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  • May 18, 2009 Off to China Blending the Chinese tale of Monkey with an original musical composition comes natural for PLU Music Professor Greg Youtz. The guy is not only a well-respected composer, but learning about and engaging the Chinese culture is a passion of his. “My head is constantly full of China,” he said about a love of a culture that began nearly 25 years ago and has since included many trips to the country. Getting a chance to take PLU music students to China is a perfect blend of

  • May 9, 2008 ‘The holy cow’ moment As Clarice Swanson ’89 walks in the barn located on her family’s 400-acre Walla Walla cattle ranch, her mind isn’t on the hundred or so Herefords and Black Angus chewing on new grass just down the road. It’s on the tiny balls of grey striped fluff peeping at her feet. These turkey chicks, or poults, represent one of the few Unimproved Standard Bronze flocks on the West Coast. Even if the chicks or their parents didn’t have the shelter of a barn to escape the

  • Anna Sweetland, Therapist in Training My name is Anna and I was born and raised just outside of Portland, Oregon. I am a white, non-binary lesbian. I define my non-binary identity as a gender that is neither male nor female, and I should be referred to using they/them pronouns (ex. “My therapist’s name is Anna. They have brown hair”). In my free time, I really enjoy being outside walking around, bird-watching, and always keeping an eye out for whales in the sound! I am an artist, and I enjoy

  • February 2, 2009 Learning perspectives About a dozen students silently sit in a semicircle around a Makah woman, as she shows them how to make a cedar bracelet. Students mimic her as she holds several foot-long strands of cedar bark strung out from her mouth to her hands. And they listen eagerly as she tells them how to simultaneously twist and braid the bark, while her teeth stay clenched on one end. She reminds them to keep the cedar damp and the material fills the room with a musky, sweet

  • “Impressions” exhibition hits its mark Posted by: Mollie Smith / January 25, 2017 January 25, 2017 A retrospective exhibit featuring printmaker and artist Craig Cornwall premieres at PLU on February 8. (Monday, January 23, 2017 – TACOMA, WA) It all starts with a mark: drawings with graphite, charcoal, ink and color, lithographs with marks of crayon, washes, rich color with multiple layers and wood cuts with marks that are created by the gouge of a knife. In the upcoming Pacific Lutheran Gallery

  • cultivate relationships through cross-cultural exchanges. The university has frequently produced volunteers, who have served in places such as Mongolia and Namibia.As a result of PLU’s deep commitment to Peace Corps work, the organization approached university administrators to launch the new Peace Corps Prep Certificate Program, which debuted in the spring. PLU is one of just three universities in Washington state to offer the program. It combines hands-on experience and coursework that prepares

  • Majors Bachelor of Arts Major – 42 credit hours, including: PSYC 101, 242, 499 One of PSYC 310, 315, 320, or 330 Two of PSYC 440, 442, 448, or 481 At least two semester hours from PSYC 495, 496, or 497 12 semester hours of elective psychology courses STAT 232 (psychology class) and accompanying lab are required. To declare a B.A. in psychology, contact the department chair (psyc@plu.edu). Bachelor of Science Major – 62 semester hours, including: PSYC 101, 242, 481, 499 One of PSYC 310, 315, 320

  • February 28, 2011 Caring course work Anna McCracken ’14 is preparing to hand out prepackaged salad in the bottom level of Food Connections – one of the services housed in the Catholic Community Services building by St. Leo’s Catholic Church in Hilltop Tacoma. Beside her other volunteers are distributing canned food, produce, bread and other items. As a line of people coming for food file through, a man stops at McCracken’s spot. He asks, “What’s this?” “It’s salad,” McCracken says, a global

  • Revisiting the Visiting Writer Series: the 15th Anniversary Edition Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 Image: Visiting writer and author Minal Hajratwala visits Wendy Call’s class at PLU, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) May 6, 2020 By Wyatt Loranger '21English MajorThe 2019-2020 academic year marks the 15th anniversary of the Visiting Writers Series, the English department’s annual program bringing writers from various backgrounds to Pacific Lutheran University. Most visits

  • Faculty Learning Communities What are faculty learning communities (FLCs)? Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) are collaborative groups of educators who come together to enhance their teaching practices and foster professional growth. In these vibrant communities, members engage in shared inquiry, explore innovative pedagogical strategies, and support one another in their quest for excellence. By focusing on common interests and goals, FLCs create a space for meaningful dialogue and collective