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First day of school tradition at PLU PLU's academic year starts with convocation, held on the first day of each fall semester. Posted by: mhines / September 15, 2023 September 15, 2023 Convocation is a unique PLU tradition. Professors line up to welcome new students to PLU as they walk across campus. Professors and staff then join this first-day ceremony, which marks the official beginning of a student’s academic journey at PLU.  Read Previous Move-in at PLU 2023 Read Next Major Minute

clubhouse where students drop in and test out ideas, improvise and hone their craft. It is evident, too, when speaking with PLU Assistant Professor of Theater Amanda Sweger, who begins her second year at PLU teaching theater lighting and design. It is clear she looks at this type of collaboration in the same way a natural science professor in Rieke Science Center might look at a student–faculty research project. It is for this reason Sweger is so quick to let the students learn the light board, for

paper. Edgar received the grant for the research and recruited Ball and Juda to assist. “He was really working with us,” Ball said. “It wasn’t like he knew all the answers, which I thought was really cool.” The three researched a more specific ordering of natural numbers. The journal abstract reads, in part: “This paper provides an overview of the b-dominance order over the natural numbers, ℵ, using the base b expansion of natural numbers. … Here we discuss many ideas in order theory, including the

our culture, our religious tradition, and our moment in history. It’s not just PLU faculty who are saying this: increasingly, medical schools and public health graduate programs are recognizing the importance of professionals who understand diversity and spirituality.  In fact, many medical and nursing schools now advise that practitioners take not only a medical history of incoming patients, but also a spiritual history as well. Professor Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen Such shifts in the medical

Graduate Studies Program – Institute for Shock Physics Washington State University Posted by: alemanem / October 30, 2023 October 30, 2023 The Institute for Shock Physics is a multidisciplinary research organization within the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington State University.  Institute faculty participants from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Engineering and Architecture study the response of materials at extreme conditions. Students from various academic departments can carry

on set at KCPQ-TV on election night. (Photo courtesy of Molly Ivey '20) Feeling nervous, I read my notes on how this partnership got started. Communication Professor Joanne Lisosky and Erika Hill, the station’s news director, served together on the regional board of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. They quickly hit it off. Hill mentioned that she needed extra assistance with election-night data entry, and Lisosky jumped on the opportunity to give students the experience of

Competition in San Francisco, California. In addition, I will be one of the faculty soloists performing Rossini’s “Petite Messe solennelle” with the Choral Union directed by Richard Nance on November 12th at 3pm in Lagerquist Concert Hall. What made you choose PLU? I chose PLU because teaching and mentoring are valued. I have had amazing teachers who changed my life for the better and I want to pay it forward. In addition, the Lute community celebrates individuality and encourages creative and critical

YouTube Short: Favorite hangout spots at PLU Posted by: mhines / October 10, 2023 October 10, 2023 The PLU campus has some cool spots to connect with the community. Hear from three PLU students who share their absolute favorite hangout spots! Read Previous Academic advice for students on the spectrum Read Next YouTube Short: PLU volleyball takes on cross-town rivals! LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at

Neal Sobania and his wife, Liz. The exhibit was inspired by the Tacoma Art Museum’s “Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible,” explained Ed Inch, dean of the School of Arts and Communication. PLU’s exhibit depicts a similar topic, religious illustrations, in a way that resonates with the campus. “It’s probably one of the most ambitious things we’ve ever done,” Inch said. Visiting assistant religion professor Brenda Ihssen will address the historical and artistic aspects of Eastern Orthodox

PLU faculty members Katrina Hay, Ami Shah and Amy Young discuss the word ‘stress’ (podcast) Posted by: Zach Powers / April 21, 2017 April 21, 2017 TACOMA, WASH. (April. 21, 2017)-The tenth episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “stress” among host and Communication and Theatre Department Chair Amy Young, Associate Professor of Physics Katrina Hay, and Assistant Professor of Global Studies and Anthropology Ami Shah. “Open to Interpretation” is a podcast devoted to