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  • You Ask, We Answer: Do you have Forensic Science? https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/you-ask-we-answer-do-you-have-forensic-science/

    career opportunities with their degree.   Guest bloggers: Dr. Andrea Munro, Chair of Chemistry, Associate Professor of Chemistry & Dr. Ann Auman, Dean of Natural Sciences, Professor of BiologyChemistry at PLUInterested in learning more about PLU’s Chemistry major? Get hands-on experience on state-of-the-art scientific instruments, have opportunities to participate in research projects and work toward American Chemical Society certification. Learn more… Read Previous “We are uncatchable” | PLU Women’s

  • Major https://www.plu.edu/french-francophone-studies/major/

    : Francophone Africa in Global Context (4) FREN 403: Topics in French Literature (4) FREN 404: Postcolonial Francophone Fictions and Criticism (4) FREN 405: French/Francophone Film (4) FREN 406: French/Francophone Feminisms (4) Only one course in French & Francophone literature, film, history, culture in English translation (FREN 203, 204, 205, 206, 210, or 211) may be used toward the major. FREN 499: Capstone: Senior Project (4) French & Francophone Studies majors are strongly encouraged to study in a

  • Glossary https://www.plu.edu/library/research/research-resources/glossary/

    information source before it has been analyzed. Oftentimes, a primary source tells you what was being said about a topic at the time it took place. Examples include, among others, data sets, empirical research, literary and art works, speeches, diaries, memoirs, historical newspapers, eyewitness reports (interviews, photographs), social media posts.Related wordsTerms that are similar or related in meaning to keywords.Search statementThe combination of keywords, search terms, and search (Boolean) operators

  • Darwin Day https://www.plu.edu/biology/darwin-day/

    Darwin Day 2024 Feb 12th, 10:30-11:30AM, Rieke 1st Floor Lobby Help the Biology Department Celebrate!Darwin Day honors scientific inquiry, persistence, and curiosity. Held every February 12th – marking the birth of Charles Darwin on that day in 1809 – universities and scientific communities around the world commemorate the impact of Darwin’s work, celebrate the interaction of scientific disciplines, and encourage and inspire everyone to get involved in science. The Biology & Psychology

  • Student Research https://www.plu.edu/admission-first-year/academic-distinction/student-research/

    renowned Choir of the West. Social SciencesPresenting research at a national conferenceFour economics students – all women – presented their research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, including a golf student-athlete, who used her own experience to conduct research about PGA players.Studying the emotional labor of first respondersSociology major Landon Packard ’17 interviewed over a dozen first responders to analyze the emotional labor of their jobs — the process of managing

  • Willy Østreng https://www.plu.edu/ourthirstyplanet/staff/willy-ostreng/

    Willy Østreng Senior Researcher, Oceans Future; Vice-President, Norwegian Academy of Polar Research, Norway Biography Biography Willy Østreng is senior researcher and chairman of the research institute Ocean Futures in Oslo and affiliated faculty at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He was scientific director/professor at the Centre for Advanced Study at the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters from 2003-2009, director of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute Norway from 1978-2003, and adjunct

  • Getting Started with Research https://www.plu.edu/library/research/research-resources/getting-started-with-research/

    primary source is a first-hand account of a situation or event or any original information source before it has been analyzed. Oftentimes, a primary source tells you what was being said about a topic at the time it took place. Below are some examples of primary sources: Statistical data sets Empirical research Literary and art works (novels, plays, poems, paintings) Speeches, diaries, memoirs Historical newspapers Eyewitness reports (interviews, photographs, social media) Secondary: Secondary sources

  • Adrift Between Two Americas https://www.plu.edu/hgst/adrift-between-two-americas/

    judge mother. Treuer’s talk, Adrift Between Two Americas, springs from a 2022 essay about his parents, published in The New York Times. David Treuer is the author of numerous books, including The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present (Penguin, 2019), which was a finalist for both the National Book Award and a Carnegie Medal. A writer of impressive range, from fiction and creative nonfiction to memoir and criticism, his essays and stories have appeared in Granta, Harper’s

  • Pre-Law Minor https://www.plu.edu/prelaw/minor/

    : Public Speaking COMA 306: Persuasion ENGL 323: Writing in Professional and Public Settings ENGL 393: The English Language PPAP 301: The Book in Society PPAP 302: Publishing Procedures Close Reading (4 semester hours) Any 300-level course with an LT designation ENGL 400: Studies in Criticism & Theory HIST 254: History of Hanford HIST 305: Slavery in the Americas HIST 346: Innovation & Technology HIST 351: History of the West and Northwest HIST 362: Christians in Nazi Germany RELI 211: Religion and

  • Values, Mission & Vision https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/values-mission-vision/

    about the natural world. Through our teaching, mentorship, and example, we help students develop scientific literacy. What we create We value applying the scientific method as a tool for discovery and informing evidence-based beliefs about the world and our place within it. We believe this discovered knowledge can fulfill our fundamental human desire for understanding as well as improve our planet and our daily lives through its broad application, such as to medicine, agriculture, and technology