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Karen Marquez ’22 aspires to help her community through her studies Posted by: vcraker / June 22, 2022 Image: Karen Marquez ’22, a social work major who will graduate soon sits by the library ( PLU Photo/John Froschauer) June 22, 2022 Karen Marquez ‘22 is a senior social work major with minors in Hispanic studies and criminal justice. Marquez is a heritage speaker of Spanish, and has a deep love for languages, culture, and diversity. She hopes to use her degree and the skills she is learning at
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near the Tacoma Mall before moving into the Parkland area. “The reason that it is so important to focus on areas like Parkland is that there are significant disparities in tree canopy cover when it comes to race and income demographics,” environmental studies major Paez said. “Poor health is correlated with a lack of trees, so increasing greenery in underserved areas is a social justice issue.”The students have been working with the Tree Foundation for the past year, learning how tree coverage in
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, PLU educates students for courageous lives: lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care—for other people, their communities, and the earth. The following are the specific elements of the PLU General Education Program. The PLU Core (15-19) First-Year Experience Program (9) FYEP 101 (FW) (4): Students will learn strategies for writing, thinking, speaking, and reading. They encounter writing as a way of thinking, of learning, and of discovering and ordering ideas. Working with
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interdisciplinary perspective. This academic year, students in two upper-division German courses have had particularly focused opportunities to engage the German humanities tradition. For example, in the first of the program’s two-part cultural history sequence (German 411), students spent fall semester learning about literature, art, architecture, philosophy, and religion from the earliest records of German civilization (first century C.E.) through the Baroque period (17th century). Students read and re
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Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 When the principal of N/a’an ku sê, a rural school in Namibia that serves the San people, asked PLU music education major Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 to expand their existing music program to include children in junior primary (grades K-3), she initially felt daunted at… May 20, 2024 AcademicsEducationMusicStudent LifeStudent VoiceStudy Abroad
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Lutes Participate in Alumni Job Shadow Program Posted by: vcraker / February 14, 2022 February 14, 2022 Pacific Lutheran University’s Lute Job Shadow Program is an opportunity for current students to connect with alumni working in their chosen careers. The Alumni and Student Connections Office do a great job of connecting students to alums who are working in the field they are interested in. Elli Pippin, PLU’s assistant director for career and experiential learning, said the program was
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your move to PLU: A packing checklist. Both posts give great insight into what it is like to live on campus at PLU. One even includes a surprise Peppa Pig cameo. 🐷 Whether trying to navigate the nuances of campus life, planning what your room will look like, or learning more about athletics at PLU, our Top 5 posts are a guide to embracing life as a Lute. Read Previous BIOL 387’s Greenhouse Fieldtrip Read Next How Community Meals bring people together at PLU LATEST POSTS Summer Reading
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definitely had a lasting impact on my ability to remain comfortable. Of course as with anywhere, we are in a constant state of growth and learning. Our focus is to listen to our students and ensure that we can seek to provide them with improvements and necessary changes to help them thrive and succeed. By joining an LGBTQI+ centered campus community, you’ll be able to connect with others, collaborate, learn, ask questions, and share your voice with PLU. If you’re interested in PLU’s Queer History, check
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time for the now defunct retail book chain Borders Books and Music (whose demise he rightly predicted as early as 2000). Borders was an excellent learning experience and Scott has the book and music collection to prove it. After taking some time away from school, Scott realized that he wasn’t very good at anything else, and so, graduate school beckoned. He first attended the University of New Mexico, where he earned an M.A. in English Literature and Language in 2006. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in
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) Full Facilitator's Guide Names Are Sacred Activity Note Cards Pick up name and pronoun note cards at the Office of Diversity, Justice & Sustainability , the Office of the Provost, or the Office of the President . Want to learn more? Academic programs These featured academic programs give students essential tools, interdisciplinary resources, and language needed to examine identities and examine expressions of power. Native American and Indigenous Studies Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies Hispanic
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