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May 16, 2008 Alumna, graduate speak at commencement More than 700 undergraduate and graduate students will participate in Spring Commencement 2008 at the Tacoma Dome on Sunday, May 25 at 2:30 p.m. The ceremony features a keynote address by career diplomat Joyce Barr ’76, as well as a speech by graduating senior Candice Hughes. Hughes was selected to speak by faculty and staff. A native of Trinidad and Tobago, Hughes came to PLU as a freshman in 2004, and is the first graduate of the

DCHAT Podcast: PLU School of Business Dean Chung-Shing Lee answers alumni questions Posted by: Zach Powers / November 17, 2016 November 17, 2016 TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 17, 2016)- The second episode of Pacific Lutheran University’s DCHAT podcast features a discussion with Chung-Shing Lee, Professor of Technology and Innovation Management and dean of the PLU School of Business. An award-winning educator and accomplished researcher, Dr. Lee was named dean of the PLU School of Business in July 2016

Intersections: Learning Love of Neighbor Posted by: abryant / May 3, 2021 May 3, 2021 Cover art Good Samaritan by Dr. He Qi Intersections, Number 53, Spring 2021Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It is published by the NECU, and has its home in the

Martin Luther comes to life Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 12, 2016 October 12, 2016 By Kate Hall '18 and Mandi LeCompteMaking Marty is no easy task. Martin Luther sculpture at PLU, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Spencer Ebbinga, associate professor of art and design, has been busy working on a special project: 17-inch statues of Martin Luther. These colorful gems are hidden around campus as part of PLU’s Marty’s Reformation Station, which celebrates the 500th

August 24, 2010 Enhancing the student experience, one scholarship at a time Every year thousands of students are provided the opportunity to attend PLU because of the dedicated support given to them by alumni, parents, friends, faculty and staff – even fellow students. Gifts to Q Club, PLU’s annual fund, help strengthen academic and athletic programs, support campus life and other areas of need at PLU. Most importantly, these gifts support student scholarships. Ninety-five percent of all PLU

November 4, 2011 Marcus Borg, who serves as Canon Theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland and Hundere Chair of Religion and Culture Emeritus in the Philosophy Department at Oregon State University, presented a lecture entitled, “Speaking Christian: Reclaiming Christian Language,” on Wednesday, November 3, at the 6th Annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture. (Photo by Igor Strupinskiy ’14) Jesus scholar identifies need to reclaim Christian language By Katie Scaff ’13 There’s an

From PLU History to Grad School in the Big Apple! Posted by: shimkojm / August 20, 2018 Image: Carli studying at her desk before her final exam (loving it!) August 20, 2018 By Carli Snyder (2017 History graduate) and Beth Kraig (Chair of History at PLU)Thinking about graduate study in history? Pacific Lutheran University history majors have an excellent track record when it comes to earning an M.A. or a Ph.D. (or both) in history.I recently touched base with Carli Snyder, ’17, about her first

September 3, 2009 A PLU graduate reflects on his time abroad I sat in one of my first classes at the University of Westminster in London flummoxed. It was days since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, and a European student sitting in the back of the lecture hall raised her hand and put forth to our professor: “What happened in New York and Washington, D.C., is horrible, but didn’t the United States kind of have it coming?” In hindsight, I chuckle at how stunned and offended I was to hear such

PLU’s Diversity Center community explores this year’s Common Reading material Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / August 21, 2018 Image: From left: Angie Hambrick, Nicole Jordan ’15 and Maurice Eckstein ’11 sat down for a rich roundtable discussion about this year’s PLU Common Reading book, Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me.” August 21, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 21, 2018) — Pacific Lutheran University’s Diversity Center community members past

University of Washington’s Molecular Engineering Materials Center Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Posted by: nicolacs / November 19, 2020 November 19, 2020 University of Washington’s Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C) is a Materials Research and Engineering Center (MRSEC) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF 1719797). MEM-C aims to accelerate the development of future energy conversion, information processing, and sensing technologies through design