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Chemistry Laboratory Safety at PLU What's 'safety' wrong and right in the photo above? Find out by reading our safety rules using the links below? Introduction The PLU Chemistry Department has a safety program that allows for effective and safe work in our laboratories for students, staff, and faculty. Please visit the links below to understand and learn more about safety at PLU. Thanks are extended to the PLU Chemistry Club for modeling the good and bad of personal protective equipment and

PLU Chemistry Department Mission StatementMission StatementThe mission of the Chemistry Department is to provide high quality educational programs for all students who study chemistry at PLU. Faculty strive to teach chemistry in ways that help students become life-long learners, effective written and oral communicators, and explorers of the relationship of chemistry to other fields. The department endeavors to integrate education and research by incorporating recent discoveries, modern

Getting to the Chemistry DepartmentThe Chemistry Department is housed on the second floor of the Rieke Science Center. The Rieke Science Center is outlined in red on both maps below. For directions on how to get to PLU, click on the first image below for a Google Maps link or see the directions at the bottom of the page. There are also Local Hotels near by as well. Pacific Lutheran University is located 7 miles south of downtown Tacoma, Washington. Take exit 127 off Interstate 5 and head east

Hotels near the Chemistry Department There are several motels located within a 5-6 mile radius of campus. The following are a few options. Best Western Plus Tacoma Hotel 8045 S Hosmer Street, Tacoma, Washington 98408 United States (253) 753-9100 Rates starting at $179/night Hotel Thea Tacoma, Ascend Hotel Collection 7414 South Hosmer Street, Tacoma, WA, 98408, US (253) 475-4020 Rates starting at $109/night Days Inn by Wyndham Lakewood South Tacoma 9325 S Tacoma Way, Lakewood, Washington 98499

PLU Chemistry Department Student AwardsCongratulations to all of our students over the years who have received Chemistry Department awards and scholarships!   Select a year from the table below to view a compilation of award records since 2000.    Of course there are many others who received awards before the records in this table!  Congratulations to all of the recipients over the years.   And to all of our graduates, it has been our privilege to teach you.  We are proud that you are graduates