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  • How First Gens thrive https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/how-first-gens-thrive/

    can be difficult for any student, but it’s particularly challenging when you or your family might not understand the ins and outs of higher education. For those learning to navigate the language and culture of college, here are five things every current and incoming first-in-the-family student should know. And Gurjot Kang ’21 — a current first-generation student living in the “First in the Family” community in Stuen Hall — shares her perspective. 1. You’re not alone. Kang shares how to build

  • PLU adds Innovation Studies minor, helps students transition from college to career https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/news/plu-adds-innovation-studies-minor-helps-students-transition-from-college-to-career/

    Computer Science Education Week Read Next What Game of Thrones Teaches Us About Innovation LATEST POSTS Heven Ambachew ’24 combines her passions and experiences to design major in innovation studies June 7, 2024 10 Innovation Studies Students Graduate June 10, 2023 Benson Research Fellows to Present March 31, 2023 Neurotechnology Lecture “Enhancement” March 13, 2023

  • Politics at PLU: Where do current students stand in the upcoming election? https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/11/05/politics-at-plu-where-do-current-students-stand-in-the-upcoming-election/

    November 5, 2012 Politics at PLU: Where do current students stand in the upcoming election? By Katie Scaff ’13 From healthcare and environmental issues to education and the general state of politics, the issues PLU students are concerned with are almost as diverse as they are. Some are greatly concerned with equality for all and have shared their support for R74, which would legalize same-sex marriage in the state, while others have expressed concerns about healthcare coverage and issues of

  • Endowments / Scholarships https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/endowments-scholarships/

    Endowment for Faculty/Student Science ResearchDr. Fred L. Tobiason Endowment for Faculty/Student Science ResearchEstablished by Chuck and Ann Laubach in honor of Professor Fred L. Tobiason, these funds are included in support provided through the Division of Natural Sciences Undergraduate Research Program.  Though retired, Professor Tobiason continues to be involved with the Chemistry Department and PLU in a variety of ways. The Fred L. and Dorothy A. Tobiason Endowment for Faculty/Student Environmental

  • Speakers https://www.plu.edu/black-bodies/speakers/

    Center. Currently assigned to the North Carolina Synod, Dr. Wallace is on the Synod’s Committee on Social Justice. Dr. Wallace holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Welfare from Adelphi University in New York, a Masters of Education in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro, a Masters of Divinity from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina and holds a Ph.D. in Family Social Science with an emphasis in Marriage and Family

  • 2022 Awards https://www.plu.edu/scifair/awards/2022-awards/

    9-12 Place Awards K-8 Place Awards 9-12 Specialty Awards K-8 Specialty Awards2022 Overall AwardsPlaces 1-3 Receive expenses paid to the Virtual International Science and Engineering Fair. PlaceSponsored ByNamesGradeSchoolProject Title 1stPacific Lutheran UniversityNidhi Krishna Kumar11OlympiaReal-Time Sign Recognition for ASL to Text Conversion 2ndThe Puyallup Tribe of IndiansAiden Bai11CamasA Fast, Compiler-Augmented Virtual DOM for Performant JavaScript UI Libraries 3rdSociety for

  • Senior Profiles: Class of 2019 Is Making a Difference https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2019/05/24/senior-profiles-class-of-2019/

    expected to participate in the Commencement ceremony. Judging by the accomplishments of the Class of 2019, we’re guessing those Lutes will start making an immediate impact on the world—mostly because they already have done so much at PLU. Here’s a look at just a handful of outstanding members of this year’s graduating class.2019 Commencement student speaker: April Rose NguyenMajors: Political Science and Strategic Communication Hometown: Kent, WA Selected accomplishments: Graduation Honors (cum laude

  • Debbie Moderow ’13 – Resolute Online: Spring 2016 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2016/debbie-moderow/

    Debbie Moderow ’13 Debbie Moderow ’13 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2016/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2016/05/debbie-moderow-header-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Brooke Thames '18 Brooke Thames '18 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2016/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2016/05/brooke-thames-e1464106633496.jpg May 13, 2016 May 19, 2016 Musher turned author: Alumna harnesses her PLU education to recount experiences on Iditarod Trail TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 24, 2016)- Debbie Moderow’s future in Iditarod

  • Beautiful mutants: a PLU biology class harvests for the future https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/02/06/seed-research/

    and related systems must change to alleviate global hunger,” Laurie-Berry says. Before 2015, the original PLU greenhouse functioned more like an extremely hot sunroom built on a black flat top roof. “It got so hot that everything died,” Laurie-Berry says. “The new greenhouse completely transformed what I could do in that class.” Today’s Carol Sheffels Quigg Greenhouse was built in 2015 and named for a former PLU regent, donor and enthusiastic supporter of science education at PLU. The 1,700-square

  • Students with a Side Gig https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/students-with-a-side-gig/

    month without the phone, and it’s really nice.” Creating an app appealed to Mbugua, a computer science major, because it required little startup cash and offered an opportunity to fund his education — while the app is free, he is able to make money off Procrasti Mate through Google AdMob, a revenue-generating ad model for apps. But watching his peers staring into their phones instead of paying attention in class convinced him to think bigger. “(Smartphones are) a great tool, but also at the same