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her kids to summer camp. She mentioned it on her personal Facebook page as a way to crowdfund camp costs. In exchange for donating, Caprye would show up in the T-rex suit. The money she raised paid for her children, as well as a few other kids who couldn’t afford to go to camp otherwise. While at PLU, Caprye was a double major in religion and psychology. She was involved in campus ministry groups and worked for Campus Safety. “I’m trying to imagine what I would have thought if I was on campus as a

September 30, 2011 Featured speaker Benjamin Stewart, a professor and chair at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, gives the example of the Chicago River as a waterway that is viewed in a different light by varying parties.(Photo by Igor Strupinskiy ’14) The deep and powerful flow of mercy and justice. A debate on water in today’s world By: By Barbara Clements Evidence of water as a force for destruction can be easily found, both in the headlines and the Bible. There are the floods

October 7, 2009 PLU receives top marks for sustainability Pacific Lutheran University has garnered a prestigious ranking this week, as the Sustainable Endowments Institute released its College Sustainability Report Card for 2010. Overall, the university was graded an A-, with As granted to many areas such as climate change, energy use, student involvement and food and recycling.(Find the complete report HERE). PLU was one of only 26 colleges or universities to receive an overall A- mark, the

studies (Spanish), and psychology. Citing local and national data, including a recent report outlining the current nationwide shortage of police officers, faculty members say PLU’s new criminal justice program will prepare students to enter a field eager to welcome a new generation of practitioners.Department of Sociology and Criminal JusticeWhether we are studying families, policing, gender, or deviance, the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at PLU teaches students to understand the social

is speaking out against injustice and paying attention.” Samanta Barcenas is a PLU senior, with a double major in Psychology and English Writing. She completed this article as part of her work in the Fall 2017 Nonfiction Writing capstone. Read Previous Philosophical Discourse and Tweeting: On Dr. Pauline Shanks Kaurin’s Public Philosophy Read Next New Faculty Profile: Adam Arnold LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26

a vacuum, but rather complement the philosophical and programmatic goals of the coaches. My approach has been eclectic from the start. It represents a combination of knowledge and experiences gained from three primary sources: my own competitive background as an athlete, my tenure as an intercollegiate coach, and finally my education and training in sports psychology. Aside from field hockey, are you working with any other teams? The previous three Olympic Games have been with soccer (gold

PLU adds Innovation Studies minor, helps students transition from college to career Posted by: halvormj / December 21, 2018 Image: Michael Halvorson, Pacific Lutheran University’s Director of Innovation Studies, talks with students in the Makerspace — a dedicated area in Hinderlie Hall for student creativity and collaboration. (Photo/John Froschauer) December 21, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-Milward, Marketing & Communication TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 19, 2018) — “Innovation” is a term that gets thrown around

at Commencement by his wife, Jennifer Kinney ’14, who received her degree in Psychology and plans to continue for a master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pacific Lutheran University. It’s been a long road for the Kinneys, who celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary on the day of PLU’s Commencement ceremony. Their true journey began three years ago, on Sept. 6, 2011, when Jym Kinney reported to his first day of classes at PLU. After meeting with his advisor, Kinney headed home on his bike

December 1, 2008 Science Happens (and Much More) When Monika Maier ’09 was preparing for a month of fieldwork in the remote South Hills region of Idaho a year ago, she made sure to study-up on more than just crossbills, the birds they would be researching. She also prepared for the emergency delivery of a human baby. At the time, the assistant professor of biology who was leading the study, Julie Smith, was seven months pregnant. And Maier, on her own volition, was determined to be ready – just

college experience easier and memorable. Read Previous PLU professors and students dive deep into the psychology of the pandemic Read Next Charged Up 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 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care