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is in small groups with maximum individual feedback from your professor. Classes With Only First-Year Students: Build confidence by making the transition to college-level study with your peers. Compelling Course Themes: You’ll learn the crucial skills of thinking, speaking and writing by applying them to a thought-provoking topic. All First-Year Writing and DJS seminars are focused on important and compelling themes – like “The Art of Living,” “Banned Books,” “Climate Justice and Resilience,” and
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in some area of expertise manage to engage audiences that don’t necessarily know that much about their topic in a way that is accessible and exciting,” Young says. Young explains that there are a lot of barriers to intellectuals contributing to the leadership of public and social movements. “The idea of actually caring about writing for public audiences is seen as not serious and a bad use of your time. Because what you should be doing is writing for journals and writing books,” Young says
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Froschauer) Case and 10 PLU other students, comprising of four teams, spent four days at Morken researching, testing and writing models to solve one of two problems in this year’s MCM which took place between Feb. 10 through 14. The contest tests undergraduate students ability to apply their mathematic skills to solving real-life scenarios. One was building a model to maximize vertical air in a snowboard halfpipe. The other involved line-of-sight transmission and reception of a VHF radio spectrum, with
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University Center 183 Email: militarysupport@plu.edu Summer Hours All veterans and military affiliated students should have swipe card access to AUC183 from 0730-1900 on Monday-Friday. Call for an appointmentWebsiteWriting CenterThe PLU Writing Center is closed during summer session. However, students enrolled in summer courses (on campus or online) can access writing tips and strategies on the writing center website. Click the tab called “Resources for Writers” to find helpful materials on topics like
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that provide for program sustainability. For example, in recent years, we’ve added programs mostly in areas where we have current strength (MSF, MSMR, DNP). But, PLU has also created a new program and hired an entire department to run it (MA in Marriage and Family Therapy back in the ‘70s); and we adopted a program from outside the university (MFA in Creative Writing). Both of those have been very successful. The only program discontinued in recent years is the major in Computer Engineering, and
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freelance journalist to the Weekly Volcano , Tacoma Weekly , South Sound Magazine and Anchorage Daily News . Zach is also an active volunteer in Tacoma’s advocacy and arts communities, currently serving as chair of the Metro Parks Tacoma Culture & Heritage Advisory Council, on the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts Programming Committee, and formerly on the Tacoma Art Commission. Simon Sung, executive creative director Simon Sung graduated in 1990 from the University of Washington. During his
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. For more information, contact Beth Griech-Polelle.Benson Summer Research Fellowships in Business and Economic HistoryEach year, 2-3 student research fellows are awarded for paid summer research in the field of Business and Economic History. For more information, visit the Business and Economic History website or contact Michael Halvorson.Raphael Lemkin Student Essay ContestYou can earn money and fame for writing a great history essay? Yup, you sure can! Each year, the History department sponsors
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team regularly travels to national and international intercollegiate competitions. For those interested in the visual arts, the University Gallery features five exhibitions each year including those by faculty and seniors. The Wekell Gallery regularly hosts exhibits from students in current art classes. There’s nothing stopping you from exploring your creative side at PLU.Lute enters Folgers jungle contest and winsJenny Snipstead, ’11, along with her Montana pals to entered the Folgers Jingle
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-side with you on research and creative projects. No matter what you plan to do after you earn your PLU degree, you’ll have gained the experience that employers and graduate programs want.Summer research that rocksMany students take part in student-faculty summer research projects, often in the nearby forests, mountains and coastal areas. Read MoreScience happens (And so much more!)Of the numerous student-faculty research projects that take place at PLU each year, there is the science. But that is
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Campbell ’88; New York installation artist and photographer Raquel du Toit ’04; Danish Documentary Filmmaker Camilla Lee Fabricius; Krystal Lechner from Smashing Divas; and Scott Mitchell Leen ’91, artist and photographer to Dale Chihuly. These artists are donating work to sell in support of the cause. Help fulfill a mission that could help restore devastated areas. All proceeds will be donated via the Red Cross. Tickets can be bought for $20 through Brown Paper tickets and include a creative gift
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