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Around the PNW: First Time Rock Climbing Posted by: vcraker / December 20, 2022 December 20, 2022 Luke Van Tassel ’24 joins PLU Outdoor Recreation on a weekend rock climbing adventure in Vantage, Washington. Learn more about Outdoor Rec. Read Previous Computer Science major lands job at Netflix Read Next International Honors Program builds a ‘Starship’ LATEST POSTS YouTube Short: PLU Parkland Night Market & Taste of Garfield Street September 30, 2024 College Prep 101 Webinar: The College Essay

Annica Stiles ’25 explores Iceland’s wilderness and culture Annica Stiles, an environmental studies major with minors in communication and Indigenous and Native American studies, spent the summer interning with Global Treks & Adventure. Posted by: mhines / September 5, 2023 Image: Annica Stiles ’25 spends the summer interning with Global Treks & Adventure in Iceland. (Photo provided by Stiles) September 5, 2023 Embarking on a journey to study in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the summer is a unique

April 12, 2012 Earth Day – Connecting to Everything on Earth: Its Land, Waters, and Peoples (Plant, Animal, and Human) PLU’s 2012 Earth Day lecture will be by Michael Pavel at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. Pavel is a professor of education studies at the University of Oregon, he carries the traditional name of ChiXapkaid and is an enrolled member of the Skokomish Tribe Nation. He is an honored 2007 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award finalist for his work as

October 29, 2012 “Killer Drones: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” A screening of “Killer Drones: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly” will take place at 7 p.m., Nov. 8 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. The film will be followed by a short response by Pauline M. Kaurin, associate professor and chair of the PLU department of philosophy, with a discussion to follow. The film addresses the ethics of lethal drone warfare, presented by Bradley J. Strawser, assistant professor of philosophy at the

Cosmosis: combining the art of music with the inquiry of science Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / May 1, 2014 May 1, 2014 In Cosmosis, the final 2013 SOAC FOCUS Series Event, musicians and scientists explore how failure can empower us to pursue knowledge and success. The three-part event will take place in Lagerquist Concert Hall in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 8 pm. The first part will feature works by Jonathan Newman, Beethoven and John Mackey. The second part

Melanie Helle ’97 applies lessons learned at PLU to her work at Chief Leschi Schools Posted by: Zach Powers / March 13, 2023 Image: “We genuinely care about every single kid,”says Melanie Helle ’97, director of special services at Chief Leschi Schools. “All students are embraced.” (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) March 13, 2023 By Debbie CafazzoPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterMelanie Helle ’97 walked into a new job in 2020, during the first year of the Covid pandemic. “That was my first year

SCRI Summer Scholars Program (SSSP) Posted by: nicolacs / December 7, 2022 December 7, 2022 In partnership with the Center for Diversity and Health Equity, the Office for Teaching, Education and Research is excited to offer our SCRI Summer Scholars Program (SSSP). The goal of the program is to provide undergraduate students with a background that is historically underrepresented in the biomedical and health sciences an opportunity to engage in basic, clinical and/or translational research

Gov. Inslee visits campus for town hall meeting with PLU community Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / May 10, 2019 Image: ASPLU’s Lute Vote is proud to welcome Governor and presidential candidate Jay Inslee to campus on May 13th. May 10, 2019 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (May 10, 2019) — Governor Jay Inslee will be holding a town hall at Pacific Lutheran University’s Karen Hille Phillips Center auditorium on Monday, May 13th, at 9 a.m.Gov. Inslee will field student

Regency String Quartet Commemorates Hungarian Revolution Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / September 28, 2016 September 28, 2016 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach ManagerPLU’s Regency String Quartet will start the season off on the right note with two concerts commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution.  PLU faculty members Svend Rønning, Mary Manning, Betty Agent and Richard Treat will perform the program at 8 p.m. on October 5 in the Jennie Lee Hanson Recital Hall (MBR-306) in the Mary

with undocumented student identities a lot, but it also intersects with so many of our other students on campus,” said Nicole Juliano, Assistant Director of the Diversity Center and task force member. The task force has also created financial support systems to help cover the cost of DACA renewal, and has set aside two Rieke Fellowships in the Diversity Center. “With things like this (the Rieke Fellowship) we are embedding in university culture that this is something we want to make sure doesn’t go