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  • Professor Emeritus | Earth Science | Brian E.

    his expertise, he arranged a collaborative relationship with the University of Puget Sound that allowed PLU students to take courses to complete their geology major. Brian has traditionally taught the fundamental upper division ‘hard rock’ courses in Petrology, Optical Mineralogy, Structural Geology, Mapping, and Geologic Field Mapping. He is noted for teaching with great enthusiasm and is legendary for his hand-drawn complex multicolored classroom illustrations. He is committed to rigor and

  • PLU will provide most required personal protective equipment (PPE). The employee may be required to provide PPE that is of a personal nature and that may be worn off the job, such as slip resistant

    identifying potential hazards in the workplace to determine whether PPE is needed and what type. The Environmental Health & Safety Manager is available to assist in this process. PPE alone is not to be relied on to provide protection for employees. PPE may be used after all other reasonable means of reducing hazards have been explored. Take active steps to eliminate all identified hazards through the use of other methods, materials, processes or engineering controls. A periodic review of the hazard

  • Professors Rose McKenney (Geosciences and Environmental Studies) and Adela Ramos (English) had the honor of working with this year's class of Environmental Studies students as they completed their

    , education, environmental justice, Hispanic Studies, history, Native American Indigenous Studies, philosophy, political science, and religion. Congratulations to the Environmental Studies Class of 2022! Capstones are May 24, 2022 from 2-6pm in Morken 103. 2:00pm, Shifting Narratives: A Brief History of the United States Environmental Ethics at both the National and Local Scale Aaron Pantoja The relationship Americans have had towards the environment is characterized by a dualism: we as humans are

  • Meet Brian Sung, a business major from the class of ’24 at PLU. When he’s not taking international honors courses or diving deep into his double majors in business and economics , he’s all about data science and statistics through his double minors. Outside of…

    am not a human calculator. When I took my first finance class, the professor told me I should do finance. I took a couple more advanced finance classes and went, “I want to do finance.”When did you add the double major in economics? I was taking economics courses for my business degree, and Dr. Priscilla St. Clair—huge shoutout to her—pushed me to think about how humans make choices. I thought that intersected with business, and I enjoyed looking at the intersectionality between data and

  • Certain types of events on campus present a higher level of risk to PLU and it's community members. Please see the additional information for each situation below.

    Services for assistance in evaluating and developing a waiver for your activity.Inflatables, Rides, Games and other AttractionsThe following attractions are not permitted at PLU events due to increased safety hazards, risk of personal injury, and liability risk. Inflatables and inflatable rides like bounce houses and obstacle courses. (This is a new policy beginning in the 2024-25 academic year.) Carnival rides Dunk tanks and similar attractions Slip and Slides and similar water attractions Foam

  • PLU President Allan Belton is a morning person. He’s frequently among the first employees to arrive at the Hauge Administration Building, but not before his morning cup of joe. His favorite coffee stand is on South Tacoma Way, the seven-mile arterial that is the economic…

    Parkland’s University: PLU and Parkland share history, common bonds and a vibrant future Posted by: Logan Seelye / September 3, 2024 September 3, 2024 By Zach Powers '10, MFA '24Resolute EditorPLU President Allan Belton is a morning person. He’s frequently among the first employees to arrive at the Hauge Administration Building, but not before his morning cup of joe. His favorite coffee stand is on South Tacoma Way, the seven-mile arterial that is the economic vertebrae of the City of

  • Originally published in 2012 There’s something strange that goes on with texts, readers, writers, and time. I mean, look at you: there you are, reading this now, in the spring of 2012. And here I am, in your past, and it’s not even (technically) winter…

    Ebenezer Scrooge, Martin Luther, and the Power of the Past and of Language Posted by: alex.reed / May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022 By Eric NelsonOriginally published in 2012There’s something strange that goes on with texts, readers, writers, and time. I mean, look at you: there you are, reading this now, in the spring of 2012. And here I am, in your past, and it’s not even (technically) winter 2011. I’m sitting next to the Christmas tree (as yet untrimmed), finals and graded papers drifting around the

  • Ash Bechtel has always wanted to be in healthcare, but she wasn’t sure which direction to take — nursing or medical school. So, Ash counseled with family and academic advisors before deciding to pursue a biology major that would lead her to becoming a doctor.…

    helped me understand that with science and human bodies, nothing is a closed loop,” she recalls. “The way we work with the environment, the world and other organisms affects how we function as humans.” A holistic worldview has served Ash well. When diagnosed with long COVID her sophomore year, Ash used the experience to frame her capstone project, “Exercise is Medicine.” Because studies of the frequent impacts of exercise on patients with long COVID are few and inconclusive, Ash says she was

  • Between 1972 and 1992, Dr. J. Hans and Thelma Lehmann gave PLU 28 pieces of African art.  In 2005, Thelma Lehmann gave one more piece  (Boat with Warriors; accession no.

    Dr. J. Hans and Thelma LehmannBetween 1972 and 1992, Dr. J. Hans and Thelma Lehmann gave PLU 28 pieces of African art.  In 2005, Thelma Lehmann gave one more piece  (Boat with Warriors; accession no.2005-01-001) and promised additional pieces only if PLU had a place to display them. In 2007, Mrs. Lehmann died before any more gifts were given. The connection with the Lehmanns grew out of their relationship with Dr. Richard Moe, who at the time was the Dean of the School of Arts at PLU. Together

  • The school year is a common time for university students to receive employment scams. Recently, scam artists have been directly emailing students about their fraudulent opportunities.

    Be Aware of Fraudulent JobsThe school year is a common time for university students to receive employment scams. Recently, scam artists have been directly emailing students about their fraudulent opportunities. Fraudulent job postings try to take your money, personal information, or both. The jobs often appear as easy and convenient ways to make money with very little effort on the job applicant’s part. The following “red flags” are general markers to help you conduct a safer job search and