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Congratulations to the 2019-20 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients! https://www.plu.edu/provost/news/faculty-excellence-award-recipients-2019/

faculty member who demonstrates academic leadership and who influences the life of the university through service in areas of faculty governance, the university, and the community beyond the university. This year we honor Dr. Amy Siegesmund, Associate Professor of Biology. A PLU colleague who has worked with Dr. Siegesmund in a number of contexts wrote, “…[T]his award isn’t about the amount of Amy’s service, impressive as the list might be. It is a recognition of the quality of her sustained

Lydia Flaspohler ’25 and Ryan Fisher ’24 dive into the secrets of marine microorganisms https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/09/28/flaspohler-fisher-marine-microorganisms-biology/

microorganisms, minuscule life forms, wield a vital influence over our planet’s climate. They manage crucial components like carbon and oxygen within the vast oceans and the atmosphere. Over the summer, Professor Angie Boysen and her dedicated team, Lydia Flaspohler ’25, a biology major, and Ryan Fisher ’24, a biology major and environmental studies minor, embarked on a mission to unravel the secrets of these microorganisms. Professor Boysen, Flaspohler and Fisher aimed to understand the compounds these

Controlling Exposures to BBP https://www.plu.edu/occupational-health-safety-manual/bloodborne-pathogen-exposure-control-plan/controlling-exposures-to-bbp/

described in the table on the following pages: Controls in Use Location Evaluation/Service Interval Controls Evaluated Sharps Containers School of Nursing, Student Health Center, Facilities reception area, Campus Safety, Athletics training rooms, public restrooms on campus Removed by Stericycle for incineration and disposal. Monthly. Evaluated during annual inspections, and when being transported for pickup. Biosafety Cabinet All tissue culture rooms and some main labs (School of Biology) Not

Take a peak inside Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/comparative-vertebrate-anatomy/

Take a peak inside Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Posted by: mhines / April 22, 2024 April 22, 2024 Follow Professor Egge’s biology class as they reconstruct a massive gray whale skeleton in a new Rieke Science Center classroom as part of BIOL 352: Comparative Anatomy.In BIOL 352, you take an evolutionary approach to understanding the complexities of vertebrate morphology. Through hands-on examination and dissection of preserved animal organs and cadavers (yes, including humans), we uncover the

Campus Tour: PLU’s newly renovated anatomy and physiology lab https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/01/30/campus-tour-plus-newly-renovated-anatomy-and-physiology-lab/

Campus Tour: PLU’s newly renovated anatomy and physiology lab Posted by: Zach Powers / January 30, 2023 January 30, 2023 PLU Resident Instructor of Biology Michelle Crites gives a tour of the newly renovated anatomy and physiology lab in the Rieke Science Center. Learn more about the PLU Department of Biology. Read Previous Uncomfortable Truths: Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies class examines the past to change the future Read Next PLU’s new anatomy and physiology lab is the first

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Romey Haberle Associate Professor of Biology Full Profile she/her/hers 253-535-7199 haberlrc@plu.edu

Faculty Proudly Wear First-Gen Experience – ResoLute: Spring 2018 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2018/proud-first-gen-experience/

prioritizing the first-generation student experience, it rarely crossed her mind. Now, the dean of natural sciences wears it on a button — during new-student orientation, move-in day, even at events where prospective students might surface. “For a long time, I didn’t really think about being first-generation,” said Auman, who also serves as professor of biology. “It’s not like I put that label on myself. In more recent years, as PLU has put more of an emphasis on trying to support first-generation students

Debbie Cafazzo – ResoLute: Spring 2018 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2018/author/dcafazzo/

Lutheran University started prioritizing the first-generation student experience, it rarely crossed her mind. Now, the dean of natural sciences wears it on a button — during new-student orientation, move-in day, even at events where prospective students might surface. “For a long time, I didn’t really think about being first-generation,” said Auman, who also serves as professor of biology. “It’s not like I put that label on myself. In more recent years, as PLU has put more of an emphasis on trying to

Supporting Documents Year 3 https://www.plu.edu/accreditation/supporting-documents-year-3/

Religion program review summary. Original version of program review guidelines (p. 20) referenced as: This resulted in revisions to be made to the original program review guidelines. FYEP summary table of assessment results (p. 21) referenced as: An FYEP Summary Table of Results is also provided. Biology table of results (p. 23) referenced as: The following themes emerge from the data and are also represented on the Biology Summary Table of Results. https://www.plu.edu/accreditation/wp-content

Professor Wendy Shore receives 2023 Faculty Excellence Award in Mentoring https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/news/professor-wendy-shore-receives-2023-faculty-excellence-award-in-mentoring/

testament to the enduring nature of the relationships she cultivates. From instilling confidence in a high school senior considering PLU to guiding student researchers and mentoring faculty and staff on campus, Shore’s impact is immeasurable. The Faculty Excellence Award in Mentoring was established by a gift from the late Tom Carlson, Professor of Biology, and honors Professor Emeritus of Biology Art Gee, who excelled as a mentor to colleagues and students in his many years of service on the faculty