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  • Meningococcal Release – can’t pronounce it, have to do it Okay, maybe you can pronounce meningococcal better than the author of this post, and if so, kudos. The  Meningococcal Release Acknowledgement  is a form you have to fill out only once as a PLU student,…

    student account will be put on hold and we won’t be able to register you for classes until it’s complete. It may be hard to pronounce, but an easy thing to get checked off your to-do list!Meningococcal Release Acknowledgement Read Previous Payment Agreement Read Next Request your New Student Registration Appointment LATEST POSTS Language Placement Evaluation May 27, 2020 Request your New Student Registration Appointment May 22, 2020 Payment Agreement May 14, 2020 Learning Communities May 13, 2020

  • Grayson Nottage ’23 has wanted to become a middle school science teacher ever since she was a middle school science student. She admired many of her own science teachers, and aspires to become the sort of educator that inspires and excites students about science. Next…

    -STEM minor that I was one class away from completing. It was really fun to be a part of a CS-STEM classroom and see how things go. What made you decide to enroll in PLU’s MAE program? Because my goal has always been to become a teacher, the MAE program was a great next step as it is only one year. This program is really great, and with my connection to the CS-STEM scholarship, they will pay for part of my master’s program. What made you want to teach at the middle school level? I really enjoyed the

  • Six students of Simon Kogan exhibit work in the University Gallery On Wednesday, October 15 the University Gallery opens “Students of Simon Kogan,” which includes works from artists Roger Cummings, Jennifer Lauder, Rose Nicholas, Sophie Stimson, Cathy Wiggins and Heather Grob. The work will be on…

    from 5pm-7pm. In a warehouse in downtown Olympia, the exhibiting artists meet each Thursday with a small group of students to sculpt and paint from a model. Many students have been attending Simon Kogan’s Thursday afternoon classes for more than a decade. Students come from a broad range of backgrounds — from full-time artists to those with careers in other fields and variations in between. This exhibit includes pieces students have made in class and work students have created on their own.” Simon

  • Psychology is a mix of scientific exploration, practical skills, and personal growth. Whether you’re fascinated by human behavior, eager to make a difference, or seeking a career that opens doors, a psychology major is an ultimate path to an epic academic journey and a future…

    to go on to graduate school within the field of psychology. I am confident I will be prepared for graduate school because I’ve had the opportunity to get involved with research, become a teacher’s assistant, and engage in internships in the field I am interested in.” – Suzi S. ’24 Learn more about psychology at PLU. Read Previous Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and Kenzie Knapp ‘24 make a musical about climate change Read Next You Ask, We Answer: Do you offer full-ride scholarships? LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5

  • By Kate Hall ’17 It takes a village to face the Pacific Northwest’s top British Parliamentary debate teams, and PLU’s Speech and Debate team of ten novice and five open teams consistently led rounds at Linfield College’s 2016 Mahaffey Memorial tournament Nov. 19-20. PLU debaters…

    topics including Marxist revolution, e-sports as a new category in the Olympic Games and a holiday for non-essential businesses on Election Day. “We were able to introduce debate to a record number of people, and the success of that was reflected in how many of our beginning teams led rounds and won awards,” Assistant Coach Angie Tinker said. PLU teams will end the first half of their 2016-2017 season at Seattle University Dec. 3-4. Read Previous Strength of Juried Exhibition shows strength in PLU

  • Nancy Simpson-Younger sits at her desk, poised to explain how communicating remotely is completely different from speaking face-to-face, when a loud bang sounds from behind her. She laughs. “That was my cat knocking the little whiteboard off the back of the bookshelf.” She considers the…

    the idea for the book while they were doing research together at the Folger Shakespeare Library a few years ago. “We were doing some research into handwriting and paleography, but we realized that we both had an interest in consciousness and what it meant to be awake and what it meant to be asleep, and the philosophical implications of that, as they manifested in literature.” Professor Nancy Simpson-Younger Forming Sleep: Representing Consciousness in the English Renaissance CoEdited by Nancy

  • Jack Burrows ’25, a music major at PLU, took home first place in the prestigious 2023 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Competition held in San Diego, CA. Jack triumphed in the Upper Classical TBB Voice category after five rounds of auditions and tough…

    Sinfonietta.You can also witness firsthand his awe-inspiring talent. Check out Jack Burrows’ national qualifying round submission on his YouTube channel.  Read Previous Two PLU football players #makeithappen Read Next Advice for first-year students: Build a support system LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden November 19, 2024 Major Minute Monday: Global Studies November 18, 2024 You

  • I have grown up in Parkland, WA my entire life. I went to Brookdale Elementary, Keithley Middle School, and then Washington High School. The last thing I wanted to do was to attend PLU, as it had been right there in my backyard and right…

    surprise, I was missing a lot of what PLU would’ve offered. So much so that I left after that first semester to go back home, this time to community college. I figured if PLU was in Parkland, there was no way it was offering more than what a community college could give me because the area didn’t seem “special” enough to be like a “real” college. In the end, many years later, I ended up right back at PLU for the absolute best 5 years (thank you, PLUS year) of my life where I not only learned about my

  • Two PLU communication professors, Dr. Justin Eckstein and Dr. Amy Young, received top paper awards at the recent National Communication Association Conference in Washington, D.C. of Forensics Dr. Justin Eckstein’s paper, “Yellow Rain: Radiolab and the Acoustics of Strategic Maneuvering” highlighted what Eckstein calls “the…

    acts as a presentational force in the service of standpoint.” It was presented in the Argumentation and Forensics Division. Dr. Amy Young, Associate Professor of Communication, received the award for her paper “Beyond Supreme: Retired Supreme Court Justices as Public Intellectuals”, which deals with the increasingly vocal, political and mediated role we’ve seen Stevens, Souter and O’Connor play since their respective retirements.  It was presented in the Communication & the Law Division. Young’s

  • As we begin an unprecedented school year, our students and faculty have adapted to continue their study of music while practicing safety measures such as wearing masks, practicing social distancing, and rehearsing outside in the fresh air. Scroll through these photos to see how PLU…

    for safety during COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Edwin Powell conducts. Brass and wind students rehearse outdoors with Dr. Edwin Powell conducting. Dr. James Brown, in person, and Lee Anne Campos, virtually via laptop, conduct a socially distant vocal seminar with Maya Adams singing in Lagerquist Hall. Student Jackson Wray sings during a socially distant vocal seminar in Lagerquist Hall. Dr. James Brown gestures widely at vocal student Jackson Wray in a socially distant vocal seminar. Dr. James Brown, in