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New program preps Lutes for service around the world Pacific Lutheran University’s ties to the Peace Corps are impressive, and they haven’t gone unnoticed. More than 260 Lutes have joined the service organization, which sends trained volunteers around the world to help countries meet their…
a Peace Corps alumna herself. She taught English for two years in Mauritania, a large country on the northwest coast of Africa. Later, Wiley returned for doctoral work. She maintains connections with communities there. “One thing I learned in the Peace Corps was that relationship building and spending time with people was something I was really passionate about,” Wiley said. “And to some extent that is what cultural anthropologists do, we study contemporary human life.” Zylstra stressed that the
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Rylie Wada ’25, a nursing major from Honolulu, Hawaii, shares her experience finding community on the mainland. The softball player says she’s fortunate to have found a home at PLU in the classroom and field. Why did you choose to attend PLU? I really wanted…
ultimately the most important thing for me and be able to play softball at the same time. I’ve also had friends here before me who’ve only had good things to say about it.What did your friends tell you about PLU that piqued your interest? It was a lot about the sense of community that they felt. I went to a smaller private school at home and wanted something similar where I could build a relationship with my teachers and classmates. A place where I wouldn’t just be a name or a number on a roster —and
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The 10th annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education “Synagogue & Church” took place November 1-3.
Past Powell-Heller Holocaust Conferences 2017 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe 10th annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education “Synagogue & Church” took place November 1-3. The conference dove into the controversial role of the Roman Catholic Church and its relationship to the events of the Holocaust. The speakers presented on the heated debate about the role of Pope Pius XII, examined the role of Catholic antisemitism, inaction by many Church leaders, and
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The low-residency MFA in Creative Writing offered by The Rainier Writing Workshop is a three-year program in the study of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
Paper of 20-40 pages, and a Creative Thesis that is 30-60 pages for poetry and 60-120 pages for prose. A participant earns 44 credit hours at the completion of the degree. During each mentorship year, the participant works one-on-one with a faculty member in a collaborative relationship that brings together the participant’s independence and the mentor’s expert guidance. Depending on the participant’s year in the program, each participant will submit 5 to 7 work packets to their mentor during the
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Dance 2017: Innovation features PLU dancers working with guest and student choreographers exploring inventive themes through dance. The performances are on Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Eastvold Auditorium of Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. This year’s…
human emotions and the progression of relationships. This year’s guest choreography exposes the relationship between the hunter, the prey and the wolf. Guest choreographer Jessica Zoller explains that the inspiration for her piece Keep them at Bay occurred while listening to an episode of This American Life. The episode discussed infamous American Custer Wolves that terrorized cattle and eluded hunters in the early 1900s. Intrigued by the Custer Wolf, Zoller decided to explore themes of
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Are you passionate about research and interested in advancing your education beyond your undergraduate experience? It is our goal to support and encourage your efforts to continue your professional
’/curriculum vita (CV) and a personal statement. Given enough notice, a faculty mentor with whom you have developed a relationship may be willing to review these for you. Application due dates typically occur November through early January. You’ll likely need 2-3 recommendation letters. Approach your letter writers early to allow them enough time to write meaningful recommendations. If you are considering a break between PLU graduation and beginning graduate school, be sure you have a meaningful reason to
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Sojourners return to campus One month and seven continents later, Lutes returned to campus from J-Term and semester study away experiences. Some were faced with crushing poverty. Others were exposed to extreme decadence. And still others experienced the most breathtaking scenery on Earth. All were…
indirectly caused the death of any of the animals I saw last month? “After this class I have had to reevaluate my entire relationship with nature and animals,” he continued. “I’ve found that living sustainably takes a lot more thought and care than I had previously believed.” The Wang Center hosted a Returner Reflection Series throughout spring semester, where students could reflect on and share their experiences. Learn about future J-Term, semester and yearlong opportunities at the annual Study Away
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Documentary follows drug, weapons trade When assistant communication professor Rob Wells and his colleagues in the School of Arts and Communication launched MediaLab in 2006, they figured larger projects like feature-length video documentaries would happen sometime in the future. “It would be nice,” he recalled…
] relate to the relationship between the two countries,” Wells asked. “What about the threat we pose to each other?” By January of 2008, the journalists were driving up to Vancouver about every other weekend to conduct interviews with law enforcement and border officials, the U.S. and Canadian consulates, drug user advocate groups, gang task-force members and then some. They piled in the minivan again in May, when Wells, Olds, videographer and editor Melissa Campbell ’10 and researcher Shannon
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TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2015)— Chinese President Xi Jinping is coming to Tacoma on Sept. 23—and Pacific Lutheran University Professor of Music Greg Youtz is playing a significant role in the international event. As chair of the Tacoma-Fuzhou Sister City Committee, Youtz was instrumental in…
University in Chengdu, China, said Xi Jinping signed the 1994 document that created the Sister City relationship while he was Chairman of the Standing Committee of Fuzhou Municipal People’s Congress. Chinese President Xi Jinping Youtz told WA China Digest that his initial involvement with the sister-city program was inspired by a $1.1 million grant project received by PLU and funded by the Freeman Foundation of New York and Stowe Vermont between 2002 and 2011. “We took 84 teachers, professors and school
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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 8, 2019) — In recognition of his impactful work as an academic researcher and mentor, Pacific Lutheran University’s Dr. Dean Waldow has been awarded the Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award by the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust. The purpose of the…
graduate school. That faculty-student relationship is vital to empowering undergraduates by giving them replicable, real-world skills. “Something that’s exceptional about Waldow is that he has the utmost confidence in the students’ ability almost from the start,” said Hannah Hazel ‘20, who worked with him this past summer. “He lets us make decisions from the beginning … and he was always there to provide guidance when we felt lost. That gave us the opportunity to succeed, but more importantly it gave
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