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  • Major in Earth Science 34 semester hours in the following earth science courses, plus 4 semester hours in supporting courses The bachelor of arts degree is the minimum preparation for the field and

    These courses focus on the understanding of the institutions within which environmental decisions are made and investigate the implementation and implications of environmental decisions. The courses also consider how human communities have shaped and been shaped by their environment and how these relationships have changed over time. Students select two courses (from two different departments) from the following: ANTH 368: Edible Landscapes, The Foraging Spectrum (4) ECON 215: Investigating

  • Amanda Dodson, Senior Capstone Seminar About 37% of U.S. adults are diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), which is the combination of metabolic risk factors including insulin resistance,

    the Saxowsky lab observed sequence context differences surrounding a site of mutation, using the 8-oxoguanine reversion assay within the canavanine system. The current work of the lab is to develop yeast strains suited to testing if sequence context matters within the Trp5 system. Thursday, May 5th, 2022 (Morken Center, Room 103)1:00 pm - Introduction 1:15-1:40 pm Madison Herrmann, Senior Capstone Seminar Viloxazine is a newly approved attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication for

  • Housing is something many of us take for granted. Much more than just a place to sleep and a structure to shelter us from the elements, our homes provide the space we need to maintain a functional life. It’s where we manage our mental health,…

    solutions — and that’s what we’re seeing now.” – Brian Lloyd ’88DIFFERENT POPULATIONS, DIFFERENT NEEDSIndividuals seeking affordable housing encompass a spectrum of housing and social needs. Some need the consistency of multi-year secure housing so they can maintain employment or so their children can attend the same school for consecutive years. Others are in need of wraparound services to stabilize their mental health. “It’s not so easy to just ‘get a job, stop living in a tent or car, and clean

  • D.N.P. Program for B.S.N. (Prepared Registered Nurses) The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is designed for nurses seeking a terminal degree at the highest level of nursing practice.

    : Psychopathology, Assessment, Diagnosis and Management Across the Lifespan Provides an integrated approach to the assessment, diagnosis, and clinical management of complex psychopathology across the lifespan. Students will apply concepts covered in PMHNP I to the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of individuals across the lifespan with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders; neurocognitive disorders; disruptive, impulse control and conduct disorders; personality disorders; dissociative

  • The Wang Center Research Grant Program is designed to support students, faculty, and faculty-student teams that seek to conduct original research in an international setting.

    Construction Student-Faculty Projects Joanne Lisosky, Paul Dodson, Julianne Rose and Katie Baumann, Media Lab: Fear and Islamophobia 2011-2012Student Projects Mycal Ford, Chinese Citizenship and Inter-Ethnic Relations Brett Rousseau, Colony Collapse Disorder and the Honey Bee Student-Faculty Projects Paul Manfredi and Leif Nordquist, Chai-na: Documenting the End of the Blackbridge Art Village Claire Todd and Matthew Heglund, Glacial History and Climate Change in Northern Bolivia Robert Wells, Katie Scaff

  • Care is a central component of the PLU mission “to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care–for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.

    . is open to all individuals who wish to learn more about their own unique inner self, and to meet and mingle with others who are likewise on this voyage of discovery. We welcome anyone upon the vast transgender spectrum: crossdressers, transsexuals (M-to-F and F-to-M), intersexed individuals, as well as spouses, significant others, friends and family. Lambert House – Lambert House is a safe place for LGBTQ youth ages 11 to 22. Youth age 11-13 need a signed parent consent form for participation

  • PLU chef Erick Swenson ’91 checks on a tray of shrimp from the oven. Food For Thought By Katie Scaff ’13 Twenty years ago, you’d never find pav bhaji – a curry dish served on dinner rolls – alongside the burgers and fries in the…

    , quin-what?’ Katye Griswold’s ’13 perspective on food drastically changed after reading a diet book written by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin during her sophomore year. More On the opposite end of the college food spectrum, is psychology major Katye Griswold ’13, who has also lived off campus for more than a year. She’s arguably one of the more ambitious aspiring chefs among her peers. “I have a go to meal for like a month and then I change it,” Griswold said. “Sometimes it’s pasta with whatever I

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 22, 2018) — It’s official. The Class of 2018 at Pacific Lutheran University is wrapping up the final list of “lasts.” There are the lasts that students (soon to be alumni) are likely happy to bid farewell: the last final, the last…

    .” Brass did two tours during Operation Desert Storm, two tours in Mogadishu, Somalia, and two tours during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder from his military service, but PLU was a saving grace. "I’m ecstatic. It’s hard to conceive I am graduating with a bachelor’s degree."- Charles Brass “This school helped managed my PTSD because I am not able to really focus on the things that happened during my deployments,” Brass said. “I would recommend that any

  • More than 850 students will graduate from PLU for the 2011-2012 academic year. Spring Commencement takes place Sunday, May 27 in the Tacoma Dome. (Photo by John Froschauer) In their own words Compiled and edited by Chris Albert This spring, new PLU graduates closed a…

    . What’s next? This coming fall I will be pursuing a Ph.D. in neuroscience at UC Davis, a school I chose because of my particular interest in autism spectrum disorders. With my research, I hope to increase our understanding of the underpinnings of this rapidly growing disorder and help develop improved therapies for affected individuals. Ashley Marshall – Bachelor of Science in chemistry, minor in mathematics Why PLU? PLU’s campus is beautiful and I wanted the small college, personable feel that PLU

  • When picking a Common Reading book, we consider how the book addresses PLU's commitments to diversity, justice, sustainability, and global education.

    Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's, John Elder RobisonStudent Comment: This book is about what it has been like for the author to live with Asperger’s. His “odd” behaviors have caused him to get the label of ‘social deviant’ and has kept him from making the connections to other people that he so longed for. It wasn’t until he was 40 years old, that Robison was diagnosed with autism, but that diagnosis changed how he viewed himself and the world. It is a well written book that utilizes dark