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  • Natural Sciences Academic Festival, one of many opportunities to showcase student-faculty research. “It’s nice to put forth my research, voice my concerns, and show people topics they might not have thought about.” While many of their classmates braved a chilly winter back in Parkland, three Lutes sat on a beach in Hawaii and witnessed the incredible moment when a humpback whale taught her calf how to breach near the shore. No, it wasn’t vacation. It was research. The group of Pacific Lutheran

  • Congratulations to the 2019-20 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients! Posted by: abryant / January 10, 2020 January 10, 2020 PLU sponsors Faculty Excellence Awards to recognize outstanding accomplishments of the faculty in five areas of faculty work: teaching, advising, mentoring, research, and service. The recipients have been nominated and selected by their peers, signifying their high regard among those who know them well. Congratulations to the 2019-20 award recipients! The Faculty Excellence

  • many investments, the bottom dropped and the fund dwindled to a low of $64,000 by last fall. Only a year later, the students have built the fund back up to about $110,000. “It was definitely an interesting time,” said fund president Kevin Floyd ’10, a senior majoring in economics and business, with an emphasis in finance. Floyd knows there would be no way a professor or a class could simulate a financial meltdown like that of the past two years. But fund managers at the Mary Lund Davis Investment

  • January 9, 2014 PLU Economics Professor Dr. Martin Wurm addresses the Pierce County Economic Index forum on Jan. 9, 2014, as fellow Professor Neal Johnson looks on. PLU Professors Deliver Pierce County Economic Forecast Pacific Lutheran University economists Drs. Neal Johnson and Martin Wurm delivered the 2014 Pierce County Economic Index (PCEI) forecast this morning at a breakfast at Tacoma’s Hotel Murano hosted by the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber. Looking ahead in 2014, the economists

  • emphasized. Students with professional concerns must be prepared to meet the modern world with both technical skills and capacity for innovation. The Department of Art & Design programs at PLU stress individualized development in the use of mind and hand. Read Previous PLU Welcomes Doctor of Nursing Practice Cohort as First Doctoral Program Read Next A PLU Economics Degree: The First Step For Many World-Changing Lutes COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you

  • Alumni UpdatesAre you a History major or minor with a story to share? Send us a paragraph or two about what you’ve been doing along with a portrait (head shot) photo and we’ll post an update here. We’re proud of our graduates and all that they have done since graduation! Email Michael Halvorson (halvormj@plu.edu) with your story! Kaelin Lor '23The Tacoma Refugee Choir, an important support and resource for Kaelin Lor, History major and ’23 alum, recently released the video, “Everyone Can Love

  • the mechanical, physiological, and psychological components of movement. The study of kinesiology involves deep understanding of various biological systems as well as behavioral theories. Many people are introduced to the concept of kinesiology through a sub-field like physical therapy or sports medicine, but kinesiology is the larger umbrella term for the theory and practice of human movement. Let’s talk specifically about options for jobs with a master’s in kinesiology and what responsibilities

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  • and dear friend. It is through her honesty, gentle encouragement and support that I am doing something I truly enjoy doing: teaching. Teaching Philosophy Although I believe that part of a professor’s job is to instruct students and give them basic knowledge, a much larger part of the job is encouraging students to take an active role in their own learning. By being enthusiastic about psychology and education in general, I try to motivate students and stimulate their natural desire to learn. To

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