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  • When the principal of N/a’an ku sê, a rural school in Namibia that serves the San people, asked PLU music education major Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 to expand their existing music program to include children in junior primary (grades K-3), she initially felt daunted at…

    the School of Education’s Uukumwe Project, an educational partnership between Pacific Lutheran University and Namibian educators. And at N/a’an ku sê, Delos Reyes had a unique opportunity: to teach Western music concepts to students who wouldn’t otherwise have access to music education. It was a life-changing experience. “I have never had so much fun teaching in my life,” Delos Reyes says. She loves her current practicum at a small K-8 school outside of Olympia but says the connection that

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 10, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Nursing is ranked among the best 100 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report ‘s 2016 edition of Best Graduate Schools . In addition to its in-demand undergraduate and continuing education nursing programs, PLU…

    certification examinations, including Clinical Nurse Leader and Nurse Educator.Lutes in Health Care Q&ARecent PLU Graduates on their Careers, Convictions & Passion for Health Care Read Next PLU Welcomes Doctor of Nursing Practice Cohort as First Doctoral Program LATEST POSTS Dr. Mary Moller – 2018 APNA Psychiatric Nurse of the Year April 30, 2019 Isabella Zubrod – Women’s Volleyball Athlete of the Week! April 30, 2019 Congratulations Danielle Paschall! April 30, 2019 Congratulations Alum Natalie Bisceglia

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 24, 2019) — A PLU psychology professor is doing his part to secure funding for federal agencies and programs that support social and behavioral science research. Dr. Corey Cook met with Washington Senator Patty Murray and other members of Congress on Capitol…

    Award in Psychotherapy & Clinical Psychology November 6, 2020

  • Brandon Nguyen ’21 was born in Hawaii and moved to Washington with his family when he was a child and has lived in the Pacific Northwest ever since. Nguyen shares how he became interested in biology and why he chose PLU for his studies. 1.…

    majors and interested in applying to graduate school. Despite graduate school being so competitive, everyone is supportive and works together. I never got this feeling where people try to sabotage each other or hurt each other. We’re all really supportive and help each other on the assignments or the labs. 4. What are your future plans after graduation? After I graduate, I plan to work in the hospital as a scribe and get more clinical experience to see what it’s like being in their emergency

  • INMED – Reimagine IndianS into MedicinE (RISE) Summer Academy 2021 The RISE Summer Academy, a 6-week program, will be open to 28 American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) Focus of the RISE Summer Academy: MCAT Prep: The program will provide a full MCAT course through Kaplan to…

    coursework will focus on helping RISE Summer Academy students be better prepared to enter medical school. The coursework will be taught by College of Medicine faculty. Cultural Engagement and Community Building: This will include meetings with the WSU Health Sciences Spokane Native American Health Office, AIAN clinical faculty, and visit(s) to an area tribal clinic. Medical Student Mentors: RISE Summer Academy students will have medical student mentors to help guide them through the program, answer their

  • INMED – Reimagine IndianS into MedicinE (RISE) Summer Academy 2021 The RISE Summer Academy, a 6-week program, will be open to 28 American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) Focus of the RISE Summer Academy: MCAT Prep: The program will provide a full MCAT course through Kaplan to…

    Refresher: This coursework will focus on helping RISE Summer Academy students be better prepared to enter medical school. The coursework will be taught by College of Medicine faculty. Cultural Engagement and Community Building: This will include meetings with the WSU Health Sciences Spokane Native American Health Office, AIAN clinical faculty, and visit(s) to an area tribal clinic. Medical Student Mentors: RISE Summer Academy students will have medical student mentors to help guide them through the

  • When PLU science students returned to campus in fall 2022 they were in for a surprise. The previously outdated anatomy and physiology lab in the Rieke Science Center had been transformed into a cutting-edge learning facility, complete with best-of-its-kind educational technology, thanks to contributions from…

    Clinical Learning and Simulation Center, and the second floor Open Lab, used for both chemistry and physics lab instruction, in the Rieke Science Center. “These renovations will have a significant impact on learning and research,” says Auman. “They will allow for more mobility and interaction between students and faculty, as well as more hands-on learning for students that will set them up for being better prepared for their careers in science and healthcare.” MEETING CAMPUS – AND COMMUNITY – NEEDS“The

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 22, 2020) — As a senior vice president at Virginia Mason Health System, Charleen Tachibana ‘77 serves as the chief nursing officer and oversees the quality and safety of the Seattle-based hospital and healthcare nonprofit. We recently spoke to Tachibana, who also…

    System, Charleen Tachibana ‘77 serves as the chief nursing officer and oversees the quality and safety of the Seattle-based hospital and healthcare nonprofit. We recently spoke to Tachibana, who also serves as a Pacific Lutheran University regent, about her role as a COVID-19 incident commander at Virginia Mason, leadership and self-care.PLU: How would you describe your role at Virginia Mason? Tachibana: My role is to look at all things related to quality and safety for patient care, clinical care

  • When PLU science students returned to campus in fall 2022 they were in for a surprise. The previously outdated anatomy and physiology lab in the Rieke Science Center had been transformed into a cutting-edge learning facility, complete with best-of-its-kind educational technology, thanks to contributions from…

    Clinical Learning and Simulation Center, and the second floor Open Lab, used for both chemistry and physics lab instruction, in the Rieke Science Center. “These renovations will have a significant impact on learning and research,” says Auman. “They will allow for more mobility and interaction between students and faculty, as well as more hands-on learning for students that will set them up for being better prepared for their careers in science and healthcare.” To date, approximately $4 million has been

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 10, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Nursing is ranked among the best 100 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report ‘s 2016 edition of Best Graduate Schools . In addition to its in-demand undergraduate and continuing education nursing programs, PLU…

    the requirements for several national certification examinations, including Clinical Nurse Leader and Nurse Educator.Lutes in Health Care Q&ARecent PLU Graduates on their Careers, Convictions & Passion for Health Care Read Previous Holocaust Survivor Shares Her Story at PLU Read Next PLU Holds Inaugural Day of Vocation on April 8 COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST