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2019 Personal & Professional Development Opportunities- Tuesday, February 26 & Wednesday, Febuary 27 -UPDATE: DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER IN OREGON, OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER, LEIGH ANNE JASHEWAY, IS UNABLE TO TRAVEL. HER 2 SESSIONS ON FEBRUARY 26 ARE CANCELED (9-10AM: See the Positive – Be the Positive… and 10:15-11:15AM: Breakout: PLAY Your Way…). IF/WHEN THE SESSIONS ARE RESCHEDULED, ALL REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED. ALL OTHER SESSIONS ARE PROCEEDING AS SCHEDULED. Human Resources is

2019 Physics Capstone SymposiumJoin the Physics Department to hear the senior capstone presentations. Student presentations will take place Friday May 10, 2019. Talks are scheduled in Morken 105. Fluids and Waves 1:45 Laura Glastra “Microplastic Adsorption of Heavy Metals in Estuarine Systems” 2:00 Adam Lamontagne “Non-Newtonian fluid response to impact: An exploration” 2:15 Jeremy Flannery “Fundamentals of Fourier Transforms” 30-minute break   Optics 3:00 Robert Norton “A Review of Brewster’s

Globally-Focused UniversityGlobal and intercultural education is one of the primary focal points of the academic program at Pacific Lutheran University.PLU is among the most internationally active schools in the nation, offering programs that will help students: Be aware of their own place and culture in the world, and understand the interrelation of socio-political, economic, scientific, cultural, religious, and linguistic facets of human life Be sensitive to the historical, multinational

The life and work of Bjug Harstad (1848-1933)The Rev. Bjug Harstad, Pacific Lutheran University’s founder, was born on a small farm in Valle, Norway, on Dec. 17, 1848. The youngest son of 10 brothers and sisters, Bjug began working to support the family at a young age by herding cattle for neighboring farms — the beginnings of a lifelong work ethic. In the winter of 1860, Bjug’s parents made the decision to move the family to America. They set sail for Quebec by schooner, then made their way

Marilyn Knutson: Supporting Education and Providing Hospitality at PLU Growing up, Marilyn (Force) Knutson remembers that if you earned a dollar, a dime always went into the offering plate. It was just how her father, a Lutheran minister, raised the kids. That deep sense of giving back is still a guiding force in Marilyn’s life, as she was preparing for the seventh-annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture, which has taken place on the Pacific Lutheran University campus since 2006. The

Chemistry Endowments and Scholarships The following are Endowments and Scholarships housed in or related to the Chemistry Department. Please click on the title of a fund for additional information. If you wish to contribute to one of these endowed funds, please visit PLU’s gift page and select College of Natural Sciences Designations (click for more) and then choose Chemistry Department.The Laurence D. and Bonny M. Huestis Endowment for Faculty/Student Summer Research in ChemistryThe Laurence D

Why the Department of Art and Design?The art and design programs at PLU stress individualized development in the use of mind and hand. An art student at PLU is able to chart their own path through a variety of artistic styles and media. Students use methods ranging from a ten thousand-year-old technique to make pots to cutting-edge and industry standard technology to generate high-tech computer images. Art history and theory courses engage students in critical analysis of major artistic

History of Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies at PLUThe Women’s Studies Program was legislated into existence by the faculty in April of 1990; it was officially launched in the academic year of 1990-1991. This program was initially offered as a minor with Elizabeth Brusco serving as the first Chair of the Department. As academic awareness and interest in the program emerged, it was submitted for approval as a major in the academic year of 1995-1996. It was officially offered as a complementary