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  • Karissa Bryant ’03 teacher and traveler, will join Sr. Helen Puwein Biography Biography Karissa Bryant, PLU class of 2003, is happy to be back in the northwest after almost three years teaching, studying, volunteering, and traveling in Asia. She teaches yoga to kids and adults with a focus on developing an internal calmness, a constant place of stability and quiet surrender. She also teaches singing with Studio East and Village Theater Kidstage!. Karissa is producing a series of fundraising

  • Teaching & LearningHere you will find a wide range of resources and opportunities for all who teach at PLU, in any stage of your career. The goal is to assist all faculty in their continual growth as excellent teachers – by providing opportunities to improve the quality of your teaching, to increase your comfort with new technologies in the classroom, to create a more inclusive classroom, to develop more effective assessment tools of your students’ learning…and more!Syllabi StatementsUpdated

  • Web ConferencingA variety of web-conferencing platforms are available online. These tools allow users to remotely meet online and most offer video, voice, and text communication. Web-conferencing is useful for web interviews, guest speakers in a class or meeting, as well as webinars and trainings. The two main web-conferencing platforms supported by Instructional Technologies are Google Meet and Zoom. However, if you need help with any other tool, please feel free to reach out for

  • Emily’s Story – Berlin, J-Term 2017; IES Freiburg, Fall 2017 Economics and Environmental Studies (minors in German and Classical Studies) – Class of 2019 What she would like other students to know: Study away helped me solidify what I wanted from my college experience and helped me decide that I wanted to pursue a Masters degree in Germany after graduating from PLU. I made lifelong friends with both my American classmates and also with other students from around the world, which made the

  • that month. “But my counselor at PLU encouraged me to keep at it,” said the 34-year-old transfer student and divorced mother of two, who is now living with her two sons in University Place. “I couldn’t imagine having kept up my studies without her. She kept encouraging me to come in here and show everyone I could do this.” Osborn still managed to get A’s and B’s during that challenging semester. Osborn had long wanted to pursue her degree, but was discouraged by her ex-husband, who often sniped he

  • Food ResourcesNourish Pierce CountyFrom Nourish Pierce County Website: All customers will be asked for their name, the number of people in the household needing food, their address, and the dates of birth of all household members. This information is for Nourish use only.  It helps us to ensure that enough food is available to serve all in need. Information such as age, zip code, and ethnicity are collected for statistical purposes only in compliance with government funders.  No personal

  • Utilizing Banner Self Service 24/7Under the Financial Aid Services tab:Under the Student Services tab:Under the Financial Aid Services tab:Award – To view your aid offer, click on Award, then Award By Aid Year, Select Financial Aid Year, next, select applicable aid year in the dropdown box, and click submit. To accept, or decline loans and work study, select them as a whole, or individually and then click submit.  All scholarships and grants have been pre-accepted for you, with the exception of

  • Global Classrooms In January 2006, a group of PLU students — bundled up in warm coats, gloves, hats and sturdy boots — stepped carefully from the boat on which they’d been traveling onto the rocky and icy shores of Antarctica. This intrepid class helped seal a spot… November 26, 2019 AcademicsCurrent StudentsGlobal EducationStudy AbroadStudy Away

  • February 1, 2008 Sophomore crowned new PLU Idol Dressed in a half Aladdin, half Jasmine costume, Kingsley Kalohelani belted out “A Whole New World” from Disney’s “Aladdin.” The sophomore sang both parts of the duet, so the schizophrenic attire seemed fitting, he explained. Kalohelani was crowned the PLU Idol in February, beating out Shannon Herried and Troy Gessler. His prize was an iPod Nano. “I thought I lost after Shannon sang her last song,” Kalohelani said. “It was a tough competition

  • PLU adds Innovation Studies minor, helps students transition from college to career By Thomas Kyle-Milward,  Marketing & Communication TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 19, 2018) — “Innovation” is a term that gets thrown around a lot. It’s had different connotations at different times over the years, both positive and some negative. Through the addition of a new minor, Innovation… December 21, 2018 Innovation Studies minorMichael HalvorsonSarah Cornell-MaierThomas Kyle-Milward