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  • Carrie Cracknell’s Anne Elliot is a Girl with a Rabbit https://www.plu.edu/jane-austen/news/carrie-cracknells-anne-elliot-is-a-girl-with-a-rabbit/

    visual and literary culture of Austen’s era in the choice to associate Anne Elliot (Dakota Johnson) with animals. When Anne first introduces her family, she is carrying a pet rabbit who will be by her bed, on her lap, and in her arms, when she breaks the fourth wall. In her first conversation with Lady Russell (Nikki Amuka-Bird), the camera frames Anne next to a stylized bird (possibly a white heron) from the wallpaper background. In the poignant swim scene at Lyme, one of many beautiful

  • Scott and Sherith Squire https://www.plu.edu/advancement/scott-and-sherith-squire/

    contract holder, Thrivent also gives them matching funds and “choice dollars” for additional giving. “Lots of people know about Thrivent, but I don’t know that that message always gets out about matching funds or choice dollars if you have an account, whether a life-insurance policy or mutual fund,” Squires said. Scott Squires said that when he and Sherith married, they knew that when they had the means, they would give back to PLU. “We do a lot of giving. It’s important to us, and it’s kind of fun

  • Alumni https://www.plu.edu/math/alumni/

    how to write a research paper during capstone.  He offers the following advice for current Natural Sciences students: “Learn programming languages (Python, R, etc.)!”  Craig also encourages current students to utilize office hours because that was one thing he neglected while attending PLU and believes it was a terrible choice.

  • 2021-22 Passed Legislation https://www.plu.edu/asplu/what-we-do/bills-and-resolutions/2021-22-passed-legislation/

    Music Senate Resolution 9: MAD Care Pledge Senate Resolution 10: ASPLU MAD Care Task ForceSenate BillsSenate Bill 1: Dead Week Treats Senate Bill 2: Article III Bylaw Changes Senate Bill 3: Article IV Bylaw Changes Senate Bill 4: Article IV Bylaw Changes Senate Bill 5: Ranked Choice Voting Bylaw Change Senate Bill 6: Executive Elections and Terms Bylaw Change Senate Bill 7: Executive Election Packet 2022 Senate Bill 8: MAD Care Marketing Materials

  • Kelly Luce https://www.plu.edu/visiting-writer/kelly-luce/

    Kelly LuceKelly Luce is the author of Three Scenarios in Which Hana Sasaki Grows a Tail, which won Foreword Review’s 2013 Editor’s Choice Prize for Fiction. After graduating from Northwestern University with a degree in cognitive science, Luce moved to Japan, where she lived and worked for three years. Her work has been recognized by fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, Ucross Foundation, and Ragdale Foundation, and has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Salon, O, the Oprah Magazine, The

  • Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2021/11/29/clean-energy-bridge-to-research-cebr/

    necessary to succeed in industry and academia. Students are generally exposed to a variety of research activities which may include literature search, experimental design, bench work and lab notebook management, mathematical modeling, instrumental characterization, computer/software control and analysis, lab safety, as well as communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. Program Dates Application Open: December 14, 2021 Application Deadline: February 15, 2022 Program: Week of June 20 – August

  • PLU Faculty Member Named to Nationwide ‘40 Under 40: Professors Who Inspire’ List https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/03/23/40-under-40/

    chosen based on their ability to captivate and engage students in the classroom, their outstanding involvement on campus and in the community, and their overwhelming passion for their subject matter. Nominations were collected through student, alumni and faculty recommendations following an open call to several hundred colleges and universities across the country. Luther was nominated by her colleagues at PLU, who described her as dynamic, involved and committed and said she has inspired countless

  • 3 Reasons to Get a Master’s Degree in Marketing Analytics https://www.plu.edu/msma/blog/3-reasons-to-get-msma/

    opportunities in the Seattle-Tacoma area.Download free ebookDownload free ebook: Building A Career in Data Driven AgeThe need for marketing analysts has increased in all fieldsThe “data explosion” we’re facing today has increased the need for analysts of all kinds and in all types of industries. Consulting, research, data modeling, consumer insights, public relations, management, communications — these are all possible fields for someone with skill and experience in marketing analytics.  Here are some

  • PLU alumna earns Montana teacher of the year recognition, receives Presidential Award for Excellence https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2016/12/15/jessica-anderson/

    strategies filmed and showcased on their website."PLU is where I learned how to learn… It was in college that learning became authentic and meaningful. It felt like my learning had a purpose. In retrospect, it wasn’t the teaching concepts or philosophies that have gotten me to this point of my career, but the modeling of building relationships."- Jessica Anderson '07What is #MTedchat, your involvement with it, and what impact has it had on the education community in Montana? #MTedchat is a participant

  • “A Holly Jolly Christmas”: Oppositional Binaries in McGrath and de Wilde’s Emma https://www.plu.edu/jane-austen/news/a-holly-jolly-christmas-oppositional-binaries-in-mcgrath-and-de-wildes-emma/

    this desire to strengthen their relationship with a particular member of their community. Douglas McGrath’s 1996 film introduces what I am calling an oppositional binary. I am using this term to refer to how characters are positioned in relation to each other in a way that entrenches their contradictory natures. In McGrath’s film, it is Emma and Mr. Elton that are in this dynamic. Throughout the Christmas scene and the proposal, they operate as if they are mirror images. His continual and