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  • McKenna’s Story – Argentina & Antarctica, J-Term Communication (Anthropology minor) – Class of 2019 What she would like other students to know: Studying away was in important part of finding what I wanted to do with my life. We always talk about vocation but you can’t truly find it until you explore yourself and learn what you do and don’t like. A piece of advice to future study away students: Savor every moment by taking time to journal. Months or years after your travels you won’t remember

  • Global Studies major pursues medical school to support health equity PLU alum Margaret Chell ’18 reveals how Peace Corps transformed her life Posted by: vcraker / November 3, 2021 November 3, 2021 While at PLU, Margaret Chell ’18 decided to join the Peace Corps after a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer visited her global development class. She was excited about the idea of putting her global studies major to work to help others. In March of 2020, she found herself in Guinea, West Africa working as

  • You Ask, We Answer: Where do I find my PLU Student ID Number? Posted by: shortea / April 13, 2023 April 13, 2023 If you’re an admitted student and you cannot find your eight digit PLU Student ID Number to work through next steps (such as setting up your ePass to see your financial aid updates), here are two places to look: Log in to your PLU student applicant portal and click on ‘View Updates’. Locate your initial offer of admission (your admission letter). Your PLU ID Number was printed in

  • Internship Evaluation IdeasThe list below reflects common internship evaluation methods to connect course content to internship experiences and inspire vocational discernment.  Assignment ideas for before and during the internship: Daily reflections – Each student can reflect on the successes they’ve created and the challenges they face in their internship. Video blogs – Students can create a visual “journal” of their experience, rather than written reflections. If internship experience is part

  • ACS Local Section 2015 Career Event – February 11th Posted by: Dean Waldow / November 23, 2014 November 23, 2014 The local ACS section is again sponsoring a career event and this year our own Dr. Fryhle is one of the panelists. The following is an excerpt from the announcement. Please see the web link for more details. The Puget Sound Section of the ACS is sponsoring its Eleventh Annual Career Event on February 11th, 2015 from 1-5 PM at the W. R. Giedt Department of Health Public Health

  • Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award Lecture - May 6, 2021 at 7pm Building Better Batteries: Designing Polymers for Improved Safety and Performance of Solid-state Lithium-based BatteriesLithium-based batteries are increasingly important to many areas of society due to their broad use in devices from electronics to automobiles as well as their potential to store energy from renewable energy sources. Improved safety and performance of these batteries are vital as their use continues to

  • April 22, 2013 Sacred sites and coal mounds As part of Earth Week, PLU’s GREAN Club will host two guests from the Lummi Nation to talk about their struggle against one of the country’s largest coordinated industrial developments. The land along the northern border of the Lummi Nation’s land, located west of Bellingham, is one of several proposed building sites for massive coal export terminals in the region. For months, individuals like Jewell James, a long-time leader of the Native American

  • Family Nurse Practitioner RolesThe DNP Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) core coursework focuses on client-centered clinical practice, and prepares nurses to respond to the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s health care consumers, to manage direct care based on advanced assessment and diagnostic reasoning, to incorporate health promotion and disease prevention interventions into health care delivery. The Family Nurse Practitioner cares for the whole family, throughout the lifespan. There is a well

  • Careers for Innovation Studies MinorsInnovate on Behalf of the EarthMake things easier, faster, and better. The Innovation Studies program prepares students for life after graduation by emphasizing the skills that employers most want from college graduates. Think of this program as a toolkit containing essential business and problem-solving skills that will enhance the core proficiencies of your major and apply those skills to the real world. Innovation Studies courses prepare students to

  • September 1, 2009 Knee deep in love When Linnea Olson came down to her top-two college choices, one was near her hometown of Rochester, Minn. Another was across the country in the Pacific Northwest. So, she decided to surprise herself and do something different. She came out west to PLU. Linnea has always loved the outdoors and considers Minnesota one of the more beautiful places she’s been. But when she came to the Pacific Northwest, it was like nothing she imagined. She loves the trees. She