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  • Culinary Week features talents of master chef Italian flavors reigned supreme at PLU’s first-ever Culinary Week that featured certified master chef Ken Arnone. Hosted by Dining and Culinary Services, the week included interactive cooking sessions taught by Arnone, PLU staff and local experts, as well…

    prepare authentic dishes and get the best flavors because they understand the building blocks and culinary traditions behind them. “There’s great potential for kicking out some fabulous pasta dishes and pizza dishes,” McGinnis said. Arnone is one of only 61 certified master chefs in the United States. He was last on campus two summers ago to train dining staff on new Asian recipes he developed for PLU. A former classmate of McGinnis’ from the Culinary Institute of America, his background includes

  • Pacific Lutheran University has been awarded another grant from School’s Out Washington and the Washington State Department of Commerce to be used toward the Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA program. The $11,000 grant comes from the Washington Youth Development Nonprofit Relief Fund. The MESA program prioritizes…

    Professor Colleen Hacker discusses the heroism of Simone Biles Read Next PLU Forges a New International Partnership for Continuing Education 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 November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China

  • TACOMA, 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

    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

  • Are you a rising sophomore, junior or senior looking to complete an REU this summer?  Applications for USM’s School of Polymer Science and Engineering REU program close on February 1 st , 2024!   What to expect Hands on research Workshops, team building, field trips…

    USM School of Polymer Science and Engineering REU Posted by: alemanem / January 23, 2024 January 23, 2024 Are you a rising sophomore, junior or senior looking to complete an REU this summer? Applications for USM’s School of Polymer Science and Engineering REU program close on February 1st, 2024!  What to expect Hands on research Workshops, team building, field trips State conference attendance Outreach Social Activities Research Areas Functional Polymeric Materials Energy & Sustainability

  • Are you a rising sophomore, junior or senior looking to complete an REU this summer?  Applications for USM’s School of Polymer Science and Engineering REU program close on February 1 st , 2024!   What to expect Hands on research Workshops, team building, field trips…

    USM School of Polymer Science and Engineering REU Posted by: nicolacs / January 23, 2024 January 23, 2024 Are you a rising sophomore, junior or senior looking to complete an REU this summer? Applications for USM’s School of Polymer Science and Engineering REU program close on February 1st, 2024!  What to expect Hands on research Workshops, team building, field trips State conference attendance Outreach Social Activities Research Areas Functional Polymeric Materials Energy & Sustainability

  • By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer On June 15, instructors who request new Sakai sites will be prompted to select from three different templates options: Standard, Minimal, and Legacy. Sakai templates contain general tools and pages that must be updated by the instructor before publishing the…

    New Sakai Templates – Released June 15 Posted by: bodewedl / April 11, 2018 April 11, 2018 By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer On June 15, instructors who request new Sakai sites will be prompted to select from three different templates options: Standard, Minimal, and Legacy. Sakai templates contain general tools and pages that must be updated by the instructor before publishing the site to students. Instructors will now have a choice in which template is applied to new course sites. What

  • This GivingTuesday, Pacific Lutheran University will challenge the community to raise an additional $8,470 for student mental health services. GivingTuesday kicks off December 1, to inspire individuals and organizations to transform their communities and their world. “Mental health resources support an essential aspect of student…

    student wellbeing and are key to students’ capacity to be present and engaged in learning and community,” said Joanna Royce-Davis, PLU’s vice president for student life. “These resources are especially important right now given the many impacts that COVID-19 has created, exacerbated, or perpetuated.” This year’s goal was chosen to double the $8,470 grant awarded to PLU by Pierce County Connected, a partnership fund launched by United Way of Pierce County and the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation

  • The Cornell Institute of Host-Microbe Interactions and Disease ( CIHMID ) will begin accepting applications for the NSF-funded  Microbial Friends & Foes Research Experience for Undergraduates  (MFF REU) Summer Program ( https://bit.ly/MFF-CIHMID ) on December 1. The application portal will close February 1, 2024. The Microbial Friends & Foes Program…

    . Emphasis will be placed on appreciation of the scientific method and developing effective strategies for conducting research as well as on the synthesis of concepts important to interspecific interactions across diverse systems. In addition, typically included are workshops in electronic database literacy, science citation software, research ethics, science communication, and planning for graduate study will be offered. Students will receive a weekly stipend of $700 ($6300 total), travel subsidy, meal

  • This materials research program encompasses two research thrusts around the theme of building higher dimensional materials from lower dimensional structures with unprecedented levels of control. The first thrust combines two-dimensional layered materials such as graphene into layered heterostructures; the second combines molecular ‘superatoms’ into three-dimensional…

    techniques pioneered by the team, and bring together researchers with diverse capabilities, strong accomplishments, and a record of collaboration. Additional Summer Research Fellows in related areas will also be available. During the program, all REU students will also be involved in workshops, visits to local industry, recreational activities, a symposium of presentations by students, and other activities. It will include training in: laboratory practices and safety; shared materials characterization

  • 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…

    Calculates a student’s current standing Allows comments to be shared along with the grade for an item Allows for organization by categories and weighted course grade calculations Displays the current average course grade, for the instructor’s reference Calculates the average score of each gradebook item, for the instructor’s reference Can display scores from assignments, discussions, and quizzes in Sakai Setting up a Sakai Gradebook is quite simple. Generally, I recommend instructors: Create a gradebook