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Inspired by Women: Cora Beeson’s research in Indonesia began with her Taiwanese Grandmother’s caretaker Posted by: Zach Powers / April 15, 2024 Image: Cora Beeson ’24 is a global studies major who recently presented research at the 2024 Human Development Conference at the University of Notre Dame. (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) April 15, 2024 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Global studies major Cora Beeson ’24 spent four months in Indonesia last spring for a study abroad

Public Health Concerns and PLU Community Updates Posted by: Student Life / July 29, 2022 July 29, 2022 Dear PLU Community, As we continue to engage in the long game of responding as a community to multiple coexisting public health concerns, I am writing to update you on two specific concerns that may be on your mind: COVID-19 variants and the emergence of monkeypox in Washington State. First, I’ll provide some reminders and information about current COVID-19 protocols on campus, and then I’ll

Preparing you for your future career(s): how PLU helps Posted by: mhines / November 13, 2023 Image: PLU students visit Alaska Air to connect with alumni who work there for career advice. (Photo/John Froschauer) November 13, 2023 Do you keep getting the question, “What’s your major going to be in college?” which is essentially a different version of “What are you going to be when you grow up?” Or maybe it’s this question: “What do you do with that major?” Perhaps you know what you want to major

March 5, 2010 Olympic medalist encourages symposium crowd to make a difference By Barbara Clements Joey Cheek was sprawled out on a couch in 2005, wondering what he was going to do with a free afternoon after training all morning in an Austrian skating facility, when a BBC  program caught his eye. Wang Center Symposium keynote speaker Joey Cheek addresses the crowd about making a difference in the world. Women and children were running and screaming out of a village being set afire by rebels in

Kenneth G. Hancock Memorial Award Posted by: alemanem / February 1, 2018 February 1, 2018 This award, administered by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute® and sponsored by the ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry and the National Institute of Standards & Technology, provides national recognition to students with outstanding contributions to furthering the goals of green chemistry through their research and/or studies. Recipients will win $1,000 plus reimbursed travel to the annual Green

Chemistry/Biochemistry Graduate Study at UMCP Information Session Posted by: alemanem / December 3, 2020 December 3, 2020 The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Maryland, College Park is having a virtual graduate school information session for students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in our Chemistry and Biochemistry Programs. The virtual information session will be on Monday, December 7, 2020 from 1-2:30 p.m. EST for students to learn about our graduate programs. The

November 5, 2012 Veterans Day 2012 Please come join us on Nov. 12 in Lagerquist Concert Hall starting at 10:30 a.m. to celebrate the service of our current and retired veterans during the 2012 Veterans Day Celebration at PLU. The keynote speaker will be Leanna Davis, the SVA president. The event will include PLU’s ROTC drill team, musical entertainment, refreshments and a gathering of students and veterans in the PLU community. Read Previous The connection between the Sun and the Northern

January 22, 2013 Cross-town rivalry – free admission for the community PLU hosts the University of Puget Sound for its cross-town rivalry game Tuesday, Jan. 29 in Olson Auditorium. Admission for the game is free for Tacoma area residents. Help us keep track of the number of people who are attending by RSVPing. It will help us know how many programs to print and how much popcorn to pop. Don’t miss out on following all things Lute Basketball. Read Previous Bonnie Nelson ’08: A Passion for Service

PLUtonic debuts first solo music video Posted by: Kari Plog / May 24, 2017 May 24, 2017 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (May 24, 2017)- PLUtonic, one of Pacific Lutheran University's a cappella groups, provided a healthy distraction for students nearing the end of finals week. The group debuted a music video featuring an arrangement of “Forget You” by musical artist CeeLo Green. The group posted the announcement to Facebook: Read Previous PLU engineering student

NSF-REU site at Georgia Southern University Posted by: alemanem / January 19, 2023 January 19, 2023 The Georgia Southern REU Site “Propulsion, Aerodynamics, Materials and Controls of Aerial Vehicles” has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense and is open for applications from interested students. Applications are currently being accepted and will close on March 31, 2023 for the upcoming summer.  The program will run between May 15, and July 23, 2023