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enrollment grew tremendously at PLU. Multiple attempts were made throughout the 2000s to revive the facility. However, since 2016, it has been closed to residents and has continued to fall into disrepair. Foss Hall is the home of many cherished stories and memories. The Office of Alumni and Student Engagement, in partnership with University Archives, is creating an online exhibit space that details the rich history of Foss Hall and provides a space for alumni to share funny anecdotes and heartwarming
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June 4, 2009 Embracing the ‘bigger questions’ and living with a true sense of joy CALLING ANY UNDERGRADUATE an expert in spirituality might be an overstatement. But in speaking with Timothy Siburg, it is abundantly clear that he has done some deep thinking about the nature of spirituality at PLU. And he has some serious credibility. What are the ‘bigger questions’ Timothy Siburg learned to ask at PLU? Last summer, he was one of only 50 undergraduates in the nation invited to attend the annual
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complete an internship/industry experience and/or courses in business, economics, history and ethics. “Project-based learning is a different kind of learning than in-class learning and adds a different kind of value to a student’s degree,” said Bogomil Gerganov, associate professor of physics. “Internships and apprenticeships are extremely valuable training for future engineers, and students with such experience are more attractive job and graduate school candidates.” To fulfill the engineering
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courses “use multiple lenses in order to overcome the blindness that comes from insisting upon just one.” While Heath’s class is advertised as a starship design class, the course is actually a multi-disciplinary exploration of the current state of planet Earth and the issues facing humanity.“This is a course about asking big questions and pursuing insightful answers,” Heath writes in the class syllabus. “Although we will be using some scientific methods of inquiry and exploring scientific ideas, this
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June 11, 2014 Marissa Meyer ’04 signs one of her latest books in the Luna series, ‘Scarlett’, for a fan this spring at PLU. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Love of Sci-Fi and Fairy Tales Leads to Best-Selling Series By Barbara Clements Director of Content Development, PLU Marketing and Communications Marissa Meyer ’04 admits she’s a bit of a nerd—and comes proudly from a long line of nerds, including an uncle who converted the second floor of his house into the bridge of the Enterprise. Really
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Charged Up Professor Dean Waldow explores the future of batteries while training future chemists Posted by: Logan Seelye / November 1, 2021 Image: Alyssa Bright ’22 and Professor Dean Waldow share a discussion in a PLU chemistry lab. (Photos by John Froschauer/PLU) November 1, 2021 By Anneli HaralsonResoLute Guest WriterPLU Chemistry professor Dean Waldow hopes to one day become useless. After all, as an educator, his job is to empower students to work confidently and independently in a field
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September 16, 2011 Alaska Governor Sean Parnell ’84 talks to students in Assistant Professor Kevin Boeh’s entrepreneurship class. (Photo by John Froschauer) Alaska governor urges students to be “gazelles” of business and think independently By Barbara Clements Looking around Assistant Professor Kevin Boeh’s financing and entrepreneurship class, Alaska Governor Sean Parnell ’84 declared he was looking at future gazelles. At least he hoped that was the case. He urged the 15 students gathered in a
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exploration. The titles chosen for the collection cross genres and feature diverse authors from around the world. The curation of the collection focuses on award-winners and bestsellers from the past five years, paying special attention to diverse voices. The collection will be held on the first floor of the Mortvedt Library in order to better showcase these materials to our patrons. The books will function on a first come, first serve basis and will not be eligible for renewal. This is to ensure the
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had to pack it up only two flights of stairs, instead of nine, to the hall’s top floor. The unpacking of the cars, minivans and U-hauls, the lugging of the linens, pillows chairs and posters up the stairs replayed itself hundreds of times last week, as one of the largest freshmen classes in PLU’s history moved in. Find the right hall. Drive the car up to the hall. Have eager football players swarm over your car to help you pack in the heavy stuff. Pick up registration forms, identity cards, meal
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PLU senior Kelly Hall prepares to graduate with an indigenous studies major she designed herself Posted by: Marcom Web Team / May 6, 2016 Image: Image: Kelly Hall ’16 is graduating this spring with an individualized major in Native American and indigenous studies. (Photo courtesy of Hall). May 6, 2016 By Natalie DeFord '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 6, 2016)- Kelly Hall couldn’t decide on a major when she first came to Pacific Lutheran University. “I didn’t know for sure
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