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  • TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 20, 2014)—Pacific Lutheran University will give thanks to 120 soldiers from Joint Base Lewis McChord by hosting a home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner for them on campus on Nov. 26. The JBLM soldiers, from all over the world, still are awaiting processing and assignments…

    assignments from the base’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company—leaving them, in a sense, “homeless” for the holiday. “Invariably around this time of year, about 100 soldiers, most or all of them brand new and right out of basic training, don’t make it through in-processing and are therefore stuck in the barracks with people they don’t know during the four-day weekend,” said Michael Farnum, PLU’s Director of Military Outreach. “They’re away from home for the first time and lonely. The Association of the

  • by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer You may have noticed PLU promoting a new summer session campaign called “Stay Connected”. The campaign hopes to improve retention, decrease time to matriculation, and increase enrollments in summer session courses. A February 2015 survey of PLU students found:  …

    Helping Students “Stay Connected” This Summer Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer You may have noticed PLU promoting a new summer session campaign called “Stay Connected”. The campaign hopes to improve retention, decrease time to matriculation, and increase enrollments in summer session courses. A February 2015 survey of PLU students found:     86% have never enrolled in a PLU summer course.     76% plan to work over summer break.     59

  • For Ariella Brown, dance has always been her passion, but not always her full-time job. While working behind a desk during the day, and carving out time in the evening to dance, she realized those few hours would never satisfy her. She made the decision…

    integrate dance into their overall college experience (whether they pursued it professionally or not). Brown found satisfaction in helping students discover their creativity, mind-body connection, and joy for dance. Now, as Visiting Assistant Professor and Director of Dance at PLU, Ariella Brown oversees multiple dance performances throughout the year in addition to the dance minor program. Her decision to come to PLU was easy. “I was struck by the passion and thoroughness of the students and faculty

  • For Ariella Brown, dance has always been her passion, but not always her full-time job. While working behind a desk during the day, and carving out time in the evening to dance, she realized those few hours would never satisfy her. She made the decision…

    integrate dance into their overall college experience (whether they pursued it professionally or not). Brown found satisfaction in helping students discover their creativity, mind-body connection, and joy for dance. Now, as Visiting Assistant Professor and Director of Dance at PLU, Ariella Brown oversees multiple dance performances throughout the year in addition to the dance minor program. Her decision to come to PLU was easy. “I was struck by the passion and thoroughness of the students and faculty

  •  Indiana University is now accepting applications for the 2020 Research Experiences for Undergraduates program: Nanoscale Assembly of Molecules and Materials at Indiana University. What’s in it for you? Engage in a 10-week summer research experience A $500/week stipend A travel allowance up to $500 On-campus…

    Applications are open for 2020 Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at Indiana University Posted by: alemanem / November 6, 2019 November 6, 2019  Indiana University is now accepting applications for the 2020 Research Experiences for Undergraduates program: Nanoscale Assembly of Molecules and Materials at Indiana University. What’s in it for you? Engage in a 10-week summer research experience A $500/week stipend A travel allowance up to $500 On-campus housing A meal allowance

  • Last October, a new club emerged on campus: the Student Neurodiversity Club. Although small, this club is having a growing impact on the PLU community. When attending a recent SNC meeting in the first floor Stuen lounge, I was greeted by a cheerful collective of…

    Neurodiversity Club is basically a community for those on campus who are neurodivergent. Before, we didn’t really have another space other than the OAA [Office of Accessibility and Accommodation]. So we wanted to create a place to talk about our own struggles and experiences going through college, or just through life, with different disabilities. What inspired your team to create the club? I worked with Rayleah Trice, who is also president of the Active Minds Club on campus. She had the idea of starting

  • The Office of Science is pleased to announce that applications are currently being accepted for the Spring 2023 term for three programs offered by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program, the Community College Internships (CCI)…

    The Office of Science is Now Accepting Applications for Spring 2023 Undergraduate Internships! Posted by: alemanem / September 7, 2022 September 7, 2022 The Office of Science is pleased to announce that applications are currently being accepted for the Spring 2023 term for three programs offered by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program, the Community College Internships (CCI) program, and the Visiting Faculty

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Feb. 25, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University’s Sustainability Committee is now accepting applications for two 2015-16 Sustainability Fellowships. The Fellowship, which has been selecting students since 2006, is open to students from any discipline. It is an opportunity for students to research, examine and propose…

    ,” Haberle said. “We hope to see projects proposed that will connect the individual student interests with larger initiatives and commitments that the university has regarding attaining our Sustainability goals.” In 2007, for example, PLU signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. The pledge contains numerous sustainability goals, one of which is becoming carbon-neutral by 2020. Two students will be selected and funded for the 2015-16 academic year. Students are permitted

  • Last October, a new club emerged on campus: the Student Neurodiversity Club. Although small, this club is having a growing impact on the PLU community. When attending a recent SNC meeting in the first floor Stuen lounge, I was greeted by a cheerful collective of…

    were born or had an experience that caused our brains to start working slightly differently than others. What is the Student Neurodiversity Club? The Student Neurodiversity Club is basically a community for those on campus who are neurodivergent. Before, we didn’t really have another space other than the OAA [Office of Accessibility and Accommodation]. So we wanted to create a place to talk about our own struggles and experiences going through college, or just through life, with different

  • Originally, Dayton Campbell-Harris ’16 planned for a career as a high school history teacher and high school football coach — he played football for PLU when Scott Westering was an inspirational coach. But during his junior year at PLU, a social work class moved Campbell-…

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