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  • Eager to expand your research and establish productive collaborations with renowned scientists at a Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratory?  This is your opportunity! Through SRP, faculty and students contribute to multi- and inter-disciplinary research that is changing the world.  Berkeley Lab staff are looking…

    problems that intersect with your research interests. We encourage you to view the current projects shared by participating lab staff to get an idea of ongoing research projects. New this year:  Quantum Information Science and Technology (QuIST) group is joining SRP and eager to connect with faculty and students interested in building the next generation of quantum processing hardware.  Anyone who loves physics, computer science, electrical engineering, and/or device engineering should check out this

  • PLU Named Top Fulbright Producer By Chris Albert Pacific Lutheran University ranks among the top schools in the nation for the number of students selected for a Fulbright Student Fellowship in 2010.   Eric Buley and Nicolette Paso were selected as student Fulbright Fellowship recipients.…

    country with three awards. Since 1975, 83 students from PLU have received fellowships, a prime indicator of the fact that for the past 30 years, PLU has been steadily building the foundation for a globally focused university. “Today, our model of global education is preparing students to be citizens of the world – to be learners as well as teachers, to strive to understand before trying to be understood and to collaborate rather than to impose one-size-fits-all solutions,” said PLU President Loren J

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 5, 2018) — Student journalists nationwide get to pick the brains of three Pacific Lutheran University students, who will share their expertise at a national conference in New York City. The Lutes will present at the College Media Association Spring Convention held…

    .” Miranda says student journalists should apply the social-media skills they’ve gained from everyday use, because those skills are an asset in professional newsrooms. “We should all know how to do something like this if we’re all successful at it in our personal lives. We are stepping into a world of people who have really just mastered Facebook,” Miranda said. “We’re lucky to be given this skill set.”Mast MediaCheck out the work of student journalists through Mast Media.Mooney will present on building

  • Jenifer Leavens was an experienced educator when she decided it was time to pursue a master’s degree in education. A transplant from California, she wasn’t sure which Puget Sound area university had the best program. So she asked some of her colleagues. “Hands down, people…

    Schools in 2019, first as dean of students and then moving into her current position as elementary assistant principal, where she oversees between 250 and 300 students in preschool through grade five. The school is operated for Native American students by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. She sees her primary role at Chief Leschi as building connections and helping students flourish in a school environment. That’s important, especially when you consider that most of this year’s third graders are

  • PLU Wang Center for Global Education’s 2020 “Interrupted” Photo Contest Winners During the 2019-2020 academic year, 350 PLU undergraduate students participated in global and local study away programs to acquire new perspectives on critical global issues, advance their language and intercultural skills, form valuable new…

    city of Córdoba to tour the Cathedral-Mosque of Córdoba. Through a guided tour, we learned the significance of the historic building that is made of a mosque surrounded by a cathedral. This is a landmark that represents the change of power between the (primary) Muslim settlers in the city, but then the eventual rule of Christianity and its leaders. However, there has been conflict within the city about who the cathedral-mosque belongs to– Muslims or Christians. The cathedral and mosque are still

  • When Kaila Harris ’24 received her PLU acceptance letter, it was a special moment for her and her family. Upon its arrival, Harris read the letter, which included the contents of her financial aid package, aloud to her parents. “When I finished, my dad stood…

    years at PLU through a combination of federal, state, PLU grants and scholarships, and the College Bound Scholarship. Keep reading to learn more about eligibility requirements.“I was really lucky because my high school band director, Mrs. Dietz was a PLU alum,” Harris explained. “We even had the opportunity to come up to PLU and attend music workshops with PLU educators while I was in high school. Through my relationship with Mrs. Dietz and getting to know the school before even applying, I knew PLU

  • Delaney Salter, a graduate of both PLU’s bachelor’s and master’s degree in kinesiology, shared about what she has learned about improving the lives of others through applied kinesiology. Reflection from Delaney Salter, ’21 My name is Delaney Salter. I graduated with my bachelor’s at PLU in…

    in an individualized approach unique to each individual and situation. PLU’s program has helped me to be the best professional I can be moving forward.Impactful faculty memberDr. Mallory Mann was a wonderful and impactful faculty member in my time in grad school at PLU. Dr. Mann was my faculty mentor for my applied project and inspired me throughout the program. I learned a tremendous amount about myself and who I aspire to be moving forward in my mentor-mentee relationship with Dr. Mann as well

  • PLU Associate Professor Vidya Thirumurthy draws a kolam, an artful design that Hindu households use to communicate with their community. (Photo by John Froschauer) Connecting the dots: Letting neighbors know “all is well” with the world By Steve Hansen, Scene Editor Each morning, on the…

    a Hindu tradition, but they learn simple mathematical concepts, and spatial orientation and relationships through their daily creations. Children will unknowingly take those concepts they learned on their doorstep and use them, later, in the classroom. “At the time, I never thought much about it,” Thirumurthy said. “But there is probably a relationship between designing kolams and mathematical concepts.” When Thirumurthy returns to southeast India this fall, she will be looking for other

  • PLU Vs. The Plow PLU’s men’s basketball team will help horses prepare the fields at the Emergency Food Network’s Mother Earth Farm in Puyallup on April 12. (Photo courtesy of EFN) Basketball Team Takes on Clydesdales to Prepare Mother Earth Farm for Planting By Sandy…

    Emergency Food Network (EFN)—and, doubly fittingly, that Lute is a former PLU basketball star and Athletic Hall of Famer: Don Brown ’92. Brown, now vice president and senior relationship manager for KeyBank’s business banking department, said he came up with the idea during a Tacoma Chamber of Commerce Leadership class—taught by another Lute, Catherine Pratt, associate dean of the PLU  School of Business. “During the class we were separated into teams and challenged to come up with an event that can

  • When Kaila Harris ’24 received her PLU acceptance letter, it was a special moment for her and her family. Upon its arrival, Kaila read the letter, which included the contents of her financial aid package, aloud to her parents. “When I finished, my dad stood…

    was in high school. Through my relationship with Mrs. Dietz and getting to know the school before even applying, I knew PLU was where I wanted to be.” Since arriving at PLU in 2019, Harris has not only immersed herself in the on-campus community but has also become a leader and change-maker in Parkland. In addition to being a member of six of PLU’s musical ensembles, as well as three student-led clubs, Harris is also the Student Director of PLU’s Artist Mentoring Program (AMP) and an Assistant