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The PLU Anthropology Department is dedicated to understanding the nature and variety of all humanity. Humankind has great cultural diversity, significant biological uniformity and an undeniable
and structures. As anthropological professionals they need to be able to use the theory and methodology of the field and our four hundred level, two-semester sequence of courses prepare them for this. We also encourage them to take part in study away programs and internships and volunteer opportunities in the community. We aim to prepare all our minors to bring anthropological skills and insights to their work and personal lives.
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By Michael Halvorson ’85 On Thursday October 19, 2023, the PLU community welcomed Glory M. Liu of Johns Hopkins University to present the 17th Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History . The lecture took place in the Regency Room of the Anderson University…
Political Theory Project at Brown University (2018-2020), and a lecturer in the Social Studies department at Harvard University (2020-2023). In May 2023, she was appointed Assistant Director for the Center for Economy and Society and Assistant Research Professor at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins. Read Previous Benson Summer Research Fellows to Present LATEST POSTS Benson Summer Research Fellows to Present October 15, 2021 A Conversation with Dr. Rebekah Mergenthal July 26, 2021 Summer 2021
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“PLU Master of Science in Kinesiology
: Flexible Program – This is a two-year low residency program over the course of 26 months, but has an option to be completed in as few as 14 months. Classes occur in the evenings and are a mix of traditional and hybrid in design. Theory to Practice Focus – coursework focuses on building an evidence-based practice through rigorous coursework applied to real world situations. All students complete an applied project as part of the program. Mentorship – all students are assigned a faculty mentor who also
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5 Reasons to Pursue a Graduate Degree at Pacific Lutheran University 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… October 5, 2021
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Jeffrey Stuart Professor of Mathematics Phone: 253-535-7403 Email: stuartjl@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 258 Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Personal Education Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1986 M.A., Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1981 B.S., Physics and Mathematics, Pomona College, 1980 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Combinatorial Matrix Theory Graph Theory Optimization and Finance Selected
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TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 13, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University will host a lecture by Seattle University School of Law Professor Dean Spade, a leading scholar and activist in trans rights. His talk, “Romantic Notions: Soldiers, Spouses and the Limits of LGBT Equality,” will be held at 6…
diversity, justice and sustainability in action—both within an academic context and within activism,” says Jennifer Smith, director of the Women’s Center. “He demonstrates how to put thought and theory into action. Additionally, his work is explicitly intersectional, focusing on race, class, sexuality and gender simultaneously.” Before joining the faculty of Seattle University, Spade was a Williams Institute Law Teaching Fellow at UCLA Law School and Harvard Law School, teaching classes related to
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For some, summer is a time for play. For others, it’s a time for work. But for many at PLU, it’s a time for a little bit of both — through science.
patterns in graphs. And this summer was full of graphs. “Joy means you make a graph and you’ve got patterns,” she said. “There is the stuff that you hypothesized would come out and then there is the stuff that are ‘wow these are cool and exciting and this is a brand new thing.’” Schutz, assistant professor of biology, and her two student researchers are studying populations of three-spined stickleback fish (gasterosteus aculeatus). They are about the size of an index finger and live throughout the
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Throw a dart at a world map, and it’s likely to hit a location where Pacific Lutheran University students or faculty members have conducted research.
probability theory at Wayne State University in Detroit. Grace Wang also holds a Ph.D. from Wayne State, in chemistry.
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out with like-minded math and stat enthusiasts. Presenters must be students, but everyone is welcome as an attendee. Abstract submission and registration deadlines are both March 24. To learn more, please visit our website. Read Previous Research Experience for Undergraduates in Graph Theory and Computational Mathematics Read Next Math Enthusiast Series: “Creative Collaborations in Mathematical Art” LATEST POSTS AWIS Scholarship February 26, 2024 2024-2025 MoMath Exponent Fellowship Program
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The scene: a cramped room somewhere in a Pacific Lutheran University residence hall at the beginning of the millennium.
try to find a portal back to their own reality while simultaneously navigating the foreign one in which they’re trapped. Hilarity ensues. Ben Dobyns ’01, executive producer, said the show has broad appeal while also catering to a subculture of gaming — humor about nerds who are the heroes, not the butt of the jokes. “This is the antithesis of ‘The Big Bang Theory,’” he said. “Showing people who feel real and grounded who you can identify with.” Dobyns said “The Gamers” isn’t the first film about
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