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the university,” Loren Anderson, 65, said. “It’s a perfect time for new leadership as another era of progress and development is about to open for PLU.” (Photo by John Froschauer) In the coming year the university’s 2020 long-range plan will be completed. A highly successful fundraising campaign will conclude. Well-established core pathways to academic distinction will continue. A number of new graduate program offerings will be ready for review and implementation by the faculty. And several

November 12, 2012 A group of nine Computer Science and Computer Engineering students competed at an international computer programming competition Nov. 3. Team sets sights on next year By Jesse Major ’14 A group of nine Computer Science and Computer Engineering students competed at an international computer programming competition Nov. 3. First time competitor, Ben Landes ’14, described the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest as “sports for nerds

May 11, 2009 New endowed chair created A new endowed chair has been created in the School of Education and Movement Studies – The Jolita Hylland Benson Endowed Chair in Elementary Education honors Jolita Benson. It has been funded by Dale and Jolita Benson through The Benson Family Foundation of Portland, Ore. The inaugural appointment to the Jolita Hylland Benson Chair is Leon (Lenny) Reisberg, professor in the Department of Instructional Development and Leadership in the School of Education

July 7, 2008 Building relationships, building scholars Academic posters, scholarly articles and videos illustrated the intellectual life of the university at the third annual Student-Faculty Research Reception. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the reception is just one venue where faculty and student researchers display their work and explain the intricacies of the collaborative research represented. The reception featured 24 projects from the humanities, social sciences and natural

Statement of Community Care Posted by: Lace M. Smith / October 30, 2018 October 30, 2018 Dear campus community, Pacific Lutheran University’s community is deeply rooted in care. It is in our mission to continue creating a campus environment that welcomes, values and protects the voices and vocations of our community members and recognizes the humanity in all of us — students, faculty, staff, alumni and beyond — even when others refuse to do so. Events of the past few weeks have been difficult

Act Six scholar gained confidence to study abroad Posted by: vcraker / February 5, 2021 Image: Andre Jones, and Act-Six scholar photographed near the PLU sign, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at PLU. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) February 5, 2021 Andre Jones ’22, of Tukwila, Washington, stays busy with his leadership roles in campus clubs and the Act Six program. Founded and run by the Tacoma-based nonprofit Degrees of Change, the Act Six program identifies and rewards scholars who are passionate about

speaker of the Lutheran Studies Conference on Political Life. Rasmussen is the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics from Union Theological Seminary in New York. The conference is free and open to the public – registration is requested. The keynote is in honor of the PLU’s new president Thomas W. Krise and part of the month-long inauguration celebration. This election year is marked by a still shaky economy, highly polarized political sentiments, and seemingly intractable positions on

Professional Master’s Program (PMP) in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering (CHE) at Purdue University Posted by: nicolacs / May 13, 2020 May 13, 2020 The Professional Master’s Program (PMP) in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering (CHE) at Purdue University combines advanced CHE classes with business classes to provide students from both chemical engineering and other STEM backgrounds the opportunity to supplement their undergraduate education with a curriculum that prepares them

The Tao of Online Discussion Rubrics Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015  By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Over the past two weeks, I have been preparing for a faculty workshop on using assessment tools in Sakai. While drafting a section on discussion forums, I scoured the internet looking for an exemplary discussion board rubric to share with workshop attendees. Either my expectations are too high, my internet search skills are lacking, or such an exemplar doesn’t

Mathematics/Chemistry seminar this Wednesday 3/2 featuring Profs. Justin Lytle & Tom Edgar Posted by: yakelina / February 29, 2016 February 29, 2016 Read Previous Ramstad Scholarship Applications Invited 2016 Read Next Desserts and Demos 2016 on Thu. March 10th, 7 PM! LATEST POSTS ACS Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Respect (DEIR) Scholarship May 7, 2024 Environmental Lab Scientist in Training May 2, 2024 The Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship April 18, 2024 $2000 DEIR scholarship- Extended