![Two PLU students smile into the camera. The student on the left is wearing a green and white stripped shirt and glasses and has short dark hair. The student on the right it wearing a pink short sleeved shirt and has shoulder length red hair.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2023/07/20230517_sb_senior-spotlights_005-1400x780-1-725x408.jpeg)
Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and Kenzie Knapp ‘24 make a musical about climate change
Together, senior Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and junior Kenzie Knapp ’24 created an innovative climate science musical performance on PLU’s campus in 2022. Both students are majoring in environmental studies and theatre, and the duo drew on their passions to create art, transforming audience perspectives on…
![Allison Sheflo poses outside on the PLU campus.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2023/05/web-banner-allison-sheflo-725x408.png)
PLU senior and triple major Allison Sheflo discusses her PLU experience
Senior Allison Sheflo will graduate this spring with a triple major in geosciences , environmental studies and religion and a minor in mathematics . She forged her own trail at PLU, welcoming the adventures that piqued her curiosity and let that lead her way. “It’s…
![One students holds a glass jar filled with moss and sticks. Another student pours water into the jar.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/12/ihon-biosphere-class_teamwork.jpeg)
International Honors Program builds a ‘Starship’
On day one of PLU Professor of Mathematics Daniel Heath’s Designing a Starship class, students have no idea what they have signed up for — and that’s exactly how Heath wants it. The course is part of PLU’s International Honors Program (IHON), which means it…
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PLU interns combat climate change one tree at a time
A group of PLU students interning with the Tacoma Tree Foundation spent the summer increasing the number of trees in the city to reduce polluted stormwater runoff and heat during the summer months and improving the livelihoods of those who live in urban areas. The…
![Amy Siegesmund is seen speaking to two students in a lab space. She's wearing a white coat and goggles.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/09/amy-siegesmund-biology-featured-image-725x408.jpeg)
PLU Biology professor nationally recognized
Pacific Lutheran University Professor of Biology Amy Siegesmund received the American Society for Microbiology’s 2023 Carski Award for Undergraduate Teaching. The award recognizes a university educator for outstanding teaching of microbiology to undergraduate students. What I love about teaching microbiology is that I get to…
![Fiona Ashton-Knochel sticks a marker with an orange flag into the dirt in a desert field. She is wearing brown pants, black boots, long-sleeve white button up shirt and a blue hat.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/08/img_2501-e1661874812722-725x408.jpg)
Summer Internships: Environmental Studies
Fiona Ashton-Knochel ’24 is spending her summer on a bird refuge in Brigham City, Utah. The Environmental Studies major sat down with us to discuss her exciting internship and to offer suggestions for anyone looking to land their own internship working in conservation. Why did…
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PLU places second in National Science Foundation’s COVID-19 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Challenge.
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.…
![Student Kenzie Knapp stands in front of a city bus at the Tacoma Transit Center. Behind her is another city bus parked for passengers to board.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2021/09/kenzie-knapp-8-27-21-1703-1-725x408.jpg)
Q & A with ASPLU Environmental Justice Director
In the spring of 2021, Kenzie Knapp ’23 was awarded a Udall Foundation scholarship. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships, fellowships, and internships to students pursuing fields of study related to the environment or Native American nations. Knapp has served as a G.R.E.A.N. club officer, is…
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