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  • As the world was beginning to realize the enormity of COVID-19, two Pacific Lutheran University professors seized the 2020 moment to do significant research into the psychology of the pandemic. PLU Department of Psychology Chair Jon Grahe and his Statistics 232 students conducted a U.S.…

    , theory building, research methods, statistical analysis and using psychology in human context. The Bachelor of Science degree also is an excellent degree option for students with an interest in pre-medicine (including psychiatry), behavioral health, cognitive neuroscience, or neuropsychology. Read Previous Andrew Schwartz’s journey from PLU sociology major to environmental justice advocate and eco-ministry leader Read Next Act Six Scholar Finds Support, Future at PLU COMMENTS*Note: All comments are

  • The PLU Wind Ensemble performed the world premiere of Echo Chambers on March 10, 2019. Echo Chambers came about after a conversation during a national conference in 2017 between Ed Powell, Professor of Music and Director of Bands at PLU, and Peter Van Zandt Lane,…

    renowned Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, and across the nation at a number of music festivals and concert series, including the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, Spark Festival, New Gallery Concert Series, Music: Cognition, Technology and Society at Cornell University, the Festival of Contemporary Music (San Francisco), and 12-Nights Electronic Music and Art, SCI, and the Sound and Music Computing Conference (Copenhagen). Recordings of his music are available on New Focus, PARMA/Navona

  • Michael Halvorson ’85 was a technologist before he was a historian. His PLU undergraduate degree is in computer science and he worked at Microsoft for the first 10 years of his career. He spent the next 15 years writing books about software and emerging technology.…

    volume, Code Nation: Personal Computing and the Learn to Program Movement in America (2020). I met with him on a rainy winter afternoon to discuss how he defines innovation, how it’s taught at PLU, and why studying history is critical to understanding the benefits and consequences of innovation. Is it possible to define innovation in a single sentence? I think so, let me try. Innovation is creating some new method or idea or product, and it is basically a creative act to do something new. Wow, there

  • Major in Economics Minimum of 32 semester hours Required Courses for all Economic Majors 20 semester hours ECON 101, 102, and 499 ECON 301 or 302 STAT 231 or MATH/

    Macroeconomic Analysis National income determination including policy implications within the institutional framework of the U.S. economy. Prerequisites: ECON 101; ECON 102; MATH 128 or 151. (4) ECON 313 : Environmental Economics Examines the theory of externalities, pollution regulation, open-access conditions as a basis for environmental degradation, methods of non-market valuation of environmental amenities, and valuation of a statistical life. Attention will be given to both domestic and global examples

  • Innovation Studies minors must complete a minimum of 20 credit hours in the following key areas: Introduction to Innovation Studies (4 credits) Innovation Principles (8 credits) Elective (4 credits)

    computer programming and problem-solving using real datasets from a variety of domains such as science, business, and the humanities. Introduces the foundations of computational thinking, modeling and simulation, and data visualization. CSCI 144: Introduction to Computer Science– An introduction to computer science including problem solving, algorithm design, object-oriented programming, numerical and non-numerical applications, and use of data files. Ethical and social impacts of computing. ENG 323

  • Congratulations on your admission to PLU! We’re excited that you’re joining the MAE program. Below you’ll find a list of steps to take now that you’ve been admitted.

    to set up an apartment on your own. 2. Set up your Pacific Lutheran University computing account using the e-pass computer account and email address online form. This will create your PLU email address. Your student ID is on the top of your admit letter. 3. Sign and submit your Financial Aid Award Notice and complete the Online Payment Contract. 4.  Email your advisor. Your advisor’s name and email address are on your admission letter. Introduce yourself and ask what classes you should take and

  • Office safety is like safety anywhere else. It doesn’t just automatically happen. It is the result of the individual effort of everyone concerned.

    have blood on them, contact Campus Safety @ x7911 to report a blood spill. 9.0 Fire Prevention Keep aisle, pathways and exits clear. Know the location of fire exits and designated assembly areas. No smoking is permitted inside or within 50 feet of buildings. Smoking is not permitted where any flammable liquid is being used. Do not overload outlets and extension cords. Contact Facilities Management or Computing and Telecommunications for help in identifying whether a circuit is overloaded. Extension

  • Application for an award shall be initiated by faculty members in close consultation with their college dean.

    standards (GAAP: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), carry forward of funds from one fiscal year to the next or extension of funds beyond the award period are not allowed. All durable assets purchased with Regency funds are considered property of Pacific Lutheran University. Durable assets are defined as tangible goods that yield service or benefits over a number of years. For example, scientific equipment or special computing needs over and above the standard computer/laptop provided by PLU

  • Join the Computer Science Department to hear the senior capstone presentations. Student presentations will take place Friday and Saturday. All talks are scheduled in Morken 203.

    Android application and database. 1:35pm – Blockscape: A Distributed Application Engine Daniel Beal (BSCS), Matthew Conover (BSCS) Today, most networked programs use centralized servers to manage and coordinate execution. These types of systems come with various issues including expensive computing resources, limited transparency, and the potential for downtime. To help solve these issues, we have developed Blockscape, which is a decentralized, computation engine built on blockchain technology—the

  • The PLU Psychology colloquium series aims to provide PLU students, faculty and staff rich, meaningful exposure to the state of the art in research in psychology.

    October 16, 2009Rich Furman, Ph.D."Toward a Transnational Human Services"University of Washington, Tacoma, WA September 25, 2009Mark Russell, Ph.D."The Origins of the Military Mental Health Crisis"Antioch University, Seattle, WA 2008-2009 Colloquium Speakers DateSpeaker NameTitleAffiliation April 3, 2009Garrett Gilchrist, Ph.D."Body image and muscularity in male bodybuilders and exercisers"PLU Counseling Center March 13, 2009Alvah Bittner, Ph.D."Adventure in Statistical Power Analysis"Bittner and