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  • Tracye Ferguson ’94 is an experienced educator who believes children develop and reach milestones at different phases — and we need to celebrate their growth. “Not all children thrive or develop the same, but they all need the same amount of encouragement and support,” she…

    , quality preschool,” she says. “We provide services for the whole child.” That includes social, emotional, cognitive, physical and language learning, as well as physical activities and nutrition. During her PLU days, Ferguson didn’t know she would find her life’s work in education. She majored in sociology and psychology and, after graduation, went to work for Safe Streets in Tacoma, whose mission is building strong neighborhoods. “I was a community mobilizer for Safe Streets,” Ferguson recalls. She

  • Starting Summer 2024, the Division of Biostatistics at the University of Minnesota, in collaboration with the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, will be hosting a 10-week Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), called Equitable Data Science in Adolescent Development . This 10-week REU is…

    training and research experience in data science, statistical modeling and machine learning, and scientific communication. Topics on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and their role in data science form the foundations of this program, emphasized early through DEI modules and discussions. Students will analyze data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, the largest longitudinal study on adolescent development in the United States. Find more details about the program here

  • The Division of Biostatistics at the University of Minnesota will be hosting a 10-week Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), called Equitable Data Science in Adolescent Development . This 10-week REU is a paid, full-time position designed to give undergraduate students hands-on training and research…

    communication. Topics on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and their role in data science form the foundations of this program, emphasized early through DEI modules and discussions. Students will analyze data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, the largest longitudinal study on adolescent development in the United States. Students will receive mentorship and have opportunities for professional and academic development. Topics on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and

  • By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org…

    convivial was popularized by Ivan Illich in his 1973 book, Tools for Conviviality. It is still surprisingly relevant.) For high school students who become interested in computing, there are a wide range of subjects that they can study in college to think about the implications of computational thinking in industry and society. We’re really at the beginning of a surge in computer science, artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, technical education, and the history and ethics of computing. Computer

  • By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org…

    was popularized by Ivan Illich in his 1973 book, Tools for Conviviality. It is still surprisingly relevant.) For high school students who become interested in computing, there are a wide range of subjects that they can study in college to think about the implications of computational thinking in industry and society. We’re really at the beginning of a surge in computer science, artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, technical education, and the history and ethics of computing. Computer

  • PLU Professor/Olympic Coach Colleen Hacker is 1st Female Recipient of Prestigious International Applied Sport Psychology Award By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Dr. Colleen Hacker, PLU Professor of Kinesiology and five-time Olympic coach, has been selected to receive the prestigious Association for Applied…

    September 24, 2014 PLU Professor/Olympic Coach Colleen Hacker is 1st Female Recipient of Prestigious International Applied Sport Psychology Award By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Dr. Colleen Hacker, PLU Professor of Kinesiology and five-time Olympic coach, has been selected to receive the prestigious Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) Distinguished Professional Practice Award. There have been only six previous recipients of this award since its inception in

  • TACOMA, Wash. – Science on Screen Prof. Corey Cook, of PLU’s Dept. of Psychology, curated “Science on Screen” at the Grand Cinema on Monday, May 20, 2019. SCIENCE ON SCREEN Science on Screen®, originally started by Coolidge Corner Theater in Boston, creatively pairs films with…

    Science On Screen Posted by: Marcom Web Team / May 21, 2019 Image: Prof. Corey Cook, of PLU’s Dept. of Psychology, curated “Science on Screen” at the Grand Cinema on Monday, May 20, 2019. May 21, 2019 By Jeannette ShimkoCommunications Coordinator, Division of Social SciencesTACOMA, Wash. - Science on ScreenProf. Corey Cook, of PLU’s Dept. of Psychology, curated “Science on Screen” at the Grand Cinema on Monday, May 20, 2019. SCIENCE ON SCREEN Science on Screen®, originally started by Coolidge

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 15, 2017)- Classes are over, tests are on the horizon and therapy dogs are waiting in the wings. It’s the end of spring semester, and for several hundred Lutes that means life after college beckons. Pacific Lutheran University students are fast approaching…

    await.Commencement 2017Learn more about the schedule, speakers and moreAlaa Alshaibani, psychology major Alaa Alshaibani '17 By Genny Boots ’18 When Alaa Alshaibani was a sophomore at PLU she seriously considered dropping out. She was lost after realizing her lifelong dream to be a doctor, wasn’t what she truly loved. “I realized that it was not my vocation,” Alshaibani said. “And that is one of my favorite PLU vocab words.” It was thanks to her professors that she got through her existential crisis — and found

  • PLU student-athletes Sarah Midimo and Chloe Froeschner share their experience as first-years. Froeschner is from Iowa City, Iowa, and is majoring in graphic design and communication.  Midimo is from Tacoma and is majoring in psychology.

    First-year student athletes share their experience at PLU Posted by: vcraker / October 19, 2022 October 19, 2022 PLU student-athletes Sarah Midimo and Chloe Froeschner share their experience as first-years. Froeschner is from Iowa City, Iowa, and is majoring in graphic design and communication.  Midimo is from Tacoma and is majoring in psychology. Read Previous Get involved with PLU Clubs Read Next Around the PNW: Evening hike to Mt. Rainier LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride

  • Dr. Laura Shneidman, Assistant Professor of Psychology (PLU), Dr. Rebekah Richert (PI, UC Riverside) and Dr. Elizabeth Davis (UC Riverside) have been awarded a five-year grant from the Templeton Foundation to join the Developing Belief Network. The network is a research initiative designed to bring…

    Dr. Laura Shneidman awarded research grant from Templeton Foundation Posted by: tpotts / November 24, 2020 November 24, 2020 Dr. Laura Shneidman, Assistant Professor of Psychology (PLU), Dr. Rebekah Richert (PI, UC Riverside) and Dr. Elizabeth Davis (UC Riverside) have been awarded a five-year grant from the Templeton Foundation to join the Developing Belief Network. The network is a research initiative designed to bring together a network of scholars interested in cross-cultural study of the