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  • Have you wondered what the college application process is really like? How does a 4-year university admission counselor view your application? What classes should you be taking in high school? What experiences are important? Will a bad grade in one class ruin your chances of…

    College Prep 101 Webinar: College Applications Posted by: shortea / September 23, 2024 September 23, 2024 Have you wondered what the college application process is really like? How does a 4-year university admission counselor view your application? What classes should you be taking in high school? What experiences are important? Will a bad grade in one class ruin your chances of getting into your dream college? And what helps you as an applicant stand out from the crowd? Assistant Director of

  • by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Whether you are teaching a course for the first time or the fiftieth, it is good practice to take a step back and critically reflect on the design of one’s course. Faculty are undoubtedly the masters of their course content,…

    great if there was a simple checklist to help you review your course’s design? Well, read on… In support of the PLUTO Institute and initiatives, PLU holds an institutional subscription to the Quality Matters (QM) Program. The program rubric contains 44 standards to assess the design of online and blended courses. Quality Matters standards are based on best practices and help to guide the development of quality courses while providing a process for peer review. With PLU’s subscription to Quality

  • Making Marty is no easy task. Martin Luther sculpture at PLU, Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Spencer Ebbinga, associate professor of art and design, has been busy working on a special project: 17-inch statues of Martin Luther. These colorful gems are hidden around…

    a good method and technique for attaining the desired outcome. Due to the toxicity of the raw materials, this step needed to be completed while wearing a respirator, which makes any physical process more uncomfortable. How was this project similar to or different from other projects you’ve completed for the university, including busts of Karen Hille Phillips and former PLU president Loren Anderson? Ebbinga: This project was very similar in the initial stages: sculpting the form in clay, creating

  • PLU’s Division of Humanities concludes the 2020-21 school year with relief and gratitude. Dean Kevin O’Brien working from home. Also pictured is Pancake, one of two cats he adopted during the pandemic You can probably imagine the reasons for our relief. This was the third…

    .  It is the second year we finish without being able to run an in-person commencement to honor our graduates. This year required difficult work on the university budget and continuing tensions in national politics. So, the students and faculty of Humanities at PLU are relieved to have concluded spring ’21 and to move into the quieter pace of summer. We are relieved to look forward to a time when we can safely gather on campus, in person to continue learning and celebrate the great work our students

  • Shelby Hatton (Murdock) ’17 always knew she wanted to become a doctor, but now that she’s in osteopathic medical school she’s still deciding on what kind of doctor. The challenge, she says, is that she’s enjoying every aspect of her studies. That’s no surprise, because…

    . The challenge, she says, is that she’s enjoying every aspect of her studies. That’s no surprise, because getting to medical school – and becoming a doctor – has been her lifelong goal.After double majoring in chemistry and classics at PLU, Hatton spent three years working as a medical scribe and a certified nursing assistant with medically fragile children before beginning her graduate studies. To prepare for medical school, she completed the one-year Master of Arts in Medical Sciences (MAMS

  • Now accepting applications! ORNL Radioisotope Production Post-Bachelor’s Research Associate Apply here:  https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/ORNL20-33-EESD Purist, a startup company and part of the  Innovation Crossroads Program  at  Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) , is focused on developing a technology that can be implemented in small-scale, underutilized research nuclear…

    ORNL Post-Bachelor’s Research Associate Opportunity Posted by: alemanem / May 26, 2020 May 26, 2020 Now accepting applications! ORNL Radioisotope Production Post-Bachelor’s Research Associate Apply here: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/ORNL20-33-EESD Purist, a startup company and part of the Innovation Crossroads Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), is focused on developing a technology that can be implemented in small-scale, underutilized research nuclear reactors

  • The 2025 Connecticut Sports Analytics Symposium (CSAS) Data Challenge is open for registration. Participants will focus on using new data on bat speed and swing length to analyze some aspects of the pitcher/batter interaction in Major League Baseball. We provide pitch-level data from Baseball Savant for 346,250 Major League Baseball…

    Sports Analytics Data Challenge Posted by: nicolacs / October 29, 2024 October 29, 2024 The 2025 Connecticut Sports Analytics Symposium (CSAS) Data Challenge is open for registration. Participants will focus on using new data on bat speed and swing length to analyze some aspects of the pitcher/batter interaction in Major League Baseball. We provide pitch-level data from Baseball Savant for 346,250 Major League Baseball plate appearances from 4/2/2024 to 6/30/2024, including relevant Statcast

  • Cody Uehara ’22 is a senior computer science major at Pacific Lutheran University. Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, he came to PLU to play football, and eventually found his passion for computer science. We talked with Uehara about his experiences at PLU and the exciting things…

    his senior year, including his capstone project about autonomous cars and his internship with NASA. How did you first become interested in computer science? I originally came to PLU as a business major, and to play football. I had to quit football because of an injury, and I discovered that being a business major was not for me. I spent some time exploring other things and found that I have a passion for computer science. One of my friends who was taking a computer science class at the time

  • PLU has countless opportunities, student organizations (50+!), and exciting ways to get involved. Every year, during the first week of the school year, PLU hosts an engagement fair. The engagement fair is the ultimate showcase of what it means to be part of our tight-knit…

    YouTube Short: Campus Engagement Fair 2023 Posted by: mhines / September 26, 2023 September 26, 2023 PLU has countless opportunities, student organizations (50+!), and exciting ways to get involved. Every year, during the first week of the school year, PLU hosts an engagement fair. The engagement fair is the ultimate showcase of what it means to be part of our tight-knit community. The fair is a gateway to making lifelong connections, pursuing your passions, and finding your place in the PLU

  • Do you love the outdoors? This fall, we’re launching a brand-new Outdoor Experience Community , one of our many themed learning communities (LCs) on campus. When living on campus, students have the option of living in a hall with a learning community that fits their…

    New Learning Community: Outdoor Experience Community Posted by: mhines / May 10, 2024 May 10, 2024 Do you love the outdoors? This fall, we’re launching a brand-new Outdoor Experience Community, one of our many themed learning communities (LCs) on campus. When living on campus, students have the option of living in a hall with a learning community that fits their passions and/or identities (and there is a Commuter LC, too!). LCs connect students, faculty, and staff and provide co-curricular