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  • In the world of science, significant discoveries can come in tiny packages. Picture being able to make and change things so small they’re nearly invisible. That’s where colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals shine. These super small wonders are made in solution and grown to have different sizes…

    class, internships, mentorships and countless hours building new software 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 Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China November 4, 2024 Lutes celebrate another impactful Bjug Day of Giving

  • Sarah Bell Rosenlund has always been a people person. She radiates positive energy, and smiles broadly when she talks about her PLU experience. “I realized that my gift is to be a helper to people,” she said. “I love to be in acts of service.…

    Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China November 4, 2024 Lutes celebrate another impactful Bjug Day of Giving: a PLU tradition in support of students October 29, 2024 Angela Meade ’01 Vocal Competition Returns to PLU for Fourth Year October 28, 2024

  • The PLU capstone project is a meaningful culmination of a student’s academic journey at PLU. It offers students a chance to embrace complexity and ask tough questions. In a display of remembrance and advocacy, Nasier Ford ’24, La’akea Ane ’24, and Jesse Canda ’24 opened…

    D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU 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 Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China November 4, 2024 Lutes celebrate another impactful Bjug Day of Giving: a PLU tradition in

  • 2015 Commencement Remarks to the Class of 2015 Your Majesty, Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen.  Welcome to this happy celebration of achievement!  Congratulations to the graduates of 2015, and a warm welcome to your family and friends who helped you on your journey!  On this…

    , let us also celebrate the unique bond we have shared with Norway for 125 years.  We honor our place and our heritage, our first inhabitants, our Norwegian founders and our globally engaged present, as well as Lutes from across the nation and around the world who have left their mark on PLU, as you – the Graduates of 2015 – have done as well.  Thank you for learning with us, for challenging us to think in new and different ways, and for your commitment to making the world a better place for all

  • Nancy Simpson-Younger sits at her desk, poised to explain how communicating remotely is completely different from speaking face-to-face, when a loud bang sounds from behind her. She laughs. “That was my cat knocking the little whiteboard off the back of the bookshelf.” She considers the…

    . I’ve never shown students my cat before, so there’s this kind of moment where you can bond.”Simpson-Younger had an eventful time away from in-person learning. A book that she co-edited, Forming Sleep: Representing Consciousness in the English Renaissance, was published by Penn State University Press in June, 2020. It touches upon literary representations of sleep from 1580 to 1670, and discusses how sleep defines the human condition. Simpson-Younger and her co-editor, Margaret Simon, came up with

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 15, 2015)—Resilience is characterized by the “power or ability to return to original form” after being “bent, compressed or stretched.” You see examples of resilience in the news all the time—in the exhausted yet determined faces of Syrian refugees, in the grace of forgiveness following…

    . Engage with our local community in learning about how poverty affects us all. South Puget Sound Higher Education Diversity Partnership Institute: Seeing the Current in the Racial Water with Dr. Robin DiAngelo Feb. 3 | 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Chris Knutzen Hall/Diversity Center | More Information           “What does it mean to be white in a society that proclaims race is meaningless, yet remains deeply divided by race?” Dr. DiAngelo will provide a shared framework to help us analyze the racial “water

  • Before Kelly Hall ’16 and the rest of her Samish canoe family paddled their final strokes through the Hylebos Waterway, Hall did something no one in her tribe had done for many years. “I’m the first tribal member in decades to speak the language while…

    .” Hall is committed to continuing cultural exchanges with other indigenous groups. Before beginning her work with the Samish, she worked with an indigenous population in Rwanda. “There’s power in bringing our voices together and learning about one another,” she said. That’s why canoe journey, in particular, is so important. “It’s incredible to see how big this event has grown,” Hall said. “Every year, there are more and more canoes that participate.” Read Previous Partnering with Parkland Read Next

  • I am proud to be a first-generation college graduate, or what Pacific Lutheran University calls “first in the family” — someone whose parents didn’t graduate from four-year, degree-granting institutions in the U.S. Navigating college can be difficult for any student, but it’s particularly challenging when…

    can be difficult for any student, but it’s particularly challenging when you or your family might not understand the ins and outs of higher education. For those learning to navigate the language and culture of college, here are five things every current and incoming first-in-the-family student should know. And Gurjot Kang ’21 — a current first-generation student living in the “First in the Family” community in Stuen Hall — shares her perspective. 1. You’re not alone. Kang shares how to build

  • Embarking on a journey to study in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the summer is a unique and life-changing experience that offers an extraordinary blend of academic enrichment and natural wonder. Imagine being immersed in a land of fire and ice, where the midnight sun never sets,…

    with our research directors, and are now completing our final draft to submit for editing. When you reflect on this experience, what stands out to you?  AS: My projects were very specialized to what I am learning at PLU. It was very fun to stretch those muscles and expand on them. The most important thing I came away with was my admiration for how Icelanders view the earth and how those values affect their conservation efforts. When there is a deeply rooted connection to your land and its history

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 10, 2019) — For student-athletes, loaded down with team meetings, practices and weight room, transitioning from high school classes to collegiate course loads can be challenging. But PLU football coach Brant McAdams believes it doesn’t have to be that way. That’s why…

    get to know each other’s personal views and values and that kind of thing. I feel like that helped a lot.” PLU’s version of the course comes with all the benefits of a liberal arts lens, which means that these student-athletes aren’t just getting educated on how to score better on tests and produce better homework — they’re also learning about the world around them, their place in it and how they can better themselves and others as community members and global citizens. Dr. Eva Frey, left, and