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  • Nearly a year into his new role as PLU Associate Vice President of Advancement, George Zeno and I took a walk through Parkland and discussed one of my favorite questions, #WhyPLU? Zeno is essentially a community matchmaker for social progress. Mentored at the University of…

    initiatives to support and empower low-income, first-generation, undocumented, immigrant, refugee, LGBTQIA and veteran students. For Zeno, the sector may be higher education development, but the mission is equitably and justly transforming systems with care to meet the needs of everyone involved. You have a long track record of building large-scale coalitions, initiatives and public-private partnerships at public research universities. What did you find intriguing about a small Lutheran university in

  • Originally published in 2005 For two weeks of March, 2000, in the vast jungle along Mexico’s southern border with Belize, I joined a team of biologists and hounds in chasing and capturing a wild jaguar. I was in Mexico as a Fulbright Scholar. It took…

    to the creatures they study so intimately. The jaguar we fitted with the radio collar will disappear in the biological studies produced from the research. With the data from several collared jaguars, a statistical composite of the jaguar in the area—the jaguar as species—will be constructed. Important information, to be sure. Yet as one researcher told me, studying another tropical species, the composite portrait describes the creature as type, “a platonic animal,” to use her words. Because it

  • Cody Uehara is a senior computer science major at Pacific Lutheran University. Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, he came to PLU to play football, and eventually found his passion for computer science. We talked with Uehara about his experiences at PLU and the exciting things he…

    heavy workload, but it is also fun, so it doesn’t feel like work. We are making a simulation for small satellites. I work remotely for the Langley Research Center in Virginia, and my mentor there has really helped me with making connections while working virtually. The three-hour difference in time zones is a bit of a challenge, but it is manageable. One of my biggest takeaways from working with NASA is the importance of always being ready to learn new things. There has been a lot of learning I have

  • For Matthew Olds, being an artist wasn’t just a choice, it was incorporated into his life from the moment he was born. Olds grew up surrounded by creation. His new exhibit, Migration , in PLU’s University Gallery will be on display March 15 through April…

    together to explore the theme of Re-forming, as we celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation and honor the core tenets of Lutheran higher education – critical questioning, freedom for expression, foundation in the liberal arts, learning and research within community, intrinsic value of educating the whole person, discerning one’s vocation in the world, and service to the advancement of life, health, and wholeness. Read Previous PLU places in English and Spanish Worlds at Mark O. Hatfield

  • By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer Considering how to assess students at a distance may seem daunting. Many faculty have always relied on specific assessment practices and believe in-person assessment is the best way to assess student learning. However, the principles underlying good assessment practices are…

    assess student learning outcomes. A balance between rigorous and realistic expectations must be established, especially when distance learning is planned on short notice. Academic Integrity Research studies on academic integrity usually indicate that cheating online is no more prevalent than cheating in traditional courses. Nevertheless, it is important for instructors to emphasize policies and expectations for academic integrity. Such information should be posted in your syllabus as well as in the

  • by Katie Martell Recently I collaborated on a project with the Wang Center for Global Education and PLU Sustainability. PLU was recently selected as a Finalist for the 2014 Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards , and i n short, our group was tasked with creating…

    footprints. There was just one problem— the project had not yet begun.  Since video is made up of moving images, the idea is to actually show something happening, but what could the team do when all we had to work with was an idea? We discussed a few well known advertisements, such as the UPS Whiteboard Campaign, “The Story of Stuff,” and “The History of Education” by Lightspeed Systems (see below). After doing this research, our first thought was to use simple animations generated in a motion graphics

  • Sarah Johnston has a passion for helping people to live their best lives both physically and mentally. She shares about how her life goals changed over the years at PLU, and what she looks forward to learning in the MSK program. What is one fun…

    -term.  I would not trade what I have learned from PLU for anything.  I have had access to so many opportunities with travel, internships, research and ACSM Northwest Meetings. I now know I have a passion for helping people both with their physical and mental outlooks and finding tools for them to unlock their best life.  I am determined to end my time here on a high note and know the MSK will do just that! What are you most excited to learn? I am most excited to dive deeper into Sports and Exercise

  • Why did you decide to study music? What sparked your interest in music and how did your academic path and career develop from there? It was a family business for me, so to speak. My father was my first teacher in both piano and trombone,…

    a trombonist, and James Dixon as a conductor. I’ve also had some significant experiences with other teachers, like Murry Sidlin and Henry Charles Smith. What is your favorite class to teach and why? That’s tough! I love the orchestra, of course. I find something wonderful about all of the courses I teach—the music history course, the introductory research course for our capstone students and composers, and, yes, even ear training. That last one in particular is crucial to the development of

  • Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 majored in biology and chemistry at PLU, played at nationals with the men’s soccer team, and prepared for a career in the medical field. D’Onofrio recently sat down with PLU News to discuss his PLU experience. How did you learn about PLU?…

    cleaned by our mom. We argue over who starts first and we help out our mom: we hand her stuff, and push buttons for the X-rays while we are both taking turns in the chair.What did you learn in your two lab-based internships? Seattle Children’s showed me what goes on in research while looking for protein interactions. At RAIN Incubator we are trying to turn rhizobia into a certain type of soil bacteria. It is taking me down the direction if getting a PhD would be of interest to me. What is the first

  • Global focus nets Fulbrights When PLU was named by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the top four masters-level institutions in terms of the number of students currently participating in the prestigious U.S. Fulbright Student Fellowship, everyone at the university was pleased with…

    Chagas disease in the Pastaza province of Ecuador. scholars and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide. However, they couldn’t have been surprised – PLU has been doing this for years. In fact, since 1975, 78 PLU students have received the award. “That PLU ranked so high testifies not only to the quality of PLU, but to the quality of a liberal arts education,” said Troy Storfjell