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PLU professor Maria Chávez sits on panel hosted by Secretary of State Posted by: Zach Powers / February 24, 2017 February 24, 2017 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 24, 2017)- Maria Chavez, PLU associate professor and politics and government department chair, participated in a panel discussion of 'Politics in Washington State' on Friday, February 24. Hosted by Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman, the panel was held in Olympia on the campus of the state

Two Lutes Attend Peace Scholars Program at the Oslo International Summer School Posted by: Thomas Krise / July 25, 2014 July 25, 2014 With seemingly unending conflict in the Middle East, and now horrible atrocities in the Ukraine with the downing of the Malaysian jet, it’s easy to throw up one’s hands and wonder if anything, really, anything is going to make a difference in this world. But there are two Pacific Lutheran University students who are determined to do just that – make a difference

Summer 2016 research opportunities in Dallas, TX Posted by: yakelina / November 30, 2015 November 30, 2015 Lots of paid research opportunities available in the Dallas, TX  region this coming summer …  University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center is offering a number of paid summer undergraduate programs relating to chemistry (QP-SURF), biomedical research (SURF), cancer research (SURF-Cancer), and kidney disease research (SURISKD).    Here is a link that leads to all four:  https

Budapest Semesters in Mathematics Education (BSME) Posted by: nicolacs / February 7, 2023 February 7, 2023 Are you passionate about the learning and teaching of mathematics? Would you like to spend a summer in a beautiful historical city, with one of the most vibrant cultures in Europe? How about learning in small classes where instructors challenge each student to deeply engage with the material? Please consider Summer@BSME, a 6-week summer program in Budapest, Hungary, designed for those

April 28, 2008 Two students killed in car accident On the evening of April 25, PLU students Jocelyn Denham and Brady Freeman were killed in an automobile accident near Brewster, Wash. Brady’s twin brother, Boone, a student at the University of Puget Sound, was injured in the crash. Members of the campus community gathered throughout the weekend to remember their friends and to offer one another mutual support. The lives of Denham and Freeman were remembered and celebrated on Sunday, May 11 in

the campus culture a positive experience for students and going beyond what other students are contributing on campus. Region V includes chapters from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Arizona, as well as British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. Power-Drutis was the ASPLU vice president during the ’07-’08 school year. While in that position she led an effort to make PLU a more sustainable and environmentally conscious campus. Read Previous Doing fieldwork is more than just academia Read

December 1, 2009 Care “PLU grads are really needed in tough areas. People out here in the world need people who care.”Eric Pfaff ’09 opened PLU’s first bike co-op two years ago as a way for students to quickly and sustainably run errands around campus. Pfaff graduated from PLU, signed up for the intensive non-profit training provided by Teach for America and is now teaching fifth grade in a low-income school in Tulsa, Okla. No doubt he’s encouraging his students there to hop on a bike and ride

Suit Up For Senior Year: College Essay Webinar Posted by: vcraker / November 30, 2022 November 30, 2022 Does a college essay really make a difference? Absolutely! But deciding where to start and what to write about is often one of the most challenging places to start. We will cover how to pick a topic, how to sound authentic and engaging, and how to engage a reader while at the same time staying within the word count! Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started, and hopefully, you will

What’s in our room? With Christian Cutter ‘24 Posted by: vcraker / March 31, 2023 March 31, 2023 Christian Cutter ’24 gives a tour of his dorm room in Hinderlie Hall. Hilderlie is a great place to live for students who enjoy embracing creativity and the arts. Located close to Mary Baker Russell Music Center, Ingram Hall and Karen Hille Phillips Performing Arts Center, it is central and convenient to everything regardless of your major! Hinderlie is home to one of the Gender Inclusive wings on

ACS Scholarships Posted by: alemanem / February 3, 2020 February 3, 2020 Here are two opportunities for ACS scholarships, one from the Puget Sound Local Section, and one from National ACS, both due MARCH 1. 1) $1500 scholarships for 2-year and 4-year college students who are pursuing (or intend to pursue) chemistry or chemistry-related majors. Students should be at least co-enrolled in organic chemistry. The Education Committee has awarded four total scholarships in the past few years (2 for