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October 27, 2008 Holocaust survivor recalls the child victims While presenting a story of survival Robert Herschkowitz paused for the audience to gaze at a photo of several women and their children walking unknowingly to their death. “People will remember the scene of a photograph,” he said. “The visual impact I think is most important.”Their names are unknown, said the 70-year-old Holocaust survivor, but the when, May 1944, and the where, Auschwitz Concentration Camp, are forever engraved into

March 9, 2009 NMR is no longer under wraps It looks like a rather fat, squat water heater. A water heater with a $743,000 price tag. But to the professors of PLU’s chemistry department, the nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer is a dream come true. It’s easy to see they still can’t quite believe, after 2 years of waiting and receiving a National Science Foundation grant they didn’t expect to get, that it’s finally here. After being hidden behind tarps and plywood, it’s now in full display on

the campus is known for.” Stockton said NOMT started as an underground production, and no real process was instituted to plan the event. Currently, NOMT is a widely-attended event that attracts a large turnout each year. NOMT is a showcase of musical numbers from a variety of shows. Each year is different, and the musical numbers are chosen and assigned by the current student director. Stockton is directing this year’s NOMT as part of her Capstone project. “The logistics of it has been very

December 1, 2010 ‘I always knew I had the skills to be a doctor. Then I discovered it was my PASSION.’ By Chris Albert As a high school senior in Salem, Ore., Andrew Reyna wasn’t quite sure what he wanted to do. He liked science. He was good at it. He asked how could he best use his gifts and talents in this world. Medical doctor came to mind. “The more I thought about it,” he said, “the more it made sense.” Reyna came to PLU because he knew of its reputation for sending students to medical

September 4, 2011 A blue heron ignores student paparazzi and continues to look for a midmorning snack at Northwest Trek. First-years have a close encounter on the wild side with the critters at Northwest Trek By Katie Scaff ’13 The sights, sounds, and even smells of local wildlife helped first-year students bond and get to know one another on an excursion to Northwest Trek Wildlife Park near Eatonville on Saturday. The group of 46 students, staff and faculty started the day with a tram tour of

will be job shadowing and helping plan some of their events. Jeremy Loween ’12 landed his dream internship at ESPN 710 by having a great attitude and working hard during an internship at Disney. His dream is coming to fruition because of someone Loween met while doing a Disney internship through the Disney College Program at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida in spring 2011. About two months into his internship at Disney, Loween met Galen Gordon, coordinating producer for ESPN’s show First Take

The Smooth Path to a BA in History! Ready to Join Us? Posted by: shimkojm / October 17, 2018 Image: Prof. Gina Hames and history major Sandra Estrada ’20 October 17, 2018 By Department of HistoryFirst, we are glad that you chose PLU. Our mission is to prepare students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care – and we definitely care about you and your growth as a learner, a person, and a historian. Whether you are starting your first year, your second, or your third

ACS Local Section 2015 Career Event – February 11th Posted by: Dean Waldow / November 23, 2014 November 23, 2014 The local ACS section is again sponsoring a career event and this year our own Dr. Fryhle is one of the panelists. The following is an excerpt from the announcement. Please see the web link for more details. The Puget Sound Section of the ACS is sponsoring its Eleventh Annual Career Event on February 11th, 2015 from 1-5 PM at the W. R. Giedt Department of Health Public Health

Ole Miss Now Accepting 2021 Summer REU Applications Posted by: alemanem / January 4, 2021 January 4, 2021 2021 Ole Miss Chemistry Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program: The Ole Miss Chemistry Department seeks applicants for an NSF-funded summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program in 2021. Students who have completed their freshman year of college and who will not have graduated as of Fall 2021 can participate fully in “Ole Miss Physical Chemistry Summer

techniques, Synthesize novel bioactive molecules and materials, Apply cutting-edge techniques in chemical biology to interrogate chemical events in live cells, Use sophisticated spectroscopic techniques to characterize polymers and biomacromolecules, Model chemical or biological processes using sophisticated computer simulations, And much more! Along the way, you will: Receive a stipend of $6,000 for the 10-week program, free on-campus housing, reimbursements for travel, and a meal allowance of $847