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March 18, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCBwlijVuw4 “PLU’s location close to Mt. Rainier is a huge resource for me and for students. For me, as a glacial geologist and as a professor, it’s really an easy place for me to go and convince students how geology affects our everyday lives, how natural resources are involved in our everyday lives and how the natural systems are inevitably going to be part of our backdrop as we move through our day-to-day lives,” said Claire Todd, assistant

Help Solve Urgent Environmental Challenges At the University of Michigan Posted by: alemanem / September 24, 2021 September 24, 2021 The University of Michigan is looking for people who are driven to move the needle on the world’s greatest environmental challenges. Prospective students are invited to explore graduate programs at the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS). SEAS offers the nation’s most customizable and interdisciplinary environmental graduate

Three-time Grammy Award winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin joins the PLU Jazz Ensemble on stage Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 24, 2017 Image: Jazz Ensemble at PLU, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 24, 2017 Musician, Composer, Educator The public is invited to a concert featuring the Rogers High School Jazz Band, the Pacific Lutheran University Jazz Ensemble and Jeff Coffin on Wednesday, April 19 at 8 p.m. in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts on the PLU

experience, students develop a tight bond,” said Megan Grover, the assistant director and short-term study away program manager for PLU’s Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education. “So it’s a great way for first-year students to meet other students and to have kind of a bonded experience.” The first U.S. college to have concurrent classes on all seven continents, PLU has a proud history of students studying away. Almost 50 percent of the university’s graduating seniors have taken advantage

always a little shy. Coming into PLU she was looking for any way to make friends and connect with her peers. One day she saw a flier for the Students of Color Retreat and the rest was history. The retreat ignited a passion in her to meet and advocate for students of all different cultures, beliefs, and ages. It gave her the opportunity to express herself among people with similar experiences, but vastly diverse backgrounds. The retreat got the ball rolling in her Diversity Center journey. “The

ASPLU Programs Director Olivia McLaughlin ’14. LollaPLUza Help Wanted ASPLU is looking for volunteers to help with this year’s event. If you are interested in lending a hand (and getting a free breakfast, lunch, and LollaPLUza 2014 T-shirt), email Olivia McLaughlin at mclaugom@plu.edu. “This year at Lolla we wanted to cater to more of the student body,” said McLaughlin. “We’ve really tried hard to hit a big group of students with the variety of music we have.”Lolla-goers can expect to hear hip-hop

International Research Experience in France Posted by: nicolacs / January 3, 2024 January 3, 2024 The International Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program is a 11-12 week program based in France. Participants will spend most of their time working with graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, staff, and other undergraduates on a well-developed research project under the mentorship of an experienced faculty member sponsored by the University of Florida and is funded by the

right now,” Ringdahl said, with a laugh. Ringdahl has either been on campus for major events, or knows all about them. Everything from early Board of Regents meetings (which were handwritten in Norwegian) to student protests opposing the Vietnam War.   “All finals were canceled just so people could get together and talk about the war,” she recalled of the tense time. “It’s the only time that finals have ever been canceled.” Kerstin Ringdahl (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) She was on campus when stars

Hooves ranch) and an array of cheese plates. Lunch, dinner, bar and happy hour menus are offered, with selections for individual diners or cheese and meat plates that are perfect for sharing with friends over a glass of wine or beer.  There’s also tasty gelato to dive into, covered in sauces like freshly made blackberry sauce. “It’s a full fledged restaurant,” said Erin McGinnis ‘90, director of PLU Dining and Culinary Services. “It’s not just a coffee shop.” The PLU Dining and Culinary director

Chemist Opportunity at IEH Analytical Laboratories Posted by: nicolacs / September 11, 2019 September 11, 2019 IEH Analytical Laboratories in Fremont, WA is looking for a chemist. They are rapidly expanding and are seeking people with desire, drive and motivation to get started in their career field and gain valuable, hands-on experience, including sample preparation, sample extraction, and instrument operation (HPLC, GC/MSMS, LC/MS, ICP-AES, etc.). They have opportunities available for every