New York Times best-selling author Tami Charles to speak at annual Jolita Hylland Benson Lecture
New York Times best-selling author Tami Charles will deliver Pacific Lutheran University’s 14th Annual Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture on April 15 at 7 p.m. Charles’ lecture will be titled “The Beautiful Mind: A Journey from Thought to Page.” A book signing will follow her…
Brian Sung ’24 discusses his business and econ majors, Oxford trip, and PLU experience as a first generation Chinese immigrant
Brian Sung ’24 has made the most out of his PLU years inside and outside the classroom. In the classroom, he’s an international honors student with a double major in business and economics and a double minor in data science and statistics. Outside the classroom,…
Back in the lab: an unexpected path led Angela Rodriguez Hinojosa ’24 to organic chemistry
“It’s like clicking Legos together,” she says. Except that the Legos are chemical compounds contained in an 1 H NMR tube. Chemistry major Angela Rodriguez Hinojosa ’24 lights up when talking about her role in the Murdock Trust-funded research on RNA detection . A collaboration…
PLU’s Wang Center Symposium to explore “The Matter of Loneliness: Building Connections for Collective Well-Being”
The 11th Biennial Wang Center symposium, “ The Matter of Loneliness: Building Connections for Collective Well-Being ,” will be held at Pacific Lutheran University on March 7-8. Hosted by PLU’s Wang Center for Global and Community-Engaged Education , the two-day conference will bring together academics,…
PLU professor curates an Oxford Univ. museum collection at the intersection of religion, medicine and disability
In April 2023, PLU religion professor Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen , Ph.D., attended the Natural History Museum Late Night with PLU students at the University of Oxford. At Late Night events, the Museum of Natural History and Pitt Rivers Museum host tours and various evening activities offered…
The 8th Annual Diversity and Inclusion Speaker Series: Dr. Richard Lapchick presents “Facing Uncomfortable Truths”
The 8th Annual Diversity and Inclusion Speaker Series presented by PLU’s Department of Kinesiology will feature Dr. Richard Lapchick and his keynote presentation, “Facing Uncomfortable Truths” on February 28th, 2024, from 7:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. in the AUC (Chris Knutson Hall). In his keynote presentation,…
PLU, MultiCare and WSU’s College of Medicine roll out exciting new health care partnership
More than 140 health care providers, educators, and community leaders gathered earlier today at Pacific Lutheran University for the announcement of the Partnership for Health Innovation. The exciting new partnership unites PLU, MultiCare, and Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine around two…
Rhoberta Haley appointed as dean of PLU School of Nursing
Following a competitive national search, Pacific Lutheran University officials have announced that Rhoberta Haley, Ph.D., R.N., will serve as the dean of the university’s School of Nursing. “We are extremely excited to be joined by Dr. Rhoberta Haley given her leadership and more than three…