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  • Cover art by  Diego B. Lasansky Intersections, Number 46, Fall 2017 Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning,…

    contemporary challenges, opportunities, and initiatives. In order to reach more educators, Intersections has moved from a primarily print-based journal to a primarily digital-based journal. The Fall 2017 issue is entitled “Reforming Church and Academy: 500 Years and Counting,” and is now available online.   Preview essays in this issue with the individual links below: View the Full Issue Online Why Martin Luther and the Reformation Matter 500 Years Later by Kathryn A. Kleinhans (Warburg College at the time

  • Teranejah Lucas, 28, is in her senior year and majoring in social work. She’s preparing to do great things—after already accomplishing significant wins—and wrapping up a fascinating capstone. “As a single parent, first-generation college student, I’m out here defying the odds,” she says. Lucas lives…

    Research Study found that Black women’s hair is 2.5 times more likely to be perceived as unprofessional, and Black women are over 1.5 times more likely to feel like they must wear their hair straight to a job interview to be successful. That’s why Lucas’s capstone welcomes and writes about the 2019 California CROWN Act, which ensures workplace and public school protection against discrimination based on race-based hairstyles, including braids, afros, locs, twists, knots and hair coverings. In

  • Apply Today for the 2016 ACS International Research Experiences for Undergraduates Deadline January 25 With support from the National Science Foundation, the ACS Office of International Activities is pleased to announce the 2016 IREU application. U.S. undergraduate students in chemistry, chemical engineering or materials sciences…

    research experience are welcome to apply. Funded by NSF, the IREU program places rising sophomore or junior students in top labs in Italy, Germany, Singapore or the United Kingdom for ten weeks. The program includes round-trip international travel, a housing and living stipend while abroad, an orientation at ACS headquarters in Washington and participation in the 2017 ACS spring national meeting. Women and underrepresented students in the sciences are encouraged to apply!  Learn more about the IREU

  • For the first time ever, the American Physical Society (APS), the premier national society of physicists, is hosting a standalone  Virtual Career Fair on September 13-15: Virtual Career Fair 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET. This event will include both a Job Fair and a Graduate School…

    for Undergraduate Women in Physics at Central Washington University Read Next Washington University Ph.D. Program LATEST POSTS Dept of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship October 30, 2024 Allen Institute Summer Internship Program October 29, 2024 Summer Research – Army HBCU-MI SPARK October 29, 2024 IMOD Summer Research Opportunity for Undergrads October 17, 2024

  • Two episodes of a new four-part MediaLab documentary project is set to premiere this spring. The series, titled “A World of Difference,” explores issues of diversity, including gender, race, immigration and social class. The first two segments, about immigration and gender, screened Feb. 17 at…

    , which is one of the most dangerous cities on the face of the planet. We really wanted to get to the bottom of it and be like ‘What’s it actually like living in a border community?’” The second episode, which screened on Feb. 17, focused on women who work in the construction trade. Construction is an industry typically dominated by males. But in Portland, Oregon, an estimated 19 percent of all construction workers are women, more than twice the national average. “We basically went around talking to a

  • 2010 PLU Athletic Hall of Fame THE 2010 PACIFIC LUTHERAN ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME CLASS, consisting of three national championship teams and three outstanding athletes who wore the black and gold, will be the 21st in the hall’s history. The list of inductees includes the…

    and Wendy Johnson’s 15 assists, this team stormed through opposition to claim the NAIA national title. A staunch defense, anchored by keeper Gail Stenzel, kept opponents to a 0.51 goals per game average. Along the way, the PLU women brought home Northwest Conference of Intercollegiate Colleges, NAIA District I title, and NAIA West Region titles. The 1988 team still holds the highest winning percentage in team history (.913), making its successes even more valuable in historical significance

  • On October 9, 2019, the PLU community welcomed Sven Beckert of Harvard University to give the 15th Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. The lecture took place at 7:30 p.m. in the Chris Knutson Lecture Hall, located in the Anderson University…

    curriculum, the lecture is designed to encourage the study of business organizations, entrepreneurs, workers, products, and consumers, as well as the economic forces that have shaped contemporary culture and society. For more information, contact Benson Family Chair Michael Halvorson (halvormj@plu.edu). Read Previous What Game of Thrones Teaches Us About Innovation Read Next Life Under Drones Symposium LATEST POSTS INOV 350: Innovation Seminar in Spring 2025 November 21, 2024 Have you considered an

  • Cover art Cross of Life  by Tom Stancliffe Intersections, Number 52, Fall 2020 Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of…

    institutions, especially as these intersect with contemporary challenges, opportunities, and initiatives. This issue goes right to the heart of our calling to care for and challenge students – even and especially in these difficult days.   Preview essays in this issue with the individual links below: A New Image for an Ancient Call: Lutheran Higher Education Amidst Pandemics Today Caryn D. Riswold Learning from Luther on Covid-19 Carl Hughes Radical Hospitality on Haunted Grounds: Anti-Racism in Lutheran

  • On October 9, 2019, the PLU community will welcome Sven Beckert of Harvard University to give the 15th Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. The lecture will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Chris Knutson Lecture Hall, located in the…

    Innovation Studies curriculum, the lecture is designed to encourage the study of business organizations, entrepreneurs, workers, products, and consumers, as well as the economic forces that have shaped contemporary culture and society. For more information, contact Benson Family Chair Michael Halvorson (halvormj@plu.edu). Read Previous Celebrate Computer Education Week Read Next Benson Summer 2020 Research Fellowship Team LATEST POSTS Recording of Glory M. Liu’s 2023 Benson Lecture Released November 21

  • The National Security Agency (NSA) has three exciting 2023 summer internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in mathematics, statistics, and physics. Applications for summer 2023 will open on 1 September 2022 for the Directors Summer Program, Cryptanalysis and Signals Analysis Summer Program, and…

    must be submitted no later than 15 Oct 2020. Please note that U.S. citizenship is required. Applications can be found via www.intelligencecareers.gov/nsa starting on 1 September 2022. Read Previous Lab Technician and Postdoc Positions at Tulane University School of Medicine Read Next Announcing 2023 Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics at University of Washington LATEST POSTS Dept of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship October 30, 2024 Allen Institute Summer Internship Program