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  • Keynote Speakers https://www.plu.edu/ourthirstyplanet/keynote-speakers/

    Water (New Press, 2007). Barlow’s participation in the 2012 symposium is made possible by a generous grant from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peace and Reconciliation Section.Terje Tvedt - Water scholar, advocate, filmmakerProfessor Terje Tvedt will deliver a keynote address entitled “Water and the Development of Human Civilization: Some Perspectives,” at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24. Tvedt is a professor at the Center for Development Studies at the University of Bergen and a Professor II at

  • Keynote Speakers https://www.plu.edu/ourthirstyplanet/keynote%20speakers/

    Water (New Press, 2007). Barlow’s participation in the 2012 symposium is made possible by a generous grant from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peace and Reconciliation Section.Terje Tvedt - Water scholar, advocate, filmmakerProfessor Terje Tvedt will deliver a keynote address entitled “Water and the Development of Human Civilization: Some Perspectives,” at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24. Tvedt is a professor at the Center for Development Studies at the University of Bergen and a Professor II at

  • PSNS Entry-Level Chemist Job Opportunity https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2021/03/02/psns-entry-level-chemist-job-opportunity/

    metallurgy services needed during ship maintenance, repair, and modernization.  They boast a work environment that is very positive, with a focus on personal growth and professional development and advancement. They are looking to hire one chemist with excellent interpersonal and laboratory skills who share their values of service, excellence, integrity, teamwork, and ingenuity. The position is in the Waterfront Chemistry branch and will provide development opportunities and experience in the following

  • Christine L. Hansvick https://www.plu.edu/psychology/staff/christine-l-hansvick/

    (Southwest Minnesota State University, 1992) Environmental Design Research Association (Second place, doctoral dissertation, 1979) Numerous Who's Who and Who's Who among Women in America nominations Biography Academic Liaison on the board of Peace and Justice Studies, as well as teaching Peace Psychology. Faculty Director for joint PLU/Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce Leadership program. Passion for teaching statistics/research methods, where I approach the classroom as a dynamic social

    Contact Information
    Area of Emphasis/Expertise
    Statistics and Advanced Research Methods
    Consumer Psychology
    Industrial/Organizational Psychology
    Psychology of Peace

  • President’s State of PLU https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2010/09/03/presidents-state-of-plu/

    tributaries. Three of our faculty also received Fulbright Awards last year. Joanne Lisosky will teach journalism at Baku University in Azerbaijan beginning next January. Janet Weiss traveled to Namibia in July to undertake work in curriculum development. Jennifer Jenkins participated this past summer in the Baden-Württemberg Seminar for American Faculty in German and German studies. Every year our faculty produce hundreds of publications, creative works and performances. And this commitment to our

  • Transnational Interaction, Integration, and Diversity https://www.plu.edu/global-studies/concentration-areas/transnational-movements-and-cultural-diversity/

    Transnationalism and its ConsequencesMigration, colonial occupation, refugee flows, global travel—the movement of people and ideas across national borders both historically and in the present has political, economic, social and cultural impacts for the destination and also for the place of origin. Using multiple disciplinary perspectives, this concentration investigates the issues arising from the transnational movement of people and ideas such as those related to religious and cultural

  • Innovation and the Mind https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/news/innovation-and-the-mind/

    quantitative skills and learning how to do your own research. (Access to student-faculty research opportunities is a great strength of PLU’s program.) The Psychology major at PLU requires (just) 42 semester hours, and this flexibility allows for students to explore other courses of study in addition to those required for the major. This is where the Innovation Studies minor can come into play. With just a 20 semester hour curriculum, Innovation Studies offers a simple and flexible plan that can be a great

  • NSF REU at University of Southern Mississippi https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2019/02/13/nsf-reu-at-university-of-southern-mississippi/

    span the complex, interdisciplinary facets of materials sustainability, including polymer synthesis from renewable sources, materials with enhanced properties and lifetime, materials to improve utilization of natural resources, reduced energy polymer processes, and biodegradable materials, while gaining the tools to assess the environmental impact of new material development.  In addition to their research project, REU participants will participate in short courses in polymer fundamentals, ethics

  • Travel Policies and Procedures https://www.plu.edu/student-club-organization-handbook/travel-policies-and-procedures/

    Per covid and university regulations all travel is suspended at this time. The Office for Student Engagement supports student club/organization travel to engage in service, conferences, competitions and other activities in order to augment students’ experiences outside of the classroom, to facilitate professional development, and to enrich the communities in which students engage. Student club/organization requests to travel either domestically or internationally will be considered in light of

  • TEDxTacoma 2016 Speaker: Christine Brandt https://www.plu.edu/tedx/christine-brandt/

    exercise improves cognitive function of the brain including executive function which is associated with ADHD and wanting to stop the national epidemic of childhood obesity. The school is focused on the development of the whole child through physical and social/emotional health and academic rigor through exploration and discovery of how being a healthy person benefits students their whole lives. In 2011 as an assistant principal at Wilson High School in Tacoma, WA Christine led the school in receiving a