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, and ten dances choreographed and performed by PLU students. The performance will include contemporary, musical theatre, ballet, jazz, hip hop, and step dancing. “For Shifting Sands, a new work I created, the dancers created all the movement. I didn’t choreograph any of the original dance material. Instead, I gave the dancers carefully chosen choreographic tasks to create solo dances. Because each dancer worked with the same prompt, their solos shared a similar quality of movement, although the

Sanford Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Posted by: nicolacs / January 4, 2023 January 4, 2023 Sanford Research offers the Sanford Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR), which provides opportunities for undergraduate students interested in research careers to participate in research. This dynamic summer program allows you to apply your classroom knowledge by working in a laboratory under the supervision of a principal investigator and interacting with research teams that include

New engineering minor offers students invaluable internship opportunity Posted by: vcraker / March 23, 2022 March 23, 2022 Pacific Lutheran University leaders recently announced two new natural sciences programs. Officially launching in fall 2022, students will be able to pursue a major in applied mathematics and/or a minor in engineering and industry. The engineering and industry minor will take advantage of courses already offered by the university’s physics department to students in the Dual

PLU’s Kinesiology Team takes third at national sports medicine knowledge bowl Posted by: vcraker / June 30, 2021 Image: 2020 PLU NW Regional ACSM Knowledge Bowl champions Nate Adams ’20, Brianna O’Malley ’21 and Sam Crompton ’20 June 30, 2021 By Silong ChhunPLU Marketing and CommunicationsIn June, PLU's Kinesiology Team—Emily Whittaker '21, Alyssa Pociernicki '22, and Brianna O'Malley '21—finished third in the 2021 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) National Knowledge Bowl.“This

/undergrad/reu and includes program details, contact information, and instructions for application. The application deadline is February 15, 2016.  The full-time, 10-week program will start May 22 and run until July 29.  Participants will receive a stipend of $5000 plus accommodations with kitchen facilities in university housing, and help with travel expenses to and from Atlanta. Students can go to our website to get more information and to apply.  Any U.S. citizen or permanent resident who is currently

University of Oregon where she worked to make collegiate forensics more inclusive, welcoming, and supportive. The Megan Gaffney award is meant to celebrate Megan’s legacy and recognize students and educators for their efforts to make their community more inclusive, especially for women. Justin Eckstein, PLU Director of Forensics, in his nomination letter, wrote: “I have known Angie for five years and I am confident that she embodies the spirit of the Megan Gaffney award. As a coach, she’s a leader that

PLU’s Wind Ensemble upcoming CBDNA performance Posted by: Kate Williams / February 23, 2018 February 23, 2018 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerIn an all encompassing PLU performance, PLU’s Wind Ensemble will be traveling to California to perform at the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA), West/Northwest Conference this spring. “It was a huge honor for us to be accepted. We had to submit a recording and competed against 35 other college bands to be one of seven selected for

March 7, 2008 Economist Arthur Laffer discusses U.S. economy Economist and consultant Arthur Laffer visited PLU to offer his view on the current climate of recession, deficits and tax stimulus packages. Known as “the father of supply-side economics,” Laffer was a member of President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board. In that position, he helped guide U.S. economic policy in the 1980s. He proposed that reductions in federal taxes on businesses and individuals would lead to increased

overview of her research with nanomaterials to create better batteries, capacitors, and fuel cells. Dr. Rolison received a B.S. in Chemistry from Florida Atlantic University in 1975 and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980 under the direction of Royce W. Murray. She joined the Naval Research Laboratory as a research chemist in 1980 and currently heads NRL’s Advanced Electrochemical Materials section. She is also an Adjunct Full Professor of Chemistry Debra

February 27, 2014 PLU’s Army ROTC Wins 3rd MacArthur Award in 4 Years Members of PLU’s Army ROTC department gather for a land-navigation exercise outside PLU in January 2014. (Photo: PLU Army ROTC) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Pacific Lutheran University’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) department has won one of eight MacArthur Awards for the 2012-13 school year—its third in four years. PLU’s program also won the award for 2011-12, and for the 2009-10