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  • President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech addressing the joint convocation of Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Puget Sound on September 27, 1963.

    StadiumA sunny September morning in 1963 saw US president John F. Kennedy touching down in Cheney Stadium, arriving amid an eager crowd of as many as 25,000, according to News Tribune estimates. Kennedy met Pacific Lutheran University and University of Puget Sound presidents Robert Mortvedt and R. Franklin Thompson, and was flanked by two rows of university professors as he exited the helicopter–a security strategy and an opportunity for these faculty to get close glimpses of Kennedy. He took the

  • The graduate programs at Pacific Lutheran University are designed to combine practice and theory to prepare students to take the next step in their careers.

    PLU Graduate Admission Master of Business Administration The Pacific Lutheran University MBA Program is founded on the cornerstones of leadership, creative innovation, global awareness and ethical responsibility. Information Sessions How to Apply Master of Arts in Education You want to teach. We offer three pathways to becoming a teacher, MAE – Teacher Certification, MAE – Alternative Routes, and MAE – Non-Certification for International Students. Information Sessions How to Apply Master of

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    Graduate Admission Pacific Lutheran University 12180 Park Avenue South Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • The School of Oceanography at the University of Washington , with support from the  eScience Institute , is excited to announce an undergraduate summer program, “Data Science in Oceanography.” The goal of the program is to provide undergraduate students with opportunities in contemporary data-driven research in oceanography and…

    15th, 2023. Accepted students will need to confirm participation by June 30th, 2023. For inquiries, email the program organizer Professor Georgy Manucharyan at gmanuch@uw.edu. Read Previous Shaping the Future Through Science: A Personal Story of Innovation, Education, and Community Building Read Next Scholarship opportunity for Nat Sci LGBTQ+ students LATEST POSTS Mississippi State University Now Accepting 2025 Summer REU Environmental Science Applications November 15, 2024 Dept of Energy

  • We are currently accepting applications for the Nebraska Summer Research Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Our 10-week intensive undergraduate Summer Research Program provides a unique chance for students to delve into cutting-edge research within our state-of-the-art facilities while gaining a valuable preview of graduate…

    are carefully tailored to active research labs and projects led by faculty who have proven themselves as exceptional mentors for undergraduate students. Explore the Programs: Applications and Foundations of Unmanned Systems Applied Plant Systems Beneficial Bacteria Beneficial Insects Bioenergy Systems Biomedical Engineering Devices Chemical Assembly Community-Engaged Training for Advancing Health Equity Crop-to-Food Innovation Digital Legal Research Lab Emergent Quantum Materials and Technology

  • MBA student says program gives him flexibility and challenges in “real time”. “One might say that Bryan Hopkins has received his masters in world travels already after working at Intel Corp . research and development site in DuPont, WA. His job as a project development…

    Hopkins, 40, has two degrees – one in mathematics and another in electrical engineering, he has enrolled in the MBA program at PLU, and plans to finish up his masters, with an emphasis in technology and innovation sometime in 2010. “I started an MBA program 10 years ago,” he said while on break at the DuPont plant. “But my travel in my job didn’t allow me to continue it.” So he started the MBA at PLU because of its flexible classes. Since he’s been in the program, he’s come to appreciate the

  • In the Department of Philosophy undergraduate study is fundamental in pursuing the most important questions regarding one’s understanding of themselves, others and the world in which they

    ? What is the ethical treatment of research animals? When should a nation go to war and is it ever justified? Philosophers ask about the nature of the human person. Are there moral, aesthetic, and religious values that can be adopted rationally and used to guide our decisions? Philosophy majors have gone on to practice law, study science, or enter the world of business or journalism.Quick Links My Academic Pathway Catalog NEW Innovation Studies Minor Northwest Regional Ethics Bowl SOPHIA Food

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  • Ask our students and staff about Love Where You Live! Students here are passionate about their studies, goals, and relationships!

    community through co-curricular events and programs. Learning Communities provide students with a sense of belonging, access to academic resources, and support all students to be successful at PLU! Check out just a few of our Learning Communities below! More are featured on our Learning Communities tab! Great for Students Who… are interested in creativity and innovation across a wide variety of academic disciplines Great for Students Who… are considering a major and/or a creer in STEM-related fields

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  • By Michael Halvorson, Benson Chair in Business and Economic History. On Friday, December 8, 2017, three PLU students will present the results of their summer research projects in a public presentation connected to PLU’s Business and Economic History program. The presenters are Michael Diambri, Teresa…

    Previous Benson Lecture with Brad Tilden Draws 400 at PLU Read Next Alexa and Innovation Research at Amazon LATEST POSTS Recording of Glory M. Liu’s 2023 Benson Lecture Released November 21, 2023 Benson Research Fellows to Present March 31, 2023 Summer Research Fellows Share Results October 15, 2021 Summer 2021 Benson Research Fellows Announced May 2, 2021

  • By Michael Halvorson ’85, Professor of History.  When Dwight D. Eisenhower was a young officer in the U.S. Army, he was responsible for protecting his troops during the 1918 Pandemic that threatened military bases in the U.S. This is one of the fascinating stories about…

    War I was fighting the second wave of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic that engulfed Camp Colt.  Responding to this medical crisis, Eisenhower’s extraordinary skills as a military manager matured.  Characteristically, he went all out to fight the flu virus, meeting the emergency with firmness and innovation. First, he did not meddle with the medical staff, but placed full confidence in his chief surgeon Lt. Colonel Thomas Scott of the Oklahoma National Guard.  Eisenhower authorized the doctors to

  • Major in Philosophy Minimum of 32 semester hours, including: PHIL 499 Two courses from: PHIL 311, 312, 313, 314 Five additional PHIL lower- or upper-division courses (20 semester hours) GLST 325 may

    , joy and boredom), with a goal of asking how existentialism engages these ideas relative to the question of human meaning. As an introductory course we will survey specifically the major thinkers of this tradition and illustrate how existentialism connects to other areas such as religion, psychology and literature. (4) PHIL 248 : Innovation, Ethics, & Society - ES A history of innovation, problem solving, and creativity in the global economy, emphasizing the ethical considerations that arise as a