PLU faculty members Katrina Hay, Ami Shah and Amy Young discuss the word ‘stress’ (podcast)
TACOMA, WASH. (April. 21, 2017)-The tenth episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “stress” among host and Communication and Theatre Department Chair Amy Young , Associate Professor of Physics Katrina Hay , and Assistant Professor of Global Studies and Anthropology Ami…
PLU faculty members Claire Todd, Seth Dowland and Amy Young discuss the word ‘irrefutable’ (podcast)
TACOMA, WASH. (April. 20, 2017)- The eleventh episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “irrefutable” among host and Communication and Theatre Department Chair Amy Young , Associate Professor of Religion Seth Dowland , and Associate Professor of Geosciences and Environmental Studies…
DCHAT Podcast: PLU Dean of Social Sciences David R. Huelsbeck answers alumni questions
TACOMA, WASH. (April. 18, 2017)- The fifth episode of PLU’s DCHAT podcast features a discussion with David Huelsbeck , professor of anthropology and dean of the PLU Division of Social Sciences. DCHAT is an interview-based podcast featuring PLU academic deans and highlighted by questions submitted…
PLU names Peace Scholars for 2017
TACOMA, WASH. (April 17, 2017)- The last time anyone from Austin Beiermann’s family left the country, it was to fight in a war. This summer, he is going to do the exact opposite. “I am going to build peace,” Beiermann said. Beiermann ’18 will join…
Pacific Lutheran University Announces Leadership Transition
Tacoma, WA (April 13, 2017) — The Board of Regents of Pacific Lutheran University and President Thomas W. Krise today announced that Krise will complete his service as president when his current term ends in May, and that he will continue at PLU as president…
PLU’s MediaLab wins 2017 National Broadcasting Society Award
TACOMA, WASH. (April 5, 2017)- MediaLab, the applied research and multimedia program at Pacific Lutheran University, has won a 2017 Grand Prize Award from the National Broadcasting Society – Alpha Epsilon Rho, for the documentary film Changing Currents: Protecting North America’s Rivers. Changing Currents ,…
The Mast wins Apple Award in NYC for best student newspaper
TACOMA, WASH. (April 6, 2017)- I love souvenirs. So, when I traveled to the College Media Association spring conference in New York City, I had to snatch up as many “I Love New York” keepsakes as I could. T-shirts, stickers, mugs — you name it,…
PLU professor uplifts story of ‘pink victims’ in farewell lecture
TACOMA, WASH. (April 5, 2017)- Professor of Religion and Chair of Lutheran Studies Samuel Torvend, Ph.D., ’73 has spent his life studying religion and politics. “I wrote my senior thesis on religion and politics and I have never strayed from that,” Torvend said. The alumnus…
Symposium uplifts collaborative student-faculty research
TACOMA, WASH. (April 3, 2017)- Pacific Lutheran University is aiming to increase visibility of student-faculty research across campus with its first Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 8. Previously, an annual reception in May showcased endowed projects. The change in format highlights a broader spectrum of…
PLU faculty members Lisa Marcus, Michael Halvorson and Amy Young discuss the word ‘symbol’ (podcast)
TACOMA, WASH. (March 24, 2017)-The ninth episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “symbol” among host and Communication and Theatre Department Chair Amy Young, Professor of English Lisa Marcus and Associate Professor of History and Benson Family Chair Michael Halvorson. Conversation…
PLU alumnus Scott Foss ’91 serves as a top paleontologist for the Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2017)- When Scott Foss ’91 enrolled at Pacific Lutheran University, he dreamed of becoming a paleontologist and pursuing a career outdoors conducting research. Now, he’s a senior paleontologist at the Department of the Interior. Foss serves as a policy adviser and…
Lutes sing their way through the Southwest on Choir of the West tour
TACOMA, WASH. (March 13, 2017)- Hop on my pink tour bus and let me tell you about the craziest days I experienced this past January — or the days we called the Choir of the West Southwest Tour (for hashtag purposes, #COWthwesternTour). Over 11 days,…