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The Evolution of Behavior Posted by: tpotts / November 12, 2021 November 12, 2021 Assistant Professor of Psychology Corey Cook has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to serve as a visiting researcher at the Social Cognition Center Cologne at the University of Cologne in Spring 2022. Cook’s project, titled “Investigating the influence of fundamental motives on social cognition,” will explore how evolved social goals, or fundamental motives, influence the use of stereotypes and appraisals of
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TACOMA, WASH. (May 4, 2016)- Editors of ResoLUTE, Pacific Lutheran University’s alumni community magazine, want Lutes to share their favorite mouth-watering, nostalgic and unique recipes for a special food issue coming soon. Submissions may include recipes from students, staff, faculty, their family members and anyone…
years in politics to health care, social justice Read Next PLU Names New Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU Director of Athletics and Recreation Mike Snyder named President of NADIIIAA August 16, 2024 PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson July 24, 2024 Three students share how
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Announcing 2023 Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics at University of Washington Posted by: alemanem / August 22, 2022 August 22, 2022 The University of Washington (UW) is very pleased to host the APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics on January 20-22, 2023. The application website will open on Monday, August 29, 2022, and will close promptly at 5PM ET on Monday, October 3, 2022. (support for lodging and meals provided) The keynote presentation will be given by Dr. Nadya
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stores and spoke to people, but mostly hurried along not knowing what Alger meant. “In class we talked about things sort of theoretically,” said Kathy Keys, ’11, a social work major, from Anchorage, Alaska. “Classroom experiences are important, but I think service components outside of the class are also very important. I think life experience is the greatest way to learn something.” For the Tacoma Community Center, students surveyed the area for services or opportunities that may help the homeless
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feel like we are a tight-knit community. How has being such a “hyper minority” in your field impacted your experience as a student, graduate student and now as a university faculty member? It has had a major impact and still continues to have one. You are pretty much constantly fighting against stereotype threat and wanting to be valued for what you do and not necessarily what you look like. It definitely has impacted the focus on my work in a way, because I was raised with a certain set of values
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5 Reasons to Pursue a Graduate Degree at Pacific Lutheran University Posted by: chaconac / October 5, 2021 October 5, 2021 Pacific Lutheran University master’s programs are designed to combine practice and theory to prepare students to take the next step in their careers.So, if you are asking yourself — where should I go to grad school? — you’re not alone. We know that you have a lot of options when it comes to choosing a graduate school program, but today, we’re here to showcase just a few of
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Sen. Patty Murray tours PLU campus, gets glimpse inside School of Nursing facilities Posted by: Kari Plog / May 30, 2018 Image: Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, greets Sylvia May ’18, a recent graduate of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at PLU. Murray toured campus, specifically the School of Nursing, on Wednesday, May 30. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) May 30, 2018 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 30, 2018) — Nearly a year after Pacific Lutheran
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PLU Announces Election of New Board of Regents Chair Posted by: Lace M. Smith / May 16, 2017 May 16, 2017 Tacoma, WA (May 16, 2017) -- Pacific Lutheran University today announced the election of Ed Grogan to chair of the Board of Regents succeeding Gary Severson, who completed 19 years of service on the board, nine of them as chair.Grogan, a 1993 graduate of PLU and president of Summit Financial Group in Gig Harbor, WA, has served on the PLU board for four years, including two years as vice
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September 7, 2009 Making an art out of giving of oneself Melinda Cox ’71, has never been shy about volunteering her time to help others. As an art professor at Tacoma Community College and Pierce College, Cox regularly juggles teaching and volunteer work. “I have always volunteered my time,” said Cox, who graduated from PLU with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts. “I spent many years with the Washington State University/Pierce County Clothing and Textile advisors teaching kids to sew, among other
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TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 12, 2016)- Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., says Pacific Lutheran University already exhibits academic excellence in a variety of ways: rich global education, robust student-faculty research, world-class faculty members and, of course, eager students who are ready to change the world. But Brown…
and faculty into community.” Making research at PLU more visible and accessible elsewhere will allow that work to be shared with folks around the world and lead to stronger recruitment of future students, Brown said. “It’s a wonderful way to uphold the academics of the university as a whole,” she said. ENGAGING EVERYONE Brown’s passion is watching students thrive. She said the most rewarding part of her job is seeing first-year students come to campus with their future ahead of them and transform
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