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RLEAD Applications are open! Rice University Posted by: alemanem / January 4, 2024 January 4, 2024 Research and Leadership Enabling Discoveries (RLEAD) in Chemical Nanoscience applications are open! RLEAD is a 10 week research and professional development experience available to undergraduate students in chemistry interested in topics related to Chemical Nanosciences. The RLEAD program will provide students with the tools and experiences necessary to become proficient researchers in nanoscale

PLU wins Pan-American Debating Championships Posted by: Todd / March 16, 2017 March 16, 2017 PLU returned victorious from the Pan-American Debating Championships March 10-12 at the University of La Verne in Pomona, Calif., where debaters from universities nationwide and more than nine different countries gathered for divisions in English and Spanish Worlds Style debate. In a difficult final round against Cornell University and University of Denver, Pacific Lutheran University seniors Kate Hall

, Bannon found himself in the office of history professor Beth Kraig, discussing his plans for the future. He knew he wanted to pursue a career related to social justice and service, and he was considering social work, or perhaps teaching. Kraig asked him a question that changed his life forever.“Have you ever thought about becoming a librarian?” Bannon was surprised by her question. He loved his local library growing up, but had also struggled to manage his dyslexia and long aisles of books didn’t

perfect fit with PLU,” said Bruce Bjerke ’72, chair of the Board of Regents. Thomas W. Krise has been named the 13th president of PLU. He will arrive in June to assume the presidency. “I know the campus community will quickly embrace President Krise as we work together to meet the challenges and the great opportunities of the decade ahead,” Bjerke said. Thomas Krise, 50, has been Dean of the College of the Pacific, the arts and sciences college of the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California

December 1, 2008 Americans Abroad By Steve Hansen When Jennifer Henrichsen came to PLU, she had every intention of majoring in biology and psychology, and then moving on to medical school. Ambitious – and admirable – plans. But halfway into her sophomore year, she had something of an epiphany: Med school was more of her mom’s dream than her own. Jenn Henrichsen ’07 found a passion for world politics and journalism. So she decided to switch directions. Radical directions. “One of PLU’s strengths

February 15, 2008 Global health: Why does it matter? If public health was a fashion show, global health would be the new black. It’s hot. But what is global health, exactly? And why does it matter? Mark Twain once complained that everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it. With apologies to Twain, I’d like to suggest that many people today are talking about global health but nobody seems to agree on what to do about it. Increasingly, arguments are flaring in this

Wind Ensemble’s World Premiere of Echo Chambers Posted by: Kate Williams / March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019 By Kate Williams '16The 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, Assistant Professor of Composition and Director of the Dance Center for New Music at the University of Georgia

his way through a crowd, 200 strong, at the June 1 gathering to welcome him on his first day, Krise repeats that refrain again and again to those in the greeting line in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. His shiny, gold PLU-issue name badge reinforces his informal style, stating simply: “Tom Krise, President.” A few feet away, his wife, Patricia Krise, an executive at Ford Motor Company, utters a similar refrain. Her name badge: “Patty Krise.” Both approach you similarly – firm handshake, friendly

series again starts on the right note with award-winning trumpeter Thomas Marriott Thursday, July 7. The university event is in its 13th year and has featured returning and new artists every summer. The concerts are free to the public and a perfect way to enjoy jazz in the setting of the Mary Baker Russell building’s outdoor amphitheater. Along with the series being free, refreshments are provided and star charts are passed out for those interested in viewing the night sky from the campus

October 20, 2014 ELCA’s First Female Bishop to Speak at PLU The Rev. Elizabeth Eaton will speak at PLU on Nov. 1. (Photo courtesy of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 21, 2014)—The Southwestern Washington Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and Pacific Lutheran University are joining to bring ELCA Presiding Bishop the Rev. Elizabeth Eaton to PLU on Nov. 1 for a free and public talk titled,  “Who is Leading Us, and Where Are We Going?” Eaton