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that there were resources available to them. Invest in 253 ScholarsLearn more about the 253 Bound ScholarsThis spring, members of the community and PLU alumni, family and friends are invited to invest in students like this as we prepare to welcome the incoming class of 253 PLU Bound Scholars.“The 253 PLU Bound scholarship not only helped me get here, but the additional support provided through the Supporting Success Scholarship helps me stay.”  Harris has found a home here in Parkland and, after

his senior year, including his capstone project about autonomous cars and his internship with NASA. How did you first become interested in computer science? I originally came to PLU as a business major, and to play football. I had to quit football because of an injury, and I discovered that being a business major was not for me. I spent some time exploring other things and found that I have a passion for computer science. One of my friends who was taking a computer science class at the time

class, internships, mentorships and countless hours building new software 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 POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China November 4, 2024 Lutes celebrate another impactful Bjug Day of Giving

activities.Dr. Yaden also looks for the advantages of online learning. “It’s a lot easier to differentiate the learning. We do have synchronous learning, but I have adopted a lot of my class material to be asynchronous.” Each week she will post the coursework for the entire week which allows students to work at their own pace. This gives students a lot more freedom over their use of time. “Students work at their own pace which means sometimes I’ll be getting assignments turned in at 2 am, which is totally

they’re not like, ‘what are we going to do, I don’t know, I’m just logging on and something will happen.’ Instead, they have this sense of predictability.”She also grouped them together in separate, three-person “pods” to simulate in-person dynamics. “The pods would be the same throughout the semester so that you would get a chance to know people, because usually in class, what I had was ‘work with the people around you.’ I wanted to replicate that somehow because those are the relationships that help

, McFadden ‘11 landed a position as a postdoctoral associate at the Yale Institute of Global Health in New Haven, Connecticut, where she spends her time analyzing factors that have caused child vaccination rates to decline in many parts of the country.Not that poring over such data was always her forte. Her passion was kindled years ago as a psychology undergrad at PLU — even if she had to overcome her initial dread of statistics and methods first. “I was terrified to take that class because I never

language with comfort and discomfort, Alys delicately forms a path for herself between class and national allegiances. Pride and prejudice around social classes form the basis for Alys and Darsee’s initial dislike of each other as it does between Elizabeth and Darcy, yet Alys’s conflict with language is part of what ultimately makes Darsee so appealing to her. He has studied outside of Pakistan, read international literature extensively, and feels caught between worlds just as she does. His gift to her

: There are two that stand out to me. One is about transformational moments by Jose Calderon, a Latino professor at Pitzer College who talked about moments that completely transformed his life and led him from being a migrant seasonal farm worker to a professor at Pitzer after receiving his Ph.D. from UCLA. Another is one by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that I use in my “Intro to American Government” class. It’s called “We the People, and the Republic We Must Reclaim,” and it’s about the effect of

on to become a Lutheran pastor, while his grandmother was an organist and pianist for the church.         In 2003, Schwartz enrolled at Pacific Lutheran University. PLU’s Parkland location helped open Schwartz’s eyes beyond his white, middle-class upbringing in Corvallis. The school is an academic institution with a lived intention to give back to community, he says, and exemplified how nothing exists in isolation. “For an ecosystem to survive, everything needs to thrive,” he says. “Being here

fruit warehouse. By 14, he was working nearly full time at the local grocery store.Despite the demanding hours, he managed to earn top marks in his class at Zillah High School. He was president three times over: junior class, math club, and Future Farmers of America. Despite the scholastic success, college wasn’t a consideration. While some of his friends were going, not one of his seven older siblings had gone to college. He figured maybe someday he’d manage the grocery store.  One chilly fall