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  • May 7, 2013 PLU President Tom Krise teaches a course on Caribbean literature during the spring semester. (Photos by John Froschauer) President Krise goes to the front of the class…to teach By Katie Scaff ’13 When students walked into Admin 214 at the beginning of spring semester for English 216: African and Caribbean short stories, some were a little surprised to find the university president, Tom Krise, standing in the front of the room with Professor Barbara Temple-Thurston. “There were some

  • A liberal arts education grounded in critical thinking enables our students to be actively engaged on campus & in our greater community.

    Contact Phone: (253) 535-8724 Text Only: (253) 527-6401 Email: bruanbj@plu.edu Director of Admission Operations & SystemsBrandon is a born and grown Seattle native. He finds that the beauty and diversity of the Pacific Northwest is unparalleled. Brandon loves to explore the diversity of music, cultures and food that are all amazing! There are many places that he has not explored in Washington and he is always up for an adventure. Brandon is also the staff advisor for the Asian Pacific Islander

  • Continuity of Operations PlanningContinuity of Operations Planning (COOP) includes the activities of individual departments and their sub-compartments to ensure that their essential functions are performed during a disaster, which could result in the loss of one or more of the following: work or teaching facility, power, water, electricity, communications, personnel, or other resources. It includes plans and procedures to ensure that essential functions are performed. Plans and procedures

  • Mathematics, Engineering, Science, and Achievement (MESA) works to support underrepresented students achieving and contributing their full potential in mathematics, engineering and science.

    Welcome to Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESATacoma/South Puget Sound MESA provides enrichment and access opportunities to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs for grades 6 –12 across the Greater Tacoma area with the goal of increasing representation of historically underrepresented students of color and women in STEM education and careers. TSPS MESA supports students in five local public school districts by providing after school enrichment and tutoring led by MESA

    Tacoma MESA
    253-536-5098
    Morken Center for Learning & Technology Room 159 12215 10th Ave South Tacoma, WA 98447
  • Spurs & IK Gathering Back row: Kathy Meyer, Laurel Clark, Janie Taylor, Gayle Severson, Carolyn Belgum, Emily Reitz, John Beck Front row: Gerd—Inger (Gigi) Gregersen, Nancy Lundquist, Jody Schwich, Jan Metcalf, Linda Craft, Lynda Slovick, Diane Christensen PLU 50th Reunion for the Class of 1972Greetings Lutes! There was a great turnout of alumni at the Class of 1972 50th Reunion on Friday, October 7. Earlier in the day the Spurs and IKs met at 208 Garfield to reconnect. Also, many classmates

  • Prism, and I hope you’ll draw the same conclusion that I have: PLU’s Division of Humanities is doing exciting work that produces not only well-educated students but also more and deeper conversations between people, between ideas, and between cultures. In tough times, I draw a lot of hope from the work going on in the Division of Humanities. I also draw hope from the great work of our alumni, and I hope you will be in touch about what you’ve been up to and how you’re using the skills you learned

  • there is help and there is hope for preventing it.” Tuesday’s report was commissioned by President Obama in January after the issue gained national attention when allegations surfaced that several prestigious colleges—such as Amherst or Vanderbilt—were ignoring the issue of violence on campus, or trying to downplay the issue. Campus pastor the Rev. Dennis Sepper said PLU addresses this issue with incoming freshmen during their first weekend on campus. During orientation, first-year students are

  • PLU Master of Arts in Education – Teacher Preparation We offer three pathways to becoming a teacher, MAE – Teacher Certification, MAE – Alternative Routes, and MAE – Non-Certification

    program designed to allow students to earn their Master’s and Teaching Certification in just under one year* Available for elementary or secondary education One year, 12 months coursework, full time program Begins each summer in mid-June Students attend Summer – Fall – Spring – Summer Strong relationships with schools in the South Sound One of the top teacher placement rates in the state *Degrees are awarded in August Students complete year-long internships in K-12 schools. During their internships

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    Pacific Lutheran University 12180 Park Avenue South Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • ``To Light a Candle``The PLU Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Department, along with several other departments, are sponsoring the documentary “To Light a Candle” on Thursday April 9, 2015 from 6-8 p.m. in the PLU Regency Room.Watch the Trailer#educationisnotacrimeThis film is “a powerful documentary about Baha’is in Iran” and “highlights the religious minority’s determination to pursue further education despite the Islamic Republic’s sustained campaign of oppression against them.” The film

  • A conversation with novelist Mari Matthias ‘94, author ofThe Runestone’s Promise” Posted by: Zach Powers / November 9, 2022 November 9, 2022 Mari Matthias ‘94 loved diagramming sentences back in the ninth grade. Later, she served on the staff of Saxifrage, PLU’s student-run literary and art magazine, during all four of her years on campus.Matthias describes herself as a self-taught novelist. “Once I decided to write the book, I started really paying attention to how authors crafted stories