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with students. Say cheese! A selfie with Dr. Moneyang's FREN 101 class. AG: Both of you have been teaching at PLU for at least a year now. What are you most proud of so far?JRO: For me, it’s acclimating to a different culture. Going from a big research university with thousands of students, to a small liberal arts school. I’m proud of the relationships that I’ve been able to foster with students. For me, it’s sharing a classroom with students who are motivated and engaged with the material, and
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month without the phone, and it’s really nice.” Creating an app appealed to Mbugua, a computer science major, because it required little startup cash and offered an opportunity to fund his education — while the app is free, he is able to make money off Procrasti Mate through Google AdMob, a revenue-generating ad model for apps. But watching his peers staring into their phones instead of paying attention in class convinced him to think bigger. “(Smartphones are) a great tool, but also at the same
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don’t like to show, so I’ve learned to just internalize it. It’s how I’ve learned to keep living despite all that I’ve gone through.” “This is not a vacation. This is a trip that will redefine who I am.” I met David nine years ago, in an international conflict resolution class at Pacific Lutheran University. We quickly became friends and, eventually, roommates. The following summer he invited me to move into a house three blocks from campus, affectionately nicknamed “The Embassy.” It was home to
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2015 Convocation Posted by: Lace M. Smith / September 15, 2015 September 15, 2015 2015 Convocation2015 CONVOCATIONPresident’s Remarks Good morning! I’m delighted to welcome you all to the 2015 University Convocation! Whether you are a part of the entering class of 2019, a student joining us with some college experience already behind you, or an exchange student here for a shorter time … we are pleased to welcome you to this community of Lutes.Now it is time, in this convocation, this calling
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-class Puget Sound-area businesses and institutions. Ready to talk to explore further or talk to a PLU representative? Request more information or schedule an appointment with an admissions counselor today.Don’t put your new career on hold — explore our educational guides to learn more about PLU programs and how you can get started today.Schedule AppointmentMake a phone appointment with a Graduate Admission Counselor Schedule AppointmentAttend Info SessionSign up for an information session to reach
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Global Studies major pursues medical school to support health equity PLU alum Margaret Chell ’18 reveals how Peace Corps transformed her life Posted by: vcraker / November 3, 2021 November 3, 2021 While at PLU, Margaret Chell ’18 decided to join the Peace Corps after a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer visited her global development class. She was excited about the idea of putting her global studies major to work to help others. In March of 2020, she found herself in Guinea, West Africa working as
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toward the emerging field of computer science? I came to PLU planning to be a math teacher and a basketball coach, but I was forced to rethink that plan when I got into my second semester of calculus. I remember thinking, “I don’t think I can do this for four years.” I also took a computer science class and I loved it. I realized that I had a good business mind, and an interest in business as well as technology. I basically created a double major in computer science and economics. “I like getting
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career, was also true for his education. Parsons originally entered Washington State University. But as he started to figure out what he wanted to do after college, transferring to PLU made a lot of sense. “I liked what I saw at PLU,” he recalled. “I liked the smaller environment and the smaller class sizes. It felt good to me. Plus, I thought they had a great business program.” Also factoring into the equation: a move to PLU would allow him to be closer to the businesses that would likely employ him
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, Marketing Manager Jared Wigert ’07 and Assistant Educational Manager April Nyquist ’09. The Broadway Center oversees the Pantages Theater, Rialto Theater and Theatre on the Square and is widely known for presenting world-class performing artists and providing one of the largest performing-arts education programs in the state, serving 51,000 students, parents and teachers annually in the South Sound. It also is hosting TEDxTacoma, held Feb. 28 at Theatre on the Square—where Utley and his Lute-laden
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sectors in mind. However, most seem to share many of the same core qualities and passions: a penchant for research, a love of data and an endless curiosity about social, political, financial and legal systems. Economics majors from Pacific Lutheran University’s Class of 2015 showcase the value and malleability of the discipline, including two graduates who received two full-ride scholarships to law school, one who received a full-ride scholarship to study Biostatistics at the University of Pittsburg
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