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  • Within the environmental studies curriculum at PLU, the social sciences provide perspectives on the environment from a human point of view, balancing the ecological perspectives contributed by the

    , beliefs and values, and the dissemination of these ideas through business, education, nursing and other professions.Within the environmental studies curriculum, the social sciences provide perspectives on the environment from a human point of view, balancing the ecological perspectives contributed by the natural sciences with the economic and political aspects of human society. Courses in the humanities bring the insights of religion and ethics as well as a body of literature and artistic appreciation

    Environmental Studies
    Rieke Science Center Room 158 Tacoma, WA 98447
  • The College of Natural Sciences is home to the Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Mathematics, Psychology, and Physics departments, as well as the Environmental Studies and Data

    FacilitiesThe College of Natural Sciences is home to the Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Mathematics, Psychology, and Physics departments, as well as the Environmental Studies and Data Science programs. The Morken Center for Learning and Technology houses the Office of the Dean, the Computer Science Department, the Mathematics Department, and the Data Science Program. The Biology Department, Chemistry Department, Earth Science Department, Physics Department, and

  • Professional school mock interviews are offered by the Pre-Health Sciences Advising team. You are welcome to take advantage of this tool as you begin the interviewing process.

    It Pays to Sharpen Your Interview SkillsProfessional school mock interviews are offered by the Pre-Health Sciences Advising team. You are welcome to take advantage of this tool as you begin the interviewing process. We offer these interviews only to students for whom a letter has already been prepared and mailed (therefore, the results of the interview cannot affect the quality of the advisors’ letter), and who have received notice of an upcoming interview at a professional school. Please

  • Beginning with applications for the cohort starting in Fall 2024, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) School of Occupational Therapy (SOT) has agreed to admission interviews for

    Partnership with PNWUBeginning with applications for the cohort starting in Fall 2024, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) School of Occupational Therapy (SOT) has agreed to admission interviews for qualified PLU graduates interested in pursing a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT). PNWU MSOT admission agreement with PLU Qualified PLU graduates must meet the following requirements: Minimum admission requirements Complete the OTCAS application  Submit a resume All

  • Professional school mock interviews are offered by the Pre-Health Sciences Advising team. You are welcome to take advantage of this tool as you begin the interviewing process.

    It Pays to Sharpen Your Interview SkillsProfessional school mock interviews are offered by the Pre-Health Sciences Advising team. You are welcome to take advantage of this tool as you begin the interviewing process. We offer these interviews only to students for whom a letter has already been prepared and mailed (therefore, the results of the interview cannot affect the quality of the advisors’ letter), and who have received notice of an upcoming interview at a professional school. Please

  • Beginning with applications for the cohort starting in Fall 2024, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) School of Occupational Therapy (SOT) has agreed to admission interviews for

    Partnership with PNWUBeginning with applications for the cohort starting in Fall 2024, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) School of Occupational Therapy (SOT) has agreed to admission interviews for qualified PLU graduates for those who meet the minimum admission requirements, complete the OTCAS application, submit a resume and all official college transcripts, meet the minimum technical standards (with or without accommodation), and meet health requirements. For the 2023

  • PLU alumnus Scott Foss ’91 serves as a top paleontologist for the Department of the Interior.

    the American West, serving as a National Park Service paleontologist and museum curator at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon, and later as a regional paleontologist with the Bureau of Land Management headquartered in Utah. Along the way, he earned a Ph.D. in biological sciences from Northern Illinois University. In 2012, Foss relocated to Washington, D.C., to assume his current role, one he likens to an orchestra conductor. “I don’t get to play an instrument anymore, but I’m

  • The curriculum prepares students to pursue careers in research and the health sciences or to apply their biology interests to careers as diverse as science education and public health.

    hypotheses. Our students read and evaluate primary research articles, write laboratory reports, and are given opportunities to make oral presentations. The curriculum prepares students to pursue careers in research and the health sciences or to apply their biology interests to careers as diverse as science education and public health. Moreover, our undergraduates have an excellent record of acceptance into medical, dental and allied health professional schools. Faculty members are committed to helping

    Department of Biology
    Rieke Science Center, Room 159 Tacoma, WA 98447
  • Friday, January 23, 2014, 7:30pm First Lutheran Church Nashville, TN Sunday, January 25, 2014, 7:00pm Shared concert with Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Creed Bates Auditorium

    ConcertsFriday, January 23, 2014, 7:30pm First Lutheran Church Nashville, TN Sunday, January 25, 2014, 7:00pm Shared concert with Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Creed Bates Auditorium Chattanooga, TN January 28, 2011, 7:00pm The Church of St. Paul in the Desert Palm Springs, CA January 29, 2011, 7:00pm Shared concert with San Diego State University Clairemont Lutheran Church San Diego, CA February 9, 2011, 8:00pm Homecoming Concert Lagerquist Concert Hall, PLU Tacoma, WAOther

  • Dr. D. Eugene and Edith Strandness Endowed Professor | Department of Biology | smith@plu.edu | 253-535-7307

    Expertise Behavioral Ecology Selected Articles Julie W. Smith, Trevor Fetz, Monika Shea, Craig W. Benkman. "Nest-site selection by Cassia Crossbills and management implications." Journal of Field Ornithology Vol. 93, 2021: 203-211. Cody K. Porter and Julie W. Smith. "Diversification in trophic morphology and a mating signal are coupled in the early stages of sympatric divergence in crossbills." Biological Journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 129, 2020: 74-87.

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