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  • University of Washington’s Molecular Engineering Materials Center Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Posted by: nicolacs / November 19, 2020 November 19, 2020 University of Washington’s Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C) is a Materials Research and Engineering Center (MRSEC) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF 1719797). MEM-C aims to accelerate the development of future energy conversion, information processing, and sensing technologies through design

  • PLU Department of Anthropology completes repatriation of materials to the Nisqually Tribe Posted by: Zach Powers / September 25, 2023 Image: (Left to right) Troy Storfjell (PLU), Nicole Juliano (PLU), Brad Beach (Nisqually Tribe), Merlin Bullchild (Nisqually Tribe), Annette Bullchild (Nisqually Tribe), Greg Burtchard (PLU), Bradford Andrews (PLU), and Patricia Bixel (PLU) pose for a group photo as representatives from the Nisqually Tribe take possession of the Woodard Bay collection from the

  • 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…

    still at peace – there must be something greater I thought to myself. Then they all at once shouted, “You were SELECTED, CONGRATS!” My eyes filled with tears and I was beyond thankful that the hard work paid off and that I had not given up during this long, hard journey. I experienced a sense of accomplishment because the road I had traveled that year was not an easy one. What motivates you to serve in the Air Force versus as a civilian nurse? There’s nothing like a challenge in life, and my

  • techniques pioneered by the team, and bring together researchers with diverse capabilities, strong accomplishments, and a record of collaboration. Additional Summer Research Fellows in related areas will also be available. During the program, all REU students will also be involved in workshops, visits to local industry, recreational activities, a symposium of presentations by students, and other activities. It will include training in: laboratory practices and safety; shared materials characterization

  • University of Washington Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C) Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Posted by: nicolacs / November 19, 2020 November 19, 2020 University of Washington’s Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C) is a Materials Research and Engineering Center (MRSEC) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF 1719797). MEM-C aims to accelerate the development of future energy conversion, information processing, and sensing technologies through design

  • By Michael Halvorson, Professor of History. Welcome to our blog—the place for learning everything about History at Pacific Lutheran University! Today’s post is about PLU History major Michael Diambri ‘18 , a Lute who graduated in May with a B.A. in History along with minors…

    . Michael also had the opportunity to investigate the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s impressive archive as well as materials at the New-York Historical Society. (Historians tend to be pretty geeky when they get the chance to examine historical records up close.) The long journey was closely related to what Michael had been prepared to do at PLU. “I felt that Pacific Lutheran prepared me well to interact with scholars at these institutions and to discuss archival materials and the methodologies that they use

  • TACOMA, WASH. (October 28, 2015)-Pacific Lutheran University is on the cutting edge of the U.S. government’s financial aid process. The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator (NASFAA) was looking to recommend changes in how students submit their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)…

    preliminary study, Soltis was asked to serve as a NASFAA Commissioner by NASFAA’s National Chair, Dan Mann. Soltis and the PPY Task Force members, including Associate Director of Financial Aid Lorie Staab, are looking at the program from all angles.  They are proactively identifying any implementation issues while working with NASFAA staff and the US Department of Education on ensuring a successful nationwide rollout for the 2017-2018 school year. “Right now, we’re trying hard to think of any concerns and

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 3, 2017)- You know it’s a good class when even the professor goes home shouting: “You’re not going to believe what we learned today!” Joanna Gregson, professor of sociology, says she told her husband just that throughout her January Term course “Policing…

    , ethics and discretion, race and policing, and use of force. “I can only speak to these areas to a certain degree,” Premo said, “so having someone who works directly in that specialty area gives the students an opportunity to ask questions to someone currently working in that area.” The roughly 20 students enrolled in the class claimed a variety of majors — including those outside sociology — such as communication, computer science, psychology and music. Mitch Perantie ’19, who intends to major in

  • TACOMA, WASH. (June 28, 2016)- There were lots of tears as band members from Tamana Girls High School in Japan said farewell to their new friends from Graham-Kapowsin High School, located about 13 miles southeast of Pacific Lutheran University. Miho Takekawa, percussion instructor at PLU…

    -K. Students from Tamana visit PLU and stay with G-K host families every other year on even years; every three years, about 20 G-K students go to Japan for about 10 days. And two or three lucky G-K students receive a scholarship from Yamamoto, the driving force behind the partnership, to study abroad, said Paul Bain, Graham-Kapowsin’s band director and a 1999 PLU graduate. Those students travel to Japan the off-year when neither band participates in the exchange program, he said.   Bain said

  • TACOMA, WASH. (December 23, 2015)- On Wednesday, Dec. 16, Pacific Lutheran University students presented representatives from the Wounded Warrior Project a check for $500 — revenue from a small business venture the students launched as part of the PLU School of Business’ intensive course on…

    Company, and Daniels and Stanphill work at the Old Main Market in the Anderson University Center. They were able to negotiate arrangements with their respective store managers to sell Northwest Trade candles at both establishments. Northwest Trade’s largest candle buyer was Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s 627 Security Forces Squadron. The connection between the business students and the squadron was forged by Watkins’ husband, an active duty member of the Air Force. The squadron purchased Northwest Trade’s