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  • INMED – Reimagine IndianS into MedicinE (RISE) Summer Academy 2021 The RISE Summer Academy, a 6-week program, will be open to 28 American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) Focus of the RISE Summer Academy: MCAT Prep: The program will provide a full MCAT course through Kaplan to…

    Reimagine Indians into Medicine (RISE) Summer Academy Posted by: nicolacs / February 16, 2021 February 16, 2021 INMED – Reimagine IndianS into MedicinE (RISE) Summer Academy 2021 The RISE Summer Academy, a 6-week program, will be open to 28 American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) Focus of the RISE Summer Academy: MCAT Prep: The program will provide a full MCAT course through Kaplan to be taken in the summer program and continuing following the program. Supplemental Basic Science Refresher: This

  • From Pacific Lutheran University to you and yours, have a warm and happy holiday season!

    December 23, 2014 From Pacific Lutheran University to you and yours, have a warm and happy holiday season! Read Previous PLU Contingent Faculty Withdraw Election Petition Read Next Novelist Leslye Walton ’04 Nominated for Prestigious Morris Award COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition

  • Jazmyn Caroll ‘15 found comfort in the cozy spaces of the PLU Diversity Center, but she found a home in The CAVE, the commuter student lounge. Jazmyn saw the CAVE grow in her time at PLU when it moved from a dorm building to a…

    Jazmyn Caroll ’15 Posted by: juliannh / February 23, 2022 February 23, 2022 By Esme BurlingJazmyn Caroll ‘15 found comfort in the cozy spaces of the PLU Diversity Center, but she found a home in The CAVE, the commuter student lounge.Jazmyn saw the CAVE grow in her time at PLU when it moved from a dorm building to a room in the Anderson University Center. The CAVE is a “home away from home” for commuter students and offers them a chance to be more involved with campus life. Both the Diversity

  • Claim: A carbon tax will reduce pollution In general, a tax on an action induces people to do less of the action. A “carbon tax” would raise the price of consuming goods like fossil fuels that cause carbon dioxide emissions, thus giving incentive to consume…

    change, but also those of several other pollutants that affect human health. A carbon tax would make those who cause the emissions from their consumption pay something for it directly and, in the process, lead to fewer emissions. For an electorate that hates new taxes, one could offset the carbon tax increase by lowering some other existing tax such as payroll taxes. This way, the bottom line for most households need not change, but the incentive for conservation is preserved. To address equity

  • Science & Engineering Leadership Initiative (SELI) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) The REU program is open to all undergraduate students with disabilities (mobility, sensory, learning, psychological, medical, or other) who are majors in chemistry, biochemistry, or chemistry-related fields. Research experience is not required. Preference will…

    . one to two years away from graduation) Interested in chemistry and biochemistry research projects (related disciplines will be considered) Considering graduate or professional school following graduation Highly motivated to excel The 10-week Summer REU program will be held at the University of Delaware campus in Newark, DE from June 8, 2020, to August 14, 2020.  Applications are due by Februray 1, 2020. Learn more at:  https://sites.udel.edu/seli-ud/application/ Read Previous Undergraduate

  • Prominent sociologists visit PLU to discuss self-injury Renowned sociologists Patricia and Peter Adler are scheduled to give a public lecture on self-injury from 6:30-7:30 p.m. May 7 in room 201 of Xavier Hall at PLU. The Adlers are prominent sociologists with decades of experience conducting…

    Interaction. The lecture is sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Social Work, with support from the Women’s and Gender Studies Program and Department of Psychology. For more information contact the Department of Sociology and Social Work at (253) 535-7294. Read Previous PLU named leader in recycling Read Next Engineer turned poet named Washington State Poet Laureate COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently

  • We’re proud to offer on-campus housing to more than 1,300 students each year, with nearly 85% of our first-year students choosing to live in the residence halls! If you’re wondering, “Do I have to live on campus?” while attending PLU, our answer is “Technically, no.”…

    hours of college credit on their academic record. This “Residency Rule” will most often affect first-year students who would be joining us directly out of high school or running start. Students who are younger than twenty and won’t be waiving the requirement with transfer credits or have children to care for, may choose to live at home with their parents or spouse by filling out the Confirmation of Living at Home form that is available on our Residence Life homepage. Students who want to live with

  • If you want to see (or hear) the quality of the PLU’s brass program, look no further than the Lyric Brass Quintet concert on Sunday, December 14 in Lagerquist Concert Hall at 8pm. The Lyric Brass Quintet is comprised of PLU’s brass faculty: Edward Castro…

    December 14 concert shows brass program’s strengths Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / December 9, 2014 December 9, 2014 If you want to see (or hear) the quality of the PLU’s brass program, look no further than the Lyric Brass Quintet concert on Sunday, December 14 in Lagerquist Concert Hall at 8pm. The Lyric Brass Quintet is comprised of PLU’s brass faculty: Edward Castro and Zachary Lyman, trumpet; Gina Gillie, horn; Jason Gilliam, euphonium; and Paul Evans, tuba. “These concerts each semester are a

  • Each year, around 10,000 teams participate in The Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling , an international contest where teams of undergrad students have 99 hours straight to create a mathematical model addressing a complex social or scientific issue. Each year, the top awards go to large…

    PLU student team finishes in the top five at international math modeling competition Posted by: mhines / June 16, 2023 Image: Natural Sciences students compete in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling, a competition that goes 24-hours a day from Thursday to Monday (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 16, 2023 By Emily Holt, MFA ’16PLU Marketing and Communications Guest Writer Each year, around 10,000 teams participate in The Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling, an international contest where teams of

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 8, 2015)—The story I want to share with you is silent. No words were exchanged. It is one of those cases in which words fail to express the extent of human despair. Thank God, it is also a case in which words…

    A Silent Story: PLU Faculty Member is a Witness to Refugee Crisis Posted by: Sandy Dunham / September 8, 2015 Image: Millions of children have been affected by the war in Syria. (File photo) September 8, 2015 By Antonios FinitsisAssociate Professor and Religion Department ChairTACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 8, 2015)—The story I want to share with you is silent. No words were exchanged. It is one of those cases in which words fail to express the extent of human despair. Thank God, it is also a case in