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  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 26, 2016)- Roche Harbor, Washington, sits on the northwest side of San Juan Island at the edge of the Canadian border. For one week over the summer, Roche Harbor served as a site of discovery for a handful of Lutes interested in…

    . Abrams and Holm are also working to log artifacts found at the homestead into the Burke Museum’s curatorial system. Holm says she enjoyed the hands-on experience she gained through the time in the field. “This workshop gave me a good opportunity to be exposed to sets of skills that are really marketable and vital to archaeological work,” Holm said. Abrams expresses particular gratitude for Taylor’s help and mentorship during the workshop. “(Taylor) is a really good teacher, especially in the field

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 13, 2016)- Grace Zimmerman ’18 was already thrilled to pursue a study away experience in Namibia. But her excitement compounded after learning she received a competitive scholarship, one of more than 2,800 awarded by the federal government to students such as herself…

    showcase their work at local coffee shop Read Next PLU alumna earns Montana teacher of the year recognition, receives Presidential Award for Excellence 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 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public

  • Lutes are dedicated to global education, and student athletes are no different. This fall, two Lutes who studied in Norway managed to balance their studies and training abroad, while PLU welcomed

    pair studied international relations as well as peace and conflict studies. Throughout fall semester, they stuck to the regular workout plan sent by head rowing coach Andy Foltz. “That’s nice because I don’t have to modify,” Ivey said. The erg — short for ergometer — was one of the many ways Ivey stayed fit in preparation for the spring rowing season that sneaked up on her shortly after she returned to PLU in January. In addition to following the coach’s workouts, she ran around the city and lifted

  • Where can a liberal arts degree in Music Composition lead you? In my case it has led to a life of travel, study, program development, tour-guiding, international relations and eventually a handshake with the President of China. Here’s the tale. TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 29, 2015)—The…

    deafening staccato rhythm of celebratory welcome as the President of the People’s Republic of China entered the room, followed by his wife, Peng Liyuan—a famous singer in China. President Xi Jinping and Peng were warmly welcomed by Lincoln High School Principal Pat Erwin and Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland, who are, coincidentally, husband and wife. While we were waiting, President Xi had met with a Lincoln teacher and class and with the football team in the gym. President Xi was presented with a custom

  • TACOMA, WASH. (January 12, 2016)- Sylvia May ’18, a doctoral student at Pacific Lutheran University, was one of just eight students in the country to receive the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship in 2015. The prestigious scholarship will cover her tuition, books and other fees…

    hearing about PLU helped me to decide that PLU is where I wanted to be. I applied and was given an opportunity to dine at the PLU DNP table, of which I am so grateful for. Why are you passionate about nursing? My passion for nursing began in high school. I remember my business and commerce teacher asking the students in class where did we see ourselves in 10 years. I replied without reservation, “working as a nurse.” Though it sounds cliché, deep within I knew nursing was my calling. Nursing has given

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March. 16, 2016)- Charles Reinmuth ’19 didn’t think twice when he was offered the chance to spend five weeks in the summer getting acclimated to life at Pacific Lutheran University and earning his first six college credits for free. “I couldn’t pass up…

    to attend. “Summer Academy really helped me find my passion and dive into it,” said Torres. Reinmuth said he feels more prepared: “It sets you on track so that when you arrive at college (in the fall) you don’t feel like a stranger,” he said. “You feel like you’re already at home because you attended Summer Academy.” Read Previous PLU to host TEDxTacoma 2016: Speakers include YWCA CEO, best-selling novelist and Army lieutenant general Read Next PLU alumnus, Tacoma teacher draws from his own tough

  • Landon Packard ’17 says it’s time to rescue the rescuers. The sociology major researched first responders’ emotional labor — the process of managing emotions to satisfy the requirements of a

    and success by sharing our own passion for sociology,” Leon-Guerrero said. “Their capstone highs and lows are no different than what we’ve experienced in our own scholarship.” Leon-Guerrero noted that one theme within Packard’s findings surprised her. “His subjects reported that they were never formally trained on how to manage their emotional labor,” she said. “Landon was critical about the lack of preparation and training for emotion management and questioned the long-term effects on first

  • PLU MAE alumna Brooke Brown ’06 named the 2021 Washington State Teacher of the Year Posted by: Silong Chhun / November 10, 2020 Image: PLU Alumna Brooke Browne ’06 in front of Washington High School (photo by John Froschauer/PLU) November 10, 2020 By Silong ChhunMarketing & CommunicationsBrooke Brown '06, an ethnic studies teacher at Parkland’s Washington High School, was recently named the 2021 Washington State Teacher of the Year by the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public

  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 5, 2015)— On Saturday, March 21, a diverse and distinguished group of speakers will present “ideas worth spreading” at the fourth annual installation of TEDx Tacoma. Among that group will be three Pacific Lutheran University faculty members representing a variety of PLU’s…

    claim or reclaim their roles as public agents and citizens. She is the author of the book Profits, Pundits and Gurus: Rhetorical Styles and Public Engagement and recently has submitted the manuscript of her second book, Teacher, School, Mother: Re-envisioning Motherhood in the Academy.Maria ChavezAssociate Professor of Political ScienceChavez’s areas of teaching and research interest include public policy, American government, Latino politics and race/ethnic politics. She is the co-author of the

  • Three distinct stories of multiculturalism in Norway share one common desire: belonging despite difference.

    from smiling kids. Everyone, teachers included, went by first names. Kvitne suspects that’s a result of the school’s continuity; students stick with the same teacher throughout their entire time at Haugerud. For students who don’t speak Norwegian — the primary language teachers speak in class — there is an intensive transition period, heavy on language learning. That’s especially true for newcomers, either immigrants or refugees, for which roughly 30 spots are kept open each school year. “They need