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  • Manager of Short-Term Programs | Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education | olsencd@plu.edu | 253-535-7628 | Courtney Olsen (she/her) is the Manager of Short-Term Programs at the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education.

    Courtney Olsen Manager of Short-Term Programs she/her Phone: 253-535-7628 Email: olsencd@plu.edu Office Location:Wang Center for Global Education Status:Working Hybrid Professional Biography Education B.A., Economics and History, Pacific Lutheran University, 2018 M.St., Modern British History, University of Oxford, 2020 Responsibilities Supports faculty in the development, implementation, and budget management of Short-Term Study Away Programs including travel logistics Supports faculty in

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  • For the past four years Pacific Lutheran University student workers and volunteers have made the Parkland Literacy Center a beacon of community and learning support. Operated by PLU and located in the Anderson University Center, the center provides free one-on-one and small group tutoring for…

    university experience, especially for potential future first-generation students. PLC’s Big Buddies program brings PLU students to James Sales Elementary for mentoring, homework help, games, crafts, and other activities twice a week after school. “We meet students where they are,” Yaden says.  “PLU students don’t always get a lot of opportunities to engage with the Parkland/Spanaway community, so PLC is an important connection between campus and community,” Rogers says. “Our students learn about the

  • Professor of Biology | Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies | ellardma@plu.edu | 253-535-7357

    Mary Ellard-Ivey Professor of Biology she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7357 Email: ellardma@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 144 Professional Education Ph.D., Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, 1994 M.S., Botany, University College Dublin, 1988 B.S., Botany, University College Dublin, 1987 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Plant responses to the environment Selected Presentations Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, A Passion for Pedagogy, University of Oregon

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  • Professor of Biology | International Honors | ellardma@plu.edu | 253-535-7357

    Mary Ellard-Ivey Professor of Biology she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7357 Email: ellardma@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 144 Professional Education Ph.D., Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, 1994 M.S., Botany, University College Dublin, 1988 B.S., Botany, University College Dublin, 1987 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Plant responses to the environment Selected Presentations Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, A Passion for Pedagogy, University of Oregon

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  • The Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics of Virginia Commonwealth University will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site in graph theory and computational mathematics. The REU will provide 8 undergraduates a hands-on introduction to computational research endeavors and improve their problem-solving, communication and…

    programming skills. The REU will be conducted online with most meeting times during 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT. The program will run May 30 – July 21, 2023. Selected students will receive a $4,800 stipend ($600 per week). Additionally, students will be funded to present their work at conferences after the REU. Participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and must be undergraduates in fall of 2023. Applications are especially encouraged from students who identify with populations currently

  • Director, First Year Experience Program | Interdisciplinary Programs | suttonps@plu.edu | 253-535-7285 | Paul Sutton teaches sociocultural foundations of education, secondary humanities methods, and secondary literacy courses as well as various seminar courses in the undergrad and graduate-level teacher education programs.

    Biography Paul Sutton teaches sociocultural foundations of education, secondary humanities methods, and secondary literacy courses as well as various seminar courses in the undergrad and graduate-level teacher education programs. He is also the co-chair of the university Common Reading Program and is an active parent and community volunteer in his local school district where he sits on several committees to inform district policy and practice. He maintains an active and diverse publication and

  • PLU Nursing Students Top in Exam Pass Rates PLU Nursing student Haley Urdahl ’15 works in the Ramstad lab. (Photo: John Froschauer / PLU) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications The results are in for the 2013 NCLEX-RN exams, and for the second…

    take the NCLEX-RN: the BSN graduate and the Entry-Level MSN student who takes the examination at the end of his or her pre-RN licensure coursework,” Miller said. “The Entry-Level MSN program’s first class started in the summer of 2003, and since then the pass rate for the Entry-Level MSN is close to 99 percent,” Miller said. Miller said nursing students in Washington typically perform well on the exam, especially compared with the nation: For all RN programs in the United States and its territories

  • Brian Edward Galante (b. 1974) is Associate Director of Choral Activities at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, where he conducts the University Chorale, University Singers and

    About the ConductorBrian Edward Galante (b. 1974) is Associate Director of Choral Activities at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, where he conducts the University Chorale, University Singers and Knight’s Chorus. He also teaches undergraduate courses in vocal pedagogy for the choral music educator, secondary choral methods, and choral literature. Galante received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Texas and his Master of Music and Bachelor of Music

  • Facilities The Rieke Science Center supports students and programs with efficient teaching and research laboratories.

    Facilities/Instrumentation/Lab Safety Facilities The Rieke Science Center supports students and programs with efficient teaching and research laboratories. Instrumentation 500 MHz Bruker solution and solid-state NMR with sample changer and five probes Asylum MFP-3D AFM Perkin Elmer NexION ICP-MS with autosampler and microwave digester Agilent GC/MS with autosampler Schimadzu Prep HPLC Schimadzu Analytical HPLC GPC with Wyatt detector Two Perkin Elmer FTIR Spectrometers Gamry 1010E potentiostat

  • TACOMA, WASH. (July 10, 2017)- Pacific Lutheran University’s Office of Admission is home to a rising star. Julian Franco was recently honored at the Pacific Northwest Association for College Admission Counseling (PNACAC) conference in Boise, Idaho. The Rising Star Award honors individuals and programs that…

    Northwest Association for College Admission Counseling (PNACAC) conference in Boise, Idaho.The Rising Star Award honors individuals and programs that exemplify excellence and dedication to serving the needs of students in the transition from high school to college. It encourages affiliates of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) to identify and nurture new members and programs, as well as continue professional development of organization members. NACAC is an organization of