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  • Our Schools & Departments Show more information about these links School of Business Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Business is one of the nation’s most outstanding business schools, according to The Princeton Review. School of Education The Department of Education’s emphasis on early and on-going field experiences, coupled with an enduring heritage of excellence in professional and liberal arts education, has given PLU one of the most respected programs in the region. School of Music

  • Team to help the families get settled and adjust to life in America, said John Summerour ’87, a member of the team. “It was not long after their arrival that we recognized the families had special challenges in the areas of education,” Summerour said. “They had no access to formal education in Somalia, and when they arrived, they were illiterate in their own language. “We realized the kids were going to have special needs, and it became obvious they needed additional tutoring.” The church applied

  • front of a crowd at the Wang Center Symposium last month and recalled his childhood in which nobody asked him about his future. The Tacoma native was the product of a broken home, plagued by poverty, violence and abuse. Cushman was one of several speakers who discussed resilience, in the seventh biennial event at Pacific Lutheran University that aimed to stimulate serious thinking on the global challenge. Cushman told attendees that his negative experiences as a child prevented him from envisioning

  • experience as humbling, enlightening, and a privilege to experience. Luke currently works for IREACH (Initiative for Research and Education to Advance Community Health), a division of Washington State University, where he is a Research Study Assistant for three research studies that pertain to community health within American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Pacific Islander communities. He aspires to get a Master’s Degree in Global Health or International Development. At PLU, Luke majored in Environmental

  • PLU Symphony Orchestra ReunionThe Pacific Lutheran University Symphony Orchestra will close its concert season at PLU in May 2023 with a special event marking the end of an era, and a celebration of the orchestra’s long tradition. Professor Jeffrey Bell-Hanson will close his tenure with the orchestra as he prepares for retirement, conducting part of a gala concert featuring the members of the current PLUSO joined by alumni of the orchestra. Dr. Jerry Kracht, Conductor Emeritus, will also join

  • prospects. For candidates interested in Health & Fitness Education or Music Education, click the below images to be redirected to the program pages for those endorsements. Graduate Level Endorsements Master of Arts in Education and Alternative Routes to Certification candidates must complete all necessary coursework before the program begins in June. Candidates looking to earn a Special Education or English Language Learners endorsement are not eligible to test until they have satisfied the coursework

  • million goal with gifts and pledges totaling $122 million. It raised $10.3 million in endowment for academics and mission and $13.7 million in endowment for student scholarships. Capital project support totaled $31.3 million for the renovation of academic and athletics, recreation and wellness facilities. Annual operating support and special projects rounded out the campaign at $23.1 million. “The overwhelming success of the campaign during uncertain times is a tribute to the loyalty and resolve of

  • Fictive Kinship? Presentation 10:20 a.m. - Sammie Carper Siblings of Ill Children: Childhood Agency and Its Impacts on the Family as a Whole Presentation 10:40 a.m. - Ji Larson How Reconnecting with Biological Family Impacts Identity Among Chinese Transnational Adoptees Presentation 11:00 a.m. - Dalton Bush Bastions Against the Cold: Analyzing the Agency and Climate Change Resistance Exemplified in Ming Fortifications Presentation Capstone Karen RuizKaren Ruiz Guaymi Autonomy in Cerro Colorado

  • : “Ghost Stories and Other Childhood Memories” Felix Halvorson5:00-5:40pm Capstone Title: “Ronald McDonald’s Big Wave” Bethany Taylor5:40-6:20pm Capstone Title: “I Bury Myself in the End” Thursday May 19, 2022 | 11:00AM-3:00PM | AUC 201Danielle PernellBryn WilliamsZoe RussinAris MooreDaylyn CarriganEmily PowellDanielle Pernell11:00-11:40am Capstone Title: “Jules + Yuri” Bryn Williams11:40am-12:20pm Capstone Title: “The Deliverer” Zoe Russin12:20-1:00pm Capstone Title: “Last Year” Aris Moore1:00-1:40pm

  • throughout the school, and the curriculum is infused with the tribe’s cultural heritage. Chief Leschi is one of the largest tribal schools funded by the federal Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), and it operates under both a BIE Tribally Controlled Grant and a Washington state Tribal Education Compact. Three PLU alumni serve as Chief Leschi administrators, leading programs dedicated to student support and success. Melanie Helle ’97, Director of Special Services Melanie Helle believes that every student