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the interview process February 21, 2025. *Please note: The Regents’ Scholarship will replace the previously awarded President’s Scholarship or Harstad Founder’s Scholarship. Application: Students must apply for admission to PLU by December 1 and complete the Presidential Scholarships application by December 15.Artistic Achievement Awards - $1,000-$7,500Eligibility: Exceptional ability in the fields of art & design, dance, media, music, and theatre (acting & technical).  Students are eligible to

furrowed brows. We share a moment or two of silence and then move on with the conversation.Vignette #2 Digital Humanities Summer Institute It’s mid-June in Victoria, BC, and I’m sitting in a classroom at the University of Victoria. It’s hot and the room isn’t equipped with air conditioning. Despite the heat and the sweat, I count myself lucky to be here. I’m on a scholarship learning how to use a programming language called Ruby on Rails. More importantly, I’m using Rails to design a little piece of

more than 100 qualifying films before the Academy narrows the nominee pool to five; Petersen hopes “All the Marbles” makes the cut. Petersen said his time studying theatre at PLU helped prepare him to write, produce and star in film projects. His says the education in makeup, sound, set design and a host of other production elements equipped him for the roles he’d need to take on as an independent filmmaker. “There were all these various things in the theatre department that I had to work on that I

, Associate Professor of Art and Design, was the Site Director for the 2017 China Gateway program in Chengdu. What were you teaching in Chengdu? I was teaching a course in China Painting. This ancient technique of decoration actually involves painting very low temperature glazes onto ceramic wares, typically porcelain. Students and I will be creating and using imagery from our travels in China (be they pictures, memories, ideas, notions, etc.) to create a visual record of our thoughts, emotions, routines

methods along with basic electronics. Special emphasis placed on electronics, spectrophotometric, chromatographic, and mass spectrometric methods. Prerequisites: CHEM 320, 341, and 343. (4) CHEM 440 : Advanced Organic Chemistry Students will develop a repertoire of synthetic methodology and a general understanding of a variety of organic reaction mechanisms. Synthetic organic strategies and design, the analysis of classic and recent total syntheses from the literature, and advanced applications of

out how to be a successful writer. I was definitely more interested in the former.” Barot says that’s by design. “We have a structure, but we don’t have a curriculum,” he said of the program. “All of these people are coming here with very different backgrounds and levels of knowledge beforehand. Each mentor has to tailor their mentorship to what each writer is doing.” The MFA — with concentrations in the genres of fiction, nonfiction and poetry — spans three years with an immersive 10-day

importance of reforming, which is the foundation for the core tenets of Lutheran higher education. Those elements, a longstanding part of the fabric of the PLU community, will adorn banners greeting campus visitors to share in the celebration. Visitors, students, faculty and staff also will get to learn more about Luther through interactive geocaching. Thanks to the work by sculptor Spencer Ebbinga, associate professor of art and design, 21 miniature Luther statues hidden across PLU’s campus in October

met and married Chuck, they settled in Connecticut and raised their family. In 1978, they moved to Washington where they reconnected with Chuck’s PLU friends. Toni loved to visit with friends, travel and spend time with their children and grandchildren. Toni enjoyed traveling with friends, worked in the community as a counselor at her church and spent many years working for PLU in the science department. Walt Tomsic Former PLU painting and design professor, died on July 16. He had a passion for

, explaining that Hay has published a children’s book about astronomy. At their professors’ suggestion, they posted videos and blog entries about their research on a website. “I love film and design,” Longstaff explained, “so I was really happy.” “Working in the Observatory was SO much fun!” deMattos added. “Fun” was a word that came up repeatedly in student descriptions of both their academic research and their mentors. O’Neill agreed. “Frankly, it has been both easy and fun to work with two such talented

community and beyond to reflect on the importance of reforming, which is the foundation for the core tenets of Lutheran higher education. Those elements, a longstanding part of the fabric of the PLU community, will adorn banners greeting campus visitors to share in the celebration. Visitors, students, faculty and staff also will get to learn more about Luther through interactive geocaching. Thanks to the work by sculptor Spencer Ebbinga, associate professor of art and design, 21 miniature Luther statues