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about Palmer Scholars from my career counselor and my teacher when I was a sophomore in Foss High School. 2. What prompted you to apply to the program? I applied to this program because I saw the opportunity in Palmer Scholars that many other programs lacked in or did not have altogether. I applied specifically because of the support they were providing to high school students pursuing higher education with backgrounds that did not consist of support, like (first-generation) students or immigrants

, the scholarship is expanded to include students from anywhere in Washington State.Throughout the past few years, a small Lutheran university in Tacoma’s Parkland neighborhood has quietly cemented its status as a trendsetter in higher education. Currently ranked number one in Washington state for financial aid by LendEDU and third in the west for “Best Value” by U.S. News and World Report, PLU has doubled-tripled-and-quadrupled down on its commitment to access and enrollment equity by rolling out a

Certified Teachers, making PLU ninth in the nation for graduates who choose to become NBCTs.“This is an affirmation of our program,” said Frank Kline, Dean of PLU’s Department of Education. “It’s something that I feel proud about.” Dannielle Hanson, who graduated from PLU with a bachelor’s degree in 2008 and a master’s in Teaching in 2010, is a member of the acknowledged NBCT class. She’s now a sixth-grade teacher at Cougar Mountain Middle School in Graham. She’s been teaching there for three years, but

honored by the presence of His Majesty on this historic occasion.  PLU is proud of our 125-year history, and of the Norwegian pioneers who brought the Lutheran tradition of higher education to the Pacific Northwest.  We also recognize the homelands of the Puyallup Tribe on which we stand today here at the Tacoma Dome, as well as the homelands of the Steilacoom and Nisqually Tribes where our campus has stood for all of the last 125 years.   The founders of PLU envisioned a University of the First Rank

information, not really to convert anyone with this group.” Both see the 10th anniversary of 9-11, and the death of the Osama Bin Laden this year, as a chance to move the conversation about Islam and what it means to be a Muslim beyond stereotypes and the attack. Bashair Alazadi ’13 and Carlos Sandoval ’13i in PLU’s Reflection Room. (Photo by John Froschauer) Alazadi, 20, a business major, was instrumental three years ago, when she first arrived at PLU, in the eventual the creation of the Reflection Room

business, arts, education and nonprofit leaders to share their ideas on a wide spectrum of topics including health care, leadership, human nature and violence against women. The annual event will be held April 22 at 7 p.m. at Pacific Lutheran University’s Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.Now in its fifth year, TEDxTacoma provides a platform for the exchange of creative and often paradigm-challenging ideas about how thoughtful, action-oriented individuals can contribute to positively

Assistant in Venezuela Buley will be placed in either one of Venezuela’s universities or at a Binational Center (learning centers affiliated with the U.S. Embassy) as an English teaching assistant. There he will lead language learning classes, facilitate conversation groups and present lectures and discussions on U.S. culture and society. “I decided to apply for an English teaching assistantship to learn more about teaching, to gain experience in the education field and to make a meaningful impact in

asked me to say something about PLU. My hope is to give you a fuller picture of PLU and, most importantly, bring a gospel word to those of you gathered here on this Memorial Day weekend. I chose the reading from I Kings because I believe it points to an essential element of what we at PLU believe we’ve been called to do as a Lutheran University. I believe it also addresses a basic misunderstanding about the purpose of Lutheran higher education. Perhaps you remember this story from Sunday School days

,” Krise told a crowd of students at Olson Auditorium. “Ceremonies like today are how we act out what we cannot say.” To celebrate the occasion, 640 first-year students, 50 clergy, 200 faculty and 40 delegates from other higher education institutions gathered with staff, administrators, regents and guests. Presiding Bishop of the ELCA, Rev. Mark S. Hanson, gave Krise the charge of affirming his commitment to the pursuit of academic excellence and the shepherding of higher education in the Lutheran

, technology, education, and publishing are areas where graduates frequently make their careers.Well, I think that there’s definitely a degree of anxiety and darkness in the writing that I’m seeing from the students. But I actually think that from one standpoint that’s a good thing because they’re able to find an avenue for expressing themselves in these writing classes that maybe they don’t have in their regular lives or in their other classes. So yes, some of it is dark, but I do think that expressing