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  • gaining a lot of recognition these days. “We try to act on our values as an institution,” said Barot, associate professor of English and author of the book Chord. PLU’s authenticity and commitment to “critical seeing,” he said, affects his writing. His book, a collection of poems, recently won the University of North Texas Rilke Prize. Additionally, Barot is the recipient of the prestigious Guggenheim Foundation fellowship, one of only 175 awarded throughout various disciplines. Both are high honors

  • Robin WrightPLU is pleased to announce the visit of author, foreign policy analyst and award-winning journalist Robin Wright, who will share her views on the Islamic world and talk about her friendship with Ambassador Chris Stevens, who was killed in Libya on the anniversary of 9-11 last year when militants attacked the embassy. The Chris Stevens Memorial Lecture will celebrate the life of an extraordinary public servant and former Peace Corps volunteer. It seeks to build knowledge in the PLU

  • February 23, 2009 Making strides at a feverish pace To say Maureen Francisco, ’99, is a go getter would be selling her short. A list of her accomplishments runs long and seems to have no end. She calls it just a start to her “things she wants to do before she dies list.” She’s always wanted to run in a marathon. Well, she’s run in four. She wanted to be a television reporter and has done work in multiple markets. She wanted to work for a non-profit. She’s the media director for Child United

  • New Consolidated I&TS Help Desk Posted by: nordgrle / March 4, 2019 March 4, 2019 New Help Desk provides a single point for PLU technology support. by Layne Nordgren and Misty Berlin During the Library first floor remodel, Information & Technology Services (I&TS) combined the Instructional Technology service desk with the Help Desk, creating a single point of technology support for the PLU Community. Now, one set of contact options can be used to access technology support and staff: (253) 535

  • New Delete Theatre Academic Programs all programs program website Theatre Undergraduate Major & Minor College of Professional Studies Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts Video Transcription Theatre & Dance Major Minute Transcription [video: Dr. Tom Smith stands in front of rows of red theatre seats.] Dr. Smith: Hi, I’m Tom Smith, the Chair of Theatre and Dance. And I’m here today to talk to you about all the awesomeness that is majoring or minoring in Theatre or Dance. Dr. Smith: This is my

  • PLU students take STEM into local elementary classrooms Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / October 29, 2019 Image: PLU students Jimmy Aung and Jamie Escobar (not pictured) led a science class at Four Heroes Elementary as they explore the education through a grant funded program. October 29, 2019 By Debbie CafazzoMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 28, 2019) — Drop by drop, the lesson comes into focus for this classroom full of fifth-graders.Jimmy Aung ’19, a PLU biology major, and his

  • before September 1 to be exempt for the academic year, or on or before February 1 to be exempt for the spring semester. Enrolled in and completed at least 4 full semesters at Pacific Lutheran University; includes full semester study away programs, excludes J-term and Summer. Living with a spouse or child [copy of marriage or birth certificate required]. A student enrolled at the University and living off-campus that does not meet the criteria listed above and without approval from the Department of

  • Act Six scholar Andre Jones ‘22 grows leadership skills through outreach Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 2, 2021 February 2, 2021 By Veronica CrakerMarketing and CommunicationsWhen it came time to find a college, Andre Jones ‘22 had options. He considered attending a historically black college or university, like Howard University or Morehouse College. Fortunately for PLU, the Tukwila, Washington native found himself pulled closer to home. His choice of schools narrowed after he was awarded

  • March 22, 2010 Starkovich named provost By Greg Brewis Steven P. Starkovich has been named provost and dean of graduate studies through the 2011-12 academic year. Provost Steven P. Starkovich He had been serving as acting provost this year during the sabbatical leave of Patricia O’Connell Killen. She is returning to her alma mater to become academic vice president at Gonzaga University in Spokane. Starkovich first came to PLU in the fall of 1992 to teach one course in the physics department as

  • roles and will be able to be completed before June 1, 2015. Funded by the student green fund, the proposal process is open to any member of the PLU Community including current students, faculty, staff and recent graduates. Past projects have varied in cost and this year organizers say they hope to fund a variety of small and/or large projects, depending on nature of the proposals they receive. “The greatest thing about sustainability at PLU is that it can be whatever we want it to be – we are not