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  • TACOMA, Wash. (May 21, 2015) —Pacific Lutheran University has received two $7,000 grants from the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation. The donations were made through the NADA Foundation’s Joseph J. Sanchez Memorial Fund, which supports the emergency needs of students, and the John P. Winston…

    , dedicated to the study of ethics. “We are deeply grateful to the NADA Foundation’s gift to support the emergency needs of students and ethics programs,” said PLU President Thomas W. Krise. “With more than a quarter of our students eligible for the federal Pell Grant program, the university has a number of students who walk a fine line with their finances. When an emergency arises, these students are especially vulnerable to disruptions in their incomes. This NADA Foundation grant will help soften the

  • Award Year:  The time period over which financial aid programs are made available to students.  At PLU, this begins with summer term until the end of spring semester.  May be one, two, or three terms. Capitalization:  The process whereby the interest that has accrued on an unsubsidized loan is added to the loan principal. COA: ...

    financial aid aid programs.  Application is made on-line at www.fafsa.gov. FAFSA4CASTER:  A shortened version of the FAFSA that provides you with an estimate of your EFC.  See www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.  The federal legislation that requires schools to protect students’ personally identifiable information and educational record and provides students with rights to inspect and review their school records. Gift Aid:  Scholarships and grants that do not have

  • Katrina is an associate professor in the physics department, where she enjoys teaching a range of courses.

    videos for students to watch before class, I looked for a method that would let me speak directly to the viewer and still allow me to write out derivations and draw diagrams. That’s when I found the Light Board method. In it, video is filmed through a transparent plate. The presenter stands behind the plate and writes on it with bright markers. Against a black background, the writing is visible floating between the camera and presenter. The video is flipped right-to-left in post-processing so that

  • The College of Natural Sciences is home to the Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Mathematics, Psychology, and Physics departments, as well as the Environmental Studies and Data

    automated 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflecting telescope built by Meade Instruments, and the telescope is fully integrated with an automated dome that tracks the movements of the telescope as it moves to different objects in the sky. In addition to the familiar mode of direct observations through an eyepiece, observations at the PLU observatory can also be made digitally through a Santa Barbara Instruments Group CCD camera mounted to the telescope. Those images can then be saved for further processing

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 10, 2016)- On Sunday, Nov. 13, the Pacific Lutheran University Choral Union, which is comprised of alumni of the PLU choral program, will be performing “Beyond Walls,“ a program consisting of music and texts dedicated to peace and reconciliation. PLU Director of…

    way almost nothing else can. Listening to it or performing it puts a person in a state where a powerful aesthetic response can occur, and for every individual, it’s different. Choral music, with its link to texts, can help the listener interpret the words with deeper emotion. What do the music and texts that will comprise this Sunday’s “Beyond Walls” concert have to do with the current social divisions in America and the feelings that many are processing following the election? The music and texts

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 13, 2019) — Pacific Lutheran University’s Dr. Andrea Munro didn’t design Chem 103: Food Chemistry in order to teach students how to cook — but everyone agrees it’s been a pretty tasty side effect. Munro, an associate professor of chemistry, intended the…

    ,” Munro explained. “My department loves food and all the chemistry and the processing that goes into that, so there was a direct connection.”Interested in Chemistry?PLU’s Department of Chemistry has an outstanding curriculum, excellent faculty, great facilities and is accredited by the American Chemical Society.Both quantitative and quantitative analysis come into play, as Chem 103 students compare and contrast details like texture and taste while experimenting with the impacts of different

  • Incidents reported during the last 15 working days of each semester, as well as January and Summer terms, may be expedited and have a Review Meeting set within 24-hours of the incident.

    Dispute Resolution Process:This is utilized if allegations are made that PLU’s Human Resources Policy has been violated by a faculty, staff, or third party. The process is governed by PLU’s Grievance Procedures. Informal Process:This is utilized if all parties agree to an informal process, which can include an educational conversation or a mediation. The process is meant to be educational in nature, and no determination of responsibility is made. The Informal Process is NOT available for processing

  • Winterfest is a Parkland-Spanaway community event that inspires hope by connecting low-income families with gifts and resources during the holiday season.

    Tacoma 98444 DONATE TO WINTERFESTWinterfest 2024 WishlistBE A WINTERFEST SPONSORDONATE TO WINTERFESTVOLUNTEER AT WINTERFESTBE A WINTERFEST SPONSOR Become a Winterfest sponsor today! All donations will help local community members this holiday season. More information about sponsorship tiers here. Winterfest would not happen without sponsors from all sectors of our community. The list below highlights our largest cash and gift-in-kind sponsors. Winterfest 2024 is brought to you by: Franklin Pierce

  • PLU’s mission to support the education of our students and larger community on issues of diversity and justice are intimately connected to the study of the tragedy of the Holocaust.

    OnlineSupport the conference and the Holocaust education. Make a Gift

    Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference
    12180 Park Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • New MediaLab film explains “Compassion Fatigue” and impact on aid workers Three PLU student filmmakers spent more than a year researching the cumulative effects of tragedy and trauma, which will soon be unveiled in a new documentary – “Overexposed: The Cost of Compassion.” The documentary…

    MediaLab, which has received national recognition for its work, including one Emmy Award and three consecutive Emmy nominations. Read Previous The Limited Gift of Water Read Next Benson lecturer poses question COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and