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A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service Posted by: mhines / September 27, 2024 Image: Eric and Carolanne Watness celebrating Bjug Day in Red Square. (Photo by PLU / Sy Bean) September 27, 2024 By Britt BoardConstituent Engagement“Our place in this world is to be of service to other people,” notes Eric Watness, a descendant of PLU’s founder and first President, Rev. Bjug Harstad. Bjug is also the namesake of Bjug Day, PLU’s day of giving, which started in 2013 and happens every year

PLU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service welcomes new Director Posted by: hassonja / September 6, 2018 September 6, 2018 CCES welcomes Kristin Menson as new DirectorIn late August, PLU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service (CCES) welcomed Kristen Menson as its new Director. Kristin comes to PLU from Louisiana State University (LSU) where she was the Program Manager in the Center for Community Engagement, Learning, and Leadership. Her work at LSU centered around supporting

Louis Hobson ’00 shares experience and advice at PLU workshop Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 29, 2013 March 29, 2013 So now what? After going to the Big Apple and making it big – as in a key part on a Broadway, Tony-winning, Pulitzer Prize winning play big – what’s next? Louis Hobson ’00 gets asked that question a lot these days. And his answer seems to be, everything. Just last month, Hobson acknowledged he will be artistic director of Seattle’s Balagan Theatre in the Capitol Hill

APS/IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women and Underrepresented Minorities Posted by: nicolacs / January 6, 2022 January 6, 2022 Looking for a virtual and paid summer internship to enhance your STEM education? Interested in working virtually for a world-class research facility? The APS/IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women and Underrepresented Minorities program is offering two virtual undergraduate internship opportunities for women and underrepresented minorities. The goal

APS/IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women and Underrepresented Minorities Posted by: nicolacs / January 15, 2021 January 15, 2021 Looking for a paid summer internship to enhance your STEM education? Interested in working at a world-class research facility? APS and IBM co-sponsor two undergraduate research internship programs for women and underrepresented minorities. The goals of these programs are to encourage women and underrepresented minority undergraduate students to pursue

Paid Science and Engineering Summer Research Opportunities at Rice University Posted by: nicolacs / December 3, 2021 December 3, 2021 Interested in paid Science and Engineering Summer Research Opportunities at Rice University? Read on. The goal of these programs is to provide early-stage students firsthand experience with cutting-edge research in a range of departments, including Biology, Chemistry, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Geology, Physics, and more. These summer

Disruption and Continuity: PLU’s Division of Humanities in Spring, 2020 Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 Image: Spring blooms on the fairly empty campus due to the corona virus pandemic Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at PLU. (Photo/John Froschauer) May 6, 2020 By Kevin J. O’BrienDean of the Division of HumanitiesThis school year concludes amidst global disruption. The COVID-19 pandemic changed nearly everyone’s life, and far too many of us are mourning losses in our families and friends, dealing

June 13, 2011 Student musicians wow European audiences By Steve Hansen For the past two weeks, PLU’s Choir of the West and KammerMusikere Orchestra have been touring Germany and France, with great success. The two groups – sometimes playing together, other times apart – performed numerous concerts at beautiful locations like Chartes Cathedral and Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. Choir of the West and KammerMusikere Orchestra toured France and Germany this summer. In addition, the Choir of the West

United Kingdom to conduct interviews. They spoke with a variety of people including everyday citizens, farmers, activists and government officials. “Food waste is a topic that won’t just go away over night,” Lunka said. “A lot of us take food for granted, and this film will absolutely change the way you think about food.” Waste Not received recognition for the work Brasgalla, Lunka and Ash put into the film. The film was honored with an Award of Merit – Special Mention in the “Documentary Short

day of classes Sept. 5, O’Brien was reminded of the impressive students who attend PLU and the faculty members who teach them to ask tough questions, engage in complexity and exhibit great care for others and the world. “All of that makes me committed to making sure this works out as best it can,” he said. Several weeks ago the Faculty Joint Committee, which convened late last year to review data and propose cutbacks to programs and faculty positions, released its provisional recommendations. The