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  • Pacific Lutheran University Professor of Biology Amy Siegesmund is the recipient of the American Society for Microbiology’s 2023 Carski Award for Undergraduate Teaching. The award recognizes a university educator for outstanding teaching of microbiology to undergraduate students. What I love about teaching microbiology is that…

    Foundation Biology Scholars Research Residency and has received PLU faculty excellence awards in service (2019-20) and teaching (204-15).“During her time at PLU, Dr. Siegesmund has proven herself to be an incredibly dedicated, passionate and effective teacher,” said Chair of Biology Matt Smith. “She challenges her students to learn and think for themselves, holds them to high standards, but supports them tremendously.” “More than being an excellent instructor to our students, Amy inspires better teaching

  • Pacific Lutheran University Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology Tiffany Artime, Ph.D. has been approved for a $2.5M funding award by the  Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute  (PCORI) to disseminate and implement research findings on Skills Training in Affect and Interpersonal Regulation with Narrative Therapy (STAIR-NT)…

    take years to become widespread clinical practice. This PCORI-funded project will cut that lag time and smooth the path by implementing STAIR in 31 UCCs across the United States. These STAIR programs will offer structured trauma treatment that is responsive to the patient-, provider-, and system-level factors associated with the delivery of trauma-focused mental health challenges for college students. “This project is part of a portfolio of PCORI-funded projects that aim to improve the awareness

  • Ham radio station improves preparedness While preparing for a home renovation project in 2001, Doug Oakman, dean of the humanities division, came across the shortwave radio he built in high school. The radio and its wooden case were damaged, and it had been 30 years…

    , pointing to Hurricane Katrina as an example. Shortwave radios may be the only means of communication available. “There has never been a time in any disaster when amateur radio operators weren’t operating,” Benton said. The radios are portable and don’t rely on a network since radio waves exist in the natural world. PLU’s station will have two radios that can operate simultaneously on various frequencies. The operators will be able to connect with Willamette University in Oregon, PLU’s emergency partner

  • ‘The holy cow’ moment As Clarice Swanson ’89 walks in the barn located on her family’s 400-acre Walla Walla cattle ranch, her mind isn’t on the hundred or so Herefords and Black Angus chewing on new grass just down the road. It’s on the tiny…

    graduated from PLU with degrees in education. For the next 15 years, Keith taught English in the Federal Way School District, while Clarice taught music in the Highline School District before becoming a stay-at-home mom. When a 10-acre spread became available next to the family ranch, the Swansons jumped at the chance to go into the business and embrace a new way of life. “We’d taught for years, it was time to try something else,” Keith Swanson said. “This way our five kids could run around, and they

  • Feminist theology and ethics explored An expert on feminist theology, feminist ethics and theological anthropology will deliver the 2008 David and Marilyn Knutson and Department of Religion Lecture at Pacific Lutheran University. Susan Ross will speak on “Seeking Light and Beauty: Women, Justice and Sacramentally”…

    vision, the annual lectureship was made possible through a generous gift from Marilyn Knutson. David Knutson’s vision guides the lectureship and, under its auspices, each year the Department of Religion brings to campus a lecturer who works critically and creatively out of the historical, scriptural and theological resources of a living faith tradition, bringing them into conversation with the major questions and challenges of our time. Read Previous Program brings people from around the world

  • It’s not all about grading papers for PLU profs There are a few things that tie Mark Anderson ‘71, Jon Grahe and Mike Halvorson together. One is that they are all PLU professors. But another thing is their need to jam. All play in separate…

    night, not only as fun but a kind of a ride through the history of rock music. His band played to the sound of the blues greats like Muddy Waters, while “American Standard” covered hits from the 1960s and 70s, and “My Name Ain’t Skip” captured early alternative rock with covers and original pieces. “It was really kind of fun to watch,” Anderson said. For the PLU alumnus, it was also a step back in time. Anderson used to play acoustic songs on campus in the 70s. “So that was kind of a full circle

  • Maybe ‘reincarnation’ is a better word For the School of Arts and Communication Week the changing newspaper business was on top of people’s minds. To kick-off the week, News Tribune Publisher David Zeeck, Puyallup Herald Managing Editor Heather Meier, seattlepi.com reporter Monica Guzman and Mast…

    because of the recession, the transition is taking place over two years, versus ten, he said. “This is a time to try things,” Guzman said. The world still needs journalist, she said, and learning all there is about the new ways of reporting is essential, even if there is not a clear vision of what a “newspaper” is going to look like down the road. Cartoonist thinks the art will survive Chris Britt, an editorial cartoonist for The State Journal-Register in Springfield, Ill., said that he sees a place

  • Building peace By Chris Albert Pacific Lutheran University’s 2010 Wang Center Symposium – Understanding the World through Sports and Recreation started out by recognizing truly dedicated individual’s with the Wang Center for International Programs Peace Builder Award Thursday, March 4 at the Tacoma Convention Center.…

    Program International to ‘Promote peace through mutual respect, understanding and cooperation – one individual, one country at a time,’” Sobania said. He did so, while serving as the Chair of the City of Seattle’s Sister City Committee and serving for three years on the national board of Sister Cities International. He continues that work now as president of the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle. Read Previous Making a difference Read Next Power off – Competition on! COMMENTS*Note: All

  • From the opposite sex, to light refraction to puppies – all is explored at regional science fair By Loren Liden ’11 Hundreds of students, of all ages, and from schools all across the region, participated in this year’s South Sound Regional Science Fair on March…

    Steve Colgan, fair director, as he watched over 500 students stream into Olson Auditorium last month.  Nicholas Dillon, 9th grader at Woodrow Wilson High School, waits with boredom for the judging period to end. Dillon received a second place award for his project. “Our role [as the science fair] is to provide a showcase for the students who take the time to explore their world… It’s a way to honor and recognize them, and in a little way to recognize schools and teachers, too,” Colgan said. “PLU

  • Endowment for scholarships: a direct investment in students Agnes Berge Smith graduated from Pacific Lutheran College in 1932 with a vision. During the spring of that year, she traveled with the Choir of the West to sing at the Chicago World’s Fair. The trip was…

    investment in the PLU endowment. Contributions can be made outright or through planned giving vehicles, such as a bequest provision, trust, gift annuity or gift of life insurance. To learn more about investment options and ensuring the legacy of PLU, please contact the Office of Advancement at 253-535-7177, or visit https://www.plu.edu/advancement/ and click on “Make a Gift.” Read Previous Brues put ‘exclamation point’ on their time at PLU Read Next Textbook comparison program COMMENTS*Note: All comments