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  • University Center earns LEED silver The renovated University Center has reached silver-level certification in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.“It makes you feel good; we’re not creating more problems for the world,” said John Kaniss, construction projects manager…

    desk lamps use little to no energy and can be used in place of overhead lights. The building’s HVAC unit transformed from a heating only device to having the capacity to both heat and cool the building. Old and broken pieces of the systems were replaced, while other parts were tweaked to work more efficiently. The upgraded unit features an advanced sensor system that measures the outside and inside atmosphere 50 times a second. It responds immediately to impending temperature changes, based on a

  • LEED Gold for Neeb This fall the Martin J. Neeb Center received the distinction of being named Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certified. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, the Neeb Center is the only radio facility in the nation with…

    make the system work. The pumps that circulate the thermal medium among the heat pumps are run off variable speed drives so the pumps only pump based on need from the heat pumps. This is all tied together by the HVAC control system, which saves a great deal of energy over standard HVAC systems. The roof is painted white to reflect light, helping to manage the climate of the building naturally. When entering any room in the building the lights are automated and all bulbs used are LED or highly

  • PLU’s BAP Team Puts the ‘Best’ in Best Practices PLU’s winning BAP team, from left: Nicholaus Townsend-Falck, Jessica Reid, Jessica Resop and Courtney Forbis. Takes 1st Place in Regional Competition By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications How’s this for best practices? PLU’s chapter…

    and recognize scholastic and professional excellence in the business information field. PLU’s Delta Rho BAP chapter, advised by Assistant Professor of Business Gaurav Gupta, helps Accounting, Finance and Management Information Systems majors blend learning with their personal strengths to succeed in the professional environment. The four winning team members all are Business Administration majors. PLU’s chapter also has 15 other candidates and members. Only fitting for a financial competition

  • Former three-term State Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson, Ph.D., succeeds, Frank Kline, Ph.D. TACOMA, WASH. (July 7, 2016) – Terry Bergeson, Ph.D., has joined Pacific Lutheran University as interim dean of the School of Education & Kinesiology . Bergeson has extensive experience in state education,…

    on decades of research,” said PLU President Thomas W. Krise. “PLU is lucky to have Terry’s extensive experience developing systems that turned around academic performance in struggling schools across the state and improved capacity of districts with academic problems.” Bergeson earned a B.A. in English from Emmanuel College in Boston in 1964; an M.A. in Counseling and Guidance from Western Michigan University in 1969; and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Washington in 1982. “I am proud

  • Ian Lindhartsen entered PLU with a plan. The 253 PLU Bound scholarship recipient from the Key Peninsula began his first year with plans to major in music education. But best-laid plans often go awry. Lindhartsen soon realized that wasn’t the path for him. He knew…

    these opportunities, to begin with, I definitely wouldn’t be where I am now,” he said. “I definitely feel like I’m living out my vocation.”Learn more about individualized majors at PLU Read Previous PLU receives a $2 million gift for music studies from organ builder Paul Fritts Read Next Fixing septic systems is key to protecting Puget Sound shellfish (PLU professor quoted) COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are

  • May 4th and May 5th Join the Mathematics Department to hear the senior capstone presentations. Student presentations will take place Friday and Saturday. Talks are scheduled in Morken 214 and 216.

    arrange them daily so that no two shall walk twice abreast.” Utilizing Block Design, Steiner Triple Systems, and Kirkman Triple Systems, we examine how to construct a solution. Using that information, then we explore how to generalize the problem, and apply the concepts with a Java program. Saturday, May 5th, Room 2149:00am – Counting Q Matthew Dixon We will begin by building Stern’s Diatomic Array, and then take a mathematical voyage through Stern’s Crushed Array and into Stern’s Diatomic Sequence

  • 9:15 – 10:20 a.m. | March 9 Who: Eamonn Baker, Training Co-ordinator, Towards Understanding and Healing

    Solutions, Muckleshoot – BSN, MA Bio: Valerie Segrest is an enrolled member of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe and cofounder of Tahoma Peak Solutions that has most recently served as NAAF’s Regional Director for Native Food and Knowledge Systems. For more than a decade, Ms. Segrest has dedicated her work in the field of Nutrition and Human Health Science towards the efforts of the food sovereignty movement and catalyzing food security strategies rooted in education, awareness, and overcoming barriers to

  • Professors Rose McKenney (Geosciences and Environmental Studies) and Adela Ramos (English) had the honor of working with this year's class of Environmental Studies students as they completed their

    readily available caries-reducing methods for large populations is both essential and vital, an example being community water fluoridation. This capstone project seeks to examine the extent to which oral health disparities relate to dental caries. In particular, the impact of public policy on water quality in municipal water supply systems and wells in the United States. Given the socio-economic and environmental factors associated with dental caries, the implementation of public policy is paramount

  • PLU Student-Faculty Research on Health Care and High Technology A conversation with 2016 Benson fellows Marc Vetter and Matthew Macfarlane The following excerpts were gathered from a May 26, 2017 conversation between Benson Family Chair Michael Halvorson and the 2016 Benson research fellows Marc Vetter…

    : “Not exactly, but the funny thing is that I began applying for internships at local software companies. When I described this research project to them, I found that most of the people working in software today don’t really know the origins of their own field. By describing the early software systems and PC business models, I had something interesting to talk about with them, and in a way I had a leg up on my competition. Local high-tech companies seemed to like that I had done this research.” Jobs

  • Somaye Nargesi, a second-year business professor, came to PLU from a large research institution. She immediately noticed a stark difference in how her new institution approached the field. “At PLU, the business curriculum is mostly designed around soft skills, meaning how you build insightful inquiries,…

    perspective rings true to business and sociology double major Allisa Ouanesisouk ‘21. “My classes have the perfect balance of learning about how businesses are run and how to make the most ethical decision-making,” she says. “With my core business classes, I am able to learn how the systems are implemented in order to make a successful business. In other classes, I am able to have discussions on how to come up with the best decision method or how to be a supportive leader or manager.” A critical