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Faculty Innovators Four examples of how PLU professors across campus help drive the university forward — inside and outside of the classroom. Posted by: Zach Powers / June 6, 2022 June 6, 2022 Innovation in the classroom: “I do, and I understand”If you search for the CV of Assistant Professor of Computer Science Renzhi Cao, Ph.D., you’ll find a list of published research papers longer than Foss Field. He says it’s a great feeling when a new piece of research is published. But what he finds most

Lute Powered: MultiCare Health System PLU alumni Terri Card ’83, Mark Mariani ’98 and Leah Butters ‘15 serve at the Washington-based health care organization Posted by: Marcom Web Team / May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022 MultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization that’s been caring for communities in Washington state since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital in 1882. MultiCare has grown from a Tacoma-centric, hospital-based organization into the largest, not-for-profit

Lute Powered: MultiCare Health System PLU alumni Terri Card ’83, Mark Mariani ’98 and Leah Butters ‘15 serve at the Washington-based health care organization Posted by: Zach Powers / May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022 MultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization that’s been caring for communities in Washington state since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital in 1882. MultiCare has grown from a Tacoma-centric, hospital-based organization into the largest, not-for-profit

Take a peak inside Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Posted by: mhines / April 22, 2024 April 22, 2024 Follow Professor Egge’s biology class as they reconstruct a massive gray whale skeleton in a new Rieke Science Center classroom as part of BIOL 352: Comparative Anatomy.In BIOL 352, you take an evolutionary approach to understanding the complexities of vertebrate morphology. Through hands-on examination and dissection of preserved animal organs and cadavers (yes, including humans), we uncover the

everything from stormwater to soil samples to industrial waste. The outdoorsy trail from National Geographic to analyzing waste makes surprising sense. As Chontofalsky grew older, he thought he’d go into state wildlife biology after graduating from PLU with a biology degree in 2003. But, two days after finishing up his senior project, Chontofalsky wound up interviewing with a private environmental science lab.He took the job and found that he loved his new field. “I spend a lot of time running or hiking

us about your favorite psychology professor. “Dr. Taylor has been an excellent psychological research & statistics professor. Learning from her has ignited my interest in a branch of psychology I did not previously realize I would have any interest in: research. Under her supervision, I have thoroughly enjoyed designing studies, writing them up, and integrating statistics to interpret results.” – Suzi S. ’24 What are your plans after PLU? “Getting my Bachelors in Psychology at PLU is preparing me

Translation LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May 26, 2022 Introduction May 26, 2022

Down to Size LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May 26, 2022 Introduction May 26, 2022

or PhD to pursue youth advocacy and justice work in education Born in Nairobi, Kenya to a family of asylum-seekers from Mogadishu, Somalia, Aziza Ahmed moved to the US at five, and came to PLU from Auburn’s Mountainview High, with an associate’s degree in gender studies from Green River College already under her belt. A committed activist, Ahmed served as the founding Interfaith Coordinator at Campus Ministry, worked at the Center for Student Success, and was part of “the collective,” an

Wang Center Photo Contest Winners 2023 Exhibit Posted by: Holly Senn / April 4, 2023 April 4, 2023 During the 2022-2023 academic year, 237 PLU students participated in global and local study away programs to acquire new perspectives on critical global issues, advance their language and intercultural skills, form valuable new contacts and lasting connections, and advance their academic and career trajectory. We are excited that students were able to travel more widely in the world following the