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students and alumni applying to select graduate programs at the partner institution. Most notably, the agreement waives the GRE/GMAT test requirements and application fees for eligible Lutes and Loggers.“Just as we’re seeing nationally, PLU and Puget Sound alumni and current students are increasingly interested in pursuing graduate degrees,” said PLU Provost Joanna Gregson. “Our shared commitment to educate students for service and community impact extends to creating concrete and accessible pathways

moving.” She asked friend and fellow letterpress artist Chandler O’Leary to draw a pair of spectacles to pair with the quote. Instead, O’Leary illustrated the entire quote and the pair decided to sell 44 copies in honor of the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama. The piece sold out very quickly; the process was repeated with another quote, and the Dead Feminists letterpress poster series was born. Fast track to today, and in the year where the American presidential ballot featured its

Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at PLU Posted by: Zach Powers / April 1, 2024 Image: Julian Kop ’23 is a physics major who spent last summer conducting research in PLU’s W.M. Keck Observatory. (photo by Sy Bean/PLU) April 1, 2024 By Mark StorerPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterJulian Kop spent the summer of 2023 at Pacific Lutheran University looking up at the night sky and the stars. Kop earned an opportunity to do

used to have apple orchards in Eastern Washington,” she said, explaining why her PLU biology classes resonated with her. “From that point forward, I began to pursue plant biology, as I had both personal and academic passion in the subject.” On her way to her degree, Davis completed a capstone project on plant genetic engineering in agriculture and an internship with Washington State University, where she researched tree fruit physiology in response to changing environmental conditions. After

March 2, 2009 Using math to build community For the students, from PLU and middle schools around the area, the Mathletes Tutor Program is more than just numbers and equations.“What we are about is community building,” said Bryan Dorner, PLU math professor. Last week, hundreds of area middle schoolers, their parents and about 20 PLU students who take part in the tutoring program gathered at PLU to celebrate the program and mathematics. For the past five years, PLU math students have volunteered

summer. Get her going on microbes, be in those that caused the Spanish influenza outbreak in 1918 or a more obscure disease named after distant relative Theodor Maximilian Bilharz (yes, with one “l.”) The affliction named by and for Bilharz involves a worm that will wreak havoc on your liver once it burrows into your skin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_umhIvhQC4 Bilharziosis is usually picked up in African or Asian countries by walking through standing water. If you like, she’ll show you a stained

President Belton’s Statement on Charlottesville Posted by: Lace M. Smith / August 15, 2017 Image: PLU students stand in solidarity with students of color, undocumented students, Muslim students, LGBTQ students, and other people who experience marginalized identities. (PLU/John Froschauer) August 15, 2017 Dear Campus Community: The news from Charlottesville, Virginia over the past few days has shocked, angered and saddened many of us. Our prayers are with the victims of violence, their families

Nursing (Academy). Richardson also serves as associate dean of academic affairs at PLU. “Dr. Richardson has been recognized for her significant contributions to advanced nursing practice and her leadership both in the military and in academia,” Barbara Habermann, dean of the school of nursing, said. “Her induction into the Academy represents a significant milestone after a rigorous and competitive application and review process.” Richardson is a dual board-certified Family and Emergency Nurse

Opening Doors to Opportunity: Andrew Whitney ’12, Director of Seed Internships Posted by: Zach Powers / November 3, 2022 Image: Andrew Whitney ’12 poses on 11th with Tacoma behind, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Whitney is the Tacoma Site Director with Degrees of Change, an agency who’s missions statement reads “We prepare diverse, homegrown leaders to succeed in college and career in order to build more vibrant and equitable communities” . (Photo/John Froschauer) November 3, 2022 By Zach

April 6, 2014 New Series of Hebrew Idol Premieres—Your Vote Counts! By Shunying Wang ’15 The new PLU Hebrew Idol season is here, with another group of talented Lutes. And, just as with its inspiration, American Idol, it’s up to voters to determine the winner. Hebrew Idol is a microfilm competition series organized by Religion Professor Antonios Finitsis. Students in his introductory course on the Hebrew Bible—Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible—are required to apply their