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  • Getting to Know the Alumni – Nichole Clifford https://www.plu.edu/msma/blog/getting-to-know-the-alumni-nichole-clifford/

    critical approach. The MSMR program’s rigorous framework provided me with both a traditional marketing perspective and a modernized view of the role of technology in the corporate landscape. This program will foster an interest in research and problem solving as well as prepare one for an exhilarant career. What was your favorite project you completed while in the MSMR program? My favorite project in the MSMR program was working with a local nonprofit financial empowerment program. My group’s topic was

  • PLU’s Black Student Union Holds ‘Die-In’ To Show Solidarity https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/04/07/bsu-die-in/

    inequality on campus. Continuing a critical dialogue is another step that can help gain solidarity on campus.” According to a 2014 USA Today story, a white police officer killed a black person twice a week from 2005 to 2012. This statistic, in the opinion of Harris, transcends any fading media focus. “Just because Ferguson may not be a hot topic any more in the media or on campus does not mean that it is not within the black community,” she said. “This a reality we are forced to live.” Read Previous

  • Newberry Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly to speak at Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2022/03/10/12th-benson-lecture/

    Student. A Q&A session and book signing will follow her lecture.“Erin’s lecture speaks to the fundamental need of being seen, a necessary topic at a critical time,” said Wendy Gardiner, Ph.D., PLU’s Jollita Hyland Benson Endowed Chair in Elementary Education. “Less than 7 percent of children’s books published in recent years were written by authors of color. This is another area of invisibility that Erin’s work addresses–creating vivid characters, writing about  friendship, family, adventure, bravery

  • Community for Creative Expression https://www.plu.edu/residential-life/themed-learning-communities/hinderlie-community-for-creative-expression/

    disciplines Love dancing, paint, doodling, music, acting, writing, building, and more Program + Learning OutcomesBy participating in Community for Creative Expression, students will be able to: Articulate what creativity means in their own terms, as it relates to their chosen academic field of study Identify diverse ways to engage in “everyday creativity” in order to cultivate creativity as a lifelong practice or vocation Demonstrate critical reflection on personal identity and social justice through

  • Norwegian Constitution Exhibit https://www.plu.edu/scancenter/exhibitions/norwegian-constitution-exhibit/

    chosen artists submitted several works, which range from bold, colorful graphics to subtle ink drawings and photographs, as well as oil paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media. The Consul of Norway in Seattle, Kim Nesselquist, facilitated the exhibition coming to Tacoma. “The relationship between Norway and the United States is very strong, and continues to be critical for Washington State. It was important we get the exhibition here.” The exhibition opens to the public at 1pm on Sunday, August 24th

  • Why PLU https://www.plu.edu/admission-international/why-plu/

    , more majors and more opportunities than most liberal arts colleges. PLU provides the type of support that can only come from a close-knit community. Professors are mentors who encourage you to consider new ways of thinking, to take risks and grow. The result is PLU graduates are well equipped to find a career and succeed in the working world. But we define success as more than a career. We will provide you the tools to excel in life – regardless of what the future holds. You will be prepared to

  • Q&A with RHA president Hezekiah Goodwin ’22 https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/qa-with-rha-president-hezekiah-goodwin-22/

    excited. I like to make people happy, provide entertainment and provide resources to people. Seeing people face-to-face, even having a conversation like this in-person, is making me super excited. At the same time, we’re going to keep thinking about how we can move forward and break down some of these barriers — see if we can work together to progress further than RHA has been in the past. Read Previous Major Minute: Andrea Munro on Chemistry Read Next PLU Wind Ensemble: Musica Ignota LATEST POSTS

  • Study away as a first-year https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/study-away-as-a-first-year/

    Study away as a first-year Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / November 28, 2018 November 28, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationPlenty of experiences come to mind when thinking about first-year students settling into college life: making new friends, living on campus, exploring newfound independence. However, Pacific Lutheran University also wants to introduce students to a more outside-the-box opportunity in their first year on campus: studying away.“In a J-Term study away

  • Yaquelin Ramirez’s ’22 passion for helping others leads to a future in healthcare https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/yaquelin-ramirezs-22-passion-for-helping-others-leads-to-a-future-in-healthcare/

    of her — a desire to pursue a career where she helps others needing medical care. “I would always interact with the patients and they really enjoyed it too,” Ramirez said. “ Since then, I had it in the back of my head that I maybe wanted to do something like that, to help people” At first, Ramirez wanted to be a doctor, but admits that idea quickly changed after taking a chemistry class during J-Term from professor Dr. Andrea Munro. “I originally came in thinking I wanted to do pre-med, so that’s

  • Enhancing Your Major with Innovation Studies https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/news/enhancing-your-major-with-innovation-studies/

    definitions of innovation all center around one word: forward.  People who are innovative are forward-thinking and forward-moving, and innovative products or ideas are ones that take us forward.  Modern innovation is not confined to business or economics, though. It can be found in every aspect of life, from health care and ethical thought to politics, religion, food production, and the entertainment industry. PLU’s 20-credit minor is interdisciplinary, with courses from 11 different schools and