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January 12, 2011 Who doesn’t love penguins? Professor to write about relationship between bird and humans. By Barbara Clements It’s hard to get Chuck Bergman to stop talking about penguins. And really who can blame him? They’re cute. They mate for life, and seem to care for their mates and offspring. They do amazing things to care for the next generation – be it brave the brutal weather in Antarctica or hopping up – and down- sheer cliff faces to make their nests. This Gentoo Penguin is one of
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find purpose and meaning in their life. “It helps students identify different points in the journey of questions,” Holden explained. “It shows what the process looks like.” SIL director Eva Johnson, assistant education professor Steve Woolworth and assistant philosophy professor Pauline Kaurin made up the second panel. The three related their experiences in college to how things turned out in the rest of their life, an exercise first year Erik Arnits found especially helpful. “I really liked
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War I was fighting the second wave of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic that engulfed Camp Colt. Responding to this medical crisis, Eisenhower’s extraordinary skills as a military manager matured. Characteristically, he went all out to fight the flu virus, meeting the emergency with firmness and innovation. First, he did not meddle with the medical staff, but placed full confidence in his chief surgeon Lt. Colonel Thomas Scott of the Oklahoma National Guard. Eisenhower authorized the doctors to
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cyclosporin. Fischer and Krebs worked together at the University of Washington for 40 years, in what Fischer described as a close friendship. Fischer, who decided to become a biochemist after his father contracted tuberculosis, said that he and Krebs knew their work was important, but didn’t realize really how significant their research was until the Nobel committee came calling. As for winning the Nobel Prize, Fischer said he and Krebs would have continued their work, with or without the recognition
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December 7, 2012 PLU grad continues to give back to his community and greater Tacoma area By Igor Strupinskiy ’14 President of Korsmo Construction, John Korsmo ’84 is building more than just academic halls. His company, founded by his father, John Korsmo Sr., is focused on sustaining community, both at PLU and in the greater Tacoma area. “We want to be of help where we can,” Korsmo said. John Korsmo (far right) with Martin J. Neeb and their wives, Lisa Korsmo and Barbara Neeb, in front of the
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PLU’s School of Nursing Ranked Among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools Posted by: marcom / May 3, 2016 May 3, 2016 By PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 10, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Nursing is ranked among the best 100 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's 2016 edition of Best Graduate Schools.In addition to its in-demand undergraduate and continuing education nursing programs, PLU offers several graduate degrees: Entry-Level Master of
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exceptional students come together for four days and experience all facets of the ASA Annual Meeting. By participating, Honors Program students develop long-lasting networks with other sociologists while their sponsoring departments get to ‘showcase’ their most outstanding majors.” To learn more about ASA Honors, visit this link. Read Previous Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting Read Next Palmer Scholars Builds Hope and Opportunity Through Education LATEST POSTS J-Term 2020 – Study Away in
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.“I want our future engineers to be educated through a liberal arts system and not just technically educated in their field,” said Hay, the program’s director. “I want them also to understand people and what our society needs from engineers.” Dual Degree Engineering offers students a chance to combine those strengths of a liberal arts education with the rigorous coursework of engineering. Students who complete the program earn two degrees — one from PLU and the other from an ABET-accredited
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about Palmer Scholars from my career counselor and my teacher when I was a sophomore in Foss High School. 2. What prompted you to apply to the program? I applied to this program because I saw the opportunity in Palmer Scholars that many other programs lacked in or did not have altogether. I applied specifically because of the support they were providing to high school students pursuing higher education with backgrounds that did not consist of support, like (first-generation) students or immigrants
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year from PLU with a degree in elementary education. Once Meyer returns from her fellowship she plans to pursue a job teaching ELL. “I know that this assignment will allow me to grow into a more effective instructor by helping me develop a greater sense of cultural awareness and sensitivity, which is an especially necessary trait for teachers of English,” she said. This won’t be her first time in southern Africa. She spent a J-Term in Namibia. “I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to
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