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  • Why Having a “Philosophy of Enrollment” Matters This spring, the Strategic Enrollment Management Advisory Committee (known as SEMAC) will finalize PLU’s philosophy of enrollment, with the intention to ask our Board of Regents to adopt a final draft statement with enrollment targets in May. (See the current draft here  on the Provost… March 8, 2016 AdministrationLeadership

  • , IELTS 6.5, or PTE 56 Not required if completing ESL at PLU May be waived based on the country of origin Application procedures Online application is available here. Popular CoursesDegrees BusinessBachelors and Masters EducationBachelors and Masters NursingBachelors and Masters LanguagesBachelors ReligionBachelors Natural ScienceBachelors Computer ScienceBachelors EnvironmentBachelors Pre-MedicalBachelors EngineeringBachelors EconomicsBachelors Political ScienceBachelors HistoryBachelors Social

  • range of academic disciplines, together with visiting professors and students from China, and share insights from past and present day China.Program The program requires that major and minor students complete coursework in at least three different disciplines: Chinese language, history, and anthropology, with optional work in political science, the arts, religion, business, and other disciplines. With the approval of the program chair, selected January term, summer, study abroad and experimental

  • ProgramEach year we conduct 2-3 faculty-led experiences to countries all over the world.  These experiences include visits to local small businesses, large corporations, public utilities, and political organizations. In addition, our students participate in cultural activities as well as meet and exchange ideas with their MBA colleagues from local universities. This experience is part of our BMBA 509 “Global Business Perspective” course and participation costs are covered by PLU and are not part of the

  • The PLU Pod: Professors Amy Young & Maria Chavez Talk TEDx Tacoma and More Posted by: Zach Powers / March 11, 2015 Image: (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 11, 2015 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsThe first PLU podcast Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young and Associate Professor of Political Science Maria Chavez talk with Media & Content Manager Zach Powers about their upcoming TEDx Tacoma talks, their research, the most recent books and films they've enjoyed, and much

  • peers. Sarah Cornell-Maier ’19 What is Social Innovation? Social innovation differs from other types of innovation in that it uniquely works to solve issues that communities face in the social realm. At Pacific Lutheran University, we begin by investigating political, social, environmental, and economic challenges, and then we apply attributes like critical thinking, inventiveness, and sustainable business design to imagine solutions to the problems. Social innovations can challenge human rights

  • Applications Open for Paid Sustainability Fellowships at PLU Posted by: Sandy Dunham / February 25, 2015 Image: Amy Scott ’15 is a Political Science major and a 2014-15 Sustainability Fellow who’s working on a mapping project that includes sustainability devices on campuses and in the Parkland community. (Photo: John Struzenberg ’16) Scott is identifying sustainability points in the Parkland area, which include community gardens and fitness and educational opportunities, and hopes to plug their

  • the US. Most other tutorials write one essay per week; in my tutorial, I wrote about the same amount (roughly 2000 words per week) but created two larger essays over the course of the term. It covered my SOCW 190/101 credit as a SOCW 491 class, which was required for my Social Work minor. Selected bibliography: Himmelfarb, Gertrude. The Idea of Poverty, Faber and Faber, 1984. McLanahan, S. (2009). “Fragile families and the reproduction of poverty”. The Annals of the American Academy of Political

  • ." Argumentation & Advocacy Vol. 54, 2018: 261-269. Eckstein, J. "Designing soundscapes for argumentation." Philosophy & Rhetoric Vol. 51(3), 2018: 269-292. Eckstein and Partlow Lefevre. "Since Sandy Hook: Strategic Maneuvering in the Gun Control Debate." Western Journal of Communication 2016: 225-242. Young, A., Eckstein, J. & Conley, D.. "Rhetoric and foodways." Critical/Cultural Communication Studies Vol. 12, 2015: 198-199. Eckstein, J. & Young, A. "Cooking, celebrity chefs, and public chef intellectuals

  • begin the music education course sequence as sophomores. Two courses ground students in the history and philosophy of music education, curriculum issues, classroom management, lesson planning, and assessment. The first two practicum experiences are also scheduled during this year. Juniors and Seniors: Juniors and seniors take courses in the School of Education and Kinesiology and choose from a variety of Department of Music lab courses in instrumental, choral, and general music methods. As seniors