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Semester-long Themed Events Begin Feb. 12 “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”—the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 15, 2015)—The semester beginning Feb. 4 at Pacific Lutheran University takes on a special focus…
p.m., Scandinavian Cultural Center, Anderson University Center. Monday, March 9: Student/Faculty Dialogue. The Division of the Humanities hosts an open, free-form discussion for students and faculty to share their thoughts and experiences related to race and ethnicity on campus and in the classroom and to identify goals for future programming and curricular development. 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Anderson University Center Room 133. Tuesday, March 17: Dr. Carolyn West: Forum on Ending Sex Trafficking. West
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In January 2006, a group of PLU students — bundled up in warm coats, gloves, hats and sturdy boots — stepped carefully from the boat on which they’d been traveling onto the rocky and icy shores of Antarctica. This intrepid class helped seal a spot…
of it, and I learned so much about myself and can bring so much back going forward. Trust yourself and trust the process and take advantage of the opportunities and scholarship and faculty support that PLU offers.Riley Dolan Senior (Class of 2019). Hometown: Onalaska, WA Political Science & Hispanic Studies majors Non-profit Leadership minor & Peace Corps Prep program Involvement: ASPLU Civic Engagement Director, PLU’s Late Knight TV show, Residence Hall Association, Wild Hope Center, Humanities
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Course Development Stipends For new or existing courses in the Innovation Studies Minor With the generous support of donors to the Innovation Studies program, the INOV Steering Committee invites all PLU faculty to submit a proposal for a stipend to support the development of a new or existing course in the Innovation Studies minor. Options...
Data Science– Introduction to computer programming and problem-solving using real datasets from a variety of domains such as science, business, and the humanities. Introduces the foundations of computational thinking, modeling and simulation, and data visualization. CSCI 144: Introduction to Computer Science– An introduction to computer science including problem solving, algorithm design, object-oriented programming, numerical and non-numerical applications, and use of data files. ENG 323: Writing
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For the 2012-2013 academic year, 877 students will have graduated from PLU. Spring Commencement takes place Sunday, May 26 in the Tacoma Dome. (Photo by John Froschauer) In their own words Compiled and edited by Chris Albert This spring, new PLU graduates closed a chapter…
the right choice when they asked me: “What do you want to do with your one wild and precious life?” This question, the people I met, and the opportunities all led me to PLU, my second home. My PLU experience: I was one of the lucky few who met their best friends in their orientation group. I found this solid group of friends to encourage me through college. I worked on campus at the concierge desk and the office of Humanities. I was a Resident Assistant in Harstad Hall, President of the Christian
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Ann E. Buchholz, Senior Capstone Seminar The Nipah virus belongs to the family henipaviridae, a class of deadly zoonotic agents, isolated mainly from fruit bats in Asia and Indonesia.
frequently utilized to build upon research and more effectively fight infections. Further explorations on new advances in technology and multidisciplinary approaches as also expanded current approaches to tackling evolving bacteria. In this account, a brief overview of these new techniques and approaches are addressed to showcase the breadth of ongoing research into antibiotic resistance. Superconformal Au Electrodeposition Using a Rotating Disk Electrode Kristen M. Long, Senior Capstone Seminar
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The PLU Psychology colloquium series aims to provide PLU students, faculty and staff rich, meaningful exposure to the state of the art in research in psychology.
Meaning"Department of Linguistics, University of Oregon February 16, 2018Kate Sweeny, Ph.D."Secrets to Waiting Well"University of California November 10, 2017Jenny Harris, Ph.D."Forensic Psychologist, Northwest University"Northwest University October 27, 2017Marzena Cypryanska, Ph.D."Ubiquity of Comparisons: Everything is Relative (Perhaps/Probably)SWPS University of Social Science and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland October 6, 2017Katie Corker, Ph.D."College Student Personality Traits and Motivation
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9:55 a.m. | March 5 | Regency Room Click here to see a recording of Dr. Ara Norenzayan's talk! Who: Dr.
Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society and, in 2008, was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He has served as president of the PEN American Center and of the American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division, as well as a trustee of the National Humanities Center and the American Academy in Berlin and as a past board chair of the American Philosophical Association. Among his many honors, he was awarded a National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama in
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Shawn Brookins, Senior Capstone Seminar Alzheimer’s Disease, the most common form of progressive dementia, has transitioned among the forefront of healthcare research, lending to novel
their highly corrosive properties. These, and other ambitious and large-scale engineering projects, require contributions from multidisciplinary teams to overcome complex technical challenges. Today’s young chemists have the opportunity to provide innovative solutions in fundamental science, optimization, and scale up of next generation alternative energy technologies. I will discuss some recent projects and challenges in alternative energy generation, emphasizing the contribution of chemists and
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As Katherine Voyles’ insightful essay on the discourse around Persuasion (2022) demonstrates, historical inaccuracy has been pegged as one of Carrie Cracknell’s unforgivable misdeeds, especially related to the use of contemporary language and even the protagonist’s bangs . Yet when I finally watched the film,…
://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/4985. Accessed Aug 15 2022. Looser, Devoney. “What is Old in Jane Austen?”. Women Writers and Old Age in Great Britain, 1750-1850. Johns Hopkins UP, 2008, 75-96. ———————. “Age and Aging Studies, from Cradle to Grave.” Age, Culture, Humanities, no. 1, 2014, 25-29. Northcote, James. “Miss Staley” (1795). Royal Academy of Arts, https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/staley. Accessed Aug 15 2022. Seeber, Barbara K. “Too cool about sporting.” Jane Austen and Animals
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bfe90PTrXY Pacific Lutheran University Inaugural Address By President Thomas W. Krise Before we get started, I’d like to have a word with the brand new freshmen and transfer students. You are, after all, MY class. We all become Lutes together today. I have proof that…
ensuring their education, and for fostering leaders committed to service to others finds itself well represented in PLU’s mission statement: We seek to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care—for other people, for their communities, and for the earth. At PLU today, our distinctive expression of American higher education includes a superb liberal arts curriculum—with its stellar faculty and students in the sciences and social sciences, in the humanities, in music
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