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Julia A. Rutherford Memorial Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / January 31, 2022 January 31, 2022 The Education Committee of the Puget Sound American Chemical Society will be accepting applications for the Julia A. Rutherford Memorial Scholarship. Two $1500 scholarships will be awarded students currently enrolled in a 4-year college/university who has completed or is currently enrolled in organic chemistry I. The eligibility details and contact info can be found here. The deadline is March 1

31, 2023.  https://www.lathisms.org/scholarships   Read Previous Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Virtual Career Connections Event Read Next Data Science in Oceanography Summer Program LATEST POSTS AWIS Scholarship February 26, 2024 2024-2025 MoMath Exponent Fellowship Program February 8, 2024 PMA January webinar and panel: Careers for Mathematicians January 19, 2024 Renewable Energy Scholarship January 4, 2024

Free Science Career Expo Posted by: nicolacs / April 11, 2023 April 11, 2023 The Foss Waterway Seaport is hosting a Science Career Expo on Thursday, May 18th, 2023 from 4-8pm. Participating organizations will have internship, volunteer or early career opportunities for those interested in science, technology and education. This event is free to all attendees. The Seaport is located at 705 Dock St. Tacoma. Carpooling is highly encouraged. Find more information here: https

Innovation Studies Student Launches Business During Pandemic Posted by: vcraker / May 28, 2021 May 28, 2021 In less than six months, Mariken Lund '22 built a website for her sustainable clothing business, received a crush of orders, and started averaging 60,000+ views on TikTok and other social media platforms. And she did it all during a pandemic. Lund is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects at PLU. However, during the pandemic, she returned to Oslo, Norway

her community through the PLU Diversity Center. “The dCenter is like a family, and all of the Rieke Scholars are very close,” she said. It is a great place for students of color and students who are the first in their families to attend college. It is good to feel seen.” She enjoys the rich discussions about diversity, justice and sustainability she is able to have with fellow Lutes. “I would like to think I am pretty educated, but I don’t know everything,” she said. “I have learned how to be a

transcends boundaries. There is always some kind of artwork for each and everyone to enjoy.” This exhibition is unique to the University Gallery in that the exhibition is student driven from the advertising and catering to installation and set up. “Working under a deadline is one thing, we all do that. But working under a deadline and knowing that a lot of people are going to see and inspect your work completely changes the game, and you start to worry more about the message you’re sending,” Carlise said

Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available online on Eventbrite. $10 – General admission; $5 – 60+, military, alumni and students; free – 18 and younger. Each year, about 40-50 students participate in the spring dance concert. Allison Zakharov, a Kinesiology major and Dance minor, is one of the many talented student artists participating in this spring’s performance. She is performing in her own choreographed piece, as well as the faculty and guest artist piece. “Transitioning from

new ideas, especially when I’m surrounded by fantastic musicians who are willing to play what I write,” he says. Vianna will play his composition along with seven other PLU Music faculty members. He is looking forward to performing with his colleagues. Vianna sees making music to be “a communal act: it enhances creativity, broadens the possibilities for collaboration, and reaches a larger audience.” He is hopeful this project will reach a broad audience due to the fusion of genres that will shine

serve as a keynote speaker at major conferences and workshops. Underwood’s exceptional problem-solving skills and humble and patient approach have substantially modified our understanding of early Universe dynamics and garnered him an international reputation. The nomination packet for Underwood included letters from PLU colleagues and research scientists worldwide offering their enthusiastic support. One colleague observed that Underwood has “made advances in cosmology research worthy of an R-1

performances at China’s most prestigious music schools like the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, to a gig on The Great Wall, audiences would “explode with cheers and applause,” Peterson recalled, once the final note sounded. “The people were really friendly and just welcomed all the Americans with open arms,” Peterson added. Often PLU performers would be asked for autographs after a concert. The students were only too happy to oblige. Sometimes that excitement