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PLU professor adds ‘board game inventor’ to his résumé.
encouraged him to join her in setting a personal goal to accomplish within a year, while Ciscell was in graduate school at Colorado State University. Within that year, after what Ciscell calls a “very scientific” data-collection process of playing his game about 100 times with friends-turned-critics, “Atlantis Rising” was finished. Ciscell used his contacts from gaming conventions and sold the game to the first company he pitched it to, New York-based Z-Man Games. The company hired a designer from the
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One of the unique aspects of life at PLU is the opportunity to join the University Scholars Association — known to most as the “University House.
Welcome!One of the unique aspects of life at PLU is the opportunity to join the University Scholars Association — known to most as the “University House” or “Uhouse”. Members enjoy a common place to gather for lunch, lunch speakers, special events, and weekly social hours. Our main purpose is to let collegiality grow among faculty and staff and strengthen the sense of community at PLU. University House membership is open to all PLU employees (faculty and staff) To join, fill out our form at
University HouseMailing Address: P.O. Box 44167 Tacoma, WA 98448 Street Address: 715 121st Street South Tacoma, WA 98444 -
News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.
BSW vs MSW: What is an MSW Degree and Is It Worth It? Thinking about becoming a social worker? Compare a BSW and an MSW and explore if an MSW is worth it. In social work, two degrees stand out: the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and the Master of Social Work (MSW). Understanding the differences and their… July 19, 2023
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TACOMA, WASH. (May 20, 2016)- It’s the season for awards, banquets, recognition and a whole lot of celebrating for Pacific Lutheran University students as they approach Commencement 2016. The ceremony will mark the culmination of several years of hard work, community involvement and the pursuit…
about details for this year's graduation ceremony.Jonathan Adams, sociology major Jonathan Adams '16. (Photo: Hansel Hai Doan '10) By Zach Powers ’10 Jonathan Adams, a sociology major from Tacoma, is passionate about people. His contributions to campus throughout the past four years are a testament to his love of collaboration and his penchant for connecting individuals with community resources. “The core of my involvement at PLU is centered around social justice, diversity education and providing
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While many of their classmates braved a chilly winter back in Parkland, three Lutes sat on a beach in Hawaii watching whales. No, it wasn’t vacation. It was research.
and sharing results with the broader scientific community,” Smith said. “The extensive reading and thinking about primary literature that accompanies research allows students to further explore and identify the questions and topics that excite them.” The experience also is good for students who don’t become professional researchers, she said. “For students who do not go on to become research scientists, this serves them as lifelong learners,” Smith said. “For others who do pursue research careers
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This website is just one aspect of PLU’s ongoing commitment to advocate with and for undocumented students at PLU.
Care is a central component of the PLU mission “to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care–for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.” This vow to care, rooted deeply in our Lutheran heritage, requires action and an unequivocal commitment to fight for social justice. This page is just one aspect of PLU’s ongoing commitment to advocate with and for undocumented students at PLU. We recognize and value your presence here and hope that this
Center for Diversity, Justice, and SustainabilityAnderson University Center Room 150 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 -
By Michael Halvorson, ’85. The Benson Program in Business and Economic History is pleased to announce the selection of three student-faculty research teams for Summer 2021. The fellowships are selected by the Innovation Studies steering committee and funded through the generous support of Dale E.…
Foundation. Summer 2021 marks the 6th year of Benson research activity and brings the total number of student fellowship recipients to 13. Recent program graduates have gone on to work in education, the high-tech sector, government, and business. Six students have also attended graduate school in the disciplines of history, education, medicine, and social sciences. A Podcast about History and Innovation Fulton Bryant-Anderson (History, Communication) has received funding to pursue the intersections of
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Apply to graduate programs at Pacific Lutheran University. Programs are offered in business, creative writing, education, kinesiology, nursing and marriage & family therapy.
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An undocumented PLU student shares her experience going back to Mexico — for the first time since her family relocated to the United States — as part of the Oaxaca Gateway program.
forced her to reconsider. “I wasn’t 100 percent guaranteed re-entry to the country,” she said. OAXACA, MEXICO This program explores the intersection of development, culture and social change through the lens of the dynamic context of contemporary Mexico. View the Oaxaca programBut after hearing success stories, as the mystery shrouding DACA started to clear, she had a change of heart. “That inspired me, in a way, to push for it,” she said. The process was complex — lots of paperwork and lots of
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Tacoma, May 16, 2021 This week we interviewed Mariken Lund , a PLU junior and Innovation Studies minor who recently started her own sustainable clothing business in Norway. Mariken is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects on the PLU campus. However,…
through two courses in the Innovation Studies program with Professor Michael Halvorson. Despite learning online, the lessons stuck. “The goal of Innovation Studies is to help us be creative and multiply our impact through teaming and social initiatives. I was hooked!” Lund continued to experiment with clothing design and her friends began to notice. During Winter 2020, she decided to advertise some of her hand-made products to people in the Oslo area. The response was strong enough that she launched
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