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“The massacre of innocents in Orlando prompts us to pray for those who grieve, to resist homophobia and Islamophobia, and to work diligently for an end to the easy purchase of deadly weapons. A Lutheran university, inspired by the non-violent life and inclusive love of…
133 AND COUNTING: The tragic shooting in Orlando and the need for new gun control measures Posted by: Thomas Krise / June 15, 2016 Image: Flags fly at half-staff on campus and at the Gonyea House honoring the victims of the attack in the LGBTQ nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. June 13, 2016. (PLU/John Froschauer) June 15, 2016 “The massacre of innocents in Orlando prompts us to pray for those who grieve, to resist homophobia and Islamophobia, and to work diligently for an end to the easy
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Earth & Diversity Week is an opportunity to explore the interconnected relationship between diversity, justice, and sustainability and how these values experienced in our contexts today. Earth & Diversity Week is hosted annually during the week of Earth Day and features Earth Day lectures, campus…
PLU will launch into Earth and Diversity Week with the Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture and the Steen Family Symposium Posted by: Jeffrey Roberts / April 9, 2024 Image: PLU’s 2024 Earth and Diversity week kicks off with two keynote events on campus, the Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture and the Steen Family Symposium. April 9, 2024 By Jeffrey RobertsPLU Marketing and Communications Earth & Diversity Week is an opportunity to explore the interconnected relationship between diversity, justice, and
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Earth & Diversity Week is an opportunity to explore the interconnected relationship between diversity, justice, and sustainability and how these values experienced in our contexts today. Earth & Diversity Week is hosted annually during the week of Earth Day and features Earth Day lectures, campus…
PLU will launch into Earth and Diversity Week with the Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture and the Steen Family Symposium Posted by: nicolacs / April 9, 2024 Image: PLU’s 2024 Earth and Diversity week kicks off with two keynote events on campus, the Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture and the Steen Family Symposium. April 9, 2024 By Jeffrey RobertsPLU Marketing and Communications Earth & Diversity Week is an opportunity to explore the interconnected relationship between diversity, justice, and
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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…
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
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TACOMA, WASH. (March. 2, 2020) — Jared Wright ‘14 arrived at PLU eager to engage in community work and excited to study social justice. He didn’t have specific plans and didn’t know what it would all look like, but he can clearly remember the excitement…
Jared Wright ’14 discusses working on refugee resettlement, impactful internships, and more Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 2, 2020 Image: (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) March 2, 2020 By Zach Powers '10Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March. 2, 2020) — Jared Wright ‘14 arrived at PLU eager to engage in community work and excited to study social justice. He didn’t have specific plans and didn’t know what it would all look like, but he can clearly remember the excitement he felt
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ASPLU President Sarah Smith gave a very good speech to the PLU Board of Regents earlier this month on the subject of tuition fee increases. The gist of her speech was, “We’d like to know more about why tuition fees increase, and where does the…
below, and let me know what other questions I can try to address—both here in the blog as well as in the upcoming open discussions we’re planning. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous PLU Blue Friday: Lutes Fired Up & Ready for the Super Bowl Read Next Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels … Oh, my! LATEST POSTS President Krise’s open letter of support for Muslim community January 30, 2017 An Open Letter on Access for All Students January 20, 2017 LISTEN Forum December 6, 2016 What
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TACOMA, Wash. (Feb. 6, 2015)— Pacific Lutheran University’s Speech and Debate team returned from competition at Western Washington University with major honors: The team earned a coveted debate sweepstakes award for the 2014-15 season—its first such award since 2005—which honors PLU’s performance over the year…
Salem, Ore., the last weekend of February. Read Previous Student-Director Mitchell Helton Hopes ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Production will help Revitalize Children’s Theatre at PLU Read Next PLU Alumna and Gospel Music Superstar Returns to Campus 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 Tech on the Slopes: PLU computer science students create a scheduling app for White Pass
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Computer science major Chris Holland will graduate with a degree in computer science this December. Throughout his PLU years, Holland has taken advantage of seemingly every learning and resume-building opportunity he’s come across, which have included multiple internships, mentors, and freelance work for local businesses.…
capstone, he’s also building software for a local retirement-planning business. Over the past three years at PLU, internships have provided new skills-building opportunities, problem-solving and diverse experiences. As a sophomore, he developed a career platform for startup Jobs4Space, gathering and filtering space-related job postings to improve user experience for employers and job-seekers.In the fall of 2022, he began an internship for the J.B. Hunt trucking company. He got up at 6 a.m. to meet the
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Computer science major Chris Holland will graduate with a degree in computer science this December. Throughout his PLU years, Holland has taken advantage of seemingly every learning and resume-building opportunity he’s come across, which have included multiple internships, mentors, and freelance work for local businesses.…
capstone, he’s also building software for a local retirement-planning business. Over the past three years at PLU, internships have provided new skills-building opportunities, problem-solving and diverse experiences. As a sophomore, he developed a career platform for startup Jobs4Space, gathering and filtering space-related job postings to improve user experience for employers and job-seekers.In the fall of 2022, he began an internship for the J.B. Hunt trucking company. He got up at 6 a.m. to meet the
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The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program at UT Southwestern’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is an intensive summer research training experience designed for college students who are preparing for Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. careers in biomedical research. Fellows spend 10 weeks (beginning in early June and…
research projects in the laboratories of Graduate School faculty members. Fellows gain experience in modern research techniques and plan and execute an experimental strategy to answer a scientific question. SURF introduces students to the kinds of projects encountered during postgraduate research training and fosters an understanding of the planning, discipline, and teamwork involved in the pursuit of answers to current questions in the biological sciences. At the end of the SURF Program, fellows
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