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problems in the community today,” she said. “It’s more about working together, than me bringing service to a community.”She remembers the first time she heard President Loren J. Anderson speak during welcome weekend. She felt like he was directly speaking to her. “There is such a sense of vocation here, and you’re not learning just for the sake a getting a job and earning money,” Rudquist said. “You’re learning about doing something enriching with your life.  You’re learning how to do something you’re

Around the PNW: Students hike to Cherry Creek Falls Posted by: vcraker / May 18, 2022 May 18, 2022 Join Luke Van Tassel ’24 and friends as they head to Cherry Creek Falls. Follow the PLU Tik Tok to see more adventures from our students! Read Previous Around the PNW: Students head to Seattle for a concert Read Next What’s in our room? With Leanne Emmi ’25 LATEST POSTS 5 Tips for Writing a College Essay August 21, 2024 From an Expert: 10 Tips on How to Stand Out on Your Common App August 21, 2024

2020 REU at Mississippi State University Posted by: alemanem / March 10, 2020 March 10, 2020 The Center for Computational Sciences at Mississippi State University is accepting applications for its new REU program in computational methods applied to materials science.  Learn more at their website:  https://www.ccs.msstate.edu/conferences/REU2020/ or see the flyer below. Read Previous $3,000 Minority Women in STEM Scholarship Read Next A Free Webinar on Careers in Worker Health and Safety! LATEST

November 29, 2011 Really Cool Internships Learning at PLU means much more than class participation alone. It also means venturing outside the classroom and actively engaging in the world – we believe there’s no better way to prepare yourself for success – no matter where your passion takes you. Meet five students who have recently taken part in internships while at PLU – and see why they believe it is a great way to build a resume, develop contacts and hone the career skills they need. Annika

March 13 and run through April 10. In this exhibit, the artists’ paintings act as a metaphor for the current state of the earth. Although the artists have different processes, they both work to convey ecological concern. Camlin’s work is landscape-based, often representative of ice sheets and global glacial melting. Her icy landscapes explore relationships between abstract and naturalistic visual languages. Her pieces symbolize geological and environmental changes. Richman uses poured paint to evoke

‘Because We’re Lutheran’: A new PLU podcast Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / July 16, 2018 Image: Pacific Lutheran University Pastor Jen Rude, left, sits down for a conversation about Lutheran higher education and faith journeys with PLU graduates Matthew Salzano and Alaa Alshaibani on the first episode of a new PLU podcast, “Because We’re Lutheran.” July 16, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (July 16, 2018) — A new Pacific Lutheran University podcast is being

You Ask. We Answer. Can PLU help me become an engineer? Posted by: shortea / May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024 Want to become an engineer?Did you know that PLU’s dual degree engineering program has formal agreements for priority admission with Columbia University in New York City and Washington University in St. Louis, two nationally recognized schools of engineering dual degree engineering? In this session, hear from Dr. Bret Underwood, Chair of Physics, Dr. Bogomil Gerganov, Dual Degree Program

March 9, 2013 As part of the SOAC Focus Series – Empowerment, there was a discussion with PLU students and the cast of “How I Learned to Drive.” (Photos by John Froschauer) Facets of self By James Olson ’14 Since its 1997 debut off-Broadway, Paula Vogel’s “How I Learned to Drive” has proven an emotionally rickety experience for actors and audiences alike. Straddling a line somewhere between uncomfortable and redemptive, the play focuses on the sexually abusive relationship between Lil’ Bit

major you take.” Yes, if you want to be a full-time musician, you have to be tough and good to make it in the professional world, he said. But even if that’s not your final goal, Ronning encourages all students with an interest in music to pursue it at PLU. “When you build music skills, you build skills for life,” he said. “It teaches you to think faster, work harder, and to feel more deeply. And PLU is a great place to study music, whether you pursue it professionally or just pursue it passionately

and doctorate nursing programs and existing facilities. She also got a glimpse into plans for improved facilities moving forward. Last year, PLU’s School of Nursing — home to one of the top 100 graduate nursing programs in the country — received a $1.4 million grant from the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW), a program of the federal Health Resources and and Services Administration (HRSA). The grant aims to expand curriculum, doubling nurse practitioner student numbers and sending those