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PLU Alumnus Named National Emerging Leader in Education Posted by: Zach Powers / July 28, 2015 Image: Forrest Griek ’00, ’02 is the principal of Tacoma’s Browns Point Elementary and a national “Emerging Leader” in education. [Photo Courtesy of Tacoma Public Schools] July 28, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (July 28, 2015)- It’s safe to say Forrest Griek ‘00, ’02 loves being at school. Currently the principal of Tacoma’s Browns Point Elementary, Griek has spent

'20Marketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (July 10, 2019) — Angie Hambrick, PLU's Assistant Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, sits down with anthropology professor and PLU Peace Corps Prep Program Coordinator Katherine Wiley, Hispanic studies professor Giovanna Urdangarain, and anthropology and global studies professor Dr. Ami Shah to discuss service abroad.This rich conversation covers a wide range of topics rooted in the importance of exercising care when serving abroad, especially

‘The Monologues’ at PLU: Students reimagine famous Eve Ensler play in their own words Posted by: Kari Plog / February 5, 2016 February 5, 2016 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 5, 2016)- A familiar Pacific Lutheran University tradition changes its anatomy this year, as organizers reimagine “The Vagina Monologues” as “The Monologues” - a fresher, more interactive take on the famous play.Incorporating student-written content, “The Monologues” is a twist on the

PLU awarded total of nearly $590,000 in state grant money for intensive, alternative route for teacher certification Posted by: Kari Plog / February 25, 2016 Image: Garrett Wade works in a classroom at Sylvester Middle School in Burien on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. (Photo: Kari Plog/PLU) February 25, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 29, 2016)- Garrett Wade bounced from desk to desk in a crowded classroom one recent Thursday morning, guiding his students

2021 DREAM – Diversity Recruitment through Education and Mentoring Program AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICISTS IN MEDICINE Posted by: alemanem / November 23, 2020 November 23, 2020 2021 DREAM – Diversity Recruitment through Education and Mentoring Program:  The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Diversity Recruitment through Education and Mentoring Program “DREAM” is a 10 week summer program designed to increase the number of underrepresented groups in medical physics by

PLU places second in National Science Foundation’s COVID-19 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Challenge. Posted by: vcraker / July 15, 2022 July 15, 2022 Pacific Lutheran University was named a winner in the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Taking Action: COVID-19 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Challenge. PLU received a $15,000 prize for its work in mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM. “This important challenge rewards institutions for

Years focuses on the value of higher education and the college experience. Specifically, the filmmakers sought to understand the effects that higher education, or the lack thereof, can have on professional opportunities and personal well-being and happiness in the 21st Century. In pursuit of answers, the team traveled to cities across North America, including Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Montreal, Portland, Ore., Toronto, New Orleans, and many others.MediaLabLearn more about the

and present are teaming up for a special podcast series.Angie Hambrick, PLU’s Assistance Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, hosts a roundtable conversation with Diversity Center alumni Maurice Eckstein ’11 and Nicole Jordan ’15 to discuss this year’s Common Reading book, “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates.PLU’s Common Reading program, founded in 2007, is an opportunity for incoming students to engage in an enriching academic experience with the campus community

thinking about how what we learn in chemistry relates to things like social justice and sustainability and diversity,” he said. “I think that both Alice and Maddie, because they’ve studied abroad, because they have (studied) a foreign language, I think that’s given them a need for that bigger picture.” Smith and Henderson have had long lasting interest in environmental issues, which they brought with them to PLU. “Sustainability has always been an overarching interest that finds its way into all of the

Diversity Center Alumni: Self-care and Healing Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / December 12, 2019 Image: From left: Jennifer Maliska-Warwick ’02, Kolby Harvey ’08 and Malia Oshiro Lee ’13 sit down with Angie Hambrick, PLU’s Associate Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, to discuss the importance of real self-care. December 12, 2019 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 12, 2019) — Angie Hambrick, PLU's Associate Vice President of Diversity