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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

PLU works with local Habitat for Humanity to build lasting partnership, sustainable community, homes for people in need Posted by: Kari Plog / April 26, 2016 Image: Volunteers, including some from PLU, secure and align a wall at a Habitat for Humanity build site in the Woods at Golden Given, a sustainable 30-home housing community. The house was built for a student who, at the time, was studying marriage and family therapy. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 26, 2016 By Brooke Thames '18PLU

inspiring music and compelling presentations from Shane Claiborne, Leanor Ortega Till, Andrew Root, and Randy Woodley. Let’s be honest with ourselves, discipleship isn’t easy and lots of things compete for our attention and allegiance. What does it mean to follow Christ rather than simply learn about him? How much does it cost to live in the unique way that Christ calls us to? How do we cultivate community in a way that impacts our lifestyles, our priorities, and our very way of being? Seeking Shalom

Marine/environmental chemistry interest? Summer REU in Aquatic Chemical Ecology at Georgia Tech Posted by: yakelina / January 14, 2016 January 14, 2016 From Frank Stuart, Co-Director at Georgia Tech: We will be hosting 10 undergraduate researchers this summer at Georgia Tech in our REU program focused in Aquatic Chemical Ecology. We would like to ask for your help in publicizing this program to undergraduates, at Georgia Tech and elsewhere. Our program website is http://www.biology.gatech.edu

DOE’s Office of Science Is Now Accepting Applications Summer 2024 Undergraduate Internships Posted by: alemanem / October 18, 2023 October 18, 2023 Applications are currently being accepted for the Summer 2024 term of an undergraduate internship programs offered by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program.  The application deadline is January 9, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. EST. Through SULI, undergraduate students and recent

April 19, 2010 Claim: The unexamined life is not worth living Socrates is heralded as the first real philosopher in the Western tradition. He embarked on a quest for wisdom. Finding little wisdom, but lots of self-certainty, he began his job as the gadfly of Athens. He asked people questions and publicly revealed that their guise of authority and assuredness masked ignorance and inconsistency. He suggested that everyone undertake the task of carefully examining their beliefs and think for

February 26, 2013 PLU’s ROTC program is the recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Award. (Photo by John Froschauer) PLU ROTC named top program with MacArthur Award selection Pacific Lutheran University’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) department has won one of eight MacArthur Awards for the school year 2011-2012. The awards, presented by the U.S. Army Cadet Command and the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Foundation, recognize the ideals of, “duty, honor and country” as advocated by

questions or provide feedback directly to the president. Below is the follow up email that was sent out to all staff after the meetings:Colleagues, A big “Thank You” to President Belton and all of you who were able to attend the PLUSC-hosted conversations with the president. In case you missed it, here were some highlights: Communication: Getting word out across campus in a consistent and timely fashion is a struggle. Discussion on how to better do this, both for employees and students, is ongoing (and

writing when he was forced to attend a poetry reading for one of his classes. He said PLU’s Visiting Writer Series, which is currently in its sixth year, can help students discover similar hidden passions. “It expands [students’] sense of what the world is about,” Barot said. “It introduces possibilities within yourself.” The Visiting Writer Series is an annual speaker series that welcomes accomplished writers, authors and poets to campus. It gives students the opportunity to experience the writers

January 21, 2011 Working toward peace for 20 years By Chris Albert For 20 years, PLU Regent Tom Eric Vraalsen worked toward peace in Sudan. Earlier this month, the former ambassador of Norway saw part of that work come to fruition with a vote by the south Sudanese people to secede from the north and become an autonomous country. PLU Regent, and former ambassador of Norway, Tom Eric Vraalsen shared his thoughts about elections in Sudan. (Photos by John Froschauer) Thursday, Jan. 20 Vraalsen