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PLU grads reflect on commencement Posted by: mhines / June 14, 2023 June 14, 2023 “Commencement means the culmination of hard work and accomplishments with my teammates and my classmates — so it’s a great day.” Our recent graduates reflect on the countless late nights spent studying, the friendships forged, the challenges overcome, and the personal growth they’ve experienced. Read Previous From Oxford, England to Oaxaca, Mexico, Jackie Lindstrom ’23 uses math to understand migration Read Next

Immunology Graduate Program Opportunity – Dallas, TX Posted by: alemanem / October 28, 2016 October 28, 2016 UT Southwestern has an immunology graduate school opportunity that provides an educational and research experience.  The research areas range from understanding basic mechanisms of pathogen recognition and signaling, host-microbial interactions, molecular and cellular basis of auto-immunity and new strategies for cancer immunotherapy.  The application deadline for Fall 2017 is December 1

Watermark Scholars Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / April 16, 2021 April 16, 2021 Watermark is offering women in STEM scholarships for the fall 2021 academic term to provide much-needed support for college students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)-related studies and careers. Two students will be selected from the pool of applicants, and awardees will each receive $5,000 to help continue their education. The deadline to submit entries is July 15, 2021, and

A view-at-the-table with the Federal Reserve Posted by: tpotts / July 13, 2021 July 13, 2021 The Department of Economics was honored to host First Vice President and COO, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, Mark Gould, PLU Regent and Economics alumnus, to campus on April 8th, 2021. Mr. Gould shared his experiences in Federal Open Market Committee meetings where the monetary policy for The Federal Reserve Bank was set. The event, which was hosted over Zoom and open to the public, was well

Michigan Tech University Physics Graduate Program Posted by: alemanem / January 4, 2021 January 4, 2021 Pursuing graduate school?  The Department of Physics at Michigan Tech welcomes your application to their graduate programs! They have well-funded research programs in Astrophysics, Atmospheric Physics, Optics and Nanomaterials. Please see the Michigan Tech Grad School – Physics flyer and MTU Physics – Graduate program letter for more information. The online application is simple and free of

current students, alumni, family or friends — on campus for Homecoming this weekend, it was difficult to find a corner of campus unoccupied by the joy of being at Pacific Lutheran University.The PLU community braved the anticipated “historic” storm that eventually fizzled into just another blustery October weekend. More than 1,000 participants attended the series of Taste of Home events, ranging from the Meant to Live lecture and the Homecoming football game, to the Lute Family Brunch and the Donor

October 20, 2008 Free pizza, for a cost Eat if you want, but it will cost you. That was the message last week as once again the Pacific Lutheran University’s student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists created the “Republic of Parkland” in Red Square. In exchange for pizza and pop, about 150 students received a passport to the republic, and had to abide by the rules of the “country,” which encompassed six round tables in front of Eastvold Hall. To get free pizza, students had to

May 18, 2009 Off to China Blending the Chinese tale of Monkey with an original musical composition comes natural for PLU Music Professor Greg Youtz. The guy is not only a well-respected composer, but learning about and engaging the Chinese culture is a passion of his. “My head is constantly full of China,” he said about a love of a culture that began nearly 25 years ago and has since included many trips to the country. Getting a chance to take PLU music students to China is a perfect blend of

September 1, 2009 11:20 a.m. – Cascade Middle School Cafeteria Scott Weide ’00 sticks out in the lunchroom. As students fill the large cafeteria, Weide wanders into the school wearing shorts and a PLU T-shirt. On his back in a toddler carrier is 10-month old Zoe. She has dad’s smile. She couldn’t be happier to make an appearance at school. Although the biology teacher is on paternity leave, Weide and his daughter make the trip to school for lunch everyday. They have a recycling program to run

January 14, 2010 Uganda Blog: Second entry By Theodore Charles ’12 After two days of nerve wracking delays and cancellations, we have finally left PLU. Our original itinerary included going to London, having one day of respite, and then progressing to Uganda directly. What really happened was a last minute change for our group to fly to San Francisco, Amsterdam, Kenya, and then finally Uganda. “More last minute changes were made as we all sat on the ground with our fingers crossed, and