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  • January is Stalking Awareness Month. The PLU Center for Gender Equity is choosing to uplift stalking awareness in this library exhibit because it often falls to the wayside in discussions of domestic violence, healthy relationships, and romantic gestures. Across media and society throughout the decades,…

    @plu.edu (253) 535-8204 Jennifer Childress-White PLU Title IX Coordinator childrjl@plu.edu (253) 535-7361 Community Resources Crystal Judson Family Justice Center familyjusctr@piercecountywa.gov (253) 798-4166 Our Sister’s House oursistershouse.com (253) 383-4275 Tacoma Community House tacomacommunityhouse.org (253) 383-3951 Online Resources stalkingawareness.org SPARC victimconnect.org thrivingthrough.com/supporting-survivors-of-stalking Read Previous On Exhibit: Resources about Acknowledging and

  • It’s a warm summer morning and the scent of scrambled eggs drifts from the kitchen at Trinity Lutheran Church into an adjoining room where more than a dozen campers busily make beaded jewelry. Ranging from second to sixth grade, the kids are participants in the…

    choir, handbells, and the bucket band, the organizers created a program that embraces diversity by highlighting music from different cultures. Oliver-Chandler hopes that their presence will inspire other BIPOC students to pursue music. “As a Black individual, it’s really important to me to educate other students of color,” Oliver-Chandler, from Lakewood, Washington, says. “The music field is predominantly white, so I think it’s important for children to see someone like them who is making it in that

  • Audrey Borloz ’24, Fani del Toro ’24, Aidan Donnelly ’25, Grady Lemma ’25, and Angela Rodriguez Hinojosa ’24  spent the summer  focused on synthesizing organic compounds called antenna ligands for lanthanide ions. When these molecules interact with specific ions like europium(III) or terbium(III), they exhibit…

    patience, critical thinking, and problem-solving. I was glad to learn from Dr. Yakelis and be a part of his team!” "This research experience was like a bridge connecting my academic journey," explained del Toro. Fani del Toro ’24 | Chemistry major Preparing for the future “Doing summer research with Dr. Yakelis has played a vital role in shaping my post-graduation plans, particularly in pursuing a Ph.D. in organic chemistry,” said del Toro. “It helped me gain practical skills in creating new synthetic

  • TACOMA, WASH. (June 18, 2015)- PLU Economics students past and present have selected their major with a seemingly endless list of vocational sectors in mind. However, most seem to share many of the same core qualities and passions: a penchant for research, a love of…

    , and War: A General Theory and 900 Years of Empirics from Ancient Rome,” which asks and helps answer the question,  “How do political institutions shape the incentives to go to war?”‘ Among the most convoluted of the social sciences, PLU Professor of Economics Norris Peterson explains, Economics is founded in inquiry, research and critical thinking. “Economics develops skills in taking very complex problems and breaking them down to understand them better and ultimately to help solve them,” he says

  • A year after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University, Mark Carrato ‘94 had been island hopping around rural southwestern Japan teaching English to junior high school students. But now he had a decision to make—return to the United States and begin the law school he had…

    school—and also study Japanese—really appealed to me.” Carrato began PLU with plans to follow in his father’s professional footsteps, but his post-college travels cemented his passion for service over law or business. He became interested in human rights and NGOs and earned a master’s degree in International Studies from the University of Oregon.  “I love service,” he says. “I thought for sure I’d be working for an NGO. I was going to be out there living in a village—which I now realize was a bit of

  • Audrey Borloz ’24, Fani del Toro ’24, Aidan Donnelly ’25, Grady Lemma ’25, and Angela Rodriguez Hinojosa ’24 spent the summer focused on synthesizing organic compounds called antenna ligands for lanthanide ions. When these molecules interact with specific ions like europium(III) or terbium(III), they exhibit…

    patience, critical thinking, and problem-solving. I was glad to learn from Dr. Yakelis and be a part of his team!” "This research experience was like a bridge connecting my academic journey," explained del Toro. Fani del Toro ’24 | Chemistry major Preparing for the future “Doing summer research with Dr. Yakelis has played a vital role in shaping my post-graduation plans, particularly in pursuing a Ph.D. in organic chemistry,” said del Toro. “It helped me gain practical skills in creating new synthetic

  • 2015 Convocation 2015 CONVOCATION President’s Remarks Good morning!  I’m delighted to welcome you all to the 2015 University Convocation!   Whether you are a part of the entering class of 2019, a student joining us with some college experience already behind you, or an exchange student…

    large pieces of paper with a hurtful word or phrase on them.  They are tearing the papers to indicated their disapproval of the expressions.  Examples include “Retard,” “That’s So Gay,” “You’re Too White,” “You’re Too Black,” “Homo,” and questions like “No, where are you REALLY from?” and “What Are You?”—and even one that left me nonplussed, because I hadn’t thought about how it might be offensive to someone who is disabled: “Lame” or “That’s So Lame.” We then approached Clear Channel Communications

  • TUESDAY | MARCH 6, 2018 | 7:30PM | ANDERSON UNIVERSITY CENTER – CK @ PLU The Innovation Studies program at PLU would like to draw attention to an important event on campus with much value for our students and faculty: The 2018 Rachel Carson Science,…

    The 2018 Rachel Carson Science and Technology Lecture Posted by: halvormj / March 6, 2018 March 6, 2018 TUESDAY | MARCH 6, 2018 | 7:30PM | ANDERSON UNIVERSITY CENTER – CK @ PLU The Innovation Studies program at PLU would like to draw attention to an important event on campus with much value for our students and faculty: The 2018 Rachel Carson Science, Technology, and Society Lecture. Dr. Pamela Ronald This year’s distinguished speaker is Dr. Pamela Ronald, a Distinguished Professor in the

  • The Summer @ Roche Intern Program has been developed to provide students with a fun yet rewarding summer through hands-on experience and numerous opportunities to network with other interns as well as employees in the organization. Additionally, we help our students meet their career development…

    . Prepare solutions, buffers, and other critical components for the Biochemistry department. Track reagent inventories for the Biochemistry department. Streamline processes and SOPs. Process and analyze data to make informed decisions. Provide input and experimentation to improve the Sequencing By eXpansion technology. What you will learn: Advanced analytical techniques and best practices. Hands-on experience with next generation sequencing technology. Ability to work with multiple R&D departments

  • The Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (PBMS) at the Oregon Health and Science University offers many exciting opportunities in Biomedical Research through an individualized graduate program for training the next generation of biomedical scientists, readying them for changing challenges in science and scientific careers. PBMS…

    have generous support from OHSU’s specialized and multidisciplinary research institutes and centers that bring together collaborative teams working side by side to promote excellence and provide trainees with an exceptional array of both academic and scientific resources. Graduate students will develop a broad understanding across biomedical disciplines with strong foundations in quantitative literacy and critical thinking. This allows students to identify important biomedical questions, design and