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Law https://www.plu.edu/catalog-2023-2024/undergraduate-program/program-curriculum-information/pre-professional-studies/law/

intellectual skills and resources apt to generate success in legal study and practice. Recent successful PLU applicants to law schools have taken such diverse courses as those in the anthropology of contemporary America, social science research methods, American popular culture, English Renaissance literature, news writing and argumentation, recent political thought, international relations, free-lance writing, animal behavior, neuropsychology, public finance, logic, and moral philosophy. Diversity and

TEDxTacoma 2016 Speaker: T’wina Franklin https://www.plu.edu/tedx/twina-franklin/

her Master of Arts in Teaching and a degree in U.S. Politics. In 2007 she began teaching middle school science and by 2009 had her first experience consulting political campaigns for candidates including Tacoma City Councilwoman Victoria Woodards, Tacoma School Board Candidate Dr. Dexter Gordon, and Congressman Denny Heck. In addition to teaching and her work on political campaigns, T’wina is serving her fifth year as a board member for her children’s Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) in

Latino Studies Affiliated Faculty https://www.plu.edu/hispanic-latino-studies/department/latino-studies-affiliated-faculty/

Maria Chavez Professor of Political Science Full Profile 253-535-7836 chavezml@plu.edu

Gordon Winsley Scholarship Fund https://www.plu.edu/advancement/the-impact-of-your-gift/legacy-list-endowments-at-plu/gordon-winsley-scholarship-fund/

thanks to the GI Bill. A college degree would have likely been only a dream as his family was very poor. The GI Bill was a gift from the American taxpayers. It ended following the Korean War. Today the need for student financial help continues. Scholarship eases the need for student loans and the debt that follows. While a student at PLU in 1971 majoring in Political Science, I was chosen to participate in the Legislative Intern Program and assigned to the Senate. For the next 36 years I was involved

Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and Kenzie Knapp ‘24 make a musical about climate change https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/dylan-ruggeri-kenzie-knapp-musical-climate-change/

attend college outside my hometown…but not too far. When I toured PLU, everyone was so personable. There was so much individual attention and care for every student on the tour, which continues that way today. I was also drawn by the values placed on diversity, justice and sustainability. What is your major and/or minor? Ruggeri: I have three majors—theatre, political science and environmental studies. I also have a minor in gender and sexuality studies. I took the PLUS Year to get it all done. Knapp

Part I. – ACADEMIC STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY https://www.plu.edu/faculty-handbook/section-vi-reference-material/part-i-academic-structure-of-the-university/

Writing J. Native American & Indigenous Studies Program K. Department of Philosophy L. Department of Political Science M. Publishing & Printing Arts Program N. Department of Religion O. Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice Section 3. COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCESA. Department of Biology B. Department of Chemistry C. Department of Computer Science D. Department of Earth Science and Environmental Studies E. Department of Mathematics F. Department of Physics G. Department Psychology H. STEM Education

Sarah Smith https://www.plu.edu/studyaway/studyabroad/student-stories/sarah-smith/

A Semester in Oslo When asking PLU senior Sarah Smith what significantly shaped her undergraduate experience, she responds with a concise, “study away”. During the Fall 2012 semester Sarah could be found in Oslo, Norway, where she was engaged in studying Peace & Conflict. As a double major in Political Science and Global Studies, she took classes pertaining to global governance and foreign policy analysis, as well as African politics and conflict. “I decided to go there because it fit well with

Recording of Glory M. Liu’s 2023 Benson Lecture Released https://www.plu.edu/business-economic-history-program/news/recording-of-glory-m-lius-2023-benson-lecture-released/

remarks by Prof. Halvorson, and a fascinating Q&A session with Dr. Liu. To view the lecture in its entirety, click this link. For questions about usage and appropriate citation for this resource, contact Michael Halvorson at halvormj@plu.edu. Our warmest thanks to Dr. Glory M. Liu for visiting Pacific Lutheran University, and to the Benson Family Foundation of Portland, Oregon, for sponsoring the lecture series. Short Biography of Glory M. Liu Glory M. Liu received a PhD in Political Science in 2018

Capstones https://www.plu.edu/earth-science/capstones/

Earth Science Capstones 2024 Thursday, May 9th All presentations will take place in the Rieke science Center, room 109. 3:45-4pm, “New Detrital Zircon Age Constraints for the Darrington Phyllite East of the Straight Creek-Fraser River Fault” Iris Hernandez The Northern Cascades Strait Creek fault system creates a divide between the Coast Plutonic Complex and western North Cascade units with a 90km offset from the west side. Small amounts of the Easton suite can also be found on the east side of

Capstones 2023 https://www.plu.edu/earth-science/capstones/capstones/

Earth Science Capstones 2023 Thursday, May 11th 1:45-2:00pm, Grayson Nottage Texas Water Mitigation 2:00-2:15pm, Caelan Colescott Examining the Impact of Gentrification on Urbanization and Ecological Indicators in Watersheds 2:15-2:30pm, Juj Navidi Assessing and Mapping Secondary Lahar Risk on Mt. Rainier 2:30-2:45pm, Francois Lalague Comparing Metamorphic Facies Across the Straight Creek Fault 2:45-3:00pm, Autumn Johansen Comparison of Phytholith and Carbonate (δ13C) data used as a proxies for