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Essential Qualifications https://www.plu.edu/nursing-student-handbook/general-academic-policies/essential-qualifications/

organizations. Further information on nursing students with disabilities can be found at the National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities: http://www.nond.org/ For further information regarding services available to students with disabilities and/or to request accommodations please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodation at: Office of Accessibility and Accommodation Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 Phone: 253-535-7073 Web site: www.plu.edu/oaa Email: oaa@plu.edu

Dr. William Foege ’57 returns to PLU for Nov. 21 lecture https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2013/10/28/dr-william-foege-57-returns-to-plu-for-nov-21-lecture/

October 28, 2013 Medal of Freedom honoree and PLU alumnus returns for Nov. 21 lecture Alumnus Dr. William H. Foege, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom for leading the fight to successfully eradicate smallpox, returns to PLU on Nov. 21 for a free public lecture and book-signing. The event will take place in the Phillips Center at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Foege, an epidemiologist, worked on the successful campaign to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s. Presenting Dr. Foege with the nation’s highest

Ian Lindhartsen ’20 uses his individualized major to pursue his passion for music https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/12/01/ian-lindhartsen/

studying abroad or internships or even applied research,” Suzanne Crawford O’Brien, interim dean of interdisciplinary programs, said. “Some students opt for this because they have a dream job in mind — one that doesn’t fit in a more traditional major.” Every year, one to three PLU students graduate with an individualized major that they designed. Lindhartsen says he found the entire process fairly straightforward as his advisors were always on hand to support him. “Without doing a degree that created

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 12 for Applications to the IACMI https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2018/01/08/iacmi_composites-institute-2018-internship-program/

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 12 for Applications to the IACMI Posted by: alemanem / January 8, 2018 January 8, 2018 The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) is seeking graduate and undergraduate students interested in participating in a short-term, 10-week summer program at one of IACMI’s partner sites. IACMI, which accelerates the adoption of advanced composites to create energy savings and new manufacturing jobs, has an interest in developing the skills of strong

Ian Lindhartsen ’20 uses his individualized major to pursue his passion for music https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/ian-lindhartsen-20-uses-his-individualized-major-to-pursue-his-passion-for-music/

the university, as well as experiential learning, like studying abroad or internships or even applied research,” Suzanne Crawford O’Brien, interim dean of interdisciplinary programs, said. “Some students opt for this because they have a dream job in mind — one that doesn’t fit in a more traditional major.” Every year, one to three PLU students graduate with an individualized major that they designed. Lindhartsen says he found the entire process fairly straightforward as his advisors were always on

PLU professor composes music for ‘timeless’ Chinese opera featuring student and faculty performers, https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2016/10/17/fieryjade-opera/

. They agreed fall 2016 would be the time to just “go for it,” as Youtz described it. Youtz quickly wrote the rest of the opera and turned it over to Brown, who was tasked with bringing it from page to stage. “At first — I have to be honest — I was a little daunted by the difficulty of the music,” Brown said. “I’ll admit I was worried that our students wouldn’t respond well, but they have and they’re doing great with it. “Everyone is really gonna love this piece. It’s really timeless.” Music

PLU professor composes music for ‘timeless’ Chinese opera featuring student and faculty performers – https://www.plu.edu/acclaim/2016-17/12/16/plu-professor-composes-music-for-timeless-chinese-opera-featuring-student-and-faculty-performers-libretto-by-zhang-er/

director of PLU’s opera programs, started talking with Youtz. They agreed fall 2016 would be the time PLU professor of music and composer Greg Youtz (photo by John Froschauer) to just “go for it,” as Youtz described it. Youtz quickly wrote the rest of the opera and turned it over to Brown, who was tasked with bringing it from page to stage. “At first — I have to be honest — I was a little daunted by the difficulty of the music,” Brown said. “I’ll admit I was worried that our students wouldn’t respond

PLU choral conductor winner of The American Prize for 2013 https://www.plu.edu/music/news/2013/09/21/plu-choral-conductor-winner-of-the-american-prize-for-2013/

with very fine pedagogical and gestural technique.” The American Prize is a series of new, non-profit national competitions in the performing arts providing cash awards, professional adjudication and regional, national and international recognition for the best recorded performances by ensembles and individuals each year in the United States at the professional, college/university, church, community and secondary school levels. Administered by Hat City Music Theater, Inc., a nonprofit organization

Devrin Hoefer ’14 ‹ Resolute Online: Fall 2014 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2014/devrin-hoefer-14/

Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Devrin Hoefer ’14 Featured / September 2, 2014 You Will NOT Hear Him Say, ‘That’s So Gay’ By Sandy Deneau Dunham RESOLUTE Editor D evrin Hoefer ’14 no longer has any use for the phrase “That’s So Gay”—not as a “joke,” not as a putdown, not in his vocabulary, period. It’s a phrase he might have tossed out offhandedly in elementary school— maybe—but never in high school or college, Hoefer said. “I stopped when I

Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics at Central Washington University https://www.plu.edu/physics/news/conference-for-undergraduate-women-in-physics-at-central-washington-university/

Astronomy at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Strickland is one of the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 for developing chirped pulse amplification with Gérard Mourou, her PhD supervisor at the time. They published this Nobel-winning research in 1985 when Strickland was a PhD student at the University of Rochester. CUWiP will bring together successful female physicists and over 2,000 undergraduate women in physics to highlight career opportunities for women in physics and the contributions of