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important social impact. Social innovation At PLU, we’ve been studying social innovation all year in our new Innovation Studies program. As part of our work, we invited Alice Steinglass to share her organization’s strategy during this year’s Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. Steinglass participated in a workshop on teaching computer science in local schools (with Heavenly Cole and Laurie Murphy), and she delivered an exciting evening talk for about 180-students, faculty, and alumni

of Oil in America’s Century’ Wednesday, Oct. 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Lagerquist Concert Hall MORE INFORMATION The 10th Annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture. Dean Spade: ‘Romantic Notions: Soldiers, Spouses and the Limits of LGBT Equality’ Tuesday, Nov. 3 | 6 p.m. | Scandinavian Cultural Center MORE INFORMATION Seattle University School of Law professor Dean Spade is a leading scholar and activist in trans rights. In his talk, Spade will discuss the complex terrain of contemporary queer and trans

May 23, 2014 Angie Jimenez ’14 will walk across the Tacoma Dome stage as she graduates from Pacific Lutheran University on May 24, grateful for the support of her parents, Dale Benson and the Minds Matter program. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Graduate overcomes tight budgets, ice storms and bureaucracy to pursue her dreams By Barbara Clements, Content Development Director PLU Marketing & Communication Angie Jimenez ’14 was white-knuckling it in her car as she navigated the icy streets into

Wild Hope Center for Vocation awarded grant to establish new faculty/staff institute Posted by: Silong Chhun / June 21, 2021 June 21, 2021 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing and CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University’s Wild Hope Center for Vocation is pleased to announce it has been awarded a two-year, $49,612 NETVUE program development grant from the Council for Independent Colleges.Wild Hope was established in 2003, to support students and faculty as they explore life’s big questions and

July 8, 2008 Face the Music Inevitably, worried parents will arrive on music professor Greg Youtz’s office doorstep after their child has announced they want to become a composer. “Now what?” the parents ask Charged with running the university’s composition program, Youtz usually succeeds in calming the parental fears during such visits. No, composing isn’t exactly a growth industry, but for those who are called to compose, there’s really no escaping the urge. “I tell the worried parents that

PLU announces new major in criminal justice Posted by: Zach Powers / April 11, 2020 April 11, 2020 By Zach Powers '10Marketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (April 11, 2020) — Pacific Lutheran University is announcing a new major in criminal justice. Officially launching in fall 2020, the new program is designed for students interested in a wide variety of career fields, including law, policing, corrections, and victim services and advocacy.“PLU is known for being a service-focused institution

open resources, it becomes even more important for you to provide context for the content, tying it to course topics and objectives. Another excellent strategy for incorporating a variety of resources is to have students contribute to the knowledge base of a course. Students may find and post existing resources or synthesize and generate new content. Articles, videos, web pages, blogs, and wikis can be utilized by students for content development or sharing. Such strategies are especially

November 4, 2011 Marcus Borg, who serves as Canon Theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland and Hundere Chair of Religion and Culture Emeritus in the Philosophy Department at Oregon State University, presented a lecture entitled, “Speaking Christian: Reclaiming Christian Language,” on Wednesday, November 3, at the 6th Annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture. (Photo by Igor Strupinskiy ’14) Jesus scholar identifies need to reclaim Christian language By Katie Scaff ’13 There’s an

Center presents an evening of monologues about being a woman. 7:30 p.m., Chris Knutzen Hall in the Anderson University Center. Lt. Col. Celia FlorCruz, 7th Infantry Division Soldier Readiness Officer at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Tuesday, Feb. 17: Lt. Col. Celia FlorCruz. FlorCruz, the 7th Infantry Division’s Soldier Readiness Officer at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and leader of the first-of-its-kind Sexual Harassment/Assault Response Prevention program, was the victim of

reimbursement (up to $500) to/from the University of Alabama. Additionally, all REU students will be invited to present a research poster at the AIChE Annual Meeting Student Conference in Orlando, FL during November 8-11, 2019, with travel expenses covered by the program. Students majoring in chemical engineering, bio(medical) engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, materials science, plastics & composites engineering, or any STEM field are eligible to apply. Women, underrepresented minorities and students