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Scholarships for Graduate Studies at the Institute for Shock Physics Posted by: alemanem / October 27, 2020 October 27, 2020 Understanding Materials at Extreme Conditions Graduate students from a range of disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Geo/Planetary Science) have a unique opportunity to study the response of materials at extreme conditions with the internationally renowned scientists at Washington State University (WSU). Working within their

Scholarships for Graduate Studies at the Institute for Shock Physics Understanding Materials at Extreme Conditions Posted by: alemanem / November 4, 2020 November 4, 2020 Graduate students from a range of disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Geo/Planetary Science) have a unique opportunity to study the response of materials at extreme conditions with the internationally renowned scientists at Washington State University (WSU). Working within their

PLU Ranked a Top 10 “Value Added” College Posted by: Zach Powers / October 2, 2015 Image: (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) October 2, 2015 Two of the top ten colleges are fellow ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) institutions and three are members, with PLU, of The New American Colleges and Universities.By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 2, 2015)- A business column in the October 2nd edition of The New York Times lists Pacific Lutheran University as one

Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and Kenzie Knapp ‘24 make a musical about climate change By Lora Shinn | PLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Posted by: mhines / July 7, 2023 Image: Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and Kenzie Knapp ’24 (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) July 7, 2023 Together, senior Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and junior Kenzie Knapp ’24 created an innovative climate science musical performance on PLU’s campus in 2022. Both students are majoring in environmental studies and theatre, and the duo drew on their passions to

, invigorating the learning process for you and your students.   Contextualizing Location Our first example comes straight from PLU from History Professor Mike Halvorson, who created an interactive map of Ancient Egypt that overlaid modern-day Egypt for his course on Western Civilization. Students can zoom in on important locations and monuments, while still able to keep these locations rooted in a global context. Halvorson marks sites down the Nile River. Click to view larger. Bird’s eye view of the

Coordinator and anthropology professor, credits the institution’s commitment to global studies and public service for its high numbers of recent Peace Corps volunteers. “It demonstrates how our students are interested in the Peace Corps and how deeply committed they are to service,” Wiley said. “While the ranking focuses on Peace Corps, it also suggests how in general so many of our students choose to pursue service after graduation in other organizations similar to Peace Corps and in a variety of kinds

February 26, 2012 Alum introduces a little titration magic, of sorts, into the PLU chemistry labs With a click of a mouse, magic – chemically speaking – seemed to happen in a lecture room at the Morken Center recently. Students and professors gathered around a new spectrophotometer developed by MicroLab Inc. Results of labs that used to take hours were available in minutes, if not seconds, using the new instrument, six of which (valued at a total of $10,000) were donated to PLU’s chemistry

studies is at the heart of this university, so I look forward to being an advocate for our shared work both on campus and beyond.”Literary ScholarshipJohnson earned a Ph.D. in English at the University of Washington. Her scholarship focuses on Victorian women’s poetry, most recently an essay on the Victorian “double poem” in the collection Love Among the Poets: The Victorian Poetics of Intimacy published by Ohio University Press. Johnson is also the co-editor of  Cultivating Vocation in Literary

May 9, 2011 A $15M bequest propels campaign past $100M, with a year to go By Greg Brewis Upon final accounting, the $10 million bequest from Karen Hille Phillips ’55 that was announced in October now amounts to more than $15 million, helping push the university’s current fundraising campaign beyond the $100 million mark. President Loren J. Anderson announced the milestone at the PLU Board of Regents meeting, May 7. The $10 million bequest from Karen Hille Phillips ’55 that was announced in

Careers In Chemistry! Posted by: alemanem / April 28, 2021 April 28, 2021 Would you like to hear real-life stories from real-life chemical scientists? The Royal Society of Chemistry Education recently released an entire page of job profile videos.  “A Future In Chemistry” includes interviews of secondary educators, museum & medicinal chemists, forensic toxicologists, chief technology officers and more! Find out what jobs in chemistry can involve and the qualifications that will get you there on