be selected as a First Scholars Network Member by the Center for First-generation Student Success,” said PLU President Allan Belton. “More than a third of our students identify as first-generation, and it’s our privilege to support and partner these students, many of whom grew up right here in the South Sound

  • creative writing and publishing classes. Authors have Skyped in from Eastern Washington, Northern California, and South Florida. Also in Fall 2015, my Freelance Writing students spoke with Roy Peter Clark, author of our course textbook, Writing Tools (Little, Brown, 2008). Clark is Senior Scholar at Florida’s Poynter Center, a national journalism training institute, and has written or edited eighteen books. He chatted for an hour with PLU students about everything from how to write the perfect story

  • of the career shift. “This was a great opportunity to combine epidemiology with environmental ecology.” Her day-to-day work includes studying birds and various species of mosquitoes, seeking to understand what keeps West Nile prevalent in Atlanta. The professors who run her lab have global connections, and have been consulted frequently as Zika continues to spread. There are no vaccines or medications available for Zika, which has spread rapidly through South and Central America. Cases have

  • virtual exhibit with links to resources. Newpaper Articles (online) Peterson, J. (2021, October 10). Pierce County wants to double homeless shelter space. Tacoma News Tribune. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.plu.edu/apps/news/ (URL abbreviated)     Needles, A. (2021, September 23) Tacoma cleans up homeless encampment along South Yakima Avenue. Tacoma News Tribune. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.plu.edu/apps (URL abbreviated)       Journal Articles (online) Somerville, P. (2013

  • Breana Downs ’24: A summer soaring with native birds at the Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance Just south of Denver, Colorado, tucked beneath the vast mountain range, lies Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance . Their vision soars high above the Rocky Mountains as they unite communities and ignite a passion for wildlife like never before, relentlessly working to deepen public understanding, resolve… October 4, 2023 Alumni, Internships, Career

  • decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Read Previous Engineering Entry-Level Positions at Boeing Read Next Applied-Physics REU at the University of South Florida LATEST POSTS Let’s Gaze At the Stars June 24, 2024 AWIS Scholarship February 26, 2024 Paid Engineering Internship with Tacoma Water February 2

  • across campus. Leaders at Pacific Lutheran University agree.The institution recently invested more than $630,000 to improve accessibility for students such as Green, who was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy when she was 3 years old. Growing up, doctors told her she may never move out of her parents’ house. Now, she’s a senior living in South Hall at PLU and considering law school. “I didn’t let that define me,” she said of the prognosis. Still, her journey hasn’t always been easy. Green, who

  • degrees in mathematical economics and psychology and a minor in statistics. Currently, he is in his third year at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law School at Arizona State University in Phoenix, AZ. Thomas Kim '15 “PLU really set things well for me,” Kim said. But the college path was not easy for Kim. His family emigrated from South Korea in 2005 and entered the United States on a year-long visitor visa. His parents bought a dry cleaning business south of Portland, Oregon, and hired a lawyer to

  • International Transcript RequirementsStudents applying with coursework and degrees from institutions outside the U.S. must submit the following documents: Official international and French Canadian transcripts must be sent to PLU Graduate Admission Office. Graduate Admission Pacific Lutheran University 12180 Park Avenue South Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 Copy of university/college degree diploma English translations provided by PLU approved translation services if the transcripts and documents are in

  • Start at SPSCC and Finish Strong at PLUEach year, South Puget Sound Community College students transfer to Pacific Lutheran University to complete their Bachelor’s degree, with over 40 academic programs from which to choose. Now is the time to apply. Finish strong at Pacific Lutheran University. Why attend PLU? Washington’s #1 Best Small College to Help Graduates Find Jobs (Zippia) 99% of PLU students receive financial aid More than 40 academic programs Class size average of 19 Generous credit