![Hosted by the Consortium for Mathematics and its Application (COMAP), the Mathematical Contest in Modeling competition allows student teams of three roughly 100 hours to solve an open-ended problem that challenges their mathematical modeling, computer programming and writing skills.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2020/04/2-math-modeling-banner-725x408.jpg)
Largest-ever PLU student cohort participated in rigorous mathematical modeling competition
TACOMA, WASH. (April 13, 2020) — Six teams of PLU students, the university’s largest-ever cohort, participated in the 34th annual Mathematical Contest in Modeling on Feb. 13-17 — an international competition that challenges students to solve real-world math problems over the course of a grueling…
PLU announces new major in criminal justice
TACOMA, WASH. (April 11, 2020) — Pacific Lutheran University is announcing a new major in criminal justice. Officially launching in fall 2020, the new program is designed for students interested in a wide variety of career fields, including law, policing, corrections, and victim services and…
![PLU Professor of Hispanic Studies Bridget Yaden works on class slides for a course she's now teaching remotely this semester. (Photo courtesy of Anderson Smith)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2020/03/yaden-scaled-1-725x408.jpg)
Prof. Bridget Yaden on using technology to make remote learning inviting and accessible
TACOMA, WASH. (March. 25, 2020) — Distance learning and teaching can feel isolating at times. PLU Professor of Hispanic Studies Bridget Yaden has been combating these potential limitations by using different technological tools to make her virtual classroom as accessible and accommodating as possible. The…
![PLU professor of music Gregory Youtz teaches a distance-learning music course from his home. (Photo/John Froschauer)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2020/03/youtz1-scaled-1-725x408.jpg)
Prof. Gregory Youtz talks transitioning classrooms and teaching styles to distance learning
TACOMA, WASH. (March. 19, 2020) — Switching a campus-based curriculum to a distance-learning model mid-semester in the face of a pandemic is no easy feat. Luckily, PLU professor of music Gregory Youtz and his faculty peers have proved to be up for the challenge. Under…
![PLU students pose for a photo at Clover Creek, all wearing yellow construction vests over raingear.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2020/01/clover-creek-watershed-students-scaled-725x408.gif)
PLU environmental studies students chart the challenges facing the nearby Clover Creek Watershed
At Pacific Lutheran University, natural science research can lead students all the way to Antarctica and back again. For environmental studies majors, there’s also important data to collect and analyze within a stone’s throw of the university’s campus. Clover Creek flows 14 miles through Parkland,…
![Kinesiology lab at PLU, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (Photo: PLU/John Froschauer)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2019/12/mskinesnewsbanner.jpg)
PLU announces Master of Science in Kinesiology program
TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 2, 2019) — After almost six years of deliberation and preparation, Pacific Lutheran University is rolling out a prestigious new Master of Science in Kinesiology program. Aimed at both graduate students looking for rigorous curriculum blended with real-world experiences and working professionals…
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Jordan Levy: Anthropology and a Just Society
When Jordan Levy first visited Honduras in high school, he had no idea that someday he’d be serving as an expert witness on Honduras in the U.S. court system. He first visited the Central American nation to perform volunteer work, and then returned annually throughout…
![MSMA students Matthew Dixon ‘19 and Ingeborg Joreia ‘19 smiling in the middle of HDC craft spirit bottles.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2019/10/msma-capstone-article-photo-2.jpg)
Real-world experience, distilled: PLU marketing analytics grad students partner with Heritage Distilling Company
TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 31, 2019) — When most people hear the words “Master of Science in Marketing Analytics,” they don’t immediately think of the marketing challenges facing a craft liquor distillery. Yet those challenges have been top-of-mind for Pacific Lutheran University MSMA students Matthew Dixon…
![Prof. Andrea Munro prepping dough in the Scandinavian Center kitchen for an online chemistry class of the chemistry of food at PLU Friday, July 19, 2019. (Photo/John Froschauer)](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2019/08/foodchemnews.jpg)
New PLU course Chem 103 illustrates chemistry through food
TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 13, 2019) — Pacific Lutheran University’s Dr. Andrea Munro didn’t design Chem 103: Food Chemistry in order to teach students how to cook — but everyone agrees it’s been a pretty tasty side effect. Munro, an associate professor of chemistry, intended the…
![Wendy Call, left, and Kaja Gjelde Bennett '17, PLU's latest recipients of Fulbright grants, both have chosen to use this opportunity to pursue Indigenous Studies work.](https://www.plu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/573/2019/04/fulbright1newsbanner.jpg)
PLU’s latest Fulbrights are delving into indigenous studies research, education
TACOMA, WASH. (April 4, 2019) — Pacific Lutheran University has a proud history of producing Fulbrights. The 2018-19 recipients are continuing that tradition by delving into indigenous studies research and education — a field that’s gaining ground at the university. Kaja Gjelde-Bennett ‘17 and English…