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  • STEM Education https://www.plu.edu/catalog-2023-2024/undergraduate-program/program-curriculum-information/stem-education/

    253.538.6393 www.plu.edu/stem-education munroam@plu.edu Andrea Munro, Ph.D., Director There is a need for excellent teachers with strong content knowledge in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) who are able to teach using culturally sustaining pedagogy. The STEM Education minor is supportive of, and connects to PLU’s focus on diversity, justice, and sustainability and provides a program for students to explore teaching as a vocation. This interdisciplinary program is

  • Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in Data Science and Analytics https://www.plu.edu/math/news/summer-research-experiences-for-undergraduates-program-in-data-science-and-analytics/

    Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in Data Science and Analytics Posted by: nicolacs / January 23, 2023 January 23, 2023 The Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Department of Computer Science, and NSF ACE Data Science and Analytics Program (DSA) at North Carolina A&T State University are hosting a ten-week Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Data Science and Analytics for science, mathematics and statistics, computer science, engineering

  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Virtual Career Connections Event https://www.plu.edu/math/news/pacific-northwest-national-laboratory-pnnl-virtual-career-connections-event/

    ). Breakout sessions include topics like: Computational and Data Science, Decision Science and Analytics, and Applied Mathematics. Please register using this link: https://pnnl.cventevents.com/event/ce641675-648a-4c03-8553-571bb9fa7e6b/summary Read Previous Budapest Semesters in Mathematics Education (BSME) Read Next Lathisms Scholarship LATEST POSTS AWIS Scholarship February 26, 2024 2024-2025 MoMath Exponent Fellowship Program February 8, 2024 PMA January webinar and panel: Careers for Mathematicians

  • Saving the World with a Starship https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/news/saving-the-world-with-a-starship/

    Saving the World with a Starship Mathematics professor Daniel Heath’s Starship Design class uses interstellar travel as a lens to focus on issues here on Earth. Posted by: nicolacs / November 3, 2022 November 3, 2022 By Anneli HaralsonResoLute Guest WriterOn day one of PLU Professor of Mathematics Daniel Heath’s Designing a Starship class, students have no idea what they have signed up for — and that’s exactly how Heath wants it.The course is part of PLU’s International Honors Program (IHON

  • DataFest https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/datafest/

    or judges for our DataFest participants. Mentors must be able to commit a minimum of 75 minutes of online volunteer time. Judges will need to be available for a 2 hour online commitment on Sunday morning. To find out more about volunteering, please reach out to Assistant Professor of Mathematics N. Justice at justicng@plu.edu. Would you like to sponsor a prize or donate to DataFest? If you’d like to support DataFest with a financial gift, we have opportunities to sponsor prizes for students or

  • Musician turned math major is excited to teach in his community https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/musician-turned-math-major-is-excited-to-teach-in-his-community/

    Musician turned math major is excited to teach in his community Posted by: vcraker / May 4, 2022 May 4, 2022 Kevin Canady-Pete ’22 has a history with the Pacific Lutheran University campus. He grew up down the street, just a couple of miles from the university. The Franklin Pierce High School graduate came to PLU intending to pursue a music education major. While he enjoyed playing music at PLU, he discovered he had a passion for math. He will graduate this winter with a degree in mathematics

  • Admissions https://www.plu.edu/education/how-to-apply/

    101: Writing Seminar  Math 123: Modern Elementary Mathematics I  WEST-B (Basic Skills Test for Reading, Mathematics, and Writing) or equivalent SAT/ACT Score (Official SAT/ACT scores must be sent to PLU. Equivalent scores are based on test date.) SAT: Reading 500 or 27, Math 515 or 27.5, Writing 490 or 28 ACT: Reading 22, Math 22, Writing 8 or 23  Co-Requisites: Elementary Education majors are required to take one Life Science (Biology) and one Physical Science (Chemistry, Geoscience, or Physics

  • STEM House https://www.plu.edu/residential-life/themed-learning-communities/the-stem-house/

    , Technology, Engineering, and/or Mathematics. This includes both those who intend to or are majoring in a STEM-related field as well as those who just love the sciences and want to remain immersed in a culture of like-interested students. The STEM House fosters an environment of curiosity and innovation.Great For Students Who ... enjoy studying and/or talking about Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Mathematics are considering a majoring and/or a career in STEM-related fields are willing to commit

  • NSCI 350: STEM Education Partnership course https://www.plu.edu/stem-education/nsci350/

    NSCI 350: STEM Education PartnershipNSCI 350 is a service-learning course with a fieldwork component where pairs of PLU students teach science or mathematics lessons in local K-8 schools. Students in NSCI 350 will learn about lesson planning and curriculum design with a focus on equity and will apply those skills by developing and teaching lessons in local schools. This upper division science course is intended for undergraduate students interested in revisiting and applying their science and

  • Largest-ever PLU student cohort participated in rigorous mathematical modeling competition https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2020/04/13/mathematical-modeling-competition/

    Largest-ever PLU student cohort participated in rigorous mathematical modeling competition Posted by: Marcom Web Team / April 13, 2020 Image: Hosted by the Consortium for Mathematics and its Application (COMAP), the Mathematical Contest in Modeling competition allows student teams of three roughly 100 hours to solve an open-ended problem that challenges their mathematical modeling, computer programming and writing skills. April 13, 2020 By Kaitlin ArmstrongMarketing & Communications Guest