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February 21, 2012 Visiting Writer’s Series – No Word for Welcome: The Mexican Village Face the Global Economy Author Wendy Call will be on campus Feb. 22. Award winning author Wendy Call will talk about her book No Word for Welcome: The Mexican Village Face the Global Economy (Nebraska, 2011) starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 in the Regency Room of the UC. No Word for Welcome received the Grub Street National Book Prize for Nonfiction. Publishers Weekly said this of No Word for Welcome
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March 15, 2012 PLU Professor Charles Bergman took this photo of a pair of albatross at their nest in the Falkland Islands. (Photo by Charles Bergman) PLU prof named as “Highly Honored” photographer in global photo contest PLU Professor Charles Bergman was named to the “Highly Honored” list of photographers for The Nature’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards. His photograph of an albatross pair at their nest in the Falkland Islands has been selected to be included in an
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PLU’s Center for Gender Equity welcomes new Interim Director Posted by: hassonja / February 8, 2018 February 8, 2018 In December, PLU’s Center for Gender Equity (CGE) welcomed Talcott Broadhead as its new Interim Director. Talcott holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Washington School of Social Work and owns a private, transgender liberation and social justice-centered, social work practice in Olympia, WA specializing in Gender and Social Justice Education, Administrative and
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Looking for fun virtual activities? Need a break from classes? A few moments to de-stress? Check out links below to destress, explore, listen, and more. Curated Collections by the Campus Life Engage Ambassadors Virtual Tours Take a Virtual Tour of Tacoma Underground Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Travel Tacoma Tacoma Arts & Culture Virtual field trips to Mars, Yellowstone National Park, San Diego Zoo, The Louvre, and more! Explore different famous museums like Guggenheim, National Gallery Art
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PLU Alert! View current and recent PLU AlertsEmergency Messages for the safety of the PLU CommunityPLU Campus Safety is on-duty 24/7, constantly monitoring campus. In the event of a campus-wide incident or emergency, Campus Safety will activate the PLU Alert! Emergency Alert System. How it Works In the event of an emergency that threatens the safety of the campus community, messages will be sent simultaneously to cell phone text and voice, work phone voice, PLU email addresses. Each message
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About UsChemistry is a fascinating and important subject and is crucial to understanding the world around us. It is used to understand why atoms and molecules react and how the structure of a material determines its properties. Chemistry helps us learn about diseases, develop of new medicines, increase food production, explore alternative energy technologies and catalysts, study the environment, address climate change, innovate new materials for clothing and construction, and create new sensors
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Media student serves and learns simultaneously Posted by: Todd / December 14, 2015 Image: Photo by Angelo Mejia ’17 December 14, 2015 By Matthew Salzano ’18 PLU Marketing & Communications InternTACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 11, 2015)—Communication major Chris Boettcher ’17 is living out the deeply held commitment of Pacific Lutheran University to civic engagement — all while continuing his education.When Cathy Nguyen, Tacoma poet laureate, reached out to PLU looking for a videographer to tell the story
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Collaborative Note Taking Posted by: bodewedl / November 24, 2015 November 24, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Student note taking is usually encouraged to help students process, summarize, and synthesize new information. Some students and instructors are also exploring the idea of collaborative note taking using online tools like Google Docs and wikis. The idea seems great: students in a class share the arduous task of taking notes during reading or lecture. The efforts of many
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Fabio Ambrosio, J.D./LL.M., C.P.A.School of BusinessInstant Feedback with Online Polls Fabio Ambrosio using Poll Everywhere in accounting class. (Photo/John Froschauer) Poll Everywhere Product Website: www.polleverywhere.com Cost: Free and paid plans. Fabio Ambrosio, Assistant Professor of Accounting, is a self-proclaimed computer geek. Employment in the financial sector and government opened his eyes to the importance of technology in the workplace. His first experience with technology-based
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investment options. Evaluate insurance policies to see if they are fair and sound. An actuary might deal with questions such as: What is the risk of an earthquake occurring in Western Washington and what is the expected cost of recovery? How will legislation regarding air bags affect the amount insurance companies pay out for auto accidents? How can we make the social security system financially sound even with all the baby boomers retiring?Why Study Actuarial Science at PLU?PLU has developed a minor in
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