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  • Dean of School of Arts and Communication named By Greg Brewis A chamber musician and soloist who has had an active and varied career as an administrator, artist and educator has been named dean of the School of Arts and Communication at Pacific Lutheran University.…

    May 10, 2010 Dean of School of Arts and Communication named By Greg Brewis A chamber musician and soloist who has had an active and varied career as an administrator, artist and educator has been named dean of the School of Arts and Communication at Pacific Lutheran University. Cameron Bennett has been named dean of the School of Arts and Communication at Pacific Lutheran University. Cameron Bennett comes to PLU from Ohio Wesleyan University where he is professor and chair of one of the most

  • Alumna aids medical work abroad The dirt landscape of southern Sudan stretches for miles, and roads are few and far between. Villages dot the landscape. One of these villages, over the last decade, has grown particularly large. Located hundreds of miles from any road, this…

    war. All medical supplies must be flown in. This is the end of the world. It’s a place Ingrid Ford ’97 knows well. A graduate of PLU’s School of Nursing, she visited the site periodically while working for MSF. She saw the people who traveled hundreds of miles, often on foot, to be seen by the doctors and nurses at this remote outpost. This influx of people underscores why Ford spent six years with MSF in Africa and France: she believes access to health care is a basic human right. “I don’t care

  • The Bachelor of Music in Composition is intended for those who want the maximum training in compositional technique possible at the undergraduate level. Students in this degree spend 2/

    software files sufficient to audition for graduate schools in music composition and begin building a career as a composer of acoustic or commercial music. Students have gone on to careers as college professors, school music teachers, free-lance composers/arrangers, publishing house editors, church musicians, private music teachers, home-studio owners, popular music composers and performers, and hobbyists with a variety of “day jobs” enjoying music in their spare time. Taylor Whatley ’15 works with

  • The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratory Residency Graduate Fellowship (DOE NNSA LRGF) is currently accepting applications through March 17, 2021. The DOE NNSA LRGF provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to U.S. citizens pursuing degrees in fields relevant to the stewardship of the…

    . citizens who plan full-time, uninterrupted study toward a doctoral degree at an accredited U.S. university; second-year (or later) graduate students may apply. Benefits include a $36,000 yearly stipend, payment of full tuition and required fees, yearly program review participation and an annual professional development allowance. You’ll find application details here (https://www.krellinst.org/lrgf/how-apply), and we encourage you to read more about the pursuits of fellows via our annual Stewardship

  • Pacific Lutheran University Assistant Professor of Biology Lathiena Nervo was recently named one of Cell Mentor’s “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America.” A developmental biologist in her second year at PLU, Nervo is equally passionate about teaching, biological research, and increasing diverse representation in science.…

    has being such a “hyper minority” in your field impacted your experience as a student, graduate student and now as a university faculty member? It has had a major impact and still continues to have one. You are pretty much constantly fighting against stereotype threat and wanting to be valued for what you do and not necessarily what you look like. It definitely has impacted the focus on my work in a way, because I was raised with a certain set of values —I like to bring those to my work as

  • The review time is typically shorter than other categories of review (~6-8 days).

    of project requires a bit more review time than exempt research (~8-10 days).Learn more about expedited reviewResearch using a wide range of methodologies can fall into this review category, including collection of data: from voice, video, digital, or image recordings made for research purposes; on individual or group characteristics or behavior (e.g., research on perception, cognition, motivation, identity, language, communication, religious or cultural beliefs or practices, and social behavior

  • Nayonni “Nai Nai” Watts has autism, and she’s not afraid to be open and honest about it. “If people want to learn about autism, it’s best to learn from an autistic person rather than a non-autistic person,” she says. In January Watts debuted her student-led…

    been a different story. Watts was finally diagnosed at age 14 with Asperger’s Syndrome — a type of autism that is characterized by high levels of intellect accompanied by impaired social skills and a repetitive pattern of interest or activities. A Las Vegas native, Watts originally wanted to go to college out of state. Although PLU wasn’t her first choice, it was the best choice for her in order to achieve that goal. Watts will graduate this spring with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. In her spare

  • The University of Washington Master of Applied Bioengineering(MAB) program is an innovative degree that combines an immersive Clinical Preceptorship with engineering design and entrepreneurship education to creatively address unmet clinical and healthcare opportunities. MAB is a fast-paced 12-month program. Strong candidates hold a B.S. or…

    field. Currently accepting applications for the next cohort who will join in August 2020. Applications are due January 31.   More information about the program can be found here: bioe.uw.edu/Master-Applied-Bioengineering.  Or by viewing the UW Master of Applied Bioengineering Program Flyer Questions can be addressed to bioeng@uw.edu. Read Previous REU Program with the University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Polymer Science and Engineering Read Next 2020 Plant Genome Research Program LATEST

  • TACOMA, Wash. (May 23, 2019)— With Commencement on May 25, Pacific Lutheran University sends its next class out into the world—more than 800 Lutes are eligible to graduate, with 700 expected to participate in the Commencement ceremony. Judging by the accomplishments of the Class of…

    Senior Profiles: Class of 2019 Is Making a Difference Posted by: Lace M. Smith / May 24, 2019 Image: April Rose Nguyen ’19, an Act Six Scholar, International Honors student and Rieke Scholar, is this year’s Commencement student speaker. May 24, 2019 By Vince SchleitwilerGuest Writer for Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (May 23, 2019)—With Commencement on May 25, Pacific Lutheran University sends its next class out into the world—more than 800 Lutes are eligible to graduate, with 700

  • Friends of 88.5 FM and Pacific Lutheran University reach agreement for the sale of KPLU Contributions of $7 million from 18,000 donors preserve KPLU as an independent, community-licensed public radio station Tacoma, WA — Pacific Lutheran University and Friends of 88.5 FM, a nonprofit community…

    Friends of 88.5 FM and Pacific Lutheran University reach agreement for the sale of KPLU Posted by: Lace M. Smith / June 28, 2016 Image: Neeb Center at PLU as seen from Tingelstad Hall. (John Froschauer/PLU) June 28, 2016 Friends of 88.5 FM and Pacific Lutheran University reach agreement for the sale of KPLUContributions of $7 million from 18,000 donors preserve KPLU as an independent, community-licensed public radio station Tacoma, WA — Pacific Lutheran University and Friends of 88.5 FM, a