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Faculty SupportStudents cite the quality of the faculty as a primary reason for choosing PLU over other universities. A strong endowment will enable the University to attract and sustain an energized and productive faculty by offering competitive salaries, maintaining the faculty at an optimum size, and supporting best-in-class teaching and research. Endowment funds enrich the academic experience for students by providing support for endowed professorships, visiting artists and lecturers
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simultaneous internship that allows them to work with a mentor principal and put theory into practice. Karra Lantz, a veteran educator with more than 20 years of experience, worked as a counselor at Purdy Elementary School in the Peninsula School District while serving as an administrative intern at the same school. The PLU program positioned her to return to Purdy as assistant principal. "Teachers in the classroom are the most important people in a school. But those people won’t stay at a school if
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choreography career in New York City through Birlibirloque, now BQdanza. In 2008, she won the Margaret K. Williams “excellence in the Arts”award in Pierce County. She is the dance specialist at The Elk Plain School of Choice in Tacoma, a school selected as best in Arts in Washington state last year by Arts Ed Washington. Her work has been commissioned for Strictly Seattle, the Seattle International Children’s Festival, Ecuador’s National Dance Company, and UDLA Danza in Puebla, Mexico, month others
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college. Others have transferred from a four-year university and are simply looking for something more to their liking. In short, PLU’s transfer population is a diverse mix of students from all walks of life. And that might be exactly why many on campus see the influx of such students as such a good thing. “The one thing they do have in common – they are focused; going to college is an opportunity they are not going to waste,” Pretty said. “And they have a depth of experience that traditional age
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reading is one thing, but having the critical analysis skills from my time as an English major help me to help my authors in shaping their stories. My PPA minor, on the other hand, gave me the language to talk about publishing, and was my first time practicing thinking about books as not just a creative endeavor, but a business, with a market and an audience to consider. That’s the kind of perspective that can really set you apart as a candidate in an interview for a publishing job! What do you love
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Center for Media Studies to Offer New Creative Media Course in Fall ’15 Posted by: Sandy Dunham / March 31, 2015 Image: The cast and crew of the CMS student television show “Dear Emily” take the stage at a January kickoff party in The Cave. (Photo: Center for Media Studies) March 31, 2015 By Natalie DeFord ‘16For PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 31, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University students interested in creative media such as film and television no longer will have to wait
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proceeds going to establish the Angela Meade Vocal Performance Endowed Scholarship Fund. In the years the followed, Meade and other PLU alumni and friends continued to give to fully fund the endowment. In 2018, Meade suggested that the endowment be used to fund a competition instead of scholarship. Meade’s thinking was that if students at PLU are considering a career as a professional vocalist, they would benefit from the type of experience that would be similar to an audition. Many professional
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of CUNY that are located throughout the 5 boroughs of NYC for their thesis research. Students are mentored by world-class researchers and enjoy access to state of the art facilities and instrumentation at the campuses and in central and collaborative research buildings such as the Advanced Science Research Center or at the Belfer Building that is jointly operated with Weill-Cornell Medical Center. Students receive a guaranteed 5-year, $30,000 per year Science Scholarship, full tuition waiver, and
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Senior Military Science Instructor MSG Kristopher Newville Phone: (253)-535-7719 Email: kristopher.newville@plu.edu Biography Biography MSG Kristopher Newville has served as the Lute Battalion Senior Military Science Instructor at Pacific Lutheran University ROTC since November of 2021. He initially enlisted in the Army as an Infantryman in January of 2006. MSG Newville has served in numerous leadership and developmental positions throughout his 18 years of service.
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February 9, 2012 Philosophy Department to host Food Symposium PLU’s Philosophy Department will host a two-day Food Symposium on Feb. 20 and 21. On Monday, Feb. 20, there will be closed sessions for invited participants only, but on Tuesday, Feb. 21, PLU students, staff, and faculty, as well as the greater community, are invited to attend the sessions which cover a variety of topics on food and food ethics. The second day of the symposium features more than a dozen speakers, including keynote
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