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A History of the PLU Chemistry Department into the Early 1990's By William Giddings, Professor Emeritus September 1995 Anders Ramstad The early history of chemistry at Pacific Lutheran, beginning in 1922, was chronicled by Professor Emeritus Anders Ramstad (right) in Recent Developments in Sciences, a collection of papers honoring Professor Robert C. Olsen in 1975. After Myron Ringstad had taught chemistry classes from 1922-1925 and a year passed with no chemistry courses offered, Dr. Ramstad

253.535.7132 www.plu.edu/history/ hist@plu.edu Rebekah Mergenthal, Ph.D., Chair History students at Pacific Lutheran University develop the skills needed to ask important questions, collect and evaluate evidence, work collaboratively with others, and offer clear and evidence-based explanations of past events and phenomena. Through research and writing projects, internships, lively discussions, class presentations and other opportunities, students build their confidence as poised critical

History of Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies at PLUThe Women’s Studies Program was legislated into existence by the faculty in April of 1990; it was officially launched in the academic year of 1990-1991. This program was initially offered as a minor with Elizabeth Brusco serving as the first Chair of the Department. As academic awareness and interest in the program emerged, it was submitted for approval as a major in the academic year of 1995-1996. It was officially offered as a complementary

History of the PLU School of NursingPrior to 1950, for two decades, pre-nursing at Pacific Lutheran College (PLC) was offered in cooperation with Tacoma General Hospital, Swedish Hospital, and the California Lutheran Hospital in Los Angeles. The first indication that a bachelor’s degree with a major in nursing existed at PLU is identified in the 1945-46 PLC catalog. In the fall of 1950, the nursing curriculum was submitted for consideration by the State of Washington. On April 23, 1951, the

Business Education has always been a fundamental aspect of Pacific Lutheran University. In 1898, the year of the first graduation, the institution changed its name to Pacific Lutheran Academy and Business College to best reflect its academic focus. The first graduation consisted of two female students, one from the Academy and the other from the Business College. Throughout the history of Pacific Lutheran University, the business programs have upheld their quality and commitment to education

New Delete History Academic Programs all programs program website History Undergraduate Major & Minor College of Liberal Studies Bachelor of Arts Meet the Professors More Stories Visit About Are you interested in studying the past to see how we got to the present, and where we might go in the future? The History department at PLU welcomes all students to our diverse lineup of programming & opportunities—from academic majors and minors, to individualized research and fellowship opportunities, to

Registration gave temporary approval for a Department of Nursing Education at Pacific Lutheran College. In September 1951, a cooperative agreement was signed between PLC and Emanuel Hospital, in Portland, Oregon, agreeing to establish a program in nursing. The clinical education would be at the Emanuel Hospital and its affiliated agencies. Freda Al Peterson was the first Director from 1951 to 1953. During that time, R. Elaine Kraabel Morken was the Educational Director at Emanuel Hospital. When Freda Al