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The Dream Program Posted by: nicolacs / September 24, 2021 September 24, 2021 THE DREAM PROGRAM is a 10-week summer program designed to increase the number of women and racially underrepresented groups in medical physics by offering research opportunities, outreach and strategic mentorship geared towards recruiting a more robust and diverse group of skilled undergraduate students in the field of medical physics. DREAM students will be placed into summer research and mentorship groups that are

Graduate Study in Applied Chemistry at UC Davis Posted by: alemanem / September 15, 2021 September 15, 2021 The Graduate Group in Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry at UC Davis offers PhD and MS degrees in four broad areas of applied chemistry: Environmental and Analytical, Biological and Toxicological, Food and Wine, and Fiber and Polymer Chemistry.  The application deadline is Jan. 5, 2022.  Interested students may find additional information about the program on their website: https

On Exhibit – Pandemics: History & Responses Posted by: Holly Senn / March 17, 2020 March 17, 2020 Today many of us are considering our lives, loved ones, and our way of being in the world in relation to the Coronavirus, or COVID-19. The course of this pandemic can be changed by people who have reliable information, make decisions that consider others, and remain hopeful and diligent. These books from the Mortvedt Library collection document historical and current pandemics, their effects, and

How First Gens thrive Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / November 28, 2018 Image: First in the family group photo made up of staff, faculty, and students at PLU, Friday, April 27, 2018. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) November 28, 2018 By Nicole GonzalesResidential LifeI am proud to be a first-generation college graduate, or what Pacific Lutheran University calls “first in the family” — someone whose parents didn’t graduate from four-year, degree-granting institutions in the U.S.Navigating college

August 14, 2008 A fresh perspective Each year, more than 250 transfer students bring a diverse mix of opinions and perspectives to the PLU campus. When asked what makes a typical transfer student, Joelle Pretty, PLU’s director of transfer recruitment had a simple answer. “There is no typical transfer student.” Each year, PLU admits between 250 to 300 transfer students to campus. Some are just a year or two removed from high school. Some are from families that have never before sent a child to

December 7, 2012 PLU grad reaches new horizons, finds calling at NASA By Cassady Coulter ’14 After coming across an ad for a job at NASA in the newspaper, Sheryl Wold ‘76 decided to take her chances and send in an application. Wold didn’t just land the job — she beat out more than 250 applicants who had more relevant research experience. She now finds herself with a career she loves but never once expected. Wold was contracted by the government through the University of California, Sheryl Wold

The Importance of Dead Languages Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 Image: Beowulf manuscript May 6, 2020 By Reece Schatz '22English MajorAs a professor in the Department of Languages and Literature, Dr. Collin Brown teaches Norwegian language and Nordic studies at Pacific Lutheran University. However, his love for his work runs so deep, he also started and manages a club called “The Dead Languages Society.”As a member of this club myself, allow me to explain what we do. The Dead Languages

September 15, 2009 Giving a people a voice, a face Filmmaker Neda Sarmast stood in front of more than 200 attending PLU students preparing for the screening of her documentary. Her film, “Nobody’s Enemy: Youth Culture in Iran,” takes the viewer into Iran to learn about, listen to and meet the youth of Iran. The size of the crowd was impressive, exciting to Sarmast. “I was just so moved to see how powerful you are and how powerful your international programs are,” she told the crowd about her

October 25, 2010 The Tlingit tribe wait to come ashore during the Ceremonial Landing and the commencement of Tribal Journeys. We sat for hours, baking in the sun while droves of exuberant people in lavish regalia requested landfall. (Photos by Theodore Charles ’12) My Tribal Journey By Theodore Charles ’12 Every morning in Neah Bay, Wash., the cold fog would sweep through our camp and shake us from our sleep as we trundled across the grounds of the Makah Cultural and Resource Center for the

After a pandemic hiatus, study away trips returned during J-Term Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 28, 2022 Image: Lutes from the Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean course in Greece (Photo by professor Antonios Finitsis) February 28, 2022 By Isabella Daltoso ’23Marketing and CommunicationsAfter a hiatus last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 65 undergraduate and 22 graduate students from Pacific Lutheran University were able to participate in January term study away trips this year. The