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  • The ‘holy cow’ moment https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/05/09/the-holy-cow-moment/

    May 9, 2008 ‘The holy cow’ moment As Clarice Swanson ’89 walks in the barn located on her family’s 400-acre Walla Walla cattle ranch, her mind isn’t on the hundred or so Herefords and Black Angus chewing on new grass just down the road. It’s on the tiny balls of grey striped fluff peeping at her feet. These turkey chicks, or poults, represent one of the few Unimproved Standard Bronze flocks on the West Coast. Even if the chicks or their parents didn’t have the shelter of a barn to escape the

  • PLU and the Northwest https://www.plu.edu/human-resources/employment/plu-and-the-northwest/

    About PLUAs a member of the Associated New American Colleges, PLU is committed to the integration of liberal arts studies and professional preparation. A dynamic academic program features five professional schools and selective graduate programs that maintain a strong liberal arts emphasis at their core. In addition, PLU is committed to developing in all students a global perspective, including an understanding of the intercultural and intellectual richness of the world. More than 40 percent of

  • Take Back The Tap https://www.plu.edu/sustainability/take-back-the-tap/

    Take Back The Tap In 2008, a student led initiative brought awareness about saving money by consuming tap water. In association with GREAN, RHA and other groups across campus, Environmental Services brought about “Bring Back the Tap,” an initiative encouraging students to purchase plastic Nalgene bottles and use tap water, cutting down on the amount of recycled plastic that goes through our school or some that finds its way into the trash. Since its inception, TBTT has been a great success, and

  • PLU Vs. The Plow https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/03/24/plu-vs-the-plow/

    March 24, 2014 PLU Vs. The Plow PLU’s men’s basketball team will help horses prepare the fields at the Emergency Food Network’s Mother Earth Farm in Puyallup on April 12. (Photo courtesy of EFN) Basketball Team Takes on Clydesdales to Prepare Mother Earth Farm for Planting By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Pacific Lutheran University’s men’s basketball team will pit manpower against horsepower April 12 as part of the inaugural PLU Vs. The Plow event at the Emergency Food

  • Tearing Down the Studio https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/04/02/tearing-down-the-studio/

    April 2, 2012 Artist Zhong Biao works on a canvas in his studio in the Blackbridge Art Village. The studio, along with that of 400 others, is slated to be torn down by the Chinese government. (Photo courtesy Paul Manfredi) Tearing Down the Studio By Chris Albert In a studio in the Blackbridge Art Village of Beijing, world-renowned artist Zhong Biao speaks to his assistant about what he has planned for his next project. Observing on the outside is Paul Manfredi, associate professor of Chinese

  • 5 Reasons to Pursue a Master’s in Kinesiology https://www.plu.edu/master-of-science-kinesiology/news/reasons-to-pursue/

    mental challenges as well as accomplish significant movement-related goals. Promoting healthy activity and movement can change an individual’s quality of life for the better, bringing them greater joy, comfort, and confidence.Learn More About PLU’s Top Kinesiology Graduate Program:The Master of Science in Kinesiology at Pacific Lutheran University combines a rigorous academic experience with real-world and impactful applications designed to intentionally address critical gaps in kinesiology training

  • PLU Students Host Forum to Determine Legislative Advocacy Agenda https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/02/10/student-legislative-forum/

    education and minimum wage. “We hope to provide a voice for the PLU student body to our legislators so they are informed of the passions of the people they are representing,” Stell said. About 20 students attended and actively participated by posing questions about and discussing the bills. Another online survey will be sent to the PLU student body in February to ask students to vote on which bills should be advocated on their behalf. In early March,  results of the survey will be made public through

  • ‘IBM and the Holocaust’ https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/10/05/ibm-and-the-holocaust/

    Holocaust, those two words just didn’t compute.” So Black, the son of two Holocaust survivors, decided to find out the story behind that odd display in the museum. His search resulted in the book IBM And The Holocaust- The Strategic Alliance Between Nazi Germany And America’s Most Powerful Corporation (2001, 2012), which looks at how the leaders of the company- and particularly its chairman, Thomas Watson – embraced the Nazi vision of the future and helped the Third Reich, willingly and enthusiastically

  • Playing in the mud https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/06/16/playing-in-the-mud/

    June 16, 2008 Playing in the mud Outfitted in waders and armed with oranges, shallow plastic trays and pH testing kits, faculty members and alumni trudged into Clover Creek. Under the watchful guidance of environmental studies faculty, the group was learning to collect field data about the creek, which is an important watershed in this area, explained Jill Whitman, geosciences professor. It’s the same type of work students in the “Environmental Methods of Investigation” course learn to do. The

  • Writing Throughout the Curriculum https://www.plu.edu/catalog-2023-2024/ilos-values-principles-gened-writing/writing-throughout-curriculum/

    students how to ask questions appropriate to the kinds of reading done in their fields. Students write both formal papers and reports and informal notes and essays in order to master the content and methods of the various disciplines. They are encouraged to prepare important papers in multiple drafts.