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  • NIST is one of the nation’s premiere research institutions for the physical and engineering sciences and, as the lead Federal agency for technology transfer, it provides a strong interface between government, industry and academia. NIST embodies a science culture, developed from a large and well-equipped…

    longer-term research that anticipates future needs. This occurs in few other places and enables the Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL), Engineering Laboratory (EL), Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), Material Measurement Laboratory (MML), NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR), and Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML), to offer unique research and training opportunities for undergraduates, providing them with a research-rich environment and exposure to state-of-the-art equipment. The

  • By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer The Office of the Provost’s Faculty Resources website has a new webpage dedicated to Teaching and Learning with Sakai . Here faculty can learn more about how Sakai is being used across campus. View Real PLU Sakai Sites Ever wondered…

    just using the online Sakai Gradebook to communicate student progress in a course. Consider talking to a colleague who is a PLUTO program graduate for advice on how Sakai can be used effectively in your discipline. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Support for Using the New Sakai Site Templates Read Next Using Simple Technologies to Inspire Student LATEST POSTS Recording Instruction and Communications for Distance Learners March 31, 2020 Rethinking Assessment at a Distance March 18

  • Oil Literacy panel After the screening of “Oil Literacy” there will be a panel discussion with these guest panelists answering questions and talking about the literacy of oil. Diana Gibson, Research Director for the Parkland Institute Gibson is a Canadian researcher for a think-tank in…

    Media Awareness Network Johnson works for a media literacy organization based out of Ottawa. He is featured in the film, and will discuss the issue from the lens of media consumption and coverage of oil in the media. Jessica Wilson, Communications Director for Greenpeace Canada (Vancouver) Wilson is an environmentalist who works intimately with anti-tar sands campaigns for Greenpeace Canada. Although she is not featured in the film, she was the key contact who helped the filmmakers get in touch with

  • PLU and the UW have agreed to extend the deadline for completion of the Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) for KUOW to acquire KPLU to  January 29, 2016 , so that the due diligence review can be concluded.  Additionally, the two universities have agreed to allow a community…

    launch a fundraising effort for a competing offer. The alternative community buyer will be given until June 30, 2016 to put forth a competing offer subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in the APA.  The alternative buyer must be qualified under the rules and policies of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to hold the license of a non-commercial educational broadcast station. On November 12, 2015, the two universities announced PLU’s intent to sell its broadcasting rights and

  • Sojourners return to campus One month and seven continents later, Lutes returned to campus from J-Term and semester study away experiences. Some were faced with crushing poverty. Others were exposed to extreme decadence. And still others experienced the most breathtaking scenery on Earth. All were…

    Fair, on the Wang Center’s Web site or by contacting the center at ext. 7577 or wangctr@plu.edu. Read Previous A rose is [not] a rose Read Next Student perspective: the presidential campaign COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden

  • Get ready, Relay for Life set for April For the third time in as many years, PLU will host a Relay for Life event on campus. The annual fund-raising event for the American Cancer Society also celebrates cancer survivors and caregivers and remembers those who’ve…

    , cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, and half of all men and one third of all women in the country will develop the disease during their lifetimes. “It’s a coping skill to manage such a huge disease,” Comstock said of the relay event. “There is no way I as one person can make it go away, but this is a way to cope and do my part.”   Read Previous Student perspective: the presidential campaign Read Next New York artist’s exhibit inspires reflection COMMENTS*Note: All

  • Developing athletes into leaders Jen Thomas ’98, ’99 wears many hats in the PLU athletic department. She’s the assistant athletic director, a senior woman administrator and assistant athletic trainer. She’s also the mentor for the Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC). The council is one of…

    school year, Waldron added, the council will spearhead a campaign to increase faculty knowledge of, and interest in, PLU athletic programs. “We want to connect more to faculty around campus,” she said, “and to get faculty more involved in supporting athletics.” Read Previous Grads charged to be global citizens Read Next Tutoring program touches refugees COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a

  • From Harstad Hall to the Morken Center, donors have built the academy In October 1891 the cornerstone of “Old Main” was laid on the rocky woodlands of Parkland. It was the first step in the construction of the first building at PLU. It’s now known…

    a dream realized on the small donations of local Scandinavian immigrants. Almost 111 years later in May 2002, construction began with a groundbreaking for the first phase of the Morken Center for Learning and Technology, named for the Morken family and Don Morken ’60, alumnus and regent. The newest building on campus, it was dedicated in 2006 and was part of PLU’s most successful capital campaign in history. More than a century apart in construction and worlds apart in amenities, the buildings

  • Nobel Prize laureate Edmond Fischer talks to PLU chemistry and biology students about the joys and frustrations of research work last Friday, May 6. (Photo by John Froschauer) Nobel laureate talks about the unpredictability of biochemistry…and it’s just plain fun. By Barbara Clements For Nobel…

    $15M bequest propels campaign past $100M, with a year to go COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China November 4, 2024 Lutes celebrate another impactful Bjug Day of Giving: a PLU

  • Helping students connect with what’s next New initiative aims to help students prepare for life after PLU. By Barbara Clements Students come to Pacific Lutheran University with passion, creativity and a resolve to change the world for the better. Now PLU has a program that…

    his part, Dan Brett ’10 seconds Rogers’ observations. Brett credits the Office of Career Development with helping him find his current job at the Bank of New York Mellon offices in Tacoma as a financial analyst. After graduating with a business degree and working several jobs and on a political campaign, Brett returned to PLU’s spring career fair in 2011 and started talking with representatives of the bank. The recruiter gave Brett her card – Brett had already applied online and researched the