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2020 Cohort Spotlight: Krista Aasland Posted by: Catherine Chan / June 3, 2020 Image: Krista Aasland, the flute player, front row on the right. (Photo courtesy Krista Aasland). June 3, 2020 Krista Aasland is a professional musician with a passion in nursing. She is now enrolled in the Entry-Level MSN program to take her passion to a new level.She shares about her journey of applying to the ELMSN program. What is one fun fact about yourself? I am a professional musician. I teach flute and piano

From Opportunity to Opry Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / June 8, 2015 June 8, 2015 By Matthew Salzano '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsDeanna Fallin ’09 wrote an email on April 8 to her former faculty adviser, Pacific Lutheran University Chair of Art and Design JP Avila, to share some exciting news. “It’s crazy to think that I was just some young college kid, sitting in your office, trying not to cry over a recent breakup,” she wrote. “Look at me now! It’s so exciting!” Originally from Burien, Wash

International student finds home away from home Posted by: vcraker / June 2, 2022 June 2, 2022 Ricky Haneda ’22, a Japanese international student, share his experience at an American international school in Japan, how he decided to attend PLU, and how PLU has shaped his path toward a psychology major and a career in mental health and wellness. Keep reading to learn more about PLU’s international student program. Read Previous Q&A with Sophia Barro ’22 on her student teaching experience Read

What’s in our room? With Jess Mason ’24 Posted by: mhines / March 11, 2024 March 11, 2024 Join Portland native, Jess Mason for a tour of their room in Hong Hall. Hong Global Hall is for local, national, and international students. Located in the middle of upper campus, it is home to a unique living/learning community consisting of six language and global engagement houses: Chinese, French, Global Studies, Indigenous Languages, Spanish, and the International Honors program.Check out Hong Hall

AWIS Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / February 26, 2024 February 26, 2024 Seattle AWIS awards scholarships to several undergraduate women who are majoring in science, math or engineering fields at colleges and universities in Washington State and will enter their junior or senior year in the Fall. Scholarship winners are selected based on academic achievement, financial need, motivation to pursue a science-based career, and a record of community service. Seattle AWIS has awarded scholarships

Political Science Dept. Chair Maria Chávez speaks out on ‘college scandal’ Posted by: Marcom Web Team / April 4, 2019 April 4, 2019 By By Stephen Nuño-Pérez and Gwen AvilesNBC NewsTACOMA, Wash. - Can college scandal make Latino students rethink 'impostor syndrome' guilt?“Most of us never thought to question whether other people who are in these classrooms deserve admissions — we just assume they deserved admissions more than we do.” More Read Previous Legislative Days Read Next Governor and

Paul O. Ingram Lecture announced Posted by: hassonja / January 19, 2018 January 19, 2018 The Paul O. Ingram Lecture is scheduled for February 20, 2018 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm in the Scandinavian Cultural Center at Pacific Lutheran University. Guest lecturer Dr. Michelle M. Jacob will present Indigenous Environmentalism as Spiritual Responsibility. Dr. Jacob is a Professor of Indigenous Studies and Director of the Sapsik’ʷałá (Teacher) Education Program at University of Oregon. She is an enrolled

Applied-Physics REU at the University of South Florida Posted by: alemanem / January 20, 2022 January 20, 2022 The NSF-funded REU in Applied Physics at the University of South Florida in Tampa is about to enter its twelfth summer! The program runs May 20th through July 29th and includes projects with faculty in experimental, theoretical, and computational physics.  They cover travel expenses to and from Tampa as well as a $5,000 stipend for the ten-week program.  Review of applications will

AWIS Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / February 26, 2024 February 26, 2024 Seattle AWIS awards scholarships to several undergraduate women who are majoring in science, math or engineering fields at colleges and universities in Washington State and will enter their junior or senior year in the Fall. Scholarship winners are selected based on academic achievement, financial need, motivation to pursue a science-based career, and a record of community service. Seattle AWIS has awarded scholarships

Sakai Gradebook: Supporting Student Success Posted by: hassonja / November 29, 2017 November 29, 2017 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Image courtesy of Ron Gerhardstein, 2017 Efforts to increase student retention have highlighted the importance of supporting student success. While grades are not the be-all and end-all of college learning, it is still important for students to be able to easily monitor their learning progress. With access to tools like the Sakai Gradebook, students