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  • Chemistry professor Justin Lytle, shows students the chemistry of chocolate. (Photo by Jesse Major’14) ‘For the love of chocolate’ By Jesse Major ’14 Roughly 40 chocolate lovers gathered in Leraas Lecture Hall the day before Valentine’s Day, “for the love of chocolate, aphrodisiac and food…

    February 13, 2013 Chemistry professor Justin Lytle, shows students the chemistry of chocolate. (Photo by Jesse Major’14) ‘For the love of chocolate’ By Jesse Major ’14 Roughly 40 chocolate lovers gathered in Leraas Lecture Hall the day before Valentine’s Day, “for the love of chocolate, aphrodisiac and food of the gods.” “When there’s free chocolate, you get a larger crowd,” said Justin Lytle, assistant professor of chemistry, as he showed the group the four chocolates they would later eat. A

  • TACOMA, Wash. (April. 12, 2016)— On April 15 Pacific Lutheran University students, faculty members and staff will come together for Relay For Life, an annual fundraiser benefiting the American Cancer Society. Now known as the world’s largest, most impactful cancer-fighting fundraising event, Relay For Life was started…

    , Relay For Life was started in Tacoma in 1985. In 2016, more than 5,000 community-based Relay For Life events will be produced in more than 20 countries. PLU’s rendition of Relay For Life features a 6-hour team walk around the university’s upper campus. Festivities will began at 5:30 p.m. in Red Square with a performance by the PLU Jazz Ensemble and the opening ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. Teams will then walk until midnight, while simultaneously enjoying student performances ranging HERmonic and

  • Next of kin: the ethics of eating, capturing, and experimenting on great apes One of the pressing problems of our times is the future of the great apes. All of the great apes – chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans – are endangered. Their habitat is…

    animals will be gone before their habitat is destroyed due to illegal and excessive hunting. Part of the problem is the human view of these nonhuman animals. Instead of being seen as beings valuable in their own right, they are seen as a resource for human needs and desires. Further evidence of this is found in the use of these same creatures, in captivity, for biomedical research and entertainment. As philosophers, we are examining the current crises faced by captive and free living apes. We are

  • Jane Davie ’23 shares her tips for successfully transferring to PLU. Learn more about the transfer process at plu.edu/transfer .

    Tips for Transfer Students Posted by: vcraker / December 20, 2022 December 20, 2022 Jane Davie ’23 shares her tips for successfully transferring to PLU. Learn more about the transfer process at plu.edu/transfer. Read Previous International Honors Program builds a ‘Starship’ Read Next How to be a Lute: Performing Arts LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden November 19

  • Earth & Diversity Week  is an opportunity to explore the interconnected relationship between diversity, justice, and sustainability and how these values experienced in our contexts today. Earth & Diversity Week is hosted annually during the week of Earth Day and features Earth Day lectures, campus…

    . in Xavier 201. About the Author: Joshua L. Reid was born and raised in Washington and is a registered member of the Snohomish Indian Nation. Reid is currently an associate professor of American Indian Studies and the John Calhoun Smith Memorial Endowed Associate Professor of History at the University of Washington. Reid’s presentation is titled “Makah Voices and the Sea” and will be related to his inaugural book “The Sea is my Country.” This award-winning book explores the Makahs, a tribal nation

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 22, 2015)- Members of the Pacific Lutheran University community have the unique opportunity to learn about the AIDS epidemic through theatre. The one-man show “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” will be performed in the Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theater at 7 p.m.…

    show “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg” will be performed in the Karen Hille Phillips Studio Theater at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27. Peter Serko is the writer and performer of “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg.” Serko lost his brother, David, to AIDS in 1992. Inspired by a memory quilt 20 years later, he began The David Serko Project in February 2012. To create the foundation of “My Brother Kissed Mark Zuckerberg,” Serko used Facebook to connect with more than 100 friends of David who helped

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March. 10, 2020) — Nicole Jordan ’15 is back on campus, this time using the degree she earned in social work to help educate and lead others in her new position as coordinator for PLU’s Center for Gender Equity. The center began as…

    . Its new name better represents the plethora of services and programs offered. “As the CGE coordinator, I do bystander trainings, Sista Circle, queer programming, and support advocacy,” Jordan said. “Bystander training brings awareness to concerning behaviors and encourages students/faculty/staff to step in when they see potentially harmful situations arise. Sista Circle strives to be a safe space for womxn, nonbinary, femme and trans people of color by providing opportunities to discuss self-love

  • Profs, students talk about going green PLU has made great strides in reaching its sustainability goals, campus leaders and students stressed last week. However, especially in the area in energy conservation, PLU staff and students need to be conscious off turning off the lights or…

    September 8, 2008 Profs, students talk about going green PLU has made great strides in reaching its sustainability goals, campus leaders and students stressed last week. However, especially in the area in energy conservation, PLU staff and students need to be conscious off turning off the lights or reducing the heat. After President Loren J. Anderson’s State of the University address, about a dozen faculty and students talked about how the campus was doing in its conservation goals, including

  • PLU, one of top business schools nationwide named to The Princeton Review’s “Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools” By Greg Brewis Pacific Lutheran University is one of 15 graduate schools of business named to The Princeton Review’s second annual “Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools.”…

    preparation in specific categories. The business schools appear in alphabetical order on the lists, and are not ranked. “We’re thrilled to receive this recognition from the Princeton Review! It’s an honor to be the only MBA program in the Northwest to be recognized, and especially gratifying that the PLU MBA program is listed among the top 15 programs in two of the six categories (General Management and Global Management),” said Jim Brock, Dean of PLU’s School of Business. “It is a testament to the

  • Bryce Manso ’10 Bryce Manso ’10 with colleagues Tisha Graham ’09 and Julie Williams ’09 at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Wash. Bryce Manso ’10 Major: Biology Employer: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center PLU Connection: Everyone! His boss, his profs, his colleagues…

    February 1, 2013 Bryce Manso ’10 Bryce Manso ’10 with colleagues Tisha Graham ’09 and Julie Williams ’09 at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Wash. Bryce Manso ’10 Major: Biology Employer: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center PLU Connection: Everyone! His boss, his profs, his colleagues Five weeks after Bryce Manso graduated with his biology degree from PLU, he got his first job as a lab technician at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. He remembers his