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available to them with this technology,” Miller said. “Ultimately, our nursing students will be better prepared for highly complex clinical situations prior to entering the reality of clinical practice,” Miller continued. “Our greatest call as educators is to inspire our students to seek levels of achievement and service they never dreamed possible, and we think the new laboratory facilities support this call.” The School of Nursing is a professional school that combines nursing science with a strong

, they would politely excuse themselves and troll for business capital elsewhere. The look of disappointment that I wasn’t a judge was plain on Austin Vu’s face. But he was polite and took time, once he realized potential venture capitalists were all tied up at the moment, to explain his product and his company. Formally known at “Company J,” it was selling a universal technology to link remotes, mp3 players and cell phones. The Inglemoor High School junior explained his business and what he hoped to

efficient florescent bulbs. Even the parking lot lights are designed to limit light pollution by directing the light down, instead of up and out. It isn’t just about light though; the water fixtures (toilets, water fountains, sinks) use 30 percent less water than a standard system. And when the building is idle it goes into a sleep mode of sorts, Kaniss said. The Neeb Center is the second new building at PLU to receive LEED Gold, the other being the Morken Center for Learning and Technology. Reaching

to unplug appliances when they are not in use, or turning a power strip off, or doing the simplest of acts like turning off the lights when they aren’t needed. “There’s a lot more than just plugging and unplugging things from the wall,” said Christine Cooley, PLU’s sustainability coordinator. “The technology (to save energy) is there. People’s habits haven’t adopted to it yet.” That’s starting to change this year, thanks to UnPLUgged. And it will likely change even more with all stars like

Early.  To which Vancil adds, “It’s not going to make you rich.”  On this they all agree, when they aren’t interrupting each other to make a point, as they gathered in Red Square before talking to interested film students in Ingram Hall last Friday. Technology has only made the film craft easier. A decade ago, it took forever to edit even 10 minutes of film.  Now the ease of editing on computers and shooting on Flips has made the craft much more streamline and intuitive. But you have to have a good

confident that we are positioned to achieve new levels of success even greater than we have already seen.” As one of the oldest STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) organizations in the Puget Sound, Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA also is one of the area’s premier advocates for STEM education and diversity. 30 Years of Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA Accomplishments •    Served more than 14,000 students in the Puget Sound area. •    Cultivated more than 200 certified teachers. •    Impacted more

, quicker campuswide coverage and reliable digital technology. “Those poles had been around for 25 years,” Premo said. “They ran on an old modem system. We had 16 with speakers, and we could dial only four at a time. It sometimes took up to five minutes to reach all of them.” PLU has installed eight new Metis Help Station interior devices. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)   Phase One of the Emergency Notification System project wrapped up at the end of January with the installation of eight interior devices

PLU Forges a New International Partnership for Continuing Education Posted by: Silong Chhun / August 20, 2021 August 20, 2021 Pacific Lutheran University is partnering with SkillUp Online, a private education company headquartered in Mumbai, India, with offices in North America (Bellevue, Washington) and Europe, to provide a range of affordable, online, continuing education technology and soft-business skills courses to local, national, and global communities.The initial launch of program

of the Culturally Sustaining STEM Teacher Program at Pacific Lutheran University helped prepare her for.Funded by a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, PLU’s Culturally Sustaining STEM Teacher Program provides funding for students earning their Master of Education (MAE) at PLU that plan to teach STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects at the middle or high school level. Scholarship recipients — like Anderson — attend monthly meetings to learn about equity

learning experience, which involves elements of dance dramaturgy, technology and improvisation.” Innovation is evident throughout the entire concert. Students were encouraged to be inventive with their choreography. Kelsey Monahan’s ’17 piece called New Fashioned Love represents the diverse forms of love and the ability to be oneself. YOUNG & TW1$TED by Joshua Moran explores the unpredictable side of hip hop. Jem Wynn explains that Nova>, which was inspired by the movements in outer space, explores