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  • Education students teach internationally In January 2008, nine education students began their student teaching experience in Windhoek, Namibia, and returned to campus in the spring to complete the experience at Tacoma schools. The student teachers worked for six weeks in three Windhoek primary schools, which…

    program to study away. However, research shows a profound impact on a student’s self-efficacy and cultural competence when they work in an international school, she said. “It’s transformative,” she said of the experience. “You’re very much aware of your perspective and other people’s perspective, and you know how to teach to those.” The Republic of Namibia gained independence from South Africa in 1990. While the constitution guarantees free, quality education for all, the education system is only 18

  • drama). His accomplishments include: Leading students to three national and 36 state championships in speech and debate; the Washington State Teacher of the Year award; the National Speech and Debate League Living Legends Award; the Bruno Jacob Lifetime Award for Service to Forensics Education; coaching baseball for 15 years; serving on the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Forensics Committee for 14 years; and more than 30 years of high school and college football officiating

  • The Dynamic Compression Summer School has been established to provide an overview of dynamic compression science appropriate for upper-level undergraduates and first-year graduate students. The four and a half days of activities will introduce students to the scientific fundamentals, contemporary research activities including informal discussions,…

    Dynamic Compression Summer School (DCSS) Posted by: nicolacs / February 3, 2022 February 3, 2022 The Dynamic Compression Summer School has been established to provide an overview of dynamic compression science appropriate for upper-level undergraduates and first-year graduate students. The four and a half days of activities will introduce students to the scientific fundamentals, contemporary research activities including informal discussions, and career opportunities within this exciting field

  • Our context: Highly secular and diverse in terms of religion, culture, and race. This context makes us work harder to define and embody Lutheran Higher Education because one cannot fall back on

    LUTHERAN HIGHER EDUCATION AT PLU is a distinct form of rigorous higher education that asks students to bring their whole self to their education and clarify their life’s vocation. Distinct Form of Higher Education Our context: Highly secular and diverse in terms of religion, culture, and race. This context makes us work harder to define and embody Lutheran Higher Education because one cannot fall back on religious or cultural commonality. It is an advantage because it makes us a leader in

  • In Fall 2022, the PLU faculty approved a revision of the core general education requirements. You can find more information on the new program requirements here.

    Fall 2023 General Education Transition - Student InformationIn Fall 2022, the PLU faculty approved a revision of the core general education requirements. You can find more information on the new program requirements here.  All students arriving for the Fall 2023 academic semester will see the new requirements on their CAPP report. Students who arrived to PLU prior to Fall 2023 are currently still under the previous core. However, we are offering a one-time opportunity for current students to

  • 12:45   Check-in and Registration 1:00     Welcome / Introductions / Making a Smooth Transition to College 1:30     Focus Sessions for Choir, Band and Orchestra, and Elementary General Music -

    2023 Music Education SummitThe 2023 Music Education Summit has been canceled, please check back in the future for information about next year’s event.

  • Strategies for Healing Among Traumatized Youth Struggling with Substance Use Problems: An Integrated Treatment Approach Presented by: Liza Suarez, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology in

    issued by PLU upon successful completion of the workshop. Any questions may be directed to David Simpson, Associate Professor of Social Work, Chair of Social Work at simpsoda@plu.edu or the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education at wang.center@plu.edu.

  • The Global Education Committee serves as an advisory committee for the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education.

    Global Education CommitteeThe Global Education Committee serves as an advisory committee for the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education. This includes, but is not limited, to: reviewing study away policies and procedures, assessing the academic quality of approved programs offered to PLU students, promoting and advocating for Wang Center initiatives, and connecting the Wang Center to the rest of the campus community. View the Global Education Plan.2024-25 Global Education

  • When Kaila Harris ’24 received her PLU acceptance letter, it was a special moment for her and her family. Upon its arrival, Harris read the letter, which included the contents of her financial aid package, aloud to her parents. “When I finished, my dad stood…

    all financial backgrounds. Harris grew up an hour and a half from Tacoma in Castle Rock, Washington and attended Castle Rock High School. An education major, with an emphasis in special education, and a music minor, PLU was always her first choice.253 PLU BOUND SCHOLARSPLU offers a scholarship for students who are College Bound eligible, attend a high school in Washington state, and have a 3.30 or higher weighted cumulative GPA. Students who qualify will be awarded full tuition for their four

  • New dean of the School of Business named An expert in marketing, management and organizational behavior has been named dean of the School of Business. James L. Brock, 63, has had a distinguished career in higher education administration, teaching and writing. He has been the…

    March 27, 2008 New dean of the School of Business named An expert in marketing, management and organizational behavior has been named dean of the School of Business. James L. Brock, 63, has had a distinguished career in higher education administration, teaching and writing. He has been the dean of business schools in Pennsylvania and Montana and has been a corporate marketing executive. PLU Provost Patricia O’Connell Killen announced the appointment. “Jim Brock brings just the expertise we need