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  • February 1, 2017  – Application deadline for REU in Environmental/Green Chemistry – Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, South Dakota State University   http://www.sdstate.edu/chemistry-biochemistry/reu-site-environmentalgreen-chemistry   Environmental and Green Chemistry span a chemical continuum from natural to industrial processes.  South Dakota State University, Black Hills State University (BHSU), and…

    fundamental research opportunities in the fields of bioplastics and biocomposites. The students will gain hands-on experience with synthesis, processing, and characterization of biobased plastics and composite materials.   During the program, the students will participate in a series of bioplastics short courses, have responsibility for an independent research project performed with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, and engage with leading industry experts from the Industrial Advisory Board of

  • This opportunity is available to a PLU student interested in cancer research and would provide a $6,000 fellowship from the John F. Gilbertson Foundation to work full-time for 10 weeks during the Summer of 2022 at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the lab…

    2022-2023 Entering junior or senior year Fall 2022 Pursuing a degree in biology, chemistry, or a related field A minimum of two wet lab courses with emphasis in pipetting, sterile technique, data interpretation, and good lab notebook practices This internship program seeks to engage scientific curiosity and promote biomedical research careers among PLU undergraduates and is committed to expanding diversity among students who enter STEM fields. Compensation: The intern will receive a total of $6,000

  • iPhoneography By Jesse Major ’15 IPhoneography, photography on the iPhone, is an art form that is getting more popular . Beatrice “Bea” Geller, associate professor of art and design, taught a class on this emerging medium during J-Term. She taught iPhoneography based on her first…

    were able to focus on concept rather than be burdened by technique. Without having to worry about exposure, students “can get to the substance of photography and experience their world. IPhoneography is about having an adventure and a willingness to explore,” Geller said. Unlike many courses, the articles students were assigned to read were written while Geller taught her class. With this field of photography being developed right now, the most current articles are the best. Geller discovered that

  • Pacific Lutheran University has announced the intention to return to in-person learning for Fall 2021. The news was shared with campus last Friday in an email from President Allan Belton. “Like every action we’ve undertaken as a community during the pandemic, this decision is being…

    serve us in the months ahead,” Belton continued. “COVID-19 case numbers, though still relatively high, are declining in the Puget Sound area. K-12 schools have begun to reopen statewide. And most recently, we’ve been encouraged by the release and deployment of multiple effective vaccines.” Two weeks into its spring semester, PLU is currently providing both fully remote and “blended” courses (combining remote and on-campus learning). The university recently moved its Campus Status Dial to level four

  • By Michael Halvorson, Benson Family Chair On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center (Anderson UC building), Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden will engage with students, faculty, and community members in a lively conversation about the past, present, and future of Alaska Airlines.…

    public. After the event, PLU students and faculty will continue discussing Alaska Airlines and its business practices throughout the semester. The goal this year was to fully integrate course content with the lecture, so that students in up to a dozen courses will have specific content related to a prominent Northwest business. As usual, the Business and Economic History program at PLU is delighted to facilitate the conversation. The program seeks to connect PLU students to the wider world of

  • This opportunity is available to a PLU student interested in cancer research and would provide a $6,000 fellowship from the John F. Gilbertson Foundation to work full-time for 10 weeks during the Summer of 2022 at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the lab…

    2022-2023 Entering junior or senior year Fall 2022 Pursuing a degree in biology, chemistry, or a related field A minimum of two wet lab courses with emphasis in pipetting, sterile technique, data interpretation, and good lab notebook practices This internship program seeks to engage scientific curiosity and promote biomedical research careers among PLU undergraduates and is committed to expanding diversity among students who enter STEM fields. Compensation: The intern will receive a total of $6,000

  • We will probably be talking about the 2019-20 school year for the rest of our lives. Prof. Kevin O’Brien speaking at the PLU Convocation, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (Photo/John Froschauer) In March, responding to the regional outbreak and global pandemic of COVID-19, PLU closed most…

    the new faculty who joined us in Fall 2019, stories about exciting examples of student faculty research, reflections on two study away courses, an analysis of the Visiting Writer Series in its 15th year, and an account of the amazing work students are doing at the Parkland Literacy Center. I hope we will continue telling these stories, too, because —before, during, and after a pandemic— the students and faculty in Humanities do amazing work serving the community, developing art, exploring the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March. 25, 2020) — Distance learning and teaching can feel isolating at times. PLU Professor of Hispanic Studies Bridget Yaden has been combating these potential limitations by using different technological tools to make her virtual classroom as accessible and accommodating as possible. The…

    we learned not just how to use the technology but also what is best for learning. The PLUTO workshops provided in-depth learning on pedagogy, accessibility and thoughtful course design. PLUTO has us all set up for success in this unique situation because they have developed the infrastructure for instructional technology support. In addition to teaching fully online and asynchronous language courses in the summers, I’ve taught synchronous courses through the School of Education online for years

  • In less than six months, Mariken Lund ’22 built a website for her sustainable clothing business, received a crush of orders, and started averaging 60,000+ views on TikTok and other social media platforms. And she did it all during a pandemic. Lund is an international…

    and took a year of PLU classes remotely. It seemed like a typical distance learning story until she began experimenting with her mother’s 25-year-old sewing machine. “I saw this old machine sitting in the closet and wondered if I could sew a skirt with it,” Lund recalled. “After some training videos and a little effort, I was making clothes and having fun!” During the 2020-2021 school year, Lund also worked through two courses in the Innovation Studies program with Professor Michael Halvorson

  • With two Fulbright trips under her belt and an appointment as peer reviewer underway, Communication Professor Joanne Lisosky just can’t get enough. Professor Joanne M. Lisosky has been awarded with two Fulbright awards, completing programs –in 2003 in Kampala, Uganda at Makerere University and 2011…

    communication study abroad courses to Australia, Switzerland and Uganda. She has served as a freelance journalist at the UN in Geneva, an academic consultant to UNESCO in Nairobi. Her book, “War on Words: Who Should Protect Journalists?” was published in 2011 after her last Fulbright appointment. Today, there is no limit on how many Fulbrights one person can receive in a lifetime, (it used to be just two), and there is no limit as to how often you can serve (formerly a five-year gap was required between