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  • by Layne Nordgren and Travis Pagel For over 25 years Video Home System (better known as ½” VHS ) players provided access to analog video recordings in classrooms. But as technology continued to improve, this format was gradually supplanted by DVD players. What this means…

    Sunset for ½” VHS Videotape Players Posted by: Jenna S / May 11, 2015 May 11, 2015 by Layne Nordgren and Travis Pagel For over 25 years Video Home System (better known as ½” VHS) players provided access to analog video recordings in classrooms. But as technology continued to improve, this format was gradually supplanted by DVD players. What this means at PLU, is that what was once a standard component of classroom podiums, is now obsolete. In May of 2013, Instructional Technologies emailed all

  • Cammocks ensure PLU remains a place for students to grow By Chris Albert There is one thing Craig Cammock ’91 finds to be true every time he encounters a Lute in the world: “They’re always a pleasure to run into.” It’s a big reason why…

    honoring faculty emeritus Ernie Ankrim.   Craig and Carrie Cammock. “I think the world would be better off with more PLU graduates out there in the world,” Cammock said. “PLU turns out some good citizens.” The Cammocks enjoy PLU activities like the Christmas Concert, which has become a holiday tradition, but being able to give the opportunity of a valued education is why the Cammock’s keep PLU close to their hearts. In today’s world, a person’s education can’t stop at high school, he said. It’s just

  • On this trek, students will tour the Capitol, learn about career and internship opportunities, and meet professionals from the House and Senate. Students will have the opportunity to network with PLU alumni who work for Washington State during a luncheon. Don’t miss this chance to build your…

    PLU’s Washington State Capitol Career Trek! Posted by: alemanem / December 13, 2019 December 13, 2019 On this trek, students will tour the Capitol, learn about career and internship opportunities, and meet professionals from the House and Senate. Students will have the opportunity to network with PLU alumni who work for Washington State during a luncheon. Don’t miss this chance to build your professional network while learning about career possibilities with the State of Washington! Space is

  • Research in Interdisciplinary STEM Education (RISE)  ( https://labs.wsu.edu/rise/) is a 9-week residential summer research experience at Washington State University, targeted to undergraduate students in chemistry, education, life sciences, mathematics, or physics.  Participants will join interdisciplinary teams mentored by WSU faculty to investigate STEM learning across formal and informal environments…

    environments with a focus on understanding issues related to inclusivity and diversity in STEM. This summer we have an exciting portfolio of research projects for REU students to join, led by a supportive and collaborative group of faculty mentors who are committed to building students’ knowledge and skills in educational research – as well as provide a rewarding and fun summer experience in the lovely Palouse! Deadline for applications is February 21, 2023! Please contact Dr. Erika Offerdahl

  • Farewell Reception 2013 Please take the opportunity to join your friends and colleagues who will be leaving the university at the Farewell Reception. The reception will be held in the Scandinavian Center on Wednesday, May 15 from 9 to 10:15 a.m. There will be comments…

    May 8, 2013 Farewell Reception 2013 Please take the opportunity to join your friends and colleagues who will be leaving the university at the Farewell Reception. The reception will be held in the Scandinavian Center on Wednesday, May 15 from 9 to 10:15 a.m. There will be comments by President Tom Krise at approximately 9:30 a.m. Take a few moments to stop by and sign memory books and enjoy a cup of coffee. A list of the honorees who are attending is available on the Human Resources website at

  • by Layne Nordgren What’s Changing? June 3 UPDATE:  PLU has now transitioned the Sakai integration to TurningPoint Cloud. Faculty or presenters using clickers should now be using TurningPoint Cloud v. 7.x. See Making the Transition to TurningPoint Cloud for details. May 9 UPDATE: PLU’s transition…

    to the Sakai Gradebook of your course before June 3. Will my students’ clickers still work with TurningPoint Cloud? Yes. Is TurningPoint version 5.x compatible with Windows 10? No. Is TurningPoint version 5.x compatible with Office 2016? No.   Have More Questions or Concerns? Contact itech@plu.edu and we’ll do our best to address them. Read Previous Fraudulent Email and Phishing Redux Read Next The Open Science Framework Changed my Workflow (for the better!) LATEST POSTS Major Sakai Upgrade in

  • PLU’s High School Programming Contest Clicks Into Overdrive Students compete at PLU’s fourth annual High School Programming Contest on Feb. 1. (Photo: John Struzenberg ’15) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications PLU’s inaugural High School Programming Contest, in 2011, drew 32 student competitors…

    March 2, 2014 PLU’s High School Programming Contest Clicks Into Overdrive Students compete at PLU’s fourth annual High School Programming Contest on Feb. 1. (Photo: John Struzenberg ’15) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications PLU’s inaugural High School Programming Contest, in 2011, drew 32 student competitors from five schools—not bad at all. But … to get to 32, event organizer Kenneth Blaha, Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, sent emails to everyone in the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 8, 2017)- Two Lutes were accepted into the prestigious Fulbright Program and will serve as English teaching assistants around the world. A third Pacific Lutheran University student was recognized as an alternate. Sydney Otey ’17 and Alexandra Dreher ’17 were awarded full-service…

    and Alexandra Dreher ’17 were awarded full-service positions in Mexico and Germany, while Ellie Lapp ’17 was selected as an alternate for a Fulbright in Spain. PLU has produced more than 100 Fulbright recipients since 1975, and was named a top producer of scholars accepted into the program in 2014-15 by The Chronicle of Higher Education. For Otey, a sociology and Hispanic studies double major from Billings, Montana, the Fulbright award came as a huge surprise. She said it was a rare opportunity

  • It might have been a sleepy election this year, but for some ambitious PLU students election night 2013 was a night to remember. More than a dozen students from PLU’s communication program worked election night for the News Tribune, KOMO and KCPQ. They produced online…

    ’15 and Cassady Counter ’14, worked the night at various sites for the News Tribune and added their accounts of the night’s activities to the News Tribune Political Buzz blog. “It was pretty successful for us considering it was a slow election year,” Jorgenson said. Matt Misterek, Team Leader and student supervisor at the News Tribune, said the Tribune was glad to have the students contributing on election night. “They did well, especially on the early tweets. We retweeted a lot of their info

  • 7 a.m. Principal Johnson’s office. 45 minutes until first period Isaiah Johnson ’96 is at his desk, weeding through e-mails that have grown exponentially since the 37-year old walked out the school doors at 7 p.m. the night before.“There are just never enough hours in…

    September 1, 2009 7 a.m. Principal Johnson’s office. 45 minutes until first period Isaiah Johnson ’96 is at his desk, weeding through e-mails that have grown exponentially since the 37-year old walked out the school doors at 7 p.m. the night before.“There are just never enough hours in the day,” he says, as the first sounds of students arriving can be heard. Behind Johnson on the wall is a poster of President Barack Obama with his familiar campaign slogan, “Yes We Can.” The image and the