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Send a Postcard to New StudentsDo you remember that feeling you had when you received your acceptance letter from PLU? Thoughts of excitement, anticipation, and questions including, “Is PLU the right choice for me?” PLU’s Alumni Board members invite you to join them in sending a welcome postcard to newly admitted students. Who better to assure them that PLU is a great choice for their next life adventure than the alumni who have lived it? Each month between October and May, alumni volunteers

Photo courtesy of Claire Todd Dear Pierce County Surface Water Management Division, Imagine if all of Clover Creek looked like this restored area, if all its concrete lining was torn up, its natural curves restored, and its native plants brought back. Native marine plants and wildlife would come back, and perhaps the salmon too one day. In addition, a winding, tree-shrouded creek making its way through the county, would be a reminder to all those that drive and walk past it of Pierce County’s

Photo by Claire Todd Dear Pierce County, The management of invasive species is a key component when developing restoration sites in an attempt as a means to re-establish the native plant species. From our work in my Environmental 350 course at PLU, we discovered that herbicides are heavily used to diminish the invasive plant population. They are efficient and cost effective. However, the application of herbicides have unintentional environmental risks: they are toxic to applicators and they

Computer Science Learning OutcomesEffective January 2019Learning OutcomesOur learning outcomes are statements that describe skills that we expect to enable our student to attain by the time of graduation. An ability to apply mathematics to solving computing problems. An ability to critically analyze a problem and to design, implement, and evaluate a computing solution that meets requirements. An ability to work effectively in small groups on medium scale computing projects. An ability to

Jeffery WrightJeffery (“Jeff”) Wright has been a professional humanitarian since the early 1990s. Since that time he has been involved as a front-line practitioner in many of the high-profile emergency and humanitarian responses that most Western audiences would have heard of (and perhaps a few that Western audiences would not have heard of). Apart from a brief detour as Country Director for an INGO development portfolio, his career has been entirely focused on humanitarian and emergency

In case of any emergency go to the nearest telephone and dial ext. 7911 or 535-7911 from your cell phone. If the emergency involves an injured person who is helpless, someone should remain with that person while another leaves the scene to report the emergency. The injured person should not be moved. Identify yourself and the person injured (if possible). Indicate the extension number from which you are calling, the nature of the emergency, and the location of the injured person. Wait on the

The single image element is what you would use to put in a picture on your page.     Your image can come from three different sources. The Media Tab, an External Link, or you can use the Featured Image for the page. You will probably use media that has already been uploaded most of the time. You can experiment with the different image styles, however it is a good idea not to stray too far from the initial look of the page or related pages. Before adding a picture make sure to resize it to the

Gretchen Howell Director of Human Resources / Title IX Deputy Full Profile 253-535-7329 crosgrgm@plu.edu

Chemistree Decorating – December 2nd Mark your calendars for the final Chem Club meeting of the year!! On Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 6pm in Rieke 224 we will be decorating the Chemistree, drinking Hot Cocoa, and finalizing Spring Officer Nominations! Positions including Treasurer, Historian, and Communications will be opening up-… December 2, 2014 Chem Club