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The Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction (HWTR) Program within the Department of Ecology is looking to fill a Product Testing Project Manager (Natural Resource Scientist 2). This position is located in our Headquarters Building in Lacey, WA. Salary: $48,792.00 – $64,008.00 Annually We are looking…
Product Testing Project Manager Position Posted by: nicolacs / June 21, 2019 June 21, 2019 The Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction (HWTR) Program within the Department of Ecology is looking to fill a Product Testing Project Manager (Natural Resource Scientist 2). This position is located in our Headquarters Building in Lacey, WA. Salary: $48,792.00 – $64,008.00 Annually We are looking for applicants with a strong sense of curiosity, who like challenges and are creative in their problem solving
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In the recently published Prophets, Gurus, and Pundits: Rhetorical Styles and Public Engagement , associate professor of communication Amy Young addresses the shortcomings in university academia, mainly that intellectuals are not encouraged, and in some ways, don’t know how, to become engaged in public dialogue. “I’m…
in some area of expertise manage to engage audiences that don’t necessarily know that much about their topic in a way that is accessible and exciting,” Young says. Young explains that there are a lot of barriers to intellectuals contributing to the leadership of public and social movements. “The idea of actually caring about writing for public audiences is seen as not serious and a bad use of your time. Because what you should be doing is writing for journals and writing books,” Young says
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This spring, the Strategic Enrollment Management Advisory Committee (known as SEMAC) will finalize PLU’s philosophy of enrollment, with the intention to ask our Board of Regents to adopt a final draft statement with enrollment targets in May. (See the current draft here on the Provost…
that provide for program sustainability. For example, in recent years, we’ve added programs mostly in areas where we have current strength (MSF, MSMR, DNP). But, PLU has also created a new program and hired an entire department to run it (MA in Marriage and Family Therapy back in the ‘70s); and we adopted a program from outside the university (MFA in Creative Writing). Both of those have been very successful. The only program discontinued in recent years is the major in Computer Engineering, and
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PLU students spend 96 hours figuring out halfpipes and VHF signals By Chris Albert Pro snowboarder Shaun White is entering a halfpipe going for maximum vertical air. For hours Dan Case ’11 and his team study the YouTube video of White during a 96 hour…
Froschauer) Case and 10 PLU other students, comprising of four teams, spent four days at Morken researching, testing and writing models to solve one of two problems in this year’s MCM which took place between Feb. 10 through 14. The contest tests undergraduate students ability to apply their mathematic skills to solving real-life scenarios. One was building a model to maximize vertical air in a snowboard halfpipe. The other involved line-of-sight transmission and reception of a VHF radio spectrum, with
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SEATTLE, WASH. (April 16, 2015)- Ordinarily, it takes many years for a Theatre Major to earn the opportunity to write, compose or star in a high-profile musical production. However, one Lute is dramatically defying that expectation. Justin Huertas graduated almost six years ago, in 2009,…
traditional musical theatre, Lizard Boy is a “somewhat-autobiographical solo-show-with-three-actors” that follows a boy with lizard skin who fights evil and learns about love. Huertas attributes some of his triple-threat skills in performing, composing and writing to his theatre education at PLU. “Doing theater at PLU was awesome!” he said. Specifically, Huertas recalls that the study of Shakespeare and the PLU Theatre Program‘s emphasis on language “stuck with [him] forever.” “I have a lot of my
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Artist entrepreneurs pair up to help the Philippine people as they meet the challenges of this crisis PLU Associate Professor of Photography Bea Geller and her students are working with on a collaborative invitational exhibition at the Belltown Pub in Seattle. On Thursday, March 20, the…
Campbell ’88; New York installation artist and photographer Raquel du Toit ’04; Danish Documentary Filmmaker Camilla Lee Fabricius; Krystal Lechner from Smashing Divas; and Scott Mitchell Leen ’91, artist and photographer to Dale Chihuly. These artists are donating work to sell in support of the cause. Help fulfill a mission that could help restore devastated areas. All proceeds will be donated via the Red Cross. Tickets can be bought for $20 through Brown Paper tickets and include a creative gift
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The National Museum of Mathematics is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 MoMath Exponent Fellowship program . A limited number of graduating math majors from around the country will be accepted for this highly selective, paid, year-long opportunity to work at the National Museum of…
in mathematics with a 3.5 GPA or higher (by June 2024). Strong interpersonal communication skills. A creative mindset, with an ability to think outside the box. A desire to share the joy of mathematics with others. Prior experience demonstrating a solid work ethic. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for 14 months without visa sponsorship from the Museum. Total compensation for this position will be up to $50,000, with up to $45,000 paid during the year and a $5,000
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A blast of reality from the desert By Chris Albert As the rear doors of the airplane dropped, the white light of Iraq’s desert sun blinded Ed Hrivnak ’96. The wave of heat over took his senses and focusing took a minute. Ed Hrivnak ’96…
into focus, he knew things had changed. This fall, during Homecoming 2011 at PLU, Hrivnak will return to the campus as a panelist during the 60th anniversary celebration of the School of Nursing. He’ll talk about his passion for patient care, his experience as a medevac and his journey as a writer. His experience outside of the military includes being an emergency room nurse and today he works as a firefighter for Central Pierce Fire and Rescue. He began writing about his experiences – what he saw
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At PLU, students get the chance to explore the depths of the Puget Sound – for class credit. Diving for an A, at the bottom of the Puget Sound Katie Baumann ’14 A native of the land of 10,000 lakes, James Olson ’14 never imagined…
diving community. To date, Olson has taken the requisite PE 100, sailing and scuba diving during his time at PLU. With two capstones looming on the horizon, James plans to spend his fourth and final required PE credit on Relaxation Techniques, learning how to ease stress the productive way. A junior English major with an emphasis in writing and a philosophy minor, Olson keeps busy. As a guide for PLU’s Outdoor Recreation club, Olson takes every opportunity to get outside. When he isn’t writing
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Tiffany Walker fell in love with choral music in sixth grade and never looked back. An accomplished conductor and vocalist, Walker earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting at the University of Washington in spring 2022 and is in the second year…
they sing in a choir, whether it be an expression of words and poetry, time to socialize with others, or engaging in something physical that requires focus. Choral music is an art form that allows for these needs to be met.Tickets Still Available'Light, A PLU Christmas' at Benaroya HallTickets are still available to PLU’s annual Christmas concert performance at Benaroya Hall, home of the Seattle Symphony. The concert will be held on Monday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m.What have you found are a couple of
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