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capacity to manage it.” This realization inspired the Environmental Studies major to take the responsibility of land stewardship into his own hands, using his knowledge of habitats and invasive species to develop a plan to manage the natural habitat in PLU’s backyard. This venture has gone from a summer project to a permanent position in facilities that fosters volunteer opportunities for students and the greater community. “This is a local issue and it’s possible to make an impact through action
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Pandemic Performance: PLU Music Chair Brian Galante on education during the coronavirus Posted by: bennetrr / October 19, 2020 October 19, 2020 By Anneli HaralsonMarketing and Communications Guest WriterAs the effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue to impact the world, educators are being forced to get creative as classrooms move online. Remote learning combined with the cancellation of large, in-person events, and concerns over the germ-spreading potential of singing and playing wind
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Professor Bea Geller’s sabbatical exhibition and looking back on 33 years at PLU Posted by: Kate Williams / March 5, 2018 March 5, 2018 By Kate WilliamsOutreach ManagerA new exhibition titled, Finding Tacoma: The Changing Faces of the Northwest Environment will feature the latest photographs by Bea Geller, drawn from work completed during her recent sabbatical. The gallery show runs March 7 to April 4, 2018 with an opening reception on March 7 from 5 – 8pm in the University Gallery in Ingram
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the classes, well, I wasn’t a fan of it,” Crenshaw remembers. By the fall of his first year, Crenshaw knew that it was time for a change. He turned to the humanities. Specifically to major in criminal justice. “I had taken a couple of pre-recs already, and I talked with my counselor,” Crenshaw says. “One of my biggest fears has always been changing my mind about these things, but it was OK, and I changed my mind.” He didn’t tell his family at first that he had switched majors, but slowly, he
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, they both frowned. The cultures were not thriving. “Sometimes the cultures just like having others nearby in the plate,” Saxowsky said. Probably the most exciting part about this research, Saxowsky said, is that the answers to many of the questions in are simply not known, like why some yeast colonies thrive, and others don’t. “This gives students the opportunity to do real science and ask questions we don’t know the answer to,” she said. “This gives them a first-hand look at how to ask the
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Technology where you will have an opportunity to work on technology that touch various platforms in commercial, defensive, space and global services! Materials & Manufacturing Technology (MMT) has earned a reputation within Boeing as a go-to organization for fast development of innovative materials and processes. Over the last 5 years our teammates submitted 160 Invention Disclosures and were award 119 patents – We welcome and foster new ideas – bring us yours! Position Responsibilities: Collects
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teaching and as a mentor, he also gets to collaborate with students in the ensemble he directs, the University Concert Band. “We’re really trying to grow and develop the Concert Band. To make it a feeder group to the wind ensemble, which is our ultimate goal,” Gerhardstein says. “The group is doing really great, and I’m really proud of their efforts and improvement.” The band serves as an important resource for student teachers. Every semester Gerhardstein has a student helper who works with the band
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“What We Art” shows emerging artists’ work Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 8, 2015 Image: Student artists also presented work at the Juried art show in November 2014. April 8, 2015 Pacific Lutheran University’s soon-to-be Art and Design graduates will be featuring artwork in the upcoming senior exhibition, “What We Art,” opening April 22 in the University Gallery. Art admirers can join the artists and faculty for an opening reception April 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. A total of 18 seniors will be
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September 23, 2009 ‘We were made to move’ By Chris Albert When Professor Colleen Hacker was lecturing on the psychology of marathon running, a student in the audience began to think: “I can do that.” “Being able to share what you love with someone who also loves it is one of life’s greatest joys,” Hacker said. “To me it’s the best part of being a life-long learner.” In her spare time, PLU Professor Colleen Hacker runs marathons. In her spare time, Hacker runs marathons and hikes across
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April 10 in the Anderson University Center. Following a brief welcome from PLU Athletic Director Laurie Turner, Patricia Krise shared her thoughts on NCAA Div. III and PLU. Krise, wife of PLU President Thomas W. Krise, played Div. III volleyball and basketball as an undergraduate student at Hanover College in Indiana. One of the key components of Krise’s message was the idea of playing a sport “for the love of the game,” a fixture at the Div. III level, where athletics-based scholarships are not
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