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  • The local ACS section is again sponsoring a career event and this year our own Dr. Fryhle is one of the panelists. The following is an excerpt from the announcement. Please see the web link for more details. The Puget Sound Section of the ACS…

    training. This will be a great opportunity for your students to learn what it is like to work in science fields after they graduate. The event includes lab tours and a career panel. The panelists include: Cheryl Bick (Boeing -air quality), Craig Fryhle (PLU chemistry professor and author), Karen Goodwin (Centralia College chemistry professor), Robert Synovec (Professor and Associate Chair of the Graduate Program at UW), and two scientists from the Department of Health Labs. For more information

  • The Washington State Environmental Health Association (WSEHA) is pleased to announce the availability of the 2021  Cind M. Treser Memorial Student Scholarship .  The scholarship fund will award up to  $5,000 in one or more  scholarship awards this year. The Cind M. Treser Scholarship program was instituted…

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  • The Pacific University School of Pharmacy in Hillsboro, Oregon is still accepting applications for Fall 2024! The School offers an on-campus 2-year Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (MSPS) degree. This is an innovative program combining didactic courses with extensive research training. The degree is a…

    coursework are research-based activities including hands-on laboratory training. This will provide learners with a diversity of experiences and quality training due to the uniqueness of our program. This program design allows students to not only immerse themselves in research and build necessary scientific knowledge, but also improve critical thinking, practical research, and communication skills. Students are given the opportunity to travel to a conference or meeting and present a poster or oral

  • The PLU Department of Geosciences prepares students for a lifetime of scientific learning, informed citizenship, and earth stewardship through critical thinking and engagement in the scientific

    . Provide students with opportunities to work with faculty in research within the local and greater scientific community. Support the continuing professional development of faculty as educators and researchers in our local community as well as in the larger scientific community. Provide students and the community with opportunities that increase awareness of the relationship between geologic processes and societal issues. Support student learning by providing high quality educational experiences about

  • The Help Desk provides support for university-owned technology, the residential network, and basic campus phone services.

    committed to providing the best quality computer software and hardware support services possible.  We do so in an atmosphere of courtesy, professionalism, and respect toward every individual in the PLU community, with an emphasis on providing education and training to enhance each person’s knowledge for success or problem resolution.Quick Links Computer Purchase Recommendations PLU System Notices PLU Knowledge Base Activate Your ePass Change Your ePass Password New Student Guide: Getting Started with

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  • News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.

    Assess Your Course Design for Quality Practices by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Whether you are teaching a course for the first time or the fiftieth, it is good practice to take a step back and critically reflect on the design of one’s course. Faculty are undoubtedly the masters of their course content,… August 25, 2015 course design

  • The Lightboard from Instructional Technologies is a tool that can be used to create written or visual demonstrations for instructional videos.

    them through the glass, as well as their writing. Lights are placed behind the Lightboard and pointed toward the presenter to illuminate them. We recommend placing a microphone behind the board to capture audio, as built-in camera mics are low quality and sound doesn’t travel through the glass well. The whole setup is a few feet in front of a black background, which helps the presenter and writing stand out. Project BackgroundThe iTech Lightboard project was inspired by Dr. Katrina Hay, the first

  • New nursing labs raise the bar When the School of Nursing ordered 10 new hospital beds for its improved nursing laboratory, the process of moving them into the third-floor space of Ramstad Commons didn’t appear to pose a challenge. But once the computerized Stryker hospital…

    scenarios. Nursing students can take the SimMan’s pulse, listen to his heart or watch it on an attached cardiogram, discover a blocked airway and perform intubation or ventilation. When a nursing student inserts a needle into the SimMan’s veins, pressurized simulated blood “flashes back” out of the needle, just as it does from a human vein. The simulator’s response to interventions by students can result in improvement, more problems or even death. It will greatly enhance the pre-clinical preparation of

  • PLU alum works to close state’s achievement gap Growing up, Erin Jones ’01, had no desire to become a teacher. In fact, she planned to become an international lawyer. But after visiting an economically disadvantaged, inner-city school in Philadelphia, Pa., Jones’ life plans changed dramatically.…

    , it’s lucky she did. In 2006, for example, Jones received a Most Innovative Foreign Language Teacher Award for starting a French immersion program at Tacoma’s Jason Lee Middle School. She currently works at Washington’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as the assistant director of student achievement and director of as director of the Center for the Improvement of Student Learning (CISL), a program that provides resources for parents and schools. “I work with kids of color and kids

  • LAKEBAY, WASH. (Feb. 23, 2015)—Communities In Schools is a national chapter organization working in 27 states to help create solutions for K-12 school districts. In partnership with public schools facing the greatest dropout challenges, CIS chapters work to generate and coordinate resources and volunteers on…

    -school program and a drop-out prevention specialist. “We see tremendous growth in the students referred to our programs,” continues Shultz. “For example, last year students enrolled in our reading programs improved on average by one full grade level, and for math students the average improvement in scores was 33 percent.” Speer has served as the Executive Director of CIS of Key Peninsula since 2003. She says the growth of the chapter during her tenure that she is most proud of is the expansion of its