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experiencing homelessness and suffering from substance use disorder. She is also an intern at the Franklin Pierce School District office, working under the McKinney-Vento coordinator, helping students experiencing homelessness. “I hope my story will inspire some people. I achieved goals I thought would be impossible,” Lucas says.  Part of that success, Lucas says, is due to PLU’s approach. She could bring her daughter when necessary or desired, whether to PLU’s students of color retreat or a math class

devices used across the campus network. Although most of his work goes unseen to the average Lute, Greg’s work affects every student and employee every day that they work, attend class or spend time anywhere on campus. Greg’s technical aptitude, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills are all essential to this University. In the Fall of 2020, Greg was instrumental in a project that allowed the I&TS team to improve PLU’s cybersecurity infrastructure and sell three-fourths of our IP

other publications. So tell us about your own language past and present, and help shape the future of languages at PLU. Professor Patrick Moneyang’s French class in 2017 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in UniversitiesIndigenizing the Academy Read Previous Sustainability in Monastic Communities Read Next Indigenizing the Academy LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender

Services Division, under the leadership of Vice President Karl Stumo, and with the critically important support of faculty and staff across the campus, is able to land a fully enrolled class of able and eager students. Such was the case again one year ago when our first year numbers again exceeded 710 and our non-nursing transfer enrollment increased, driving a total enrollment of just under 3,600 students. ACT and SAT scores increased and the entering class was the most ethnically diverse ever. Our

with you every step of the way as you prepare for what is next, sharing their industry expertise and compassion. PLU boasts small class sizes, giving you more individualized support from faculty with superb insights into their fields. Our experts in each program will lead you to excel in your niche and change careers seamlessly. At PLU, we challenge our students to live thoughtfully and engage in service, leadership and care in whatever field they pursue. Ready to get started? Get connected with

data analysis,” she says. “As marketers, it’s our job to go further.” Dr. Catherine Ha is a co-leading professor of the Master of Science in Marketing Analytics program. Since 2016, Dr. Ha has worked as Assistant Professor of Marketing in PLU’s School of Business, where she is currently co-leading professor of the school’s Master of Science in Marketing Analytics program. The program’s focus on the personal—including small class sizes and immersive, interest-driven student projects—makes it a

year. Parnell picked PLU due to the reputation of its business school, and worked his way through the university as a research assistant. Parnell said Sandy, also a business major, switched courses to take a political science class to get to know him better. “She says she fell from a summa cum laude to a magna status because of the grade she got in that course,” he laughed. There were so many Alaskan students at PLU, that Parnell remembers them carpooling to the airport and booking discounted

, Africans and African-Americans relations, and critical service-learning as a pedagogical practice in peace education.DR. ROBIN DiANGELORobin DiAngelo, Ph.D., is director of Equity for Sound Generations, Seattle/King County, and a consultant and trainer for over 20 years on issues of racial and social justice. Growing up poor led her to explore class oppression and how her experience differed from others in poverty because she is white. Her work on “white fragility,” a defensive response to real

from reaching their potential. The second is that I want things to be fair. As a white, hetero, cis-gendered, able-bodied, upper-middle-class woman, there are many things that I unfairly benefit from. The process of learning about that privilege and what it has afforded me has been challenging and eye-opening but is also a call to action. Thankfully, my profession of public health aligns with my value of fairness and centers the importance of addressing the disparities in where people live, learn

When the pandemic cut her Peace Corps service short, Margaret Chell ’18 enrolled in medical school Posted by: Silong Chhun / October 25, 2021 October 25, 2021 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing and CommunicationsDuring her senior year at Pacific Lutheran University, Margaret Chell ’18 decided to join the Peace Corps after a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer visited her global development class. She soon met with PLU Peace Corps advisor, Dr. Katherine Wiley to learn more. She was excited about the