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intramural dodgeball experience. “It turns out I’m just not good at that, either – I’m always the second person knocked out,” she said. “But that’s okay, because then I could be on the sidelines and heckle everyone else. That’s just as much fun as anything.” And that’s why intramurals are so great. It is sport. It is also fun. This all squares with the ethic of PLU to “educate the whole student.” Yes, university life is about classes, preparing for a profession, and discovering a passion. But it is also

How Community Meals bring people together at PLU Posted by: mhines / January 3, 2024 Image: PLU and Trinity Lutheran Church are partnering up for a new collaborative dinner series, Community Meals. Community members gather around a table enjoying October’s meal and company. (All photos provided by Rev. Jen Rude) January 3, 2024 When people at PLU are asked, “What do you love about PLU?” “The sense of community” is the response you hear most often. This fall semester, different groups on campus

Sunset for ½” VHS Videotape Players Posted by: Jenna S / May 11, 2015 May 11, 2015 by Layne Nordgren and Travis Pagel For over 25 years Video Home System (better known as ½” VHS) players provided access to analog video recordings in classrooms. But as technology continued to improve, this format was gradually supplanted by DVD players. What this means at PLU, is that what was once a standard component of classroom podiums, is now obsolete. In May of 2013, Instructional Technologies emailed all

Radiochemistry and Isotopes Intern Posted by: nicolacs / April 21, 2017 April 21, 2017 Intellectual Ventures and TerraPower Innovation are seeking a Radiochemistry and Isotopes Intern. This paid internship position will participate in activities related to the chemistry of radioelements and their resulting compounds. The TerraPower laboratory has a range of characterization tools including; thermal gravimetric analysis/differential scanning calorimetry, powder X-ray diffraction, inductively

Undergraduate Research at Caltech – Amgen Scholars Program Posted by: alemanem / November 7, 2018 November 7, 2018 Caltech’s Amgen Scholars Program is geared towards students in biology, chemistry, and biotechnology fields. Some of these fields include biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, medical engineering, chemical and biomolecular engineering, and chemistry. Eligibility: Students must be current sophomores through non-graduating seniors, must be attending a four-year university in the US

DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship Materials Due 1.11.23 - Apply Today! Posted by: alemanem / October 13, 2022 October 13, 2022 The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE NNSA SSGF) provides excellent financial benefits and professional development opportunities to students pursuing a Ph.D. in fields of study that solve complex science and engineering problems critical to stewardship science. The fellowship builds

PITT SURF 2023 Posted by: nicolacs / January 5, 2023 January 5, 2023 The Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce four to six SURF (summer undergraduate research fellowship) positions open to students from underrepresented groups and/or female applicants in the STEM disciplines. This program is in part supported by the Office of Naval Research. The applicant must be a chemistry or closely related major; a US citizen or permanent resident. The program runs

Career Panel in Water Resources Posted by: nicolacs / September 13, 2023 September 13, 2023 The Washington Lake Protection Association (WALPA) and Herrera Environmental Consultants have organized a career panel explicitly for students and recent graduates to talk with scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers. The career panel is happening on the final day of their annual conference (Oct. 4 to 6 at UW Tacoma Campus) – Oct 6 at 11:30am. Students and recent graduates may

April 12, 2012 Rainbow Center Presents: Queer Prom The Rainbow Center Presents, Queer Prom at 6 p.m., April 21, in the CK of the UC. The prom is open to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and allied youth ages 14-24. There is a $2 suggested donation. For more information contact the Oasis Center at 253-671-2838 or by email at oasisyouthcenter@gmail.com Checkout the Facebook event page HERE. The event is drug and alcohol free. The dCenter, Queer Ally Student Union (QASU, formally

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