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  • Applications for the NIH sponsored  Summer Research Experience in Translational Neuroscience and Neurological Surgery  program open  November 1 st , 2023! If you have an interest in the neurosciences and desire lab experience in neurological biomedical research, please apply! Applicants chosen to participate in the…

    U.S. have participated in the program. Over 35 students from our earlier classes have now been accepted into medical school and other clinical training programs. Many students just entering college have gone on to neuroscience, pre-med studies, medical school or PhD neuroscience programs. The application period will close on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024. Application is free. See the Program Overview NSSSP 2024 for more information. Please email nsssp@uw.edu with any questions you may have about the

  • By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer During summer 2018, three templates options — Standard, Minimal, and Legacy templates — were added to the Sakai Request Course form. Sakai templates contain general tools and pages that must be updated by the instructor before publishing the site to…

    User Services/Instructional Technologies Individual Consultations Get support via phone, email, or one-on-one meetings Instructional support, course preparation:  Dana Bodewes, bodewedl@plu.edu, 253-535-7572 Technical support:  Sean Horner, hornersa@plu.edu, 253-536-5021 *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous New Sakai Templates – Released June 15 Read Next Teaching with Sakai at PLU LATEST POSTS Recording Instruction and Communications for Distance Learners March 31, 2020 Rethinking

  • On January 18, Soprano Angela Meade ‘01 performed a one-time-only benefit concert at PLU to kick off fundraising for the new Angela Meade Vocal Performance Scholarship. “During my years at PLU, I received about a third of my tuition in scholarships and I know how…

    receive, to acknowledge where you came from, and to give back to those who have helped you on your path. So in honor of my mother, who game me my voice and always aspired to sing professionally, and to PLU who helped nurture my talent, I present this recital to help others on the way to their dreams.” Accompanied by Bradley Moore, pianist, the performance included selections from Puccini’s Chi il bel sogno from La Rondine and Edgar along with sets of songs from Giocomo Meyerbeer, Georges Bizet and

  • Lutes played to more than 800 students, band directors and music lovers who packed the house at the Western International Band Clinic on Saturday, November 21, 2015. The PLU Wind Ensemble was featured during the festival’s Saturday night performance and was one of only four…

    heard over and over ‘What an amazing performance,’ ‘Your students play with so much heart,’ and ‘The artistry of your ensemble blew me away.’” Powell remarked. “Naturally I was flattered and proud of our students.” As part of the festivities a collegiate honor band featured four PLU students, who auditioned and were selected: Ingrid Smith, first chair principal clarinet; Lyndi Knox, third chair clarinet; Claire Rehmke, second chair trumpet; and Shayla Chaykin, first chair percussion. Each placed

  • When a Metropolitan Opera singer visits campus, you take note. Alfred Walker, who has performed in star roles all over the world, is offering a masterclass on May 10 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center, Room 306. PLU student singers,…

    psychological insight. The masterclass on Tuesday, May 10 from 5:30 to 6:30 in MBR 306 is open to the community for viewing. Read Previous Pacific Lutheran University Choirs and Orchestra close “Passion Week” with North American premiere Read Next Students featured in University Symphony Orchestra season closer LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul

  • Starkovich named provost By Greg Brewis Steven P. Starkovich has been named provost and dean of graduate studies through the 2011-12 academic year. Provost Steven P. Starkovich He had been serving as acting provost this year during the sabbatical leave of Patricia O’Connell Killen. She…

    atmospheric chemistry, graduating from Oregon State University in 1976. In the mid-1980s he served in the Oregon State Senate working on issues related to the environment, labor and education. In 1985, he earned a master’s degree from the University of Oregon in educational policy and management with an emphasis in higher education administration. In the belief that every small college should have an observatory, Starkovich wrote the “astronomy half” of the $500,000 grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation

  • Claim: A carbon tax will reduce pollution In general, a tax on an action induces people to do less of the action. A “carbon tax” would raise the price of consuming goods like fossil fuels that cause carbon dioxide emissions, thus giving incentive to consume…

    concerns, one could offset the burden of the carbon tax on the poor by adjusting existing programs that specifically help the poor. As one possibility within the tax system, one could adjust existing income tax credits for low-income groups. Bottom line: A carbon tax with offsetting tax adjustments elsewhere can be both an efficient and equitable way to lower carbon dioxide emissions. Priscilla St.Clair Associate Professor of Economics Read more claims Read Previous Upright dignity Read Next When China

  • PLU benefactor dies A pioneering health care professional, philanthropist and devout and loving family member, Karen Hille Phillips passed away peacefully Sept. 13, 2010. Karen was born June 6, 1932 to Emil Otto Hille and Laura (Sandbrink) Hille. She was baptized and confirmed at Emanuel…

    to the family farm for a brief period of time. She then married Dr. James W. Phillips on Jan. 6, 1996. They lived on Mercer Island. Following her husband’s death, Karen began a remarkable, magnanimous and personal journey as a philanthropist. She served as a member of the Board of Regents at Pacific Lutheran University from 2000 to 2009 and during that time became the university’s greatest single benefactor ever. She supported student scholarships, capital improvements and the endowment with

  • “Killer Drones: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” A screening of “Killer Drones: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly” will take place at 7 p.m., Nov. 8 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. The film will be followed by a short response by Pauline…

    October 29, 2012 “Killer Drones: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” A screening of “Killer Drones: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly” will take place at 7 p.m., Nov. 8 in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. The film will be followed by a short response by Pauline M. Kaurin, associate professor and chair of the PLU department of philosophy, with a discussion to follow. The film addresses the ethics of lethal drone warfare, presented by Bradley J. Strawser, assistant professor of philosophy at the

  • Katye Griswold ’13: ‘Quinoa, quin-what?’ Griswold and Eric Olson ’14 prepare the filling for Griswold’s famous Strawberry Champagne cupcakes. Griswold’s perspective on food drastically changed after reading a diet book written by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin during her sophomore year. She cooks a lot…

    inspiration: “Pinterest and my brain and Giada De Laurentiis and Alton Brown.” Where she gets her food: local farmer’s markets and Fred Meyer Grocery List: peanut butter, oatmeal, eggs, carrots, seasonal vegetables, apples, hummus, whole wheat or brown rice pasta, whole grain bread Breakfast: oatmeal with almond milk and peanut butter or honey Lunch: leftover pasta or something from Old Main Market Snack: Lara bar or a piece of fruit Dinner: quinoa and vegetables or soup   Read Previous Follow your dreams