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  • , 2016 PLU has been a drastic influence on my life. I have enjoyed the liberal attitude of my professors, their dedication to academic excellence and a great social environment. PLU is truly committed to create an environment enriched with diversity, successfully. Being an international student I always felt welcome, never neglected. It has been a life shaping experience where PLU assisted my inner and outer development to the person I have managed to become. Badal ChandraIndia Master’s in Marketing

  • Growing into her own: how Sarah Davis ’23 discovered her passion for plant biology Posted by: shortea / May 11, 2023 May 11, 2023 By Lisa PattersonPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Sarah Davis, a biology major and Hispanic studies minor, began her PLU journey with the idea that medicine and health care would be the ultimate goal, but then a couple of classes focused on plant development and global agriculture grew a new passion. “I have a family history of agriculture, my grandfather

  • and the economies of Europe and the United States. Major themes include the development of forms of transportation, communication, industrial production, power systems, and computer technologies. Satisfies a foundation requirement in the Innovation Studies minor; also a History elective. (4) [Spring 2024, Spring 2027]Inov 350: Innovation SeminarA hands-on seminar for Innovation Studies minors designed to expose students to the conceptual, ethical, and logistic issues involved in developing an

  • encourages, stimulates and maintains excellence in scholarship and advances the science of psychology.StudentsBrianna Lynn Reynon Amaya Lynn Brooke Hoopii-Baptista Amberly Jayne Lunsford Richard Oeun Susanna Joy Sphar Sara Lois WifallSIGMA THETA TAUThe international nursing honor society for students who demonstrate outstanding scholarly achievements, Sigma Theta Tau supports the learning, knowledge and professional development of nurses committed to making a difference in health

  • outside! During sunny days, you’ll often find students on blankets or hammocking on Red Square or down on Foss Field to study! Wellbeing Services and ResourcesWellbeing Services and Resources combines several on campus offices that contribute to a holistic student development Health Center – Offers primary healthcare services to all PLU students, including: addressing acute and chronic illness, administer immunizations, men and women’s health care services, physical examinations, and sexual health

  • Jessica Waiau ‘08 Posted by: juliannh / February 23, 2022 February 23, 2022 By Felix HalvorsonPLU student Jessica Waiau (‘08) used her time at PLU to work with the Diversity Center, Hawai’i Club, the Education Program, and then started working immediately after graduation. She recently joined me for an interview in which she discussed how the Diversity Center impacted her identity development, communication skills, and perspectives on community. Our conversation was filled with warmth, funny

  • architecture, and Christian rituals. He has taught in PLU’s International Honors Program and has led student and regent study tours in Rome and central Italy. PLU Faculty ProfileSince 2005, he has led faculty, staff, and student workshops on the liberal arts and higher education, published extensively on the origins, development, and gifts of Lutheran higher education, and represented PLU at international conferences in ritual studies and reformation studies. Dr. Torvend served as the first University

  • health care would be the ultimate goal, but then a couple of classes focused on plant development and global agriculture grew a new passion“I have a family history of agriculture, my grandfather used to have apple orchards in Eastern Washington,” she said, explaining why her PLU biology classes resonated with her. “From that point forward, I began to pursue plant biology, as I had both personal and academic passion in the subject.” On her way to her degree, Davis completed a capstone project on plant

  • on UN Sustainability Development Goals and to illustrate how progress on one goal might influence the others. Their innovative solution—explained in a 23-page pulled together on the last day of the competition and summarized, “Network of goals; a forest of numbers; an ONION.; and in the end, poverty was the root of the problem”—earned them a top award from the Mathematical Association of America. Beyond being intellectually intense, the competition is also physically grueling; students usually

  • Gombe Stream National Park, where renowned primatologist Jane Goodall began her work studying chimpanzee social and family life in 1960. While in the country, Webb’s independent research project looked at the conservation program run by the Jane Goodall Institute in Kigoma. It focuses on community development and education as the backbone of environmental conservation. “For someone who is interested in chimpanzee conservation, it’s a place you have to go,” Webb explained. Webb visited the national