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NSF REU with the Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites Posted by: nicolacs / January 18, 2019 January 18, 2019 Since the summer of 2017, the Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (CB2), has established a new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site designed to provide undergraduate students a chance to participate in industry-directed fundamental research opportunities in the fields of bioplastics and biocomposites. The students will gain hands-on experience with synthesis

internships to students pursuing fields of study related to the environment or Native American nations.Knapp has served as a G.R.E.A.N. club officer, is currently co-chair of the Student Sustainability Committee, and is a leader of the Tacoma hub of the Sunrise Movement of young people fighting for intersectional environmental justice. She is also the incoming ASPLU Environmental Justice Director. We spoke with Knapp on her award, the opportunity it provides her, and her goals for the incoming school year

. Martínez Pessi’s documentary expands the conversation about the past by incorporating other voices to the puzzle that is any project that engages with the creation of a national discourse on violence and its legacy. The subjects of Martínez Pessi’s documentary, are children of activists who are now adults.  Even when agreeing ideologically with their parents’ condemnation of the past system of repression, they have another story to tell that complicates the narration of exile as an always negative

Lutheran University. From serving as ASPLU president her junior year, to spending a semester in Trinidad and Tobago, to using film as a catalyst for change, Chan has spent her time at PLU highlighting the experiences of her community members—especially those who haven’t traditionally held a seat at the table. Chan has spent several seasons working with Hmong flower farmers in Seattle as part of her PLU journey, complementing her double major in communication and gender, sexuality, and race studies

Pacific Lutheran University. From serving as ASPLU president her junior year, to spending a semester in Trinidad and Tobago, to using film as a catalyst for change, Chan has spent her time at PLU highlighting the experiences of her community members—especially those who haven’t traditionally held a seat at the table. Notably, Chan has spent several seasons working with Hmong flower farmers in Seattle as part of her PLU journey, complementing her double major in communication and gender, sexuality, and

.” Change is working in the derivatives section of the firm, crunching numbers and providing estimates as a junior analyst on portfolios. A transfer student from Tacoma Community College, Change eventually would like to return to Zimbabwe and start his own venture capital business. His experience at Russell will be a key part of making that passion a reality, he said.  Rachael Nelson ’15 found her summer internship at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center by trolling the flyers in PLU’s Rieke

station the best of luck as it begins this new era, and we are confident that it will continue to serve as one of the Pacific Northwest’s exemplars in public broadcasting.” The station, which announced earlier this month that it will change it’s call letters to KNKX, will now be governed by the Friends of 88.5 FM Board of Directors with input from a Community Advisory Council. Read Previous Brooke Thames ’18 recommends delectable options for breakfast, lunch and dinner at PLU Read Next University

Nursing students honored in white coat and blessing of the hands ceremony Posted by: Zach Powers / September 16, 2021 Image: (Photos by John Froschauer/PLU) September 16, 2021 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing and CommunicationsFirst-year nursing majors and entry-level Masters of Nursing Science students were honored yesterday in the Regency Room at a white coat and blessing of the hands ceremony.“We’re at an historic moment in time when we need courageous and compassionate young leaders to lean

Alum combines passion for art and community with Tacoma Creates Posted by: vcraker / August 5, 2022 August 5, 2022 Clarissa Gines was one of the first students to graduate with PLU’s art history undergraduate degree in 2012. It wasn’t easy—she had a child during her senior year, and juggled parenthood with schoolwork and an internship at a Seattle-based art gallery. She then worked as a gallery assistant, Museum of Glass associate, and gallery exhibitions manager for the next seven years. All

: “Not exactly, but the funny thing is that I began applying for internships at local software companies. When I described this research project to them, I found that most of the people working in software today don’t really know the origins of their own field. By describing the early software systems and PC business models, I had something interesting to talk about with them, and in a way I had a leg up on my competition. Local high-tech companies seemed to like that I had done this research.” Jobs