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  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 28, 2015)—In eighth grade, Annika Smith-Ortiz ‘19 competed in a distance-kicking competition during gym class. Now, she’s competing with Pacific Lutheran University’s football team as its first female player. Photo: Matthew Salzano ’18 After playing Junior Varsity and Varsity games at Edina…

    meetings we have.” For her, the PLU football family has been accepting, and there was never a discussion about her gender; she is simply a member of the team. “This team is very different,” Smith-Ortiz said. “Everyone here plays for the heart, and it’s a real team.” In addition to making history at PLU, Smith-Ortiz also has high hopes for life after college. Currently studying Pre-Med and a member of The Reserve of Officers Training (ROTC) at PLU, she plans on becoming an Army surgeon and serving her

  • believe. Read Previous The finish line Read Next MediaLab wins Emmy 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 PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson July 24, 2024 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on

  • relies on a wheelchair to get around, almost didn’t return to PLU after her first semester. She worried about her ability to access some spaces on campus and the potential that it would interfere with her academic success. But a support system in the Department of Sociology, through which she eventually declared her major, and elsewhere on campus kept her coming back. Those advocates propped up Green as she developed her own identity as a vocal advocate for campus accessibility. “Some staff and

  • ,” Torvend said. “So I was intrigued by why he was put to death by the Nazis.”Hitler's Pink VictimsLearn more about Torvend's farewell lecture as chair of Lutheran StudiesIt was because he was gay. Oelbermann was one of many gay men who were tracked down by the Nazis and killed. Gay men were seen as effeminate and passive, therefore not good soldiers in the eyes of Nazis. They also could not reproduce to support an Aryan race. “They were perceived as traitors to the nation,” Torvend said. Oelbermann was

  • Interested in Materials Chemistry? Posted by: munroam / December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 The Department of Chemistry at Indiana University hosts a summer research program for outstanding undergraduate students. This research experience for undergraduates (REU) encourages students in the chemical sciences to learn more about materials chemistry, nanoscience, and assembly by providing them with the opportunity to conduct research under the direction of a faculty member and in collaboration

  • “A Sense of Place” exhibit opens in Seattle Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / February 27, 2013 February 27, 2013 Picturesque scenery awaits the art lover this Valentine’s Day. Painting Professor Michael Stasinos’ new Seattle exhibition, “A Sense of Place,” opens February 9th with an artist reception February 14 from 5:30 to 8:30pm at the Woodside/Braseth Gallery. Stasinos’ new works were created in his past year of painting and traveling during sabbatical. Travels took him through Amsterdam, Paris

  • TACOMA, WASH. (January 12, 2016)- Sylvia May ’18, a doctoral student at Pacific Lutheran University, was one of just eight students in the country to receive the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship in 2015. The prestigious scholarship will cover her tuition, books and other fees…

    other fees at PLU and she will also be provided with a monthly stipend for living expenses.As a recipient of the scholarship, May will be commissioned as a second Lieutenant in the Nurse Corps and placed on inactive reserve status until the completion of her PLU degree. She is also required to attend a summer officer-training course in Alabama for six weeks. While on inactive reserve status, May will gain rank yearly and once complete with her schooling she will enter active duty as a captain. May

  • . Those are projected onto a screen while Professor Crites is dissecting. She had to move a projector every time so everyone could see it. So eventually, there will be a camera over the dissection tray broadcasting video onto a screen. There is still a lot of work to be done to ensure the improvements provide future health professionals with training and exposure to the practical use of connected health technologies in a team-based environment. You likely won’t benefit from all the future upgrades

  • colleague and friend.” The Washington Music Educators Hall of Fame was established in 1998 in order to give recognition for exceptional support, inspiration, and outstanding contribution to the growth and development of music education, both public and private, in the state of Washington. All 2020 honorees, including Dr. Powell,  will be celebrated at a WMEA Hall of Fame and Local Recognition Banquet on February 13, 2020 in Yakima, WA in addition to the general conference the next day. About Dr. Powell

  • department by alum and MicroLab president John Amend ’60. Amend is also professor of chemistry, emeritus, at Montana State University. John Amend ’60 explains the use of a spectrophotometer he donated to the PLU Chemistry Department.(Photo by John Froschauer) Lab supply costs have soared in recent years, Amend said, and he sees this new tool as one way to engage students in chemistry, while keeping down costs as the same time. Amend made his point, as he worked through an experiment that looked at the