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  • March 16, 2009 PLU recognized for first class global studies Pacific Lutheran University has received the 2009 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization, a prestigious award that honors outstanding efforts on and off campus to engage the world and the international community. PLU is the first and only private college in the West to have received this honor. On March 10, NASFA: Association of International Educators announced the recipients of the award, which aside from PLU

  • Name Usage for Academic & Financial RecordsPacific Lutheran University recognizes that many of its students have a first name they choose over their legal/given name. As a part of PLU’s efforts to create a welcoming and inclusive living and learning environment, the University supports the use of a chosen first name. Chosen first name is currently used in the online directory, Sakai, class rosters sent to faculty, and internal reports generated by the Registrar’s Office. Students can also edit

  • IMOD Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Posted by: nicolacs / December 19, 2023 December 19, 2023 The National Science Foundation (NSF) Center for the Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand (IMOD) focuses on optoelectronic and quantum research in a multidisciplinary manner, with the goal to transform quantum optoelectronics by developing atomically-precise semiconductor materials and additive manufacturing processes. This science and technology center is based at

  • Applying for Graduate School in PhysicsSo you think you want to go to graduate school in physics? Great! This is meant to be a guide to help you think through the process and outline the steps you will need to take as you begin this path. Reflection: Before You Begin Why do you want to go to graduate school? What should you expect in physics graduate school? These are some questions you should begin asking yourself, though you don’t need to have all the answers yet. Below are some resources to

  • Dr. Gina Gillie Recognized for Composition Posted by: Reesa Nelson / January 21, 2022 January 21, 2022 The International Women’s Brass Conference (IWBC) announced that Dr. Gina Gillie, Pacific Lutheran University Professor of French Horn, is the winner of the 2022 Composition Competition. Submissions for the competition were received from around the globe and selections were made by a committee of IWBC members. Dr. Gillie’s composition, “Mountain Ascent for Trombone Octet,” will premiere in a

  • spins of the nuclei in a sample, thereby allowing it to be studied. With regards to the magnet, visitors beware. Signs alert visitors to keep their credit cards, blackberries and cell phones at a safe distance. And if you have a pace maker, stay out. It will turn that off too. Getting too close to the machine means all will be erased. Eventually, the group sees not only students using the machine for student-faculty research, but local community and four-year colleges bringing samples over as well

  • prioritize. For example, when Professor Parker teaches a course on Roman civilization, he includes not only attention to texts from ancient Rome, but also analyses of the very different ways those texts were understood during the American revolution, the Haitian revolution, and the rise of Italian Fascism. In each period, interpreters focused on different aspects of Roman history. Students learning this become better equipped to make their own decisions about what to take from what they read, choosing

  • While studying in the United States, you, as an international student holding F-1 visa, are allowed to travel internationally outside the U.S. and domestically within the U.S. It is important for you to acknowledge and comply to the U.S. immigration regulations, especially for traveling outside the country, in order to maintain your student status. Travel Internationally outside the U.S. This section provides basic information on immigration regulations for international students who seek to

  • Exploring “GradeMark” for Sakai Turnitin Assignments Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Most faculty are familiar with the software Turnitin for its Originality Check of student papers, but it also offers a grading tool called GradeMark. On May 30, PLU will upgrade its Turnitin service in Sakai and with it receive improved access to the GradeMark tool. For student work submitted through Sakai Assignment’s Turnitin service, faculty will

  • Graduation with Honors in Chemistry Christopher S. Erkkila Drew Huff Gregor Uvila Jorge Velasquez American Institute of Chemists (AIC) (Outstanding Senior) Christopher S. Erkkila Ramstad Scholar Madeline I. Smith General Chemistry Award (CRC) Derek Chai Marisol Navarro Sophomore Organic Award (ACS POLYED) Chance Brock Analytical Chemistry Award (ACS) Thomas Kolibaba Inorganic Chemistry Award (ACS) Colin Peterson Senior Organic Award (ACS DOC) Christopher S. Erkkila Hypercube Scholar Award